Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Gene Anderson

Gene Anderson

January 25, 2008

Gene C. Anderson, 74, of Bristol, Wisconsin, died on Friday, January 25, 2008 at home. Gene was born January 23, 1934 in Zion and moved to Bristol 35 years ago. He was a life-long member of Christ Community Church of Zion where in the past he had served in the Zion Guard, as an Usher and was a leader in...

Daryl Novak

Daryl Novak

January 25, 2008

Daryl J. Novak, 57, of Zion, IL, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, January 25, 2008. Daryl is survived by his wife, Debra; a daughter, Michelle Shinn; three sons, Albert Novak, Jonathan Novak, and Nathaniel Novak; two step-sons, Eric (Heidi) Boehmer and Matthew (Georgann) Boehmer and two step-daughters, Sarah (Carl) Kreye and Rachel (Michael) Ester; two grandchildren, Amber...

Jacqueline Musick

Jacqueline Musick

January 24, 2008

Jacqueline F. "Jackie" Musick, 61, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. A daughter given by the Lord to W. Dalton Clark and Faye M. Clark (nee Dowd), she was born December 31, 1946 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and left this earth after a heroic battle with Multiple Myeloma on January 24, 2008 at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical...

Charles Kyrk

Charles Kyrk

January 22, 2008

Charles "Bob" Kyrk, 60, of Winthrop Harbor, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at home surrounded by his family. Bob was born July 5, 1947 in Waukegan. He was a graduate of Illinois State University and was employed for 32 years at Abbott Labs. He was also a Veteran of the Vietnam War having served with the Army 101st Airborne....

Everett Williams

Everett Williams

January 19, 2008

Everett L. Williams, 92, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois and for the past 27 years of Mesa, Arizona and Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan, Illinois. Everett was born June 16, 1915 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and came to Winthrop Harbor in 1954 when he opened several local area Dairy Queens. Later...

Jeanette Lindahl

Jeanette Lindahl

January 18, 2008

Jeanette J. Lindahl, 93, of Beach Park, died on Friday, January 18, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Jeanette was born August 25, 1914 in Grass Lake, Illinois and grew up in Zion. For many years she worked as a Hair Stylist at Mary's Magic Scissors in Highland Park. She later earned her Nursing certificate at Victory Memorial...

Betty Gerry

Betty Gerry

January 16, 2008

Betty Gerry, 77, of Winthrop Harbor, IL died peacefully with loved ones around her on Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at her daughter's home in Winthrop Harbor. Betty was born October 11, 1930 in Waukegan, Illinois. She devoted her life to raising her children. Survivors include children, Bonnie (Steve) Adams, Sherry (Dwayne) Russell, and Robin (Bruno) Spada; grandchildren, Candy Burch, Bob...

Luis Placa

Luis Placa

January 14, 2008

Luis Placa, 87, of Waukegan, died on Monday, January 14, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Luis was born on July 20, 1920 in Mayaguez Puerto Rico and married Juanita Altieri in 1945 in Puerto Rico. He was a member of Our Lady of Humility Church in Beach Park. Luis was a World War II and Korean War...

Shirley Hoeksema

Shirley Hoeksema

January 11, 2008

Shirley J. Hoeksema, 77, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Friday, January 11, 2008 at Condell Hospital in Libertyville. She was born March 3, 1930 in Kenosha and lived in Lake County most of her life. She was self employed for many years at Hoeksema's Mini Mart and later retired in 1995 from the Lake County Circuit Court Clerk's office....

Pauline Grogan

Pauline Grogan

January 11, 2008

Pauline M. Grogan, 81, long-time resident of Beach Park, died on Friday, January 11, 2008 at Lake Forest Hospital with her family by her side. Pauline was born August 19,1926 in Stanley, Wisconsin and moved to this area in 1930. They said it couldn't be done but at 17 years old she married Billy Grogan at 15 years old and...

John Lindsay

John Lindsay

January 9, 2008

John Lindsay went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 9, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Jill Ann Lindsay; four sons, Jay (Cheryl) of Waukegan, Jeff (Sue) of Waukegan, Gregg (Jen) of Silver Lake, Wisconsin, and Gary (Renee) of Lakeland, Florida; four siblings, Marikay (Sam), Ted (Shelia), Robert (Kathy) and Kathy (Luis); and 11 grandchildren. John was...

Robert Emmerth

Robert Emmerth

January 8, 2008

Robert W. " Bob" Emmerth,79, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on January 8, 2008, at home. Bob was born November 6, 1928, in Wheeling, West Virginia, and married Jenny "Kassy" Carson on October 25, 1957. He was a Korean War veteran and a retiree from the United States Navy. Bob was also retired from the Lakehurst Mall in Waukegan, where...

Clova Holverson

Clova Holverson

January 8, 2008

Clova Elaine Holverson, 88, of Zion, died on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Clova was born June 15, 1919, in Clovis, New Mexico, and graduated from Waukegan High School. On April 6, 1938, she married Vernon Holverson. She was a lifelong member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Zion, where she taught Sunday School...

James Davis

James Davis

January 7, 2008

James Lawrence Davis, 84, of Wadsworth, Illinois, passed away after an extended illness on Monday, January 7, 2008 at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. James was born December 28, 1923 in Tremont, Mississippi. He served with the United States Army from 1944 to 1947 and with the United States Navy from 1947 to 1950. He was employed at Johns-Manville...

Mary Rosasco

Mary Rosasco

January 5, 2008

Mary Margaret Rosasco, 99, of Trevor, WI, entered into eternal life on Saturday, January 5, 2008, at the home of her granddaughter, Linnae (Mike) Heiny, and great-grandchildren, Emily and Joshua Heiny. Margaret was born December 3, 1908, in Chicago, IL, and moved to Zion in 1947. She was active with the city of Zion as a "Fire Belle", and with...

Richard Craft

Richard Craft

January 3, 2008

Richard L. "Dick" Craft, 63, of Waukegan, died on Thursday, January 3, 2008, at Hines V.A. Hospital in Maywood. Dick was born October 17, 1944, in Akron, Ohio and married Carole Samuelian on April 17, 1965, in Providence, R.I. He graduated from Ellet High School in Akron, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. While in school he was a member...

Edna Quinlivan

Edna Quinlivan

January 1, 2008

Edna E. Quinlivan, 88, of Zion, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Edna was born was October 12,1919 in Norway, Iowa, and moved to Parkston, S. Dak., with her parents in 1920. She graduated from St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, S. Dak. with a registered nurses degree in 1941 and served in the...

Willis Mayfield

Willis Mayfield

January 1, 2008

Rev. Willis E. Mayfield, 86, of Zion, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. Willis was born February 6, 1921, in Zion, IL, and graduated from Waukegan High School. He married Edith Warren on May 31, 1940, in Zion. Willis attended Bob Jones University and Goshen College, earned...

Mollie Hampton

Mollie Hampton

January 1, 2008

Mollie Hampton, 90, a resident of Shiloh Towers in Zion, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Mollie was born October 19, 1917 in Alabama. She will be dearly missed by her children, Sylvester (Gaila) Hampton, LaVelle (Ray) Crowe, Lou (Nancy) Hampton, Shelia (Duane) Starmach, Mike (Kathy) Hampton, and Tommy (Brenda) Hampton. Mollie...

Gary Lambert

Gary Lambert

December 31, 2007

Gary Steven Lambert, 49, of Zion went to be with his Lord on Monday, December 31, 2007, in Zion. He was born October 8, 1958, in Waukegan and lived in Zion for most of his life. He was a strong and powerfully-built man who deeply loved his family. He previously worked in public works for the City of Lake Forest....