Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Blanche Jester
April 11, 2013
Blanche Joan Jester, 82, of Zion, went to be with her Lord on April 11, 2013. Blanche was born on March 9, 1931 in Evanston, IL; the youngest of six children born to William John and Judith Marie Meyer. Blanche grew up in Evanston and Antioch. She attended Grass Lake School and Antioch High School. During her teen years she...
Doris Harvey
April 9, 2013
Doris I. Harvey, 93, of Beach Park, IL died on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. She was born February 29, 1920 in Mankato, MN. Doris met and married the late Floyd Harvey in California in 1946 where their first son William C. Harvey was born. Later they moved back to Minnesota where their...
Willie Hood
April 9, 2013
Willie Hood, 74, of Waukegan, IL, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at home. Willie was born on March 22, 1939, to Mattie Lee Aikens in Memphis, TN. Later he moved to Waukegan, IL, at an early age. He attended Shiloh Baptist Church in Waukegan, and worked in construction for 27 years. He leaves to cherish his memory, one...
June Briggs
April 8, 2013
June L. Briggs, 86, of Winthrop Harbor, IL died on Monday, April 8, 2013 at Aurora Medical Center in Pleasant Prairie, WI. She was born May 9, 1926 in Grayslake, IL. June was employed for many years at Liberty Coach in North Chicago, IL. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Richard; grandchildren Jackie (Thurman) Tackett of Zion, IL and...
Lloyd Ohare
April 6, 2013
Lloyd E. Ohare, 80, of Norfolk, Nebraska died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Heritage of Bel Air. He was born July 16, 1932, in Waukegan, to Leo and Dora (Stewart) Ohare. He graduated from Waukegan Township High School. Lloyd married Elsie M. Carroll Nov. 27, 1954, in Waukegan. He served in the U.S. Army. After Lloyd returned from the Army,...
Percy Smith
April 6, 2013
Percy Lee Smith of Beach Park, Illinois, departed this life on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Vista East Medical Center, Waukegan, Illinois. Percy was born in Topeka, Kansas on March 21, 1925 to the union of Benjamin and Mattie Smith. He lived in Gary, Indiana for over 80 years. He attended Warren Memorial Church of God In Christ under the...
Glenn Stanley
April 5, 2013
Glenn O. Stanley, 75, of Zion, IL, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 5, 2013 in Port Charlotte where he had lived for the past seven years. He was born April 4, 1938 in Waukegan, IL. Glenn was an active member of Lakeview Church of Zion where he taught Sunday School and sang in the choir...
Mathew Barrett
April 5, 2013
Mathew James Age 52, passed away suddenly at his residence in Zion, IL, on April 5,2013. Mathew was born in Racine, Wisconsin, on June 3, 1960, son of the late Raymond and Evelyn (née, Girard) Barrett. Mathew was a graduate of Washington Park High School in Racine. He proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army Rangers...
June Schulz
April 4, 2013
June Schulz, 87, of Zion, IL died peacefully on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at home. She was born June 2, 1925 in Chicago and was a longtime resident of Zion. June enjoyed cooking and was an avid reader, but most of all she loved being mom, grandma, and great-grandma to her family. Survivors include two children Marge (Chuck) Bareika and...
Pauline Roberts
April 4, 2013
Pauline Roberts, 77, of Wadsworth, IL died on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Pleasant Prairie, WI. She was born September 23, 1935 in Itawamba County, MS and had lived in Zion most of her life. She was a active member of Lakeside Community Church of Zion where she taught Sunday School for many years. Upon moving...
Allen Deacon
April 4, 2013
Allen H. Deacon, 78, of Beach Park, IL died on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at his home. He was born March 7, 1935 in Waukegan, IL. Allen was a member of Village Church of Gurnee. He served from 1956 to 1960 in the United States Navy as a photographer, his career highlighted by photographing Dwight D. Eisenhower on the USS...
LeRoy Galgan
March 27, 2013
LeRoy Michael Galgan died on March 27, 2013 at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, IL. Mike was born to Hazel & Anthony Galgan on March 1, 1922 in St. Paul, MN. He grew up on "The Flats" of the West Side of St. Paul. He enjoyed a childhood playing Hide n Seek, Kick the Can, going to the Movies for...
Linda Underwood
March 26, 2013
Linda J. Underwood, 58, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Adrian, MI, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, surrounded by her family at home. Linda was born October 10, 1954, in Kalamazoo, MI, and married David Underwood on August 1, 1971, in Gobles, MI. She was an active member of Biblical Baptist Church in Beach...
Frank Dunn
March 25, 2013
Frank R. Dunn, 83, of Gurnee, Il formerly of Zion, IL passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013. He was born on March 10, 1930 in Highland Park, IL the son of the late Maurice and Lillian (Howe) Dunn. Growing up in North Chicago IL and settling in Zion for 60 years. Frank was preceded in death by his loving...
Arnold Cleary
March 24, 2013
Arnold Eugene Cleary, 79, of North Chicago, IL, passed away suddenly, on Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan, IL. Arnold was born November 18, 1933, in Pulaski, IL, and was retired from the United States Army. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Christian Valley Missionary Baptist Church,...
Carol Krapf
March 23, 2013
Carol Juanita Krapf (nee Hosken), 90, of Beach Park, IL died on Saturday, March 23, 2013 while visiting her daughter in Colorado Springs, CO. Carol was born August 31, 1922 in Zion, IL. She worked as a young woman in the Lake County Courthouse and as a school secretary in Zion many years. She and her husband Vernon were members...
Roger Taylor
March 21, 2013
Roger Lee Taylor, 66, of Waukegan, went home to be with his Holy Father on March 21, 2013. He was born on March 28, 1946 and was raised by his adoptive parents in Zion until moving to Waukegan in 1986. He served in the United States Army. He worked at Abbott Laboratory in North Chicago as a chemist, and also...
Susie Davis
March 20, 2013
Susie Davis, 82, of Wadsworth, IL passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI. Susie was born June 10, 1930 in Hodges, AL. She had a long and distinguished career as a Registered Nurse, having received her nursing degree from South Highland School of Nursing in Birmingham, AL, and her Bachelor of Science...
John Japuntich
March 19, 2013
John Stephen Japuntich passed away on March 19, 2013. John was born on April 7, 1931 in North Chicago, IL to Ivan and Kata (Militich) Japuntich. John was preceded in death by his loving wife, Barbara Japuntich (nee Elfert) of 54 years; his parents; two brothers and two sisters. He was a Korean War era U.S. Army Veteran. He was...
Earl Gross
March 18, 2013
Earl G. Gross Sr., 70, of Waukegan, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Earl was born on April 22, 1942 in Crandon, WI the son of Grace Spencer Haney and Joe Cracraft. He was raised by his mother and step-father, Bert Haney, the only father he truly...
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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.
