Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Earl Jarnagin
November 23, 2009
Earl Jarnagin, 77, of Zion, Illinois, died on Monday, November 23, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Earl was born September 15, 1932 in Lohrville, Iowa and came to Zion in 1949. He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Zion. Earl owned and operated Midwest Heating & Cooling Services in Waukegan, and later in...
Patricia Gibson Palmer
November 23, 2009
Patricia Gibson Palmer, 75, of San Benito, TX, formerly of Round Lake and Zion, IL, died on Monday, November 23, 2009 in San Benito. She was born April 18, 1934 in Monmouth, IL and came to Lake County at an early age. Her life revolved around her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include her children, Connie Smith of San Benito,...
Dawn Anderson
November 22, 2009
Dawn R. Anderson 53, of Zion, IL passed away on November 22, 2009. Dawn was born in Kenosha, WI in 1956. She was a lifelong resident of Zion. Dawn graduated in 1974 from Zion-Benton Township High School. She married Dale Anderson in 1975 at Christian Catholic Church in Zion, Dawn was an extremely creative artist and taught pre-school at the...
Francis Hanson
November 22, 2009
Francis Oskar Hanson, 93, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2009, in Kenosha, WI. Francis was born March 12, 1916, in Necedah, WI, to the late Olga and Martin Hanson. He was a farmer who served in combat in World War II in the Pacific Theater with the United States Army. Francis married Gertrude Sparks on...
James McKnight
November 17, 2009
James O. McKnight Sr., 83, of Kenosha, WI and formerly of Zion, IL, died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at his home in Kenosha. He was born July 28, 1926 in Liberty, MS and moved to Lake County after serving with the United States Army in Germany during World War II. He was a member of Winthrop Harbor United Methodist...
Gloria Plummer
November 16, 2009
Gloria Ruth Plummer Surrounded by family, Gloria Ruth (nee Schott) Plummer died on Monday, November 16, 2009 from congestive heart failure in Lindenhurst, IL at the age of 87 years old. At the time of her death, she resided at Victory Lakes in Lindenhurst, IL. She was born on February 25, 1922 in Zion, Illinois to Rose and Fred Schott....
Mary Falk
November 15, 2009
Mary Gerline Falk, 73, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., formerly of Red Bay, Ala., and Frostproof, Fla., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the Lake View Specialty Hospital, Waterford, Wis. Mary was born June 2, 1936, in Rienzi, Miss., and married David Falk on May 8, 1954, in Fulton, Miss. She was formerly employed...
Raymond Haggerty
November 6, 2009
Raymond Haggerty, 87, of Zion, Illinois, died on Friday, November 6, 2009 at V. A. Hospital in North Chicago, Illinois. Raymond was born December 3, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. He lived a good life and served his country well. Survivors include 2 nephews, and 2 nieces. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, and brother and sisters....
Norma Naden
November 5, 2009
Norma Naden, 93, of Zion, IL, died on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at Sheridan Health Care Center, Zion. Norma was born December 24, 1915, in Stanchfield, Minnesota, and was a graduate of Waukegan Twp. High School. She grew up in Waukegan and moved to Zion with her late husband, Jay. Norma is survived by two children, Susan (Phil) Cunliffe-Owen and...
Richard Baker
November 5, 2009
Richard Lester "Dick" Baker, 80, of Winthrop Harbor, died on Thursday, November 5 , 2009, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Dick was born June 7, 1929, in Waukegan and was a member of Christ Community Church, Zion. He married Nancy Hughes on April 18, 1953, in Waukegan. Dick retired from the former Parkway Restaurant in Waukegan after 35...
Lynn Machnik Crocco
November 3, 2009
Lynn A. Machnik Crocco (nee Reinhard), 67, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at home. Lynn was born March 18, 1942 in Chicago, was raised in Deerfield, IL, lived in Florida for 30 years and moved to Winthrop Harbor 12 years ago. She was a member of the Winthrop Harbor Planning and Zoning Committee and the...
Brent Falkinham
October 30, 2009
Brent Kenneth Falkinham, age 1 month, of Beach Park died on Friday, October 30, 2009, in his parent's arms, surrounded by his extended family at Comer Children's Hospital at the University of Chicago. Brent was born September 24, 2009, in Evanston, IL., and fought courageously to live. Survivors include his father and mother, Jason and Rebecca Falkinham of Beach Park;...
Ruth Hallgren
October 29, 2009
Ruth Hallgren, 84, of Zion, Illinois, died on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Sheridan Health Care Center in Zion. Ruth was born December 4, 1924 in Waukegan and lived in Zion most of her life where she was a longtime member of Memorial United Methodist Church. She and her husband, the late Albert Hallgren Sr., were married on October 31,...
Edward Meyers
October 28, 2009
Edward "Ed" J. Meyers, 60, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at home, surrounded by his family. Ed was born May 29, 1949, in Chicago, and was a 1967 graduate of Proviso West Township High School and a 1971 graduate of Northern Illinois University. He then went on to obtain his Masters Degree from Roosevelt University...
Geraldine Casey
October 27, 2009
Geraldine "Gerry" Casey, 78, of Zion, IL died on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI. Geraldine was born May 6, 1931 in Waukegan and was a lifelong Lake County resident. She married the late Hearl Casey of Shawneetown, IL on May 5, 1951. Geraldine retired from Veterans Canteen Center in North Chicago in 1992. She was...
George Dix
October 24, 2009
George L. Dix, 79, of Zion, died on Saturday, October 24, 2009 peacefully at his home. George was born July 31, 1930 in Waukegan and lived in this area all of his life. He attended Memorial United Methodist Church. George retired in 1987 from Commonwealth Edison, Zion Power Plant, after 40 years of employment with the utility. He was a...
Albert Holt
October 24, 2009
Albert "Bob" Holt, 84, of Beach Park, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the North Chicago Veterans Hospital. He was born July 27, 1925 in Bicknell, Indiana. He served in World War II with General Pattons 5th Army from 1943 to 1946. Albert was also a 50 year member of Berwyn Masonic Lodge #539 A.F & A.M....
Senia Keski
October 22, 2009
Senia Keski, 84, of Kenosha, died on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Golden Living Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Senia Amanda Sironen was born October 20, 1925 in Ewen, Michigan to the late Emil and Maria Sironen. She graduated from Ewen High School in 1945, and then completed a business course at Suomi College in 1948. Senia married Carl Keski on...
Betty Demo
October 21, 2009
Betty Louise Demo, 85, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Betty was born June 17, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduated from the Wisconsin State School for the Deaf in Delavan, Wisconsin then attended Design School in Milwaukee. As a young adult, Betty became a part of Wisconsin State Fair history in...
Edythe McCulloch
October 20, 2009
Edythe McCulloch, 98, went peacefully to be with the Lord on October 20, 2009. She was born May 3, 1911 in Bradford England where she lived until age 3 when her parents moved to Canada for 6 months before moving to Zion, IL, where she resided most of her life. She was a member of the Christian Catholic Church and...
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