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John W. Newborn,72, died on Monday, February 19, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan. John was born October 13, 1934, in Alcorn County, MS, and married Sally King on June 16, 1956, in Waukegan. He was a 40 year member of Hillcrest Baptist Church in North Chicago. John served in the United States Army from 1957-1959 and retired from...
Fay Hummel, 79, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born January 12, 1928 in Dublin, Virginia and moved to this area in 1984 from Atlanta, Georgia. Survivors include her children Edgar M. (Pat) Hummel Jr. Of Laughlin, Nevada, Debra Faye (Hassan) Alchamaa of Atlanta, Georgia, Alda Kay (Ken)...
Margaret A. Skalla, 95, of Kenosha, WI, died on Saturday, February 17, 2007, at Sheridan Medical Complex in Kenosha. Margaret was born, March 11, 1911, in Riggs, Iowa. She and her beloved sister, Helen, had lived in Chicago and Winter Park, Florida, before moving to Kenosha in 2002. Both Margaret and Helen were always dedicated to the Catholic faith and...
Gloria Priscilla Turkington (nee Hangebrauck), 66, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at home with her family at her side and following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 29, 1940 in Waukegan. She was employed at Whiteside Drapery Factory in Zion for 42 years. Gloria was a dedicated mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and...
James P. Swalley, 63, of Beach Park, died on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois. James was born February 21, 1943 in Waukegan. For the past 9 years he has served as Community Service Officer for the Zion Police Department, retiring September 2006. Prior to that, he worked for 20 years at International Harvester,...
Betty Jo "Grandma" Spiller of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Friday, February 16, 2007 at Condell Hospital in Libertyville. She was born in Brilliant, Alabama and moved to Waukegan in 1960. She was a life long member of the Waukegan Church of God and has been attending the Zion Church of God since 1993. She was a member of the...
John H. Etteldorf, 71, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Monday, February 12, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. John was born January 8, 1936 in Racine, Wisconsin, moving to Mundelien in 1962 and later to Waukegan. He served with the United States Air Force from 1954 until 1958, and was stationed in England. Survivors include his two daughters,...
Thomas James Roskres Sr., 56, of Vernon, Illinois and formerly of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died suddenly on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at his home in Vernon, Fayette County, Illinois. Tom was born June 15, 1950 in Kenosha and had lived in Winthrop Harbor most of his life. He retired from Commonwealth Edison in 2001 after 32 years. Survivors include his...
Georgie Birky, 79, of Beach Park died February 7, 2007 at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. Georgie was born August 5, 1927 in Russell, Illinois and moved to Beach Park in 1960. She enjoyed doing crafts and was an avid sewer. Georgie is survived by her children Sharon (Richard) Schultz, of Beach Park, Mark Birky of Beach Park, Janell (Larry)...
Erika Elfriede Schmitz Maurer, 76, of Zion, IL, died on Saturday, February 3, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Erika was born November 27, 1929, in Kobe, Japan, and grew up in Osaka. She and her parents were among the estimated 1600 long term German residents in Japan at the beginning of World War II; her parents, Emma...
Alice Draudt Rhode, 87, of Martinez, Georgia, formerly of Zion, died on January 31, 2007 at her daughters home in Georgia and following a long illness. Alice was born December 13, 1919 in Zion. She married Frank Rhode of Winthrop Harbor and together they lived in Martinez, Georgia for the past 50 years. He preceded her in death in July...
Edward J. Kluba, 92, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at Holy Family Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Des Plaines, Illinois. Edward was born July 27, 1914 in Hermansville, Michigan and moved to Waukegan in 1946. He was a Veteran of World War II, having served with the Army. Edward retired in 1976 after 25 years...
Violet May McCormack,79, of Waukegan, IL, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Violet was born September 24, 1927, in Waukegan, IL, and married John E. McCormack on December 18, 1978, in Waukegan. She was a former employee of Warwick Electronics, Victory Memorial Hospital (Vista Medical Center East),...
Roy C. "Butch" Reynolds, 62, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at home following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 4, 1944 in Chicago and has been a resident of Lake County since the age of 14. He retired in 2000 from Cherry Electric in Waukegan. "Butch" was an avid Chicago...
Gene Davis Borop, 63, of Antioch, Illinois, died on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at his home following a long illness. Gene was born December 17, 1943 in Princeton, Illinois and grew up in Walnut, Illinois. He was a graduate of Western Illinois University and received his Masters Degree from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He began his teaching career at...
Uvil Pearson, 79, of Zion died January 19, 2007 at V.A. Medical Center in North Chicago. Uvil was born February 8, 1927 in Itawamba County, Mississippi and moved to Zion 56 years ago. He retired in the early 1980's from Zion-Benton Township Highschool. He served with the United States Army during World War II and was a lifetime member of...
Harold J. Birky, formerly of Beach Park, died January 18, 2007 in Pompano Beach Florida. Harold was born October 7, 1917 in Walnut, Illinois. He retired in 1979 after working in Real Estate and insurance for many years, and for North Shore Savings for 17 years. He is survived by his wife LaVonne"Bonnie"Birky; one son Harold "Hal" (Linda) Birky; one...
Barbara A. Gilmore, 67, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. Barbara was born July 14, 1939 in Tishomingo, Mississippi, and has resided in this area for the past 50 years. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. She retired from Friends Printing and...
Dorothy (Johnson) Bloxsom, 84, of Pinellas Park, Florida, formerly of Winthrop Harbor, Il, passed away on January 15, 2007, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dorothy was born February 28, 1922, in Elbing, Kansas to Oscar and Lela Scillian, and was a teacher in the Winthrop Harbor School System for over 30 years before retiring and moving to Florida in 1985. She...
Earl R. Mitchell, 80, of Beach Park, Illinois, went home to be with the lord on Friday, January 12, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan, Illinois. Earl was born March 16, 1926 in Zion. On November 21, 1947 he married Ann E. Cook of Zion in Zion. He graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School and attended Michigan State University....
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