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Marceil V Stried, 98 died Sunday, August 8, 2021. She was a resident of Zion, IL. She was born April 26, 1923 in Zion, IL to John & Lora Kurrasch of Zion, IL. She graduated from Zion Benton High School in 1941. She then attended Beauty School and worked in her Aunt Gustie’s shop until a year after she was...
JJ Riley (57) of Beach Park, IL, loving husband, son, brother, uncle and friend journeyed on to his heavenly home August 5, 2021. While he is now with all those that have gone before him, the impact of his loss will be to many. He had a heart of gold and was always willing to give a helping hand to...
Diane Joy Galvan 75, of Zion, IL passed away on August 4, 2021 in Waukegan, IL. She was born on February 28, 1946 the daughter of Edward (Ann Ivanic) Lipson. Diane lived in many places before settling in Zion, IL. She lived in Mannheim and Kitzingen Germany; Golden, Colorado; Killeen, Texas; and Fr. Sheridan, IL. She graduated high school from...
Dorothy Phemister Obituary of Pleasant Prairie, passed away at the age of 99 surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Dorothy was born on July 21, 1922, in Lancaster, WI to Harvey and Claira Julius. She married Virgus Phemister on June 15, 1942 and shared three children together. Dorothy was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of...
Evangeline May (Whiteman) Beem, 98, of Beach Park, IL, went peacefully home to be with her Lord on August 2, 2021. “Van” was born November 24, 1922 in Zion. She attended Zion Parochial School until Senior year of high school and was in the first graduating class of Zion-Benton High School in 1940. As a piano student she graduated from...
David Keiler of Beach Park IL, age 75, died on August 1, 2021 in Kenosha. He was born July 25, 1946 in Pekin, IL to Albert John Keiler and Lois (Hoehn) Keiler. He was the oldest of three children. Dave graduated from Willowbrook High School, went to Indiana University and received his BS in History and Physical Education. He later...
Vivian Faith (Hoyt) Hyllberg, age 97, died on August 1, 2021 in Kenosha. She was born April 21, 1924 in Zion, IL to Newton and Harriet Hoyt, the second youngest of seven children. Vivian graduated from Zion-Benton High School in 1942. She worked at Fort Sheridan during WWII and was an extremely fast typist. After marrying, she worked for many...
Frank was born and raised in Libertyville, IL. He then married and raised a family of seven children in Winthrop Harbor, IL. He took many family vacations and challenged his kids at the dinner table with math problems and spelling bees. He was particularly fond of physics and geometry. Frank loved baseball and coached little league, pony league and colt...
Celeste Wynn, 70, of Gurnee, IL passed away Monday, July 26, 2021 at Advocate Condell Hospital in Libertyville. Celeste was born May 21, 1951 at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan, IL to Alphonso and Vesterine Tipton. She was a previous resident of Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion, IL and Kenosha, WI. On July 3, 1980, she married John Wynn in...
Dr. Robert F. Whitworth, Sr. passed unexpectedly at home on Saturday, July 24, 2021. He was the son of the late F. Robert Whitworth and A. Jean Whitworth (Ringkamp) and was born in Gray Summit, Missouri on November 24, 1961. He considered himself a “Missourian” and had many fond memories of his time there. He committed his life to Jesus...
Mary Elizabeth Ewing, 87, of Winthrop Harbor passed away peacefully on Saturday July 24, 2021 at Rolling Hills in Zion IL. She was born on December 21, 1933 in Franklin County, AL. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Herbert Wayne Ewing (whom she married on October 3, 1951); parents Canzada and Irvin Quillin; sister Emergean (Jean) Saint...
Ellen Christine Barron (nee' Swanson) Ellen, born in Waukegan on April 21, 1921, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Earlier this year, her 100th birthday was marked with a family celebration including an award from the city of Waukegan for being a lifetime resident. From youth she enjoyed serving in the church, was a GSO...
Erik Olivo, 21, of Zion, IL, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021. Erik was born on March 15, 2000 in Middletown, NY. Erik was passionate about movies, cars and comics. Especially Fast and the Furious he would watch it over and over again. He also enjoyed documentaries. He was a college student and always dreamed of becoming a Biomedical...
Marian E. Geib, 94, of Zion, IL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Marian was born May 5, 1927 in Tampa, FL to Laverne and Elsie Benedict. She was a lifelong resident of Lake County, IL. On August 31, 1946, she married the love of her life, Victor W. Geib, in Chicago. Marian...
William Henry Miracle, 73, of Strafford, MO passed away Monday, July 19, 2021. William was born May 5, 1948 in Beatrice, NE to Herbert and Marie Miracle. He was a previous resident of Kenosha, WI, Liberty, MO and Parkersburg, WV. William graduated high school with the class of 1966 and was employed with Chrysler Engine Plant in Kenosha, WI for...
Dorothy E. Stieb, 98, of Wauwatosa, WI, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, July 18, 2021. Dorothy was born October 5, 1922 in Highland Park, IL to Joseph and Anna Bleyer. On June 7, 1947, she married the love of her life, Fred Stieb, in Waukegan, IL. She was a previous resident of Waukegan, IL where she worked for Illinois Bell...
Joann Rae Uchiek of Zion, Illinois passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 in Zion, Illinois. Joann was born in Waukegan, Illinois to Donald and Nancy Mattson. She graduated from Waukegan High School in 1982. Joann married Ted Uchiek May 24, 1998 at Forrestal Chapel in Great Lakes, Illinois. She was a member of Immanuel Church in Gurnee, Illinois. Joann was...
Steven Ross Leonard 73, of Winthrop Harbor, IL passed away on July 17, 2021 in Kenosha, WI. He was born on August 10, 1947 the son of Vincent Leonard and Ruth Ross. Steven served in the Air Force before working for the city of Waukegan where he was a Supervisor of the water department. He is survived by his children;...
Larry “Joe” Miller of Zion, IL was born March 25, 1945 in Poplar Bluff, MO. He graduated from Zion Benton High School in 1962 and married Marcia, his wife of 56 years on February 6, 1965. He received one of the first associate degrees from CLC. Most of his career he worked as a senior systems analyst at Abbott Laboratories....
Fred Jackson, 78, of Beach Park, IL, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2021. Fred was born June 23, 1943 in Golden, MS. He married Kathleen Loew on March 21, 1964. Fred worked at OMC and retired from Johns Mansville. He was passionate about horses and was a member of the Rebel Saddle Club and enjoyed the Ugly Horse Ranch...
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