Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Alyce Pye

Alyce Pye

December 22, 2007

In loving memory of Alyce May Pye (Mericle). 10/4/29 - 12/22/07. Alyce passed away after a short illness at her home with loving family and friends to keep her company until her time to go home with the Lord. She will be missed greatly, but with lots of love and fond memories. She was a part of the Zion area...

Eugene Hausmann

Eugene Hausmann

December 21, 2007

Eugene T. Hausmann,83, of Waukegan, IL, died on Friday, December 21, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Eugene was born January 24, 1924, in Barton, WI, and was a long time member of Our Lady of Humility Church in Beach Park. He was retired from Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago. Eugene was a strong volunteer and community member,...

Ruth Kidd

Ruth Kidd

December 17, 2007

Ruth Dorothy Flaherty Kidd (nee Huber), 90, of Victory Lakes Continuing Care Center, Lindenhurst, IL; and formerly of Seminole, FL, and Zion, IL; died on Monday, December 17, 2007, at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. Ruth was born October 21, 1917, in Chicago, IL, and married William James Flaherty on May 25, 1940, in Chicago. After his passing, she then...

Donald Grana

Donald Grana

December 16, 2007

Donald Ross Grana, 63, of Waukegan, died on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at his home in Waukegan. Donald was born January 22, 1944 in Waukegan. He was a member of St. Anastasia Church. He retired in 1999 after 35 years of service with the City of Waukegan Water Department. Donald was also an avid animal lover. Survivors include his wife...

Vienna Leppen

Vienna Leppen

December 15, 2007

Vienna E. Leppen (nee Niskala) slept away peacefully on December 15, 2007. She was born October 10, 1921 in Humboldt, Michigan, the loving daughter of the late Liisa Justina Niskala and Leander Niskala and the loving wife of the late Arthur L. "Lee" Leppen. Vi was a loving and caring individual throughout her lifetime. She lived in Waukegan throughout her...

Gail Farmer

Gail Farmer

December 14, 2007

Gail E. Farmer, 52, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Friday, December 14, 2007 at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan. Gail was born March 22, 1955 in Waukegan. For the past 2 1/2 years, Gail has resided at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion where she was President of the residents association. She was also a member of First...

Deborah Brandt

Deborah Brandt

December 7, 2007

Deborah Lynn Brandt, 53, of Beach Park, died on Friday, December 7, 2007, at St. Catherine's Hospital in Kenosha. Deborah was born July 13, 1954, in Chicago, IL, and graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Masters in Administration of Justice and Social Work. She also was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority at SIU. Deborah was a past...

Joseph Angelos

Joseph Angelos

December 3, 2007

Joseph R. Angelos, Sr., 92, of Waukegan, IL, died on Monday, December 3, 2007 at Sheridan Health Care Center in Zion. Joseph was born March 13, 1915 in Milwaukee, WI, and married Josephine Banick on May 11, 1940, at Mother of God Church in Waukegan. He was a member of Queen of Peace Church and very active in St. Mary's...

Clarence Liddle

Clarence Liddle

December 2, 2007

Clarence "Clem" "Clarey" Liddle, 85, of Zion, died on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion. He was born May 8, 1922 in Zion. Clarence was a longtime member of Grace Missionary Church where he served in several capacities. He was a also a Veteran of World War II, in the Pacific Theater of operation, where...

Margaret Mezynski

Margaret Mezynski

November 29, 2007

Margaret "Peggy" Mezynski, 79, of Zion, formerly of Wildwood, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. She was born July 1, 1928 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Peggy retired in 1985 from Chicago Rubber Company in Waukegan. The family wishes to thank the staff, and especially Phyllis Evans, her caring Nurse, of Rolling...

Robert Gudonis

Robert Gudonis

November 29, 2007

Robert J. Gudonis, 68, of Waukegan, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007, at home. Robert was born was August 26,1939, in Waukegan, and married Patricia Zurawski Krueger on September 29, 1978, in Waukegan. He served for 12 years with the United States Air Force, and was retired from both the Federal Aviation Administration in Milwaukee and the College of Lake...

Donald Leppen

Donald Leppen

November 29, 2007

Donald H. Leppen slept away peacefully on Thursday, November 29, 2007. He was born April 15, 1949 at Great Lakes Naval Base in Illinois. He was the loving son of Vienna "Vi" and Arthur "Lee" Leppen of Waukegan, Illinois. Donald had a gentle spirit with a loving heart throughout his lifetime. He lived at home before moving to Beverly Farms...

Vicky Gelbudas

Vicky Gelbudas

November 28, 2007

Vicky Gelbudas (nee Miltimore), 47, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin died on Monday, November 26, 2007. Vicky was born July 17, 1960 in Waukegan to Joanne and Raymond Miltimore. She was an avid Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan and she was a kind and generous woman who will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her...

Anton Goracio

Anton Goracio

November 23, 2007

Anton Goracio, 86, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin and formerly of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Friday, November 23, 2007 at Aurora Medical Center in Pleasant Prairie. He was born April 7, 1921 in Chicago and had lived in Arlington Heights and Palatine, Illinois before moving to Waukegan in his early 20's after being honorably discharged from the Army. While in the...

Lawrence Crowell

Lawrence Crowell

November 23, 2007

Lawrence "Larry" Lee Crowell, 82, of Zion, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 23, 2007, at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion. Larry had been a resident of Sheridan Health Care Center since 2001. He was born May 16, 1925 in Colbert County, Alabama and grew up in Russellville, Alabama. He joined the United States Army...

Alice Crouthers

Alice Crouthers

November 21, 2007

Alice F. Crouthers, 99, of Beach Park and formerly of Waukegan, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Alice was born March 7, 1908 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. During World War II she served as a Nurses Aide at Great Lakes Hospital and she worked for years at Green Mill Cleaners in Waukegan. In the...

Marta Ehemann

Marta Ehemann

November 20, 2007

Marta E. Ehemann, 71, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha. Marta was born March 3, 1936 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She came to Chicago at the age of ten, moving to Lake Villa, Illinois in 1974, retired to Las Vegas, Nevada and has lived in Kenosha for the past two years....

Joseph Sabo

Joseph Sabo

November 19, 2007

Joseph F. Sabo, 92, of Zion, died on Monday, November 19, 2007, at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. Joseph was born October 14, 1915, in Chicago, IL, and was a decorated United States Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. He was retired from Fansteel Corporation in North Chicago. He was a member of Our...

Mabel Clark

Mabel Clark

November 17, 2007

Mabel M. Clark, 92, of Zion, died on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. Mabel was born May 8, 1915 to Samuel and Mary Hess in Dahlgren, Illinois. She worked at Warwick Electronics in Zion for eleven years. She was survived by two sons Kenneth (Eva) Gillespie of Zion and Lloyd Gillespie of San Antonio,...

Hannah Bills

Hannah Bills

November 15, 2007

Hannah Bills, 98, of Zion, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2007. She was born in Waukegan on November 4, 1909 to Charles and Hilda Gustafson. Hannah spent many years as a bookkeeper for car dealerships including Wetzel & Turner Chevrolet, Sorensen Chevrolet and Dan Miller Ford to name a few. Until her health started failing her 7 years ago,...