Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Walter Seegren
August 3, 2010
Walter R. (Wally) Seegren, 81, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He was born August 6, 1928 in Chicago to Swedish immigrant parents. A graduate of Senn High School, he met Eleanor Stohl, who became his wife of 58 years, at Wright Junior College. He began designing and building homes in 1950...
Larry Vasquez
July 31, 2010
Larry A. Vasquez, 48, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at home. Larry was born August 14, 1961 in Waukegan. A sports enthusiast, Larry was an loyal Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan. He also found pleasure in working outdoors. Survivors include his son, Nolan Vasquez-Bohner of Beach Park; his father and mother, Larry Vasquez of...
Bernie Ackerman
July 30, 2010
Bernie Ackerman, 85, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, formerly of Zion, Illinois, died on Friday, July 30, 2010. Bernie was born August 27, 1924 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and grew up in Neenah, Wisconsin. As a Veteran, Bernie served his country in the United States Navy during World War II where he was a gunner aboard an L.S.T. at Omaha Beach on...
Margaret Christian
July 28, 2010
Margaret Christian, 84, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family. Margaret was born, June 16, 1926, in Velka, Revuca, Czechoslovakia, to Victor and Rozalia (nee Peleck) Sturman and married Robert Christian on December 20, 1947. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Zion. Margaret's employment past...
Leonard Wensle
July 19, 2010
Leonard "Cy" Wensle, 79, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Monday, July 19, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Cy was born February 8, 1931 in Waukegan. He worked for Wetzel & Turner Chevrolet, Sorenson Chevrolet and retired in 1996 from Classic Chevrolet after 46 year total. He enjoyed square dancing with the Lake County Promenaders and...
Margaret Neeve
July 18, 2010
Margaret B. Neeve, 92, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, and formerly of Zion, IL, and Hot Springs, AR, died in her home on Sunday, July 18, 2010, surrounded by her family. Margaret was born on May 18, 1918, in Zion, IL, to Warner and Alma Fox. She wed Wilbur Neeve on October 5, 1940, in Iowa. Margaret was a long time...
James Christensen
July 15, 2010
James R. "Jim" Christensen, 80, of Zion, Illinois, died on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Jim was born October 26, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, grew up in Spooner, Wisconsin and moved to Zion in 1946. He was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church of Zion. Jim retired from Coca-Cola in 1976 after 25...
Oliver Manninen
July 14, 2010
Oliver Onni Manninen, 96, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Oliver was born December 8, 1913 in Bagley, Michigan and was essentially an orphan after his Finnish mother died when he was five. Raised by an aunt and uncle, he rarely saw his father, a lumberjack. As a boy in...
Margaret Rasmussen
July 13, 2010
Margaret Rose Rasmussen, age 70, was born in Alberta, Canada in 1939. At age 15, her parents passed away and Margaret and her sister Carole left the farm and moved to live with sister Helen and husband Arthur Urwin in Iowa. There Margaret attended special education classes and helped raise her five nieces and nephews. Margaret had a wonderful work...
Ophie Pate
July 12, 2010
Ophie Pearl Pate, 83, of Zion Il, died on Monday, July 12, 2010, at home surrounded by her family. Ophie was born May 31, 1927, in New Site, Mississippi and married Fred Pate on May 31, 1947. She was a former employee of Glazier Sewing Factory-Sewing Outlet Store in Zion. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Ophie...
Eva Gillespie
July 12, 2010
Eva R. Gillespie, 75, of Zion, died on Monday, July 12, 2010, at the Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Eva was born June 2, 1935, in Zion, and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1954. She married Kenneth H. Gillespie on July 26, 1958, in Zion. Her employment past included working for Warwick Electric in Zion (for over 10...
Don Stranberg
July 10, 2010
Don Frederick Stranberg, age ninety-two, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on July 10, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Don was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. Later, he studied mechanical engineering at Iowa University. Don worked 36 years at Anchor Coupling Company in Libertyville, Illinois. He began as a mechanical engineer and was...
Ruth Varner
July 8, 2010
Ruth L. Varner, 85, of Ripon, Wisconsin formerly of Zion, Illinois, died on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Ripon Medical Center. Ruth was born September 27, 1924 in Kenosha, Wisconsin and lived most of her life in Zion until retiring to Ripon in 1986. She retired as a bank officer from Zion State Bank and Trust Company in Zion. Ruth...
Mary Bryant
July 6, 2010
Mary "Jackie" Bryant, 72, of Park City, IL passed away on July 6, 2010 after a short brave battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Waukegan on September 15, 1937. As a military wife she lived in many places including Virginia, Washington, California, Hawaii, and Mississippi. Until this summer Jackie was employed at W.J. Murphy Elementary School in...
Edward Tollers
July 5, 2010
Edward R. Tollers, 80, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Sheridan Health Care Center in Zion. Edward was born October 23, 1929 in Superior, Wisconsin and resided in Winthrop Harbor with his brother, Donald, since 1971, after living in Waukegan for 22 years and short time in Kenosha, Wisconsin prior to that. Survivors include his...
Donald Schroeder
July 4, 2010
Donald W. Schroeder, 86, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Don was born April 3, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to Zion in 1952 from Kenosha. He was a Veteran of World War II having served with the Army-Air Corps. Don retired in 1986 after 39 years of...
W. T. Mills
June 28, 2010
W.T. Mills, 79, of Zion, Illinois died June 28, 2010. W.T. was born April 2, 1931 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. He was employed by Johns Manville in Waukegan for 42 years. He was a member of the Zion Moose Lodge #667, and the JM Club in Waukegan. W.T. was an avid golfer, enjoyed checkers and bowling and was excellent at...
Ana Tavarez
June 22, 2010
Ana Tavarez, 77, a long time resident of North Chicago, IL, died on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Ana was born August 16, 1932, in the Dominican Republic. Ana was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She had a fond love of all her family and an appreciation of flowers....
Delores Rich
June 22, 2010
Dolores C. Rich, nee (Bourdeau), passed away Tuesday June 22, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband Glenn (Rufus) Rich. She leaves to cherish her memory, her son Tom, and daughter Sheryl (Jamie) Farrell, and her beloved grandsons Shane and Cody. She and Glenn traveled throughout the US and Canada watching Shane play hockey, and Cody play baseball....
Preston Stanley
June 20, 2010
Preston L. Stanley of Kenosha, Wisconsin, 10 year old son of Jeremy and Eileen Stanley, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family and loved ones, on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Preston was born November 16, 1999 in Waukegan and he attended school at Southport Elementary in Kenosha. Along with his parents, Preston is also survived by his brothers,...
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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.
