Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Clyde Slay
October 5, 2010
Clyde Slay, 84, a resident of Beach Park, IL, since 1959, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at Aurora Medical Center, Kenosha. Wisconsin. Clyde was born September 3, 1926, in Itawamba County, MS, and married Vetris Wallace on September 23, 1945. He retired from Johns-Manville in Waukegan, IL, after about 35 years of employment. At Johns-Manville he was a...
Clara Horning
October 2, 2010
Clara Ruth Horning, 99, of Zion, Illinois, died on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Clara was born August 12, 1911 in Holladay, Tennessee and came to the Zion area around 1928. She was a long-time member of Memorial United Methodist Church of Zion. Clara retired from Johns-Manville in Waukegan after 36 years of employment...
Marie Loew
September 29, 2010
Marie C. Loew of Cape Coral, Florida passed away peacefully in the early hours of September 29th, 2010. Born in Chicago on July 26, 1925, she lived many years in Kenosha, Wisconsin and was proud of her 30 years at Abbott. She retired to Cape Coral where she remained active with crafts and hobby club. She spent her last 5...
Joyce Ashmore
September 29, 2010
Joyce A. Ashmore, 80, of Beach Park, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Joyce was born December 5, 1929, in Zion, and lived in this area most of her life, except for ten years living in Florida from 1997 to 2007. She married Edward H. Ashmore...
Clifford Brauck
September 29, 2010
Clifford Del Brauck, 90, passed away on September 29, 2010 at the Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, South Carolina. He was born July 8, 1920 in Waukegan. Cliff retired to South Carolina in 1988 after working for Lamkin Leather in Chicago as a Mechanical Engineer. Cliff was inventive, brilliant, and met each moment with a smile. With his...
Charlene Bryan
September 28, 2010
Charlene "Char" Bryan, 63, of Zion, IL, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Charlene was born November 23, 1946, in Chicago, IL, and graduated from Resurrection High School in 1965. She married Robert A. Bryan on October 1, 1966, in Harwood Heights, IL. Charlene retired from the Special Education District of Lake...
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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.
