Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Walter Maki
April 26, 2014
Walter Maki of Beach Park IL. age 95, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014. He was born in Rock, MI on April 18, 1919 to Hemming and Liisa (Hakalahti) Maki. He left Michigan's upper peninsula shortly after the great depression and worked in Detroit where he studied auto body repair. He then moved to the Waukegan area and married the...
Donna Hull
April 25, 2014
Donna M. Hull, 82, of Waukegan, IL, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014. at Rolling Hills Manor, Zion, IL. She was born June 5, 1931, in Winthrop Harbor, IL, and graduated from Waukegan Township High School on June 10, 1949. Donna married her late husband of 58 years, George, on September 5, 1953. Although mostly a homemaker, she did...
Ronald Binning
April 24, 2014
Ronald Lee Binning, 77, of Waukegan, IL died on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at home following a courageous 3 year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born November 13, 1936 in Fond du Lac, WI and moved to Waukegan at the age of 5. He worked as a printer all his life and retired from a family owned business, Binning's...
Ruth Ahonen-Hakala
April 23, 2014
Ruth E. Ahonen-Hakala (nee Hautala), 98, of Waukegan, IL passed away peacefully on April 23, 2014 at Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. She was born April 20, 1916 in Erwin Township, MI to the late Andrew and Anna Hautala. Ruth is survived by one sister Anna Hill; son Rudolph (Mary Jo) Ahonen; daughter Arlene (and the late Warren) Huhta; step-children...
Martha Huff
April 22, 2014
Martha L. Huff, 86, of Beach Park, IL died April, 22, 2014 at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, IL. Martha was born March 15, 1928 in Goreville, IL, then moved to Beach Park, where she became a long time resident. She is survived by a daughter, Beverly Alvstad of Beach Park, IL; two grandchildren, Steven and Michael Kluba; and two...
Willie Lakes
April 19, 2014
Lakes, Willie B. 93, of Zion, made his transition from this earthly life peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior at home on Saturday, April 19, 2014 in Zion, Illinois. He was born on February 29, 1921 in Melwood, Arkansas. He confessed a faith in Jesus Christ at an early age in Deeson, Mississippi. Willie was an Army World...
Paul Beetschen
April 18, 2014
Paul Beetschen, 86, of Zion, died Friday, April 18, 2014, at Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park. He was born Feb. 20, 1928, in North Chicago. Paul married Betty Durant on Jan. 15, 1949 in Zion. He was employed by the City of Zion Public Works Department from 1954-1984, where he could often be seen driving a street sweeper. He was...
Otto Tennyson
April 15, 2014
Otto V. Tennyson, 85, of Beach Park, IL, went home to be with his Lord on April 15, 2014. He was born January 29, 1929, in Waukegan, IL, and was a lifelong resident of Waukegan and Beach Park, Illinois, married Norma Hansen in 1950, and worked as a barber and painter. He was an avid sports enthusiast: played basketball in...
Leah Lowe
April 12, 2014
Leah Lowe, 78, of Beach Park, IL died on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan, IL. She was born September 21, 1935 and raised in Chicago and came to Beach Park in the 1970's. she attended Our Lady of Humility Church of Beach Park where she enjoyed working the annual rummage sale. Leah was employed...
Antoinette Knodel
April 12, 2014
Antoinette J. Knodel (nee Fields), 71, of Forreston, IL passed away April 12, 2014 in Zion, IL. Antoinette was born September 30, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY. She also resided in Evanston, IL and Waukegan, IL. She was always active in youth sports and scouting activities with her sons. She was an avid fan of Chicago sports teams. Antoinette enjoyed cooking...
Tom Prater
April 12, 2014
Tom J. Prater, 59, of Zion, IL died on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He was born May 17, 1954 in Waukegan. Tom was a member of First Baptist Church of Winthrop Harbor, IL. He worked for Ocean Spray Cranberry Co. in Kenosha, WI, retiring after 35 years and later drove for USA Taxi...
George Dodd
April 11, 2014
George "JR" Dodd, 86, of Beach Park, IL died on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IL. He was born February 24, 1928 in El Dorado, IL and came to Waukegan upon being Honorably Discharged from the United States Navy during World War II. For several years he drove race cars at Waukegan Speedway, Wilmot...
Rose Hogan
April 11, 2014
Rose M. Hogan, 90, of Zion, IL died April 11, 2014 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IL. Rose was born July 1, 1923 and raised in Baltimore, MD, then later became a long time resident of Wadsworth, IL. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church all her married life and was actively involved in religious education....
Bruce Paakola
April 10, 2014
Bruce W. Paakola, 65, of Beach Park, IL, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at home, with his family by his side. He was born in Laurium, MI on April 14, 1948 to Florence and the late Arvo Paakola. Bruce grew up in Copper City, MI and moved to Waukegan in 1960. He graduated from Waukegan HS in 1966....
Karen Levin
April 10, 2014
Karen L. Levin (nee Jones) of Winthrop Harbor, died April 10, 2014 at home with her family by her side. Karen was born September 26, 1947 in Huntsville, AL. She attended Waukegan schools and graduated from Waukegan High School in 1966. Karen married Ron C. Levin in November of 1977. She enjoyed working in printing throughout her working career, having...
Earl Leafblad
April 8, 2014
Earl Hildemar Leafblad, 84, of Waukegan, IL died April 8, 2014 at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, IL. He was born July 13, 1929 in Mason, WI and was raised in Bayfield, WI. He was a member of Immanuel Church for over 50 years, where he met and married his loving wife, Jean. Earl worked hard and loved working with...
James Williams
April 6, 2014
James R. "Willy" Williams, 68, of Zion, IL, formerly of Lyndon Station, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan, IL. He was born October 17, 1945, in Baraboo, WI, and married Rose Peckham on August 11, 1973, in Lyndon Station. James worked for OMC in Waukegan and retired in 2001 after 34 years...
Marjorie Shinn
April 5, 2014
Marjorie C. Shinn (nee Fish), 92, of Zion, IL died peacefully surrounded by her family, on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 15, 1921 in Spalding, MI and graduated from High School in Hermansville, MI. Marjorie was an active member of Our Lady of Humility Church since 1956. She loved reading her...
Ray Swift
April 3, 2014
Ray Swift, 41, of Waukegan, IL died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Condell Hospital in Libertyville. He was born November 13, 1972 in Waukegan, IL. Ray was a longtime member of Trinity Christian Center of Zion. He graduated from Mundelein High School in 1994 and has worked at Northpoint Resource Center in Zion since 1991. Survivors include his...
Lois Crowell
April 1, 2014
Lois Marceleitte Crowell, greeted the Lord on April 1, 2014. She was born to Robert and Bessie Winrich in Madison, Wisconsin on May 20, 1926 and had been a resident of Zion, Illinois since April 1966. Lois and her four brothers were raised by their parents in a Lord loving home in Wisconsin. She and her husband of 51 years,...
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