Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Donnie Cossman
March 27, 2009
Donnie Robert Cossman, 48, of Wadsworth, IL, died on Friday, March 27th, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, surrounded by his family. Donnie was born November 2, 1960, in Waukegan and married Patty Harris on July 17, 1982, in Waukegan. He had been most recently employed by Modern Heating for 12 years, and before that by Anchor Glass Container...
Ruth Anderson
March 27, 2009
Ruth Anderson was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1913 at home in Zion to Glen and Blanche Anderson. Ruth was raised in Zion and attended Zion Parochial Schools. Ruth left Zion and moved to California while in her early twenties and later became a nurse. She was a surgical nurse for 30 years before moving back to Zion to...
S. A. Harris
March 24, 2009
S. A. "Jimmie" Harris, 92, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion. Jimmie was born December 30, 1916 in Meade, Kansas and operated Artesian Valley Creamery and Produce Business in Harrington, Kansas. He came to Winthrop Harbor in 1946 after serving 6 ½ years in the United States Navy, both...
Helvi Wuorenma
March 23, 2009
Helvi Irene Wuorenma (nee Ahola), 94, of Zion, died on Monday, March 23, 2009 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. Helvi was born January 22, 1915 in Bovey, Minnesota. For 54 years, from 1953 until 2007, she lived on Yorkhouse Road in Waukegan until moving to Barton Senior Residences in July of 2007. In 1931 Helvi quit school...
B. Varner
March 21, 2009
B. Sue Varner, 52, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died on Saturday, March 21, 2009, at home, surrounded by her family. Sue was born April 17, 1956 in Keokuk, IA, and worked for years for Cub Food in Waukegan, and then recently for Wal-Mart in Antioch, IL. She was a people person and people loved her. She...
John Purcell
March 20, 2009
John R. Purcell, 70, of Zion, died on Friday, March 20, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. John was born December 28, 1938 in Lake Forest, IL. He was a very active member of Memorial United Methodist Church of Zion. John was employed for many years with Civil Service at Great Lakes, IL. He was a member of...
Jack Stried
March 20, 2009
Jack Stried, age 79, of Beach Park , IL , died March 20, 2009 , after a long battle with heart disease. He is survived by his three daughters: Carol Stried (James Cascarano) of Gurnee, Sharon Bartmer (Rev. Tom Bartmer) of Antioch and Brenda Stried (Ron Molczan) of Gurnee; grandchildren: Teresa Gonzales, Angela Reasoner (Alan), Tina Ward, Jacklyn Mullin (Charlie),...
Lillian Miller
March 19, 2009
Lillian A. Miller, 79, of Waukegan, IL, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009, surrounded by her family at home. Lillian was born July 7, 1929, in Waukegan, and married Dale Miller on November 9, 1946, in Waukegan. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Dale; daughter, Donna (Dave) Zeilbeck of...
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...
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