Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Lewis Hanna
March 4, 2011
Hanna, Lewis N. 38, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Friday, March 4, 2011 at home. Lewis was born May 12, 1972 in Waukegan and attended Wesley Church. He was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic. Lewis was active all his life in sprint car racing. He had a fun loving personality and will be missed by many. Survivors include...
Arvo Kauppi
March 3, 2011
Arvo John Kauppi, 93, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on March 3, 2011. He was born March 29, 1917 in Herbster, WI the son of Mike and Suzanne Kauppi. He graduated from South Shore High School in 1935. After graduation, he worked on the family farm for a couple of years. He had...
Col. Jimmy P. Roberts
March 2, 2011
Lt. Col. Jimmy P. Roberts, USAF (Ret.) 70, of Zion, IL, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011. He was born March 1, 1941 in Amory, Mississippi to Marcelle Roberts and Connie Sigmund Roberts. J. P. was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1963. He was stationed...
C. Norman Richards
February 26, 2011
C. Norman Richards, 74, of Zion, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at his home. He was born in Benton Township, Illinois on September 3, 1936, to John and Anna (Peterson) Richards. He attended Zion Schools and graduated from Zion Benton Township High School with the Class of 1954. Norm was united in marriage...
Muriel Ernst
February 26, 2011
Muriel R. Ernst (nee Appel), 88, of Kenosha, WI, died on Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Kenosha, surrounded by her family. Muriel was born April 3, 1922 in Youngstown, OH and had lived in Illinois, California and Northern Ireland before moving to Kenosha four years ago from Waukegan. She served as a Sgt. in the United States Marine Corp during...
Cathy Barlow
February 25, 2011
Cathy A. Barlow, 50, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Friday, February 25, 2011 unexpectedly at home. Cathy was born November 7, 1960 in Portsmouth, Virginia and moved to Illinois in 1973. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Northern Illinois University and was currently employed as a substitute teacher for Zion Elementary Schools while working towards her Masters Degree...
Irwin Degraff
February 23, 2011
Irwin "Bud" DeGraff, 76, of Zion, IL, passed away surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Kenosha United Medical Center, Kenosha, WI. Bud was born October 6, 1934, in Ivanhoe, IL, and married Connie Mabry on June 4, 1960, in Zion, IL. Bud formerly owned Bud's Barber Shop in Winthrop Harbor IL for 18 years and ultimately...
Benjamin Harman
February 21, 2011
Benjamin J. "Ben" Harman, 32, of Wadsworth, IL, passed away suddenly on Monday, February 21, 2011 at St. Lukes's Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. Ben was born, May 31, 1978, in Lake Forest, IL, and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1998. He was employed by Tradesman International and was an avid mechanic of anything that traveled fast. Ben could...
Betty Hanson
February 20, 2011
Betty J. Hanson, 78, formerly of Zion, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, February 20, 2011, at the Terrace Nursing Home, Waukegan. Betty was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt. Betty was born May 3, 1932, in Itawamba County, MS, the oldest daughter of Oscar Bee and Lalia Young. Betty is survived by her children, Robert...
Judith Bigelow
February 17, 2011
Judith M. "Judy" Bigelow, 85, of Zion, IL, formerly of Winthrop Harbor, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, surrounded by her family. She was born May 19, 1925, in Gurnee, IL, and was baptized in 1981 at Wesley Church, Waukegan. Judy was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed knitting and...
Deacon Phillip Fragassi
February 15, 2011
Deacon Phillip A. Fragassi, 72, of Winthrop Harbor, died suddenly on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at his home. Phillip was born August 16, 1938 in Chicago and came to Lake County in 1963 from Evanston. He was a member and Deacon at the Church of St. Patrick in Wadsworth. Phillip retired in 2005 as general manager of Lake County Public...
Marion Ohmstead
February 14, 2011
The Ohmstead family of Zion, IL would like to celebrate the life and death of their mother, Marion Rhea (nee Nogle) Ohmstead at Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Road, Zion, on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until time of services. Marion was born in Zion on February 15, 1919 and she died...
George Peters
February 13, 2011
George Peters, 73, of Wadsworth, IL, went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 13, 2011, at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago. George was born October 7, 1937, in Bain Station,(Kenosha County), WI, and graduated from Zion Benton Township High School in 1956 where his picture was placed on the Wall of...
Janis Chalfant
February 13, 2011
Janis Lea Chalfant formerly Janis Lea Thompson, was born Aug 15, 1927 in Spruce, Missouri. She passed away Feb. 13, 2011 at the Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Zion, IL. Janis resided for the last 58 years in Bonnie Brook in Waukegan. Before that she lived in Beach Park and attended Zion Township High School. Her parents were Clarence and...
Gudrun Grana
February 12, 2011
Gudrun L. Grana "Goodie" 88, of Waukegan, IL, died on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She was born October 16, 1922 in Dalsland, Sweden, came to America at the age of 3 and has been a lifelong resident of Waukegan. On March 30, 1941 she married Ross A. Grana and together they raised three children...
Bertha Whitmore
February 12, 2011
Bertha M. Whitmore, 79, of Waukegan, IL died on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Manor Care in Libertyville with her family by her side. Bertha was born February 23, 1931 in North Thumberland County, Virginia and came to Waukegan in 1966 from Maryland. She was employed by Anchor Hocking Glass Company in the Carton Department and she retired from Victory...
Lucille Martin
February 11, 2011
Lucille Martin, age 90, made her heavenly transition on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IL. Lucille was born on May 23, 1920 in Jackson, Louisiana. She was a founder and member of Ebenezer Baptist Church for 34 years. She was also a founder and member of Christian Love Baptist Church for 15 years. Lucille...
Muriel Marko
February 10, 2011
Muriel Ruth Marko, born September 10, 1922, in Dallas, Texas, (moving to Waukegan, IL in 1946 and then to Zion, IL in 1984) passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at Terrace Nursing Home, Waukegan, IL. She was a faithful member of the Waukegan church of Christ for over 65 years. She attended faithfully every service she could, even while...
Cecelia Hudnall
February 9, 2011
Cecelia Hudnall, 83, of Beach Park, IL, died on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. Cecelia was born December 18, 1927 in Smithers, WV and moved to Beach Park in 1959. She retired in 1987 from Abbott Labs after working there 25 years. Survivors include her children, Sharon Stillmunks of Jacksonville, FL, Karen (Joseph) Palmer of...
Joyce Proctor
February 9, 2011
Joyce M. Proctor, 81, of Beach Park, IL, formerly of Waukegan, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Gurnee, IL. Joyce was born July 27, 1929, in Waukegan, IL, to Herman and Irene Kleinert. She graduated from Waukegan High School in 1947 and married Homer "Bud" Proctor on February 3, 1951,...
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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.
