Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Glenn Dunning
December 19, 2008
Glenn Dunning, 83, of Zion, died on Friday, December 19, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Glenn was born November 14, 1925 in Chicago and he graduated in 1943 from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, IL. Following graduation, he served with the Marine Corp Airwing during World War II and Korea, retiring after 19 years. He was...
Elizabeth Callam
December 15, 2008
Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Callam, 65, joined her heavenly creator on, Monday, December 15, 2008,in her daughter's home in Rockford, MI. Betty was born March 19, 1943, in Waukegan, IL, to Albena and Paul Banick, and was a graduate of Waukegan East High School. Besides the few months she spent in Rockford, MI, with her daughter and family, she was a...
Muriel Hough
December 10, 2008
Muriel Hough, 88, of Kansasville, WI, formerly of Zion, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at her home. Muriel was born February 24, 1920 in Monroe County, MS and came to Zion at the age of 20. She was a longtime member of Memorial United Methodist Church of Zion where she was involved in various circles and activities. She was...
Charles Bradford
December 2, 2008
Charles Bradford (aka Pankie Williams), 63, of Zion, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He was born January 21, 1945 in Pikesville, KY and grew up in Chicago before settling in Zion. A Veteran, he served with the United States Navy as a Navy Seal for three tours of duty. Survivors include his...
Dale Gash
December 2, 2008
Dale Gash unexpectedly passed away on December 2 at the age of 86. He was born on October 27, 1922 in Enola, AR and came to Zion in 1946. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a Veteran of WWII. He belonged to VFW Post 7448, member of the Zion Benton Moose and was a Post President of the...
Ralph Burgess
November 30, 2008
Ralph Burgess, 82, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Ralph was born November 25, 1926 in Zion, the son of the late Flossie and John Burgess. After attending grade school and high school in Zion, he attended Knox College in Galesburg, IL. He graduated from Knox in 1950...
Dean Kunz
November 25, 2008
Dean Kunz, 73 of Russell, IL, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Hospice House, Kenosha, WI. She was born October 29, 1935 in Marion County, AL and moved to Zion in 1953. She was a member of Russell Community Church. Dean worked for over 20 years at Warwick Electronics in Zion and she retired in 2003 from Clark's Fiberglass...
Armando Enriquez
November 25, 2008
Armando Enriquez Jr., 20, of Beach Park, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Armando was born June 28, 1988 in Chicago. He loved his family, friends, his Honda Civic, and he especially enjoyed visiting Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago with his friends. Survivors include his father and mother, Armando Sr. and Eva Enriquez; siblings,...
Thomas Christie
November 23, 2008
Thomas Christie, 32, of Cedar Lake, IN, formerly of Waukegan, IL, died suddenly in an automobile accident on Sunday, November 23, in Indiana. Thomas was born on October 10, 1976, in Waukegan, and was employed as a welder by Gibson Metals in Indiana. He is survived by two daughters, Ashley and Leslie of Tennessee; father, Robert (Carol) Christie of North...
William Miller
November 23, 2008
Red was born December 11, 1945, in Libertyville, IL, and proudly served with the United States Marines as a Sargent ES in the Viet Nam War from 1964-1970. He was honorably discharged earning several medals. He later retired from Waste Management after 30 years of dedicated service as a commercial truck driver in Libertyville. Red was a man that will...
Donald Wurtzinger
November 22, 2008
Donald E. Wurtzinger, 76, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, and formerly of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at home. Donald was born July 21, 1932 in Cicero, IL, grew up in Crystal Lake, IL, and moved to Pleasant Prairie four years ago from Winthrop Harbor. He was a Veteran, having served with the United States Army during...
Loren Storey
November 20, 2008
Loren Storey, of Zion and Gills Rock, Wisconsin, beloved husband and encouraging father and grandfather, passed into Glory on Thursday, November 20, 2008, surrounded by family and friends. Loren was born on September 26, 1931 in Zion. He was the 7th son and 11th child of Ralph and Ruth Petreman Storey. Loren attended Zion Parochial Schools and Zion Grade Schools,...
Victoria Savage
November 20, 2008
Victoria M. Savage, 50, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at home. She was born in Arvada, Colorado. She was a member of Our Lady of Humility Church of Beach Park. Victoria received her Masters Degree in Education and has taught at Beach Park Schools for the past 26 years, where she also coached volley ball...
Darrell Taylor
November 19, 2008
Darrell G. Taylor, 76, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on November 19, 2008, at home. He was born February 4, 1932 in Waukegan, IL, and was a graduate of Waukegan Township High School. Darrell was retired from Johnson Motors in Waukegan. He was a talented musician and had played with bands in the local area. Darrell is survived by a...
Robert birkenmeyer
November 15, 2008
Robert L. Birkenmeyer, 64, of Zion, formerly of Lindenhurst, Illinois, died on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan. Robert was born February 28, 1944 in Crystal City, Missouri, graduated from Crystal City High School, entered the Navy, and retired after 20 years as Chief Petty Officer. Following retirement, he became a Navy technical instructor for San...
Robert Anderson
November 15, 2008
Robert "Daddy Bob" Anderson, 83, of Zion, died on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Holy Family Medical Center in Des Plaines, IL. Robert was born April 25, 1925 in Nashville, TN. As a child he grew up in Brookfield, IL, then he resided in Lake County and for the past 32 years has lived in Zion. He was a member...
Jacob Kriston
November 13, 2008
Jacob P. "Jake" Kriston, 91, of Zion, IL passed away November 13, 2008 at home. Jake was born July 22, 1917, in Glen White, PA. He was a former Teamster and retired in 1976. Jake served with the United States Army Air Corps. during World War II for four years as a staff sargeant/radio operator mechanic gunner aboard a B-26...
Edward Heathcote
November 12, 2008
Edward A. Heathcote, 66, of Winthrop Harbor, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Edward was born April 12, 1942 in Waukegan. He was a graduate of Lake Forest School of Management. Ed was a member of Winthrop Harbor United Methodist Church. In 2001, he retired after 40...
Margie Murrell
November 10, 2008
Margie Murrell, 87, of Zion, died on Monday, November 10, 2008 at home, surrounded by her family and friends. Margie was born June 14, 1921 in Leesburg, FL, was raised in Itawamba County, Mississippi and has lived in Zion most of her life. She was a founding member of Zion Second Baptist Church where she also served as church pianist....
Elma Tienhaara
November 8, 2008
Elma E. Tienhaara, 90, formerly of Gurnee, died on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the home of her granddaughter in Denver, CO. Elma was born January 30, 1918 in South Range, MI. She was a member of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waukegan where she was active in the St. Mark's Senior group and the Church Choir. In February...
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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.
