Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Timothy Barkhurst
March 19, 2009
Timothy "Timmy B" Barkhurst, 25, of Clinton, IA, and formerly of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Thursday, March 19, 2009, in Cedar Rapids, IA. Tim was born June 4, 1983, in Lake Forest, IL, and graduated from Warren Township High School in 2001. He was employed recently as a pipe fitter for Archer Daniels Midland in Clinton, IA, and was...
Amy Swanson
March 19, 2009
Amy Francis Swanson, 84, of Winthrop Harbor, was called home on March 19, 2009. Amy was born May 23, 1924 in Hamilton, SD. She is survived by her son, Ronald Swanson of Zion; her daughter, Betty (Al) Gonzales of Winthrop Harbor; two granddaughters, Rhonda (William) Edwards of Kentucky and Miranda Gonzales of Winthrop Harbor; a great-grandson, Sebastian Edwards; and a...
Dorothy Miller
March 18, 2009
Dorothy "Dot" Miller (Smalley), 97, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2009 in Zion, IL. Dorothy was born on December 30th, 1911 in Trenton, NE and graduated from Bedford High School in Bedford, IA in the spring of 1929. Upon relocating to the Zion area in 1943 she enjoyed a career at Purcell's A&P and retired from National Tea, the...
Annette Hart
March 17, 2009
Dr. Annette "Sue" H. Hart of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Lake Forest Hospital after a short illness. She was born and raised in Chicago the younger of two siblings of Otto and Anna Kahle. Both of her parents and her brother, George, preceded her in death. She married Hugh Hart in 1945 and...
Marvin Ehlers
March 16, 2009
Marvin W. Ehlers, 88, of Zion, died on Monday, March 16, 2009 at home. Marvin was born February 12, 1912 in Ward, SD and was a lifelong resident of Zion. He attended Lakeside Community Church of Zion. For many years, he owned and operated both Ehlers Lanes and Z-B Lanes in Zion. He was also a member of Zion-Benton Moose...
Ethel Pushee
March 15, 2009
Ethel M. Pushee, 92, of Zion, Illinois, died on Sunday, March 15, 2009 after a brief stay at Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Ethel was born June 30, 1916 in Zion. After attending Parochial Schools in Zion, she married Robert E. Pushee on December 1, 1934. She was a charter member of Lakeview Church of Zion where she served as...
Alsena Hewitt
March 13, 2009
Alsena Ellen Hewitt (formerly Liebert, nee Stevens), born March 1, 1915, died March 13, 2009. Spent nearly her whole life in the Zion, Waukegan, IL area. A few years spent in SD, sent there by her husband, George Lieberts employer, Cyclone Fence Co. Alsena enjoyed the beauty of the Black Hills. The Liebert children we raised and schooled in Zion...
Thomas Robinson
March 9, 2009
Thomas F. "Bud" Robinson, 27, of Beach Park, died on Sunday, March 9, 2009, at home. Tom was born September 6, 1981, in Waukegan, IL, and for the last 7 years had been employed at Abbott Laboratories. He was a graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School. Tom enjoyed practice shooting at the rifle range with his father, carpentry, and working...
Albena Boyke-Banick
March 7, 2009
Albena Boyke-Banick, 90, a resident of Waukegan for most of her life, died peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. Albena was born December 27, 1918, in Waukegan, IL, and enjoyed a long, full life. Survivors include her sons, Joseph (Polly) Banick and Paul (Barbara) Banick; her granchildren, Michael Banick, Teri (Mark) Eglund, Tony Banik,...
Robert McNeil
March 7, 2009
Robert W. "Bob" McNeil, 70, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, formerly of Zion, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at home surrounded by his family. Bob was born July 1, 1938 in Kenosha and has lived in this area all of his life. He served with the United States Army from 1955 until 1958. Bob retired from National Gypsum in...
Tanya Walker
March 7, 2009
Tanya Lee Walker, 63, long-time resident of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at University of Chicago Hospital with her family by her side. Tanya was born August 22, 1945 in Waukegan, Illinois. On October 22, 1966 she married her soul mate, Robert I. Walker, and had three children, Jody, Billy and Shane. Tanyas joy in life...
Robert Ahern
March 5, 2009
Robert Ahern, 44, of Zion, died on March 5, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He was born December 22, 1964 in Waukegan. To everyone who knew him, loved him, cared for him, we his immediate family thank you from our hearts and souls. We appreciate what you have done for Bob. We thank you for keeping him...
Donald Lorenz
February 27, 2009
Donald Lorenz, 82, of Waukegan, Illinois Passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He will be sorely missed by family and friends in northern Illinois and around the country. In 1943, during W.W.II, Don enlisted in the Navy at the age of 16, but couldn't serve until he turned 17. At 18, he...
Claire Rendall
February 27, 2009
Claire Herbert Rendall, 81, of Zion, died on Friday, February 27, 2009, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, surrounded by his family. He will be truly missed by family and friends in Wisconsin, Illinois, and around the country. He was born to Orrin and Bessie on December 2, 1927 Plainfield, Wl, and graduated Zion Benton High School 1945. He...
Edward Ridgway
February 26, 2009
Edward W. Ridgway, 87, of Zion, died peacefully at home on Thursday, February 26, 2009 surrounded by his family. Edward was born October 25, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Edward was a Veteran of World War II, having served with the Army-Air Corps in the European Theatre. He graduated from Indiana Institute of Technology in 1950. Later he went on to...
Ann Talley
February 25, 2009
Ann Marie Talley (nee Corcoran), 63, of Zion, was called peacefully home by her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago with her family by her side. She was born June 14, 1945 in Waukegan and has lived most of her life in Zion. She spent the majority of her life as a...
James Mallo
February 25, 2009
James Robert Mallo, 66, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Kenosha, WI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at home. James was born September 2, 1942, in Kenosha, and was retired from the Cement Finishers Local #599. He served with the United States Marines in the early sixties and attained the rank of Lance Corporal. James loved fishing,...
Sylvia Pettry
February 24, 2009
Sylvia Pettry, 72, of Gurnee, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Sylvia was born on November 23, 1936, in Helliur, KY, and married Jack Pettry on June 18, 1955. Their union took them from Packsville, West Virginia, to Highwood, IL, and to finally settle in Waukegan, IL, for most of their lives. Sylvia worked...
Penny Mosley
February 23, 2009
Penny Marie Mosley, 46, of Waukegan, Illinois, passed suddenly on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Penny was born July 9, 1962 in Waukegan and had lived in Waukegan all of her life. She was employed at Zion School Transportation Department. Survivors include her husband of 17 years, Howard; children Bryon (Tammy) Mosley of Zion,...
Marie Rothrock
February 23, 2009
Marie E. Rothrock, 75, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Marie was born December 5, 1933 in Waukegan and had lived in Winthrop Harbor all of her life. She retired from the Zion-Benton School system as a bus driver. Prior to that she had worked at Abbotts. She was...
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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.
