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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


MRFN Jack Valentine

MRFN Jack Valentine

Dec 7, 2006

MRFN Jack Bernard Valentine, USN, 20, of Zion, died on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. He was born December 27, 1985 in San Diego. MRFN Valentine died of complications from steam burns to 70 percent of his body and internal steam burns to his lungs. He was burned on December 1 when...

Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Miller

Dec 4, 2006

Kenneth B. Miller, 62, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, died on Monday, December 4, 2006. He was born October 30, 1944 in Waukegan and had lived in Zion all of his life. Survivors include his wife, Nance; one brother, John (Nancy) Miller of Eagle River, WI; aunts, Lorna Koranda and Liz Misunas; favorite cousin, Janet (Owen) Kinsman; friend and brother-in-law, Joe...

Chad Stevens

Chad Stevens

Dec 3, 2006

Chad Robert Stevens, 26, of Chicago, formerly of Winthrop Harbor, IL, left this life suddenly on December 3, 2006 in Chicago. Chad was born October 18, 1980 to Laura and Tim Stevens. He attended Winthrop Harbor grade schools, graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1998 and went on to receive his Bachelors Degree from the University of Illinois in...

Nancy Evjue

Nancy Evjue

Dec 3, 2006

Nancy A. Evjue of Townsend, WI and formerly Gurnee, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2006 in Antigo, WI. She was born March 26, 1935 in Des Moines, IA to Audrey and Rupert Jordan. On March 25, 1968 she married David Evjue. She was a superb wife and mother and she loved Jesus Christ and her family and friends. Survivors...

Donald Drake

Donald Drake

Nov 24, 2006

Donald J. Dake, 43, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, died on Friday, November 24, 2006 at Kenosha Hospital. Donald was born March 3, 1963 in Chicago, IL and moved to Pleasant Prairie 11 years ago fom Carpentersville, Illinois where he had lived for many years. He was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church of Kenosha. Donald was employed as a...

Ollie Brace

Ollie Brace

Nov 19, 2006

Ollie M. Brace,74, of Winthrop Harbor, died on Sunday, November 19, 2006, at home with her family at her side. Ollie was born July 12, 1932 in Itawamba County, MS, and married Ernie Brace on September 22, 1964, in Winthrop Harbor. She retired from the Sara Lee Corporation, Deerfield, IL, in 1989. Ollie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...

Pauline Goetz

Pauline Goetz

Nov 18, 2006

Pauline R. "Polly Goetz, 82, formerly of Bradenton, FL and Gurnee, IL, died on Saturday, November 18, 2006, at the Claridge Healthcare Center in Lake Bluff, IL. She was born, September 26, 1924, in Kuttawa, KY, and married James Goetz on April 15, 1944, in Gainesville, FL. Pauline was a former employee of Illinois Bell Telephone Company, American Hospital Supply,...

Cheryle Lennon

Cheryle Lennon

Nov 16, 2006

Cheryle L. Lennon, 52, of Zion and formerly of Highland Park, Illinois, died on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at home. Cheryle was born September 19, 1954 in Evanston, Illinois to the late Frank and Barbara Lennon. Survivors include her three sons Jason Economus, Kyle Lennon and John Lennon; and siblings Rebecca (Alan) Goldberg of Green Oaks, Illinois, Patrick (Kirstin) Lennon...

Agward Turner

Agward Turner

Nov 16, 2006

Agward "Truck" Turner Jr., 55, of Zion died November 16, 2006 at home. He was born September 2, 1951 in River Rouge, Michigan. "Truck" retired from the United States Airforce after 22 years of service, then worked for the Great Lakes Navy Police Department. He was a loving son, husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of...

Rickard Gantar

Rickard Gantar

Nov 16, 2006

Rickard B. Gantar, 60, of Waukegan, passed away suddenly on Thurday, November 16, at home. Rick was born October 6, 1946, in Waukegan. He was a 1964 graduate of Waukegan Township High School and attended Western Illinois University. Rick married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Davis in 1970 in Waukegan. He worked for the Illinois Tollway System for 17 years...

Mary Jane Bown

Mary Jane Bown

Nov 15, 2006

Mary Jane "Peggy" Bown, age 90, of Waukegan, died on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born September 3, 1916 the only child of the late John D. and Ella Allen. She worked at the Zion-Benton Hospital from 1959 until 1985. She also worked at the J.M. Club and their Credit Union in...

Olean Dove

Olean Dove

Nov 15, 2006

Olean Dove, 84, of Zion, IL, died on Wednesday, November 15 , 2006, at Arbor View Nursing Home, in Zion. Olean was born September 29, 1922 in Fulton, MS, and married Carl Dove on June 23, 1940, in Itawamba County, Mississippi. She was retired from the old Zion Cookie Factory where she had worked for more than 20 years. Olean...

Dorothy Walker

Dorothy Walker

Nov 14, 2006

Dorothy Helen Walker, age 96, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. Dorothy was born July 26, 1910 in Winthrop Harbor and has lived in Winthrop Harbor all of her life where she was a long-time active member of the United Methodist Church. She was also a volunteer for the...

Bill Ianson

Bill Ianson

Nov 9, 2006

Bill Ianson, 48, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at his home. Bill was born October 1, 1958 in Waukegan and has lived in Zion and Winthrop Harbor all of his life. He graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School, Class of 1976. He was employed for 27 years at American Fiber Company in Waukegan. Bill also...

Robert Molidor

Robert Molidor

Nov 8, 2006

Robert J. Molidor, 89, died on Thursday, November 8, 2006, at the Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. He was born June 25, 1917, to Bessie and William Molidor. Bob and his wife Eva returned to Waukegan in October of 2004 after having lived in Oklahoma for 45 years. He loved working his cattle ranch in Oklahoma for 40 years before...

Bernard Jezierny

Bernard Jezierny

Nov 4, 2006

Bernard "Bear" Jezierny Sr., 61, of Waukegan, IL, died on Saturday, November 4, 2006, at Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL. Bernard was born June 20, 1945, in Chicago, and married Georgia Harder on July 16, 1966, in Zion, IL. He was a member of the Beach Bible Church in Zion, where he was as a youth leader, AWANA Director, and...

Shirley Dufresne

Shirley Dufresne

Nov 2, 2006

Shirley Dufresne, 79, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Thursday, November 2, 2006, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. She was born September 7, 1927, in Rochelle, IL, and graduated from Waukegan Township High School in 1945. Shirley married Paul Dufresne on February 21, 1954, in Waukegan, and was a member of the Winthrop Harbor United Methodist Church where she...

Jimmy Gilmore

Jimmy Gilmore

Nov 1, 2006

Jimmy C. Gilmore, 69, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Jimmy was born August 24, 1937 in Tupelo, Mississippi and has been a resident of this area for the past 50 years. He was an active member of Victory Baptist Church in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, where he also served...

Lillian Hendrickson

Lillian Hendrickson

Oct 31, 2006

Lillian Hendrickson, age 95, of Waukegan, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. She was born January 1, 1911 in Crystal Falls, Michigan to John and Emma Huhtamaki. On December 23, 1927 she was married to John Hendrickson. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She loved to cook and bake and always had a freezer...

Joseph Stoffle

Joseph Stoffle

Oct 30, 2006

Joseph Stoffle Jr., age 80, of Shore Line Terrace, Beach Park, died on Monday, October 30, 2006 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Joseph was born May 30, 1926 in Chicago. Being legally blind his entire life, Joseph completed his education at Illinois School for the Blind and went on to learn piano tuning from Hadley School for the...

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