Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Margaret Agnew

Margaret Agnew

May 18, 2012

Margaret G. Agnew, 58, of Beach Park, IL died on Friday, May 18, 2012 at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan. Margaret was born June 13, 1953 in Butler, PA. She had worked for Sheridan Health Care Center in Zion for 18 years and prior to that had worked at McDonald's in both Zion and Kenosha. Survivors include her husband of...

Catherine Simpson

Catherine Simpson

May 18, 2012

Catherine, Cathy, Simpson, of Santee, CA, formerly of Winthrop Harbor, IL., died May 18th at the age of 61 with her sister and friends at her side. Cathy moved to San Diego area in the early 1980s. She worked for General Dynamics for 11 years before being hired to work at Qualcomm. It was here that Cathy found her true...

Richard Krapf

Richard Krapf

May 18, 2012

Richard C. "Ricky" Krapf, 64, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Friday, May 18, 2012. Ricky was born September 19, 1947, in Waukegan, IL, and was a member of Christ Community Church in Zion, IL. He had been employed for over 30 years at Northpointe Resources in Zion. Ricky was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and enjoyed competing in the...

Ethel Katona

Ethel Katona

May 17, 2012

Ethel R. Katona, age 88, of Zion died on May 17, 2012 at home with her husband by her side. Ethel was born December 23, 1923 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. She married Sandor "Alex" Katona in Benton Harbor in 1969. Ethel was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Zion. She and Sandor enjoyed spending time camping and being...

Richard Friend

Richard Friend

May 17, 2012

Richard (Dick) Friend, 96, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home. He was born March 26, 1916 at home on West 26th Street in Zion, graduated from the Zion Parochial School and lived and worked in the Zion/Winthrop Harbor area all of his life except for the last two years where he had resided at Sunrise...

Teddy Garrison

Teddy Garrison

May 16, 2012

Teddy G. Garrison, 74, of Zion, IL, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, with his family present. Teddy was born March 24, 1938, in Fayette, AL, and graduated from Fayette County High School in 1955. He served with the United States Army. Teddy retired from Silgan Container in Germantown, WI, after 32 years...

Howard Farra

Howard Farra

May 6, 2012

Farra, Howard Lee 91, of Zion, IL, passed away on May 6, 2012 at home, following a lengthy illness. Howard was born on August 8, 1920 in Lewisburg, Ohio. He was a 1942 graduate of Ohio State University, and served in the Coast Guard. He was employed by Pure Oil Co. in Columbus, Ohio and transferred to Union Oil Co....

Charles Zickovich

Charles Zickovich

May 5, 2012

Charles "Chuck" Zickovich, 71, of Zion, IL died on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Grove At The Lake in Zion. Chuck was born June 8, 1940 in Chicago and moved to Zion in 1971. He retired from Johns-Manville in Waukegan. After retirement he drove bus for Jones-Durham Transportation and more recently for Olson Transportation. Chuck was an avid bowler....

Martha McKinney

Martha McKinney

May 1, 2012

Martha Ann McKinney, 59, of Zion, passed away Tuesday May 1st at her home. She was preceded in death by her father and mother (James and Modell McKinney). She leaves behind two brothers, David McKinney (Patti) of Kathleen, Ga, Jerry McKinney of Zion and one sister Shirley Swalley of Beach Park. Four nieces Shanna Christensen (Ben Blanchard) of Wadsworth, Stacy...

Walter Bruton

Walter Bruton

May 1, 2012

Walter Robert "Bob" Bruton Sr., of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Canton, OH, at his home among family, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, at the age of 79. Bob was born August 1, 1932, in Atlanta, Georgia, and married the love of his life, Vivian Archinal, on December 31, 1951. In January of 1952, Bob...

Mary McCarley

Mary McCarley

April 30, 2012

Mary Janice McCarley (nee Post). On Sunday morning, April 30, 2012 Mary Janice McCarley was escorted to heaven by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She is resting in the peace and comfort promised by our loving God. Janice was welcomed to Heaven also by her parents, Raymond and Ida Post; 7 brothers and sisters, Lois Flora Qualls, A Renson...

Mary Lou Winter

Mary Lou Winter

April 29, 2012

Mary Lou Winter, 85, passed away on Sunday April 29, 2012. She was born on May 1, 1927 to Ralph and Marie MacFarland in Racine, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years Junior Dean Winter, her parents Ralph & Marie MacFarland, and her sisters Ruth Kosterman and Mildred Gregory. She is survived by her son...

Nathan Temple

Nathan Temple

April 29, 2012

Nathan Temple, 70, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Condell Medical Center in Liberyville. Nathan was born September 2, 1941 in Parson, TN and moved to the Lake County area 40 years ago from Chicago. He retired from Johnson Motors, Waukegan. His wife, Marcy, currently works at Lakeside Transportation, Waukegan. Nathan was a die-hard Chicago...

Donald Moss

Donald Moss

April 28, 2012

Donald F. Moss Sr. (Pookie) of Zion, IL passed away April 28, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was born October 12, 1942 in Urbana, OH to Leroy "Pete" and Isabelle Moss. On November 19, 2012 he married the love of his life, Martha A. (Skipworth) Moss, and to this union four children were born. Donald moved his...

Mary Watts

Mary Watts

April 28, 2012

Mary Watts, 73, of Myrtle Beach, SC, died on April 28, 2012 in Myrtle Beach. Mary was born May 4, 1938 and grew up and was raised in Madison, WI. Mary enjoyed being a mother and grandmother, loved reading, and was an avid bingo player. survivors include children Debbie (Dan) Ehlert, Marty Martin, Reisa (Trini) Gonzalez, and Doug Martin; step-children...

Nora Stanley

Nora Stanley

April 27, 2012

Nora Stanley,92, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Friday, April 27, 2012, at Grove at the Lake Nursing Home, Zion, IL. She was born July 22, 1919, in Ridgeland, WI. Survivors include her daughter, Susan (Glenn) Baldwin; son, Joseph (Joanne) Stanley; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph E. Stanley; and two brothers...

Holly Habecker

Holly Habecker

April 25, 2012

Holly Lynn Habecker, 50, of Greensboro, NC died on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Moses Cone Hospital. Holly was born October 15, 1961 in Seoul, S. Korea and was the youngest daughter of the late Lester and Wiladene Congdon Koetz. She came to America at age 21 months through the Harry Holt Adoption agency. She was naturalized at age 4....

Leroy Hallen

Leroy Hallen

April 25, 2012

Leroy Walter Hallen, 68, of Beach Park, IL and Acapulco, Mexico, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Leroy was born August 19, 1943 in Waukegan, grew up, and was raised in Waukegan, graduating from Waukegan Township High School. He retired from the Waukegan Water Works after many years. After retiring, Leroy spent his...

Linda Stratton

Linda Stratton

April 23, 2012

Linda Fay Stratton, (nee Betancourt), 54, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, formerly of Waukegan and Zion, IL, died on Monday, April 23, 2012 at home following a lengthy illness. Linda was born February 5, 1958 in Waukegan. She was a member of Northpoint Church of Winthrop Harbor. Linda had worked for Victory Memorial Hospital and later at Kenosha Memorial Hospital. Survivors...

George O'Donnell

George O'Donnell

April 22, 2012

George J. O'Donnell, 78, of Beach Park, IL, formerly of Waukegan, IL, passed away on Sunday, April 22,2012, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville ,IL, surrounded by his family. He was born April 26, 1933, in Waukegan and married Irene Gdowski on October 8, 1955, at Our Lady of Humility Church, Beach Park, IL, where George is a member....