Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Alice Marie Jump
November 18, 2015
Alice Marie Jump, 91, of Zion, IL, formerly of Winthrop Harbor , IL, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Rolling Hills Manor, Zion, IL. Alice was born February 8, 1924, in Spooner, WI, and moved to this area in 1947. She was a graduate of the St. Therese School of Nursing and worked as a nurse for St. Therese...
Helen G. Duensing
November 16, 2015
Helen G. Duensing, 87, of Winthrop Harbor, IL died Monday, November 16, 2015 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Kenosha, WI. Helen was born December 4, 1927, daughter of the late Oscar and Dorothy Duensing; sister of the late Bruce (Patricia) and David (Evelyn) Duensing; aunt of Gail Kaufman (late Bob), Diane (Tom) Tierney, David Duensing, late Bruce (Susan) Duensing Jr.,...
George R. Lonergan
November 13, 2015
George R. Lonergan, 83, of Beach Park, IL passed away peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2015 at home. George was born June 13, 1932 in Waukegan, IL. George entered the Army in October, 1952 and took his basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. He also attended engineer refrigeration school at Ft. Belvoir, VA. He served with the 545th Engineer...
Mary E. Palmer
November 12, 2015
Mary E. Palmer, 86, of Wadsworth, IL passed peacefully into the arms of her Heavenly Father November 12, 2015. Born August 26, 1929 to Jess and Hattie Davidson in Rosiclare, IL. Married Virgil E. Palmer on December 7, 1946 in Rosiclare, IL and later moved to Waukegan, IL. She worked at Warwick Electronics and retired from Cherry Electric. Surviving are...
Jimmie R. Booth
November 11, 2015
Jimmie R. Booth, 83, of Zion, IL died on Wednesday evening, November 11, 2015 at his home following a long illness. He was born September 30, 1932 in Itawamba County, MS and moved to Zion around 1950. He was employed by the Zion Cookie Factory and retired from District 6 Schools in Zion after more than 20 years of service....
Lucy Jumisko
November 10, 2015
Lucy Jumisko, 95, of Winthrop Harbor, passed away on November 10, 2015. She was born Lucy Miriam Raunio on December 13, 1919, in Highbridge, WI, the daughter of John and Matilda Raunio. She was raised on a farm, moved to Illinois, and graduated from Waukegan Township High School in 1937. She married Harold Jumisko in 1943 and was a longtime...
Susie A. January
November 7, 2015
Susie A. January, 82, of Zion, IL departed this earthly life quietly at her home. She was born on July 19, 1933 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She leaves to cherish her memories one daughter, Gwendolyn Sanders; 3 granddaughters, Courtney Curry, Clarissa Turnipseed, and Chloé (Lamont) Simpson; 7 great-grandchildren; 4 brothers; a dedicated care-taker Hester Abbott and a host of family and...
John Eric Rantanen
November 5, 2015
The laughter has left our lives John Eric Rantanen 48, of Zion IL passed away after a lengthy illness on 11-5-15 at Vista East Hospital in Waukegan, IL. He was born on October 25 1967 in Waukegan, IL. He graduated from Grayslake Community High school in 1987. John worked as a heavy equipment operator and then decided to become an...
Michael Abner Frost
November 5, 2015
Michael Abner Frost “#88", age 57, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, died on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at home. He was born December 19, 1957 in Waukegan, IL and had lived in Zion and Winthrop Harbor most of his life. He owned Frost Auto Sales from 1976 and in 2008 he established the Hawg Heaven Bar in Salem, WI. He was...
Edward B. Barron
November 4, 2015
Edward B. Barron, 89, went home to be with his Lord, after a lengthy illness, on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his daughter’s home in Zion. He was born in Gary, IN December 10, 1925. He grew up on the south side of Chicago playing baseball with many teams. That is when he met his future wife Ruby “Mickey” Clark....
Dottie Clarkson Broadway
November 1, 2015
Dottie Clarkson Broadway, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died November 1,2015, at age 70. Born December 13, 1944, in Amory, Mississippi to Helen Faye Owen and Cyril “Red” Clarkson, she moved to Zion, IL, at age 9. Dottie never met a stranger, always opened her heart and home to any and all whom she met. She loved to be surrounded by...
Tommy Kenneth Stewart
October 30, 2015
Tommy Kenneth Stewart of Waukegan, IL, entered into his eternal home on October 30, 2015. He was born January 8, 1931, in Memphis, Tennessee. Tom received his Master’s Degree from the University of Mississippi and a Master’s Degree from Southeastern Bible College and served in the Army in the Counter Intelligence Corps during the Korean War. For sixty-two years he...
Taimi S. Keinanen
October 24, 2015
Taimi S. Keinanen, 96, of Grayslake, IL, formerly of Zion and Gurnee, died on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Taimi was born August 7, 1919, in Finland. She was a talented florist in Finland before she moved to the United States. She was a member of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waukegan. The...
Jimmy C. Escobar
October 23, 2015
Jimmy C. Escobar, 30, of Zion, IL, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015. Jimmy was born December 7, 1984, in Evanston, IL, and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 2002. He had been employed as a security officer for G4S in Waukegan. Jimmy is survived by his mother, Gayle Melton of Zion; father, Veronico Escobar of Belize; sister,...
Geraldine Johnson
October 22, 2015
Geraldine "Gerri" Johnson, 86, of Kenosha, WI, formerly of Beach Park, IL, went home to heaven on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Azura Memory Care in Kenosha. She was born June 22, 1929, in Zion, IL, the daughter of Ernest and Ethel (Mitchell) Haas. Gerri graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1948 and was employed in the office of...
Kathy Dulaney
October 22, 2015
Kathy “Kat” Dulaney, 57, of Zion, IL, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Kathy was born March 2, 1958, in Waukegan, IL, and was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Waukegan. She had been employed as a General Manager for many years at several...
Isabelle Ida Leveque
October 21, 2015
Isabelle Ida Leveque (nee Sandretto), 92, went to meet her Lord on October 21, 2015, at her residence Casa Del Mare in Kenosha, WI. Isabelle was born on Nov. 29, 1922, to John and Louise Sandretto (nee Longpre) in Calumet, Michigan where she attended school. Isabelle married Francis Leveque at St. Anne Church in Calumet, MI in June of 1947....
Peter Dirk Reinier
October 21, 2015
Peter Dirk Reinier, 81, passed away peacefully in the hands of Jesus with his beloved family by his side on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Hospice Alliance in Pleasant Prairie, WI. He make his final journey from home in Weyauwega, WI on Friday, October 16th, to spend his final days with old and new very treasured friends and family. Peter...
Janice R. Maki
October 19, 2015
Janice R. Maki, 53, of Winthrop Harbor, IL died October 19, 2015 at home. She was born February 11, 1962 in Waukegan and graduated from Zion Benton Township High School in 1980. Janice worked for Plasco Inc for 19 years. She was an avid Chicago Bulls fan and other sports and had a love for Star Wars. Janice is survived...
Robert Gordon Jasper
October 18, 2015
Obituary for Robert Gordon Jasper Robert Gordon Jasper, was born and lived in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois for his entire life. He left his worldly life on October 18, 2015 to join his beloved wife, Jean Marjorie Cannon Jasper, of 60 years, who preceded him in death. Robert, the son of Robert Gordon Jasper and Martha Ellen Durham, his three brothers,...
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Congdon Funeral Home Cremation Service is a collection of obituaries for Zion, IL. With services throughout Illinois. Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Beach Park, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha communities and beyond that are updated regularly.
