Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Rosalynne Giacomel

Rosalynne Giacomel

November 10, 2010

Rosalynne R. Giacomel, 56, of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, died on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Rosalynne was born April 3, 1954 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and moved to Zion in 1986. She attended Christ Church of Lake Forest. Rosalynne was retired from the Lake County Sheriffs's Department. Survivors include her fiancé, Keith Skaathun; two sons, Richard Lann of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois and...

Dennis Wesner

Dennis Wesner

November 4, 2010

Dennis C. Wesner, 60, of Beach Park, IL, died on Thursday, November 4, 2010, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. Dennis was born July 19, 1950, in Waukegan and was a 1968 graduate of Waukegan High School. He married Linda Richardson on April 19, 1980, at Our Lady of Humility Church in Beach Park. Dennis was employed at Horween Leather...

Clayton Rutledge

Clayton Rutledge

November 3, 2010

Clayton Rutledge, 80, of Zion, Illinois, died on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Victory Lakes Continuing Care Center, Lindenhurst, Illinois. Clayton was born to Vernon and Lucille Rutledge on February 9, 1930 in Mason City, Iowa and moved to Berwyn, Illinois with his family when he was in high school, graduating from Morton High School and received his Associate Degree...

John Miller

John Miller

November 2, 2010

John Roderick Miller Passed away on November 2, 2010 at his home in Fort Myers, Florida. He was 78. He had battled cancer since 1998. Born in Waukegan, Illinois on April 6, 1932, John R. Miller was one of two children of Daniel Gilbert and Mary Brown Miller. As a young man, John grew up in Waukegan, Zion and Gurnee,...

John Miller

John Miller

November 2, 2010

John Roderick Miller passed away on November 2, 2010 at his home in Fort Myers, Florida. He was 78. He had battled cancer since 1998. Born in Waukegan, Illinois on April 6, 1932, John R. Miller was one of two children of Daniel Gilbert and Mary Brown Miller. As a young man, John grew up in Waukegan, Zion and Gurnee,...

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones

November 1, 2010

Eddie Lee Jones Age 58, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Monday, November 1, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Eddie was born January 16, 1952 in Waukegan and has lived in Waukegan all of his life. He was employed by Stone Container of North Chicago and Metallex in Libertyville. Eddie enjoyed woodworking, gardening and restoring cars. Survivors include...

Herbert Merson

Herbert Merson

October 29, 2010

Herbert L. Merson, 85, of Zion, died on Friday, October 29, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Herbert was born September 26, 1925 to Herbert Eugene and Clara Estelle Merson in Sandy Spring, Maryland. He retired in 1968 from the United States Navy after 23 years and has lived in Zion since that time. While in the Navy...

Joseph Krpan

Joseph Krpan

October 27, 2010

Joseph "Joe" Krpan, 83, of Waukegan, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East with his family by his side. Joe was born March 15, 1927 in Sv.Rok, Croatia and immigrated to the United States in 1966. He was very proud of his adopted country but never forgot his family and friends back home....

Ethel Shumate

Ethel Shumate

October 21, 2010

Ethel Shumate, 88, of Gurnee, Illinois, died on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Winchester House in Libertyville, Illinois. Ethel was born February 28, 1922 in Jim Falls, Wisconsin and had lived in Gurnee most of her life where she was a member of Gurnee Community Church. Survivors include her children, Pamela (Tom) Rogge of Fox Lake, Illinois, Pearl (James) Vanderhoef...

James Booth

James Booth

October 21, 2010

James A Booth; Passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at his home in Winthrop Harbor, IL. James (Jim) was born in Tremont, MS on May 30, 1935. He owned Jim Booth & Sons Excavating for many years before retiring in 2000. He enjoyed his garden and loved spending time with his grandchildren & family. He leaves behind his...

Helen Nelson

Helen Nelson

October 20, 2010

Helen A. Nelson, 98, of Zion, Illinois and formerly of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was called home by God on Friday, October 22, 2010 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. She was born February 6, 1912 in Tomah, Wisconsin and had lived in this area since the early 1940's. Helen taught Sunday School for many years at Church of God...

Phillip Wagner

Phillip Wagner

October 19, 2010

Phillip "Punk" J. Wagner, 72, of Beach Park, IL, formerly of Lake Villa, IL, was taken home to eternal life on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at home. Phil was born November 23, 1937, in Libertyville, and graduated from Antioch High School in 1956. He married Nancy Thibedeau on April 15, 1983, in Waukegan. Phil retired from Johns-Manville in Waukegan in...

Roger Oquist

Roger Oquist

October 18, 2010

Roger C. Oquist, 66, of Zion, IL, died on Monday, October 18, 2010, at home. Roger was bon, August 27, 1944, in Chicago, IL, and was a retired employee of Zion-Benton Township High School. He served in the United States Army and was a Vietnam veteran. Survivors include sisters, Diane Pare and Pamela Smith, both of Zion; nephews, Steven Smith...

Clayton Alshouse

Clayton Alshouse

October 17, 2010

Clayton P. Alshouse, 92, of Zion, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Clayton was born August 12, 1918 in Oelwein, Iowa, came to Lake County in the 1920's, and has been a resident of Zion since 1928. On June 28, 1941 he and Florence Peters were married at...

James Hill

James Hill

October 13, 2010

James (Jim) Eugene Hill, 82, died in Springfield, Missouri on October 13, 2010 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Jim was born December 22, 1927 in Zion, Illinois, to Lincoln Austin Hill and Lillie Catherine (Richards) Hill. Jim served in the Merchant Marines as a cook's assistant. He lived in Zion and worked at Ammaco until retiring. Jim attended Church...

Beverly Stern

Beverly Stern

October 10, 2010

Beverly A. Stern Beverly A. Stern, 67, of Zion, died on Sunday, October 10, 2010, at home, in Zion. Beverly was born April 12, 1943, in Harvard, IL, and married Eugene Stern on August 13, 1976, in Waukegan. She was a former employee of Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Beverly was a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, and aunt....

Robert Rosenlof

Robert Rosenlof

October 10, 2010

Robert V. Rosenlof Sr. (Bob) passed away on October 10, 2010 in Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral services were held at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Collierville, Tennessee on October 15, 2010. Bob and his wife of 52 years, Dolores, lived in Waukegan, Illinois for 68 years before they relocated to Tennessee in 2003. A memorial visitation celebrating Bob's life...

Robert Rosenlof

Robert Rosenlof

October 10, 2010

Robert V. Rosenlof Sr. (Bob) passed away on October 10, 2010 in Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral services were held at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Collierville, Tennessee on October 15, 2010. Bob and his wife of 52 years, Dolores, lived in Waukegan, Illinois for 68 years before they relocated to Tennessee in 2003. A memorial visitation celebrating Bob's life...

Joseph Angelos

Joseph Angelos

October 7, 2010

Joseph R. Angelos Jr. "Joe" 62, of Waukegan, IL, died on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at Sheridan Health Care in Zion. Joe was born December 4, 1947, in Waukegan and was a graduate of Waukegan Township High School. He married Patricia Matthews on February 3, 1973, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Waukegan. Joe served with the United States Army...

Nicholas Greener

Nicholas Greener

October 7, 2010

Nicholas Andrew Greener, 23, of Beach Park, Illinois made his journey to heaven on Thursday, October 7, 2010 while being held in his parent's arms. Nicholas was a student of Laremont School in Gages Lake, Beach Park Schools and Zion High School. Left to hold him in memory are his parents Lenny and Mary Lynn Greener of Beach Park, Grandparents...