Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Brenda Turner

Brenda Turner

April 30, 2011

Brenda Turner, Age 65, a resident of Zion, IL most of her life, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 30,2011, at home. Brenda was born March 21, 1946, in Stoddard County, Missouri, and attended Beach Community Church in Beach Park. She was a generous hearted person; a loving sister and Nana. Survivors include her grandson, Kenny Turner...

Mark Rymer

Mark Rymer

April 25, 2011

Mark Christian Rymer, 34, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, April 25, 2011. Mark was born March 7, 1977 in Waukegan, IL. He attended Zion Elementary Schools where his interests in sports and music were realized along with academic honors. Mark was a student of piano at Zion Conservatory Of Music throughout grade school and high school. At...

Kristie Lother

Kristie Lother

April 23, 2011

Kristie Ann Lother (Birkholz), 55, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, and formerly of Zion, IL, passed away at home on Saturday, April 23, 2011, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Kristie was born May 5, 1955, in Waukegan, IL and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1973. She married Keith Lother on January 7, 1979 in Zion. Kristie retired...

William Robson

William Robson

April 23, 2011

William L. Robson, 99, of Zion, IL died on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. William was born March 13, 1912 in Cuba City, WI and came to Waukegan in 1938. He was employed by Armour & Company in Waukegan and retired from Walker's Wholesale Meats of Waukegan. William had been a member of the...

Wilma Saari

Wilma Saari

April 23, 2011

Wilma Helene Saari, Age 91, of Waukegan, IL died on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. Wilma was born May 1, 1919 in Long Beach, California. She graduated from Long Beach Poly High in 1935. Her employment resume included work as a legal secretary, insurance secretary and adjustor. During World War II she worked...

Arthur Hacker

Arthur Hacker

April 22, 2011

Arthur Lloyd Hacker, 90, of Zion, IL passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 22, 2011. He was born August 29, 1920 in Zion, the youngest child of James A. and Myrtle (Stanton) Hacker. He graduated from Zion Preparatory College in 1938. Arthur was a Veteran of World War II having served with the 110th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company...

Gary Yahr

Gary Yahr

April 20, 2011

Gary B. Yahr, 71, of Crawfordsville, IN, formerly of Waukegan, IL passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, IN. Gary was born July 26, 1939, in West Bend, WI, and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree from Jones College in Jacksonville, FL. He married Janice Henderson on February 24, 1968, in Waukegan. Gary...

Edward Stasaitis

Edward Stasaitis

April 17, 2011

Edward Stasaitis, 84, of Zion, IL died on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Edward was born January 25, 1927 in Waukegan. He was a Veteran of W.W.II having served with the United States Army. He was a member of Pleasant Prairie Baptist Church and prior to that had attended Moody Bible Institute and Church. Edward...

Glenn Musselman

Glenn Musselman

April 13, 2011

Glenn A. Musselman, 85, of Zion, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. Glenn was born November 18, 1925, in Chicago, IL, and was a 1944 graduate of Steinmetz High School. He also was a graduate of DeForest Training School. (Now DeVry University) Glenn was a United States Navy Veteran...

Ronald Kerley

Ronald Kerley

April 12, 2011

Ron Kerley, 79, of Winthrop Harbor, IL died suddenly on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. Ron was born February 11, 1932 in Waukegan, IL. He was active at Lakeview Church of Zion where he served on numerous committees and in several positions. Ron retired from Coca-Cola in 1997 after 44 years. After retirement he...

Minerva Diaz

Minerva Diaz

April 11, 2011

Minerva "Mamita" Diaz, 76, of Waukegan, IL died on Monday, April 11, 2011 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born February 4, 1935 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and originally came to Waukegan in 1952. She was a member of Latin Pentecostal Church, Waukegan. Mamita will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Survivors include her husband...

Robert Morrison

Robert Morrison

April 10, 2011

Morrison, Robert Lee Age 89, passed away on April 10, 2011. Bob was a longstanding pillar in the place he called home his entire life, Waukegan. He was born here, on August 25, 1921 to Charles and Anna Morrison. Bob's early years were highlighted by playing sports and working in the family store, the Globe Department Store. The Globe was...

John Baldwin

John Baldwin

April 10, 2011

John W. Baldwin, 66, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011, at home, with his loving family by his side. John was born May 5, 1944, in Waukegan, IL, and was a 1962 graduate of Waukegan Township High School. He married Nita Ikola on October 14, 1972, in Waukegan, IL. John was a member of Our...

William Dill

William Dill

April 8, 2011

William Edward Dill passed away on April 8, 2011 at Highland Park Hospital. He was born in Hamilton, Alabama on October 11, 1929. He married the love of his life, Mary Evelyn Riggan, on December 23, 1949 and moved to Illinois in 1953. They built their lives here in Lake County, and their faith led them to the Zion church...

Donald Adler

Donald Adler

April 7, 2011

Donald E. Adler, 60, of Waukegan, IL, died Thursday, April 7, 2011, at home in Waukegan. Don was born January 23, 1951, in Evanston, IL, and married Marie Miltimore on October 28, 1978. He retired from Tolerance Manufacturing in Waukegan after 23 years of employment. Don is survived by his wife, Marie; children, Nicole (Roderick) Seale, Erica Adler, Andrew Adler,...

Charlene Bruce

Charlene Bruce

April 5, 2011

Charlene A. Bruce, 63, of Zion, IL, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Charlene was born May 7, 1947 in Waukegan. She retired in 2005 after 40 years of civil service with Great Lakes Naval Base. Charlene was also a member of Potawatomi Trails Committee of Zion. Survivors include one sister, Linda (Bill)...

Leisa Thomas

Leisa Thomas

April 5, 2011

Leisa C. Thomas, 52, born in Waukegan, IL, on September 17, 1958, passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving husband, Larry Thomas, April 5, 2011, at their home in Kenosha. She attended North School Elementary and Daniel Webster Junior High, in Waukegan, Evanston Township High School, in Evanston, IL. After moving to California, where she met her husband...

Gay McCallister

Gay McCallister

April 4, 2011

Gay McCallister (Bartram) 84, of Beach Park, Ill., passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She was born in the West Virginia coal country on Feb. 3, 1927 in Chattaroy, WV, to the late Ben and Norma Bartram. Gay was united in marriage to Bill McCallister on Jan. 31, 1948 during a blinding snow...

Benjamin McCormick

Benjamin McCormick

April 3, 2011

Benjamin "Ben" David McCormick, 75, of Beach Park, IL, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at home after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was bom September 15, 1935, in Zion, IL, to his parents Christopher Benjamin and Mildred Josephine (Howard) McCormick. He graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1953. Ben served in the United States Marine...

Eloise Halstead

Eloise Halstead

April 2, 2011

Eloise Wood Halstead, 68, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin died on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Seasons Hospice Care in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Eloise was born October 10, 1942 in Itawamba County, Mississippi to the late Tulon J. Wood and the late Ellie Mayhall Wood. She was a resident of Kenosha for 48 years and retired from Baxter Pharmaceutical. She is survivied...