Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Norma Miskell
September 3, 2010
Norma "Granny" Miskell, 80, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Friday, September 3, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born July 13, 1930 in Princeton, Indiana and has been a resident of Lake County since 1965. Norma enjoyed embroidering quilts and many people still have those quilts to remember her by. Survivors include her children, Wayne (Judi)...
Gloria Taylor
September 2, 2010
Gloria Eugenia Taylor was born on September 11, 1931, in Big Bridge, Jamaica, West Indies to the union of Edwin James and Adina Delores McLeod. In April of 1972, she united with the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, of Zion, Illinois, under the leadership of the present Pastor, Rev. Dr. B.J. Gaston. She was a faithful tither and faithful member of...
John Anderson
September 1, 2010
John Keith Anderson, 81, died at home on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. He was born in 1928 in Kenosha, WI. He married his high school sweetheart, Joan C. Solberg, in 1948. They lived their entire married life on the family farm in rural Zion, Illinois. He worked for 30 years as a machine repairman at American Motors in Kenosha. During...
James Minor
August 30, 2010
James D. Minor, Ph.D. died peacefully on Monday, August 30, 2010 with his loved ones by his side. Jim was born December 24, 1940 in Columbia, Missouri to William Minor and Margaret Brooks. He earned his Ph.D. in Entomology, was a Master Diver, a Jeweler, and was owner of A-Rest-A-Pest for over 20 years. Survivors include his son, Devin J....
Hilary Whitmore
August 26, 2010
Hilary Suzanne Whitmore Age 27, born April 5, 1983, of Wadsworth, Illinois, passed away Thursday, August 26, at home surrounded by her family. Hilary graduated from the SEDOL program and had worked at the Lakeside Center in Waukegan for the past 6 years where she had many friends. Hilary is survived by her parents, Roger and Kathleen Whitmore of Wadsworth,...
Shirley Jacobsen
August 25, 2010
Shirley Walzer Jacobsen, age 89, died Wednesday August 25, 2010 at Heartland Country Village in Black Earth Wisconsin. Shirley was born in Baudette, Minnesota on December 1, 1920, the daughter of Jesse Elias and Vera Dinora Walzer. While attending beauty school in Minneapolis, Shirley met then seminary student George T L Jacobsen and was married on September 9, 1944 in...
Joseph Lyding
August 22, 2010
Joseph W. "Joe" Lyding, 90, of Waukegan Il, died on Sunday, August 22, 2010, at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL. Joe was born January 11, 1920, in Indianapolis, IN, and was a 1938 graduate of Waukegan Township High School. He wed Helen Tamerian in February of 1950. Joe served with the United States Army in World War II in...
Margaret Turner
August 18, 2010
Margaret Ruth McEaddy Turner, 84, of Zion, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, surrounded by her family, at the Sheridan Medical Complex in Kenosha, WI. She was born January 24, 1926, in Birmingham, AL. Her mother died early in her childhood. Margaret and her younger brother, Jimmy, relocated frequently in Georgia and Florida with their father, James Davis...
Bertha Hall
August 18, 2010
Bertha Hall, 100, of Zion, IL, died on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. Bertha was born February 6, 1910, in Dubuque, Iowa, and was a long time member of Grace Missionary Church in Zion, having lived in Zion since 1938. She leaves behind two daughters, Jettie Rose (Robert) Peterson of Zion, IL, and Lynette (David)...
Walter Schneider
August 17, 2010
Walter H. Schneider 87, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2010 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born on July 5, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Herman and Anna Schneider. He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a radio man, and after his discharge he attended the University of Illinois,...
Drew Earnest
August 16, 2010
Drew W. Earnest, age 58, of Adams, Wisconsin formerly of Zion, Illinois passed away unexpectedly on August 16, 2010 at the Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. A casual memorial gathering will be on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at the Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Rd. in Zion, Illinois from 2:00p.m. until 5:00p.m. Drew was born January 18, 1952 in...
Steve Wypych
August 15, 2010
Steve Joseph Wypych, 69, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. Steve was born November 5, 1940 in Waukegan. Music was his lifelong passion. He was a singer, songwriter, guitarist for various bands over the years. Survivors include his children, Kenneth Wypych of Waukegan, Steve Wypych Jr. of Waukegan, Tom Wypych...
James Dalton
August 13, 2010
James Edward Dalton, 72, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Zion, IL, died on Friday, August 13, 2010, at Loyola Medical Center, Maywood, IL. James was born October 15, 1937, in Crenshaw, MS, to Brother and Marie Dalton. He married Helen Hefner on June 13, 1959, in Bangor, MI. James retired from Commonwealth Edison in 1992, and previous to that...
Catherine Perpich
August 12, 2010
Catherine Marie Perpich, 78, of Mesa, AZ, died on Thursday, August 12, 2010, in Mesa. Catherine was born August 27, 1931, in North Chicago, IL, to Mike and Eva Perpich. She was a member of the former Mother of God Church in North Chicago. Catherine retired from the U.S. Steel "Wire Mill" in North Chicago after 30 years of service....
Judith Blohm
August 10, 2010
Judith K. "Judie" Blohm, 67, of Beach Park, IL, formerly of Waukegan, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Judie was born February 13, 1943, in Terre Haute, IN. She retired in 2002 as an employee of the Lake County Clerk's office. Prior to that, she held many positions in the mortgage industry. Judie...
Patricia Trygar
August 7, 2010
Patricia "Patty" Trygar, 59, of Park City, Illinois lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, August 7, 2010. She was born May 18, 1951 in Highland Park, Illinois. She was employed by St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waukegan after retiring from AVAYA where she worked for 32 years. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Highland...
Richard Davis
August 7, 2010
Richard Paul Davis, 69, peacefully passed away on August 7, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East, with his family at his bedside, following a five month battle with cancer. He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois on September 18, 1940, and lived the first half of his life in Waukegan, graduating from Waukegan Township High School in 1959. He worked...
Lillian Johnson
August 6, 2010
Lillian V. Johnson (nee Sather), 78, of Zion, Illinois passed away August 6, 2010 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lillian was born January 11, 1932 in Independence, Wisconsin where she lived until she moved to Highland Park, Illinois in 1950. She moved to Tecumseh, Michigan in 1959, then to Twin Lakes, Wisconsin in 1962, and finally to Zion, Illinois in 1976. Lillian...
Russell Walters
August 6, 2010
Russell K. "Russ" Walters, 50, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Zion, IL, unexpectedly passed away on Friday, August 6, 2010, at home. Russ was born December 9, 1959, in Waukegan, IL, and was a1978 graduate of Mechanicsburg Area High School, Mechanicsburg, PA. He was previously employed for Maki Construction in Antioch, IL, and most recently, Wal-Mart in Zion. Russ...
Roy Evans
August 4, 2010
Roy Charles Evans, 65, of Bristol, Wisconsin died August 4, 2010. Roy was born March 16, 1945 in Chico, California. Roy cowboyed throughout the West for 25 years. He met Kathleen Woods in 1991 while he was head wrangler at Lazy K Bar Ranch outside of Phoenix, Arizona. He and Kathleen married in 1992 and settled in Bristol. He shod...
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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.
