Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Shirley Graupman

Shirley Graupman

December 22, 2021

Shirley Elizabeth Graupman (née Glogovsky) 84, of Park City, IL died on December 22, 2021. Shirley was born on January 27, 1937 and was raised in North Chicago, IL. She is survived by her daughter Deb (Stan Zorc), son Brian, beloved grandchildren Chris and Chloe, and cherished great grandchildren Ella and Christopher. She is preceded in death by her husband...

Randall William Seegren

Randall William Seegren

December 19, 2021

Randall William Seegren, 59, passed away on December 19, 2021 in Zion, Illinois. He was born September 28, 1962 in Waukegan, to parents of Swedish heritage. Randy loved his childhood at the lakefront in Winthrop Harbor, where he made life-long friends who joined him in exploring the sandy dunes and nature preserve. After graduating from Jack Benny Junior High, he...

Keith Alan Peacy

Keith Alan Peacy

December 13, 2021

Keith Alan Peacy, 49, of Winthrop Harbor, IL passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. Keith was born August 20, 1972 in Waukegan, IL to Duane and Judith Peacy. He was a previous resident of Zion and Waukegan. Keith attended the Point Church in Winthrop Harbor and the Tabernacle in Kenosha, WI with his...

Ruth Hens

Ruth Hens

December 13, 2021

Ruth A. Hens, 78, of Zion, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 in Libertyville, IL. Ruth was born September 3, 1943 in Waukegan, IL to Merritt and Lillian (Meyer) Sperry. She graduated from Zion Benton Township High School and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Zion. Ruth was a member of Red Hats, Garden Club and Bowling...

Rosalie Barnett

Rosalie Barnett

December 11, 2021

Rosalie J. Barnett, 81, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2021 in Lindenhurst, IL. She was born on August 21, 1940 the daughter of Ralph and Ruby (nee Lau) Lucas in Oconto, WI. Rosalie previously resided in Zion, IL and worked for Chrysler. Rose loved to play bingo, and sing in the Barton Christmas Choir. Rose leaves behind her children,...

Roman Hrynewycz

Roman Hrynewycz

December 10, 2021

Roman Hrynewycz, 91, of Zion, IL passed away at his home one December 10, 2021. He was born on December 16, 1929 in Ukraine the son of Andrew and Kathirina (nee Danylyk) Hrynewycz. Roman started life as a son of a peasant farmer in Ukraine. After World War 2, his family was able to immigrate to the United States of...

Judith Akerlund

Judith Akerlund

December 10, 2021

In loving memory of Judy Akerlund (Nee Young) Age 62 of Illinois, passed away on December 10, 2021. Judy was born on February 4, 1959 in New London to the late Duane Young and Carol (Brown) Beattie. On April 8, 2006 she was united into marriage with Gary Akerlund at Lakeshore Tabernacle Church in Kenosha, WI on April 8, 2006....

Bruce Henkel

Bruce Henkel

December 10, 2021

Bruce Lee Henkel, 57, of Waukegan, IL passed away on December 10, 2021. He was born on October 23, 1964 in Waukegan, IL the son of Louis and Carol (nee Heath) Henkel. Bruce graduated from Waukegan High School in the class of 1983. He worked for Aldon Corp and proudly worked his way to become a Shop Foreman for over...

Gage Hedrick

Gage Hedrick

December 10, 2021

Gage Kristopher Hedrick 19, of Winthrop Harbor, passed away peacefully with his parents by his side on Friday, December 10th, in Kenosha, WI. Gage was born March 13th, 2002, at Condell Hospital in Libertyville, IL, to Kristopher and Shannon Hedrick. Gage attended Laremont School in Gages Lake,Il, where he graduated in 2020. Some of his best years were spent there,...

Gail Dawn O'Neill

Gail Dawn O'Neill

December 9, 2021

Gail O'Neill (Nee Muro) 70 years old of Beach Park, IL passed away peacefully surrounded by her family December 9th, 2021, at Lake Forest Hospital. She was born July 7th, 1951, in Waukegan, the daughter of the late Rudolph & Alice Muro. She married Emmett O'Neill on October 2, 1971. Emmett preceded her in death in March 2017 after 45...

Ray Alvin Mitchell

Ray Alvin Mitchell

December 8, 2021

Ray Mitchell, 90, of Winthrop Harbor, IL passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in West Virginia. Ray was born on March 18, 1931 in Buffalo, West Virginia. He married his wife Trilby on March 30, 1957. Ray retired from Culligan after 30 plus years of employment. He was a proud Korean War Veteran and participated in the Stars...

MaryAnn R. Phistry

MaryAnn R. Phistry

December 8, 2021

MaryAnn R. Phistry, 87, of Zion, IL passed away on December 8, 2021. MaryAnn was born on November 5, 1934 in Chicago, IL to the late Louis and May (Ohrabka) Phistry. She was a devoted Catholic and was very faithful to her church where she worshipped for many years. Over the years, she accumulated a vast collection of religious artifacts...

Leslie Carol Bridges

Leslie Carol Bridges

December 7, 2021

Leslie Carol Bridges, 43, of Wadsworth, IL passed away on December 7, 2021 in Waukegan, IL. She was born on April 7, 1978 the daughter of Edward Merle and Carolyn (nee Lewis) Bridges. Leslie graduated from high school, and then received a Bachelor's degree of arts and history at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She was a member of Spirit of...

John Mark Proctor

John Mark Proctor

December 7, 2021

John Mark Proctor, 66, of Beach Park, IL passed away surrounded by his family on December 7, 2021 in Waukegan, IL. He was born on May 24, 1955 in Waukegan, IL the son of Raymond and Dorothy Evelyn (Chisholm) Proctor. John married Linda Marie Fry on August 6, 1973 in Waukegan, IL. John and Linda owned their own cleaning company...

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson

December 7, 2021

Dr. Jeffrey G. Johnson, 67, of Libertyville, IL passed away on December 7, 2021 at JourneyCare in Barrington, IL. He was born on November 6, 1954 to Joan (Crawford) Johnson and the late Glen Johnson. He grew up in Waukegan and graduated from Waukegan High School in 1972. He graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, in 1978....

Henry Carlton Barker

Henry Carlton Barker

December 6, 2021

Henry Carlton Barker, 93, of Zion, IL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2021. Carlton was born in Itawamba County, MS in 1928, where he grew up with one brother and six sisters. He met his beautiful wife Dorothy at the age of 19, and was head over heals in love with her from that moment on. It was...

Shirley Deming

Shirley Deming

December 5, 2021

Shirley Mae Deming, 97, of Zion, IL, passed away on December 5th, 2021 at Sunrise Senior Living in Gurnee, IL. A private service was held at Congdon Funeral Home in Zion, IL on December 13th, 2021. She was buried with her husband of almost 65 years, H. Lee Deming, at Fort Sheridan National Cemetery in Lake Bluff, IL. Shirley was...

Jerry Pope

Jerry Pope

December 5, 2021

Jerry J. Pope, 84, of Beach Park, IL, passed away on December 5, 2021 in Zion, IL. He was born on November 30, 1937 in Pana, IL the son of Marvin and Rosamae (nee Whitacre) Pope. Jerry graduated from Waukegan High School class of 1957. He then served in the United States Army from 1958 - 1961 as a Corporal...

Betty Sunday

Betty Sunday

December 1, 2021

Betty Sunday, 91, of Waukegan, IL passed away on December 1, 2021 at home. She was born on May 8, 1930 to the late Jack and Mary (Nagode) Ogrin. She was a lifetime resident of Waukegan and graduated from Waukegan High School in 1948. She worked for many years as a cost accountant at Johns Manville on the Waukegan lakefront...

Ray Alan Spaid, Sr.

Ray Alan Spaid, Sr.

December 1, 2021

Ray A. Spaid, passed away at the age of 65, on December 1, 2021, at Vista Hospital in Waukegan IL. Ray was born on January 31, 1956, in Waukegan IL. He is survived by his younger brother, Tom Spaid; son, Jason Mattox; daughter, Christy Spaid; and grandchildren, Willie, D.J, Relius and Grayson. Ray was known to posses many talents from...