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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Clifford Peterson
Oct 28, 2006
Clifford W. Peterson, 94, of Zion died on Saturday, October 28, 2006 in Kenosha, WI. Clifford was born July 26, 1912 in Zion. He graduated from Zion Parochial School and was a member of Christ Community Church of Zion. A veteran of World War II, Clifford served with the United States Navy aboard LST 857 in the South Pacific. For...
Florence Goodbody
Oct 27, 2006
Florence M. Goodbody, age 93, of Waukegan, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 27, 2006 at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. Florence was born March 8, 1913 in Waukegan to the late Rasmus A. and Fannie Sokup Rasmussen and grew up on the family farm. She carried her passion for nature, the outdoors and wildlife throughout her life. She attended...
Christopher Galvan
Oct 26, 2006
Christopher A. Galvan, 20, of Bensenville, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 26, 2006, and is now in the arms of Jesus. Christopher was born February 28, 1986, in Waukegan and has lived in Bensenville for the past 10 years, graduating from York High School in Elmhurst. Christopher liked people. He always made other people feel important...
James Johnson
Oct 26, 2006
James E. Johnson, 80, of Zion, died on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan, Illinois. James was born August 4, 1926 in Brazil, Indiana to the late Lee Ernest Johnson and Mary Watkins Johnson. He attended Brazil High in Brazil, Indiana. He was recognized as outstanding athlete in track and basketball from Eastern Illinois University in...
Peggy Kisner
Oct 24, 2006
Peggy Doreen Kisner (nee O'Dell), 77, of Kenosha, died on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at Sheridan Medical Complex in Kenosha. Peggy was born May 13, 1929 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England and came to the United States in 1963. Before moving here, she worked at the NCO Club at RAF Mildenhall AFB in England and she worked for the Post Office...
Edward Kaminske
Oct 22, 2006
Edward T. Kaminske Sr. 87, died on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at his home in Prescott, Arizona. Edward was born May 26, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland the son of Thomas and Mary Kaminske. He proudly served his country during World War II. Edward had been a foreman in the receiving department at Abbott Laboratories prior to his retirement. He spent...
Don Tollefsen
Oct 20, 2006
Don Tollefsen ,86, a lifelong resident of Zion, died on Friday, October 20, 2006, at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan. He was born April 7, 1920, in Zion, and married Louise "Sis" Wiskur in July of 1945 in Waukegan. In 1958 he built the home in Zion that he and Sis would reside in the rest of their lives....
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