Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Patricia Foreman

Patricia Foreman

March 6, 2008

Patricia "Pat" Foreman, 80, a longtime resident of Wildwood, Illinois, passed away peacefully at Winchester House in Libertyville, surrounded by her family on March 6, 2008. She was a charter member of Sunrise Assisted Living of Gurnee where she spent the past six years of her life. Pat was born June 23, 1927, in Oak Park, Illinois. After attending Ripon...

Robert Vincent

Robert Vincent

March 5, 2008

Robert E. Vincent, 75, beloved husband and father, went to meet his Savior on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. at Condell Hospital in Libertyville, Illinois. He was born October 24, 1932 to Lawrence and Bertha Vincent in Clarkton, Missouri. He had three brothers and one sister, Lawrence (Helen) Vincent, Jack (Reba) Vincent, Roy (Beverly) Vincent and Virginia (John)...

Neal Tanner

Neal Tanner

March 5, 2008

Neal P. Tanner, 68, of Beach Park, IL, formerly of Zion and Gurnee, IL and Las Vegas, NV, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at Victory Lakes Continuing Care Center in Lindenhurst, IL. Neal was born May 16, 1939, in Zion and was a graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School. He married Ruthanne Larsen on February 28, 1959 in Waukegan....

Kerttu Haaga

Kerttu Haaga

March 2, 2008

Kerttu K. Haaga, 82, died March 2, 2008. Kerttu was born July 20, 1925 in Finland. She moved to the United States in 1956 and resided in DeKalb until moving to Rolling Hills Manor 8 years ago. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in DeKalb. Kerttu is survived by one son Eric Haaga and his family of Vernon...

Edward Miltimore

Edward Miltimore

March 2, 2008

Edward "Bud" J. Miltimore, 86, a life-long resident of the Zion/Waukegan area, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, of complications from a heart condition. Ed served in the United Sates Navy in the Pacific Theater for years during World War II. He retired from Cyclone Fence (U.S.Steel) of Waukegan after 31 years...

Edward Grigas

Edward Grigas

March 1, 2008

Edward Francis Grigas, 80, of Zion, Illinois passed peacefully at home Saturday, March 1, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born October 16, 1927, Edward grew up in Boston, MA. He served 30 years in the US Navy, 22 years of active service (from 1944-1966) as a seaplane aircraft mechanic. He later was employed by Cheshire (Xerox) Corporation in...

Helen Mitchell

Helen Mitchell

February 29, 2008

Helen Elizabeth Mitchell, 79, of Zion, went home to be with our Lord on Friday, February 29, 2008 following a long battle with Alzheimer's at Sheridan Health Care Center in Zion. Helen was born June 21, 1928 in Tremont, Mississippi and has lived in Zion most of her life, graduating from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1946. She began working...

Eriberto Lopez

Eriberto Lopez

February 29, 2008

Eriberto "Eddie" Lopez, 33, of Waukegan, passed away on Friday, February 29, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Eddie was born March 31, 1974 in Waukegan to Vicente and Delia Lopez. He attended Waukegan West High School, was employed in construction with Local #152 and he was an active member of Lakeside Community Church of Zion. He leaves...

Mary Garside

Mary Garside

February 27, 2008

Mary Louise Garside, 85, of Winthrop Harbor, and more recently of Carmel House in Zion, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Mary was born April 17, 1922 in Zering, Illinois, grew up in Bagley, Wisconsin and moved to this area in 1962. On September 10, 1952 she married the late Charles J....

Jarrett Covington

Jarrett Covington

February 26, 2008

Jarett Howard Covington, 16, of Zion, IL, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Jarett was born February 15, 1992 in Maywood, IL. He was a well loved and happy young man. Jarett attended Laremont School in Gages Lake, IL and lived in Zion with his parents, Eugene and Ella Ecxford. He will be...

Joyce Schonter

Joyce Schonter

February 21, 2008

Joyce L. Schonter, 74, of Zion, died on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion. Joyce was born April 27, 1933 in Prentice, Wisconsin and has lived in the Beach Park area most of her life. She enjoyed playing cards and she started the Pinocle Club at Carmel House in Zion. Survivors include her three children,...

Marialuz Munji-Logarta

Marialuz Munji-Logarta

February 21, 2008

Marialuz Munji-Logarta, 45, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion. She was born May 21, 1962 in the Philippines and came to this country in 2001. She was employed as a Unit Secretary for St. Mary's Hospital in Racine, Wisconsin and prior to that she worked at Midwestern Regional...

Albert Kalo

Albert Kalo

February 16, 2008

His editorial comments, vocal and printed, are silenced. Albert Ozzie Kalo died on February 16, 2008, in Waukegan, the city in which he was born June 10, 1918. His parents, Sahag and Sarouhi Kaloustian of Armenia, settled here 1916 and instilled in him an immense pride of his Armenian heritage. Ozzie served in the United States Navy, Fleet Marines as...

Sheryl Scrivener

Sheryl Scrivener

February 16, 2008

Sheryl Lorraine Scrivener, 60, of Waukegan, died on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at home. Sheryl was born on June 16, 1947 in Wilmington, Delaware, and moved to Waukegan in 1986 from Guam with her husband Frank who was serving with the U.S. Navy. She married Frank Scrivener Jr. on October 22, 1966, in Annapolis, Maryland. Sheryl was a graduate of...

Kathleen Barton

Kathleen Barton

February 14, 2008

Kathleen Ann Barton, 50 , of Park City, IL, died on Thursday, February 14, 2008, at home. Kathleen was born February 2, 1958, in Chicago. She grew up in Cicero and lived in the Chicago area all of her life. Kathleen married Doug Barton on April 8, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother....

Dorothy Roy

Dorothy Roy

February 14, 2008

Dorothy Pavlik Roy, 82, of Beach Park died February 14, 2008. Dorothy was born November 13, 1925 in Waukegan, Illinois. She graduated valedictorian of the Class of 1944 from Waukegan High School. She attended the University of Illinois and Iowa State University on scholarship, where she studied Horticulture and Literature. Dorothy enjoyed playing piano for the USO during World War...

John Brown

John Brown

February 13, 2008

John E. Brown, Jr., 65, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 in Englewood, Florida. John was born November 28, 1942 in Waukegan to the late John Sr. and Alice Brown. John worked as an electrical engineer at Abbott Laboratories for 44 years, retiring in 2003. John loved his horses, dogs and cats, and enjoyed NASCAR...

Dale Kober

Dale Kober

February 11, 2008

Dale P. Kober, 68, of Waukegan, Illinois, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at Highland Park Hospital. Dale was born March 14, 1939 in West Bend, Wisconsin, moving to Chicago in 1964, to Deerfield in 1965 and lived in Highland Park from 1968 until 2003 when he moved to Waukegan. He received his undergraduate and his Law Degree from University of...

Thomas Parry

Thomas Parry

February 9, 2008

Thomas Parry, 82, of Beach Park, died on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Thomas was born September 7, 1925, in Zion, IL, and married Marlene Wood on October 5, 1951, in Zion. He served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1943-1946. Thomas was employed as an operating engineer for Union Local #150, retiring in 1989. Survivors include...

Rickard Johnson

Rickard Johnson

February 8, 2008

Rickard D. Johnson, 56, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Rickard was born September 17, 1951 in Waukegan and moved to Winthrop Harbor in 1990. He attended Waukegan schools and graduated from Waukegan Township High School in 1969. He was employed at Commonwealth Edison (Exelon) for 31 years,...