Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Gertrude Miller
February 1, 2011
Gertrude L. Miller (Nee Crane), age 94, of Zion, Illinois passed away peacefully at Rolling Hills Manor nursing home February 1st, 2011. She was born May 29, 1916 to Cecil W. and Christine L. (Rundell) Crane in Zion where she grew up and graduated from Zion parochial and high schools. Trude' attended the School of Beauty Culture of Chicago and...
Arnold Hallgren
February 1, 2011
Arnold S. "Arnie" Hallgren, 83, of Beach Park, IL, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Condell Medical Center, Libertyville. Arnie was born March 11, 1927 in Rockford, IL and has lived in this area most of his life. He retired in 1989 as a millwright at Johnson Motors after working there 39 years. He was also a past member...
Arlene Bosarth
January 30, 2011
Arlene J. Bozarth, 74, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan with family by her side. Arlene was born March 21, 1936 in Libertyville. She married the late Bobby D. Bozarth on November 15, 1957 at Our Lady of Humility Church. Arlene retired in 1997 from Midwest Regional Medical Center...
Karin Harper
January 26, 2011
Karin L. Harper, 60, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois died on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at home. Karin was born March 8, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Zion in 1966. She was employed by the Winthrop Harbor Post Office for 40 years. She was also a member of the Winthrop Harbor Lions Club, Winthrop Harbor V.F.W. Auxiliary, and Zion-Benton...
Sharon Sotomayor
January 25, 2011
Sharon Sotomayor of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 surrounded by family after losing the battle with lung cancer. She retired from K-Mart of Waukegan after 30 years. She then began driving special Ed students for Lakeside Transportation, a job she enjoyed and loved. She was a friend to everyone she met. She leaves behind her daughter, Helen...
Helen Sparks
January 24, 2011
Helen LaVerne (nee Myers), 98, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 24, 2011, after a short illness at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She has been a resident of Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, IL, the past ten years. Helen was born, March 31, 1912, in Thunderhawk, SD, the daughter of Dan and Lillian Myers. She...
John Appenzeller
January 24, 2011
John "Jack" Appenzeller, 83, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, (a life-long resident of Lake County) passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Jack was born at home in Winthrop Harbor, on April 13, 1927. He was a career salesman. Jack served with the United States Navy during World War II. He was a lifetime...
Joseph Knobbe
January 21, 2011
Joseph William Knobbe (82) loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away peacefully on Friday morning January 21, 2011 after a lengthy illness, surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Carroll Iowa on March 17th 1928 to Joseph and Christina Siepker. Joe was raised in Breda Iowa and went to St. Bernard's Catholic School where he was...
Gloria Palmer
January 20, 2011
Gloria Lynn Palmer, 59, of Waukegan died January 20, 2011 at home. Gloria was born April 21, 1951 in Waukegan. She graduated from Zion-Benton Township Hight School in 1969. Survivors includer her mother, Lorene Palmer; sister Patricia "Trish" Joan Price of Plainfied; and her brother Lawrence "Larry (Beth) Palmer of Romeoville. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles...
William Overbey
January 20, 2011
William Lawrence "Larry" Overbey, 79, of Dyer, TN, went on to be with the Lord on January 20th, 2011. He was born in Dyer, TN, November 7th, 1931. At the age of 5 he moved to the Waukegan area where her resided until his return to TN. He attended Waukegan High School and was the graduating class of 1951. He...
Sally Manson
January 19, 2011
Sally J. Manson, 65, of Zion, IL, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born September 4, 1945, in Oak Park, IL, and was a graduate of Oak Park-River Forest High School. Sally married Samuel Chester Manson on February 26, 1966, in Bel-Air, MD. She had been employed as an accounting...
Doris Dolan
January 17, 2011
Doris Mae (Haubrich) Dolan (89) was born May 1, 1921 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Albert and Emilie (Kroll) Haubrich. She was called to her heavenly home on Monday, January 17, 2011 in Waukegan, Illinois. She spent the early years of her life in Kenosha. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Friedens Evangelical...
Lillian Nicholson
January 16, 2011
Lillian Doris Nicholson, (nee Madison), fondly called "Sis", went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Lillian was born March 8, 1923, in Highwood, IL. Current residence: Heaven. Lillian was married to Robert Nicholson in 1942. Lillian was the first Nurse's Aide in Condell Hospital in 1941. She joined the...
Charlotte Pieniazek
January 14, 2011
Pieniazek, Charlotte Ann Age 78, of Zion, died on Friday, January 14, 2011, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Charlotte was born August 10, 1932, in Lawrence, Indiana, to Fred and Alice Ferger. She married Walter Pieniazek Sr. on September 2, 1950, in Waukegan. Charlotte's employment past included working in the old Zion Cookie Factory and then retirement from...
Gary Ferger
January 10, 2011
Gary Ferger, 41, of Zion, Illinois died on Monday, January 10, 2011 at home. Gary was born April 17, 1969 in Waukegan. He was employed by Janis Plastics of Antioch, Illinois and by Motorola of Libertyville, Illinois. Survivors include his wife, Dawn; two children, Brandon Bickett and Jessica Bickett both of Zion; his mother, Annemarie Gleason of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin;...
Margaret Kramer
January 9, 2011
Margaret M. Kramer, 90, of Waukegan, Illinois passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2011 in her home among her family. "Mardy" was born October 3, 1920 in a farm home in Coggon, Iowa to the late J. Francis and Lena (Cosgrove) O'Brien. She attended grade school in a one room school house where she was taught by her aunt. Margaret...
Roy Corris
January 8, 2011
Roy Corris, 90, of Russell, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011, at his home. Roy was born November 18, 1920, in Russell, IL, to John Corris Sr. and his wife, Grace. He lived all of his life in that house on the Corris property. Roy farmed all of his life and retired in the early 1990's. Survivors include...
Thelma Cox
January 6, 2011
Thelma Constance Cox. age 89, formerly of Waukegan,IL, passed away on January 6, 2011, at Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL. Thelma was born on March 7, 1921, in Racine, WI. She was the first generation American to be born of immigrant parents; Carl Petersen of Denmark and Grace (Clarke) Petersen of England. She was a graduate of Waukegan Township High...
Edward Lange
January 4, 2011
Edward Lange, 86, of Zion, Illinois, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Aurora Medical Center, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Edward was born July 31, 1924 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, attended grade school and graduated from High School in Reedsburg, Wisconsin and moved to Zion in 1951. He was a Veteran of World War II having served with the United States Army....
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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.
