Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Rachel Liddle
June 8, 2008
Rachel Lois Liddle, 85, of Zion, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 8, 2008 after a short illness. Rachel was born on October 3, 1922, to the late Leon and Amelia Short at her home in Zion. She was married to Clarence C. Liddle on October 2, 1942, also at her home. Clarence and Rachel enjoyed...
Eleanor Ehlers
June 5, 2008
Eleanor Ehlers, 84, of Beach Park, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at home and surrounded by her loved ones. Eleanor was born September 10, 1923 in Iron River, Michigan to Joe and Bernice Znorowski. She loved to spend time with her family and friends and she enjoyed crocheting doilies and making rugs on her loom. Survivors include...
Ann Gunter
May 31, 2008
Ann Marie Gunter (nee Jurich), 79, Zion, IL, born February 8, 1929, in the Bridgeport area of Chicago, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008, at home in Zion, IL, surrounded by her loving children. She married Raymond C. Gunter, the love of her life, on August 30, 1952, at St. Anthony de Padua Church in Chicago. She was a charter...
Thomas Donohue
May 31, 2008
Thomas Donohue passed peacefully from this life at the age of 93, at home surrounded by his family in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 31, 2008. He was the last child of four, born to James Donohue and his wife, Margret Meechan Donohue in New Milns, Scotland, December 29, 1914. He immigrated at an early age with his...
David Willems
May 30, 2008
David A. Willems, 67, of Waukegan, IL, died on Friday, May 30, 2008, at home. He was born February 25, 1941, in Kenosha, WI, to Joseph and Martha (nee Tiechert) Willems. He graduated in 1959 from Central High School in Salem, WI. For many years he was involved in Boy Scout Troop 55 and he coached Little League baseball. David...
Theodore Otterbacher
May 29, 2008
Theodore H. "Ted" Otterbacher, 79, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. Ted was born May 16, 1929 in Zion. He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served with the United States Air Force in England. He was a life-time member of Christ Community Church of Zion, where...
Adeline Hedding
May 23, 2008
Adeline "Della" Hedding, of Zion, died on Friday, May 23, 2008 at Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. She was born in Waukegan and moved to Zion 58 years ago from North Chicago. She was a member of Our Lady Humility Church of Beach Park and was a retired hairdresser in Waukegan. She was also a member of W.O.N. of Lake...
Maxine Sandretto
May 18, 2008
Maxine Sandretto, 82, of Port Charlotte, Florida, and formerly of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Maxine was born September 12, 1925 in Red Bay, Alabama and moved to Waukegan in 1950 from Calumet, Michigan. She retired in 1981 from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in North Chicago, Illinois and...
Alvar Larson
May 16, 2008
Alvar "Al" Larson, 67, of Zion, died on Friday, May 16, 2008, at Kindred Hospital, Greenfield, WI. Al was born July 10, 1940, in Chicago, IL. He was a graduate of Lake Forest College and received his Masters Degree from the University of Chicago. Al married Marjorie Polk on July 10, 1965, in Sacramento, CA. He was the owner of...
Gladys Ashley
May 16, 2008
Gladys H. Ashley, 89, a resident of Zion for 66 years, died on Friday, May 16, 2008, at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. Gladys was born March 31, 1919, in Brazil, TN, to Jake and Nora Magee, and was a member of Christian Fellowship Baptist Bible Church in Zion. She was a loving mother and was 'Grandma' to many...
Marian Shumaker
May 15, 2008
Marian "Randi" Shumaker of Winthrop Harbor, IL passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Arbor View Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born August 29, 1922 in North Chicago, IL and had been a resident of Winthrop Harbor for the past fifty years. Randi was a wonderful cook and homemaker, entertaining for the many friends who visited her...
Ellen Gross
May 13, 2008
Ellen Irene Taylor Gross, 69, of Zion, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at home. She was born August 13, 1938, in Ashe County, NC, and has been a resident in Lake County most of her life. She retired in the early 1990's from Winchester House in Libertyville. Her greatest joy in life was seeing the faces of her son,...
Ann Stemplinger
May 12, 2008
Ann Maria Stemplinger, 82, of Beach Park, IL, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2008, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion after a brief illness. Ann was born August 20, 1925, in Moosburg, Germany to Sebastian and Anna Ganslmeier and moved to the United States in 1950. Ann's family meant everything to her and she was a devoted and loving...
Glen Johnson
May 11, 2008
Glen Edgar Johnson, 90, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, who embraced his family and life with great enthusiasm, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Waukegan. He was born January 31, 1918, in Chicago, and served in the United States Navy during World War II. Glen was past Director of Operations at L.J. Sheridan & Company,...
Geralynn Proctor
May 10, 2008
Geralynn Proctor (nee Rose), 65, of Zion, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Geri was born on February 27, 1943 in Lake Forest and remained a life long resident of the area. She spent her life as a loving and dedicated mother and wife. She retired from her career at Baxter Healthcare Corporation and...
William Vidakovic
May 8, 2008
William "Bill" Vidakovic, 51, of Winthrop Harbor, died suddenly on Thursday, May 8, 2008, the result of a bicycle/auto accident in Winthrop Harbor. Bill was born September 4, 1956 in Waukegan and lived in North Chicago most of his life, moving to Winthrop Harbor in 2000. Bill was well known by all the business's on Sheridan Road in Winthrop Harbor,...
Joseph Fischer
May 8, 2008
Joseph "Joey" M. Fischer, 18, of Waukegan, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at his home. He was born October 10, 1989 in Waukegan. Joey was in his Senior year at Warren Township High School and he attended C.L.C. Tech Campus in Grayslake. Joey loved the outdoors, especially camping, hunting, fishing, dirt biking, ATV's, snowmobiling and BMX to name...
Jeana Dragonetti
May 7, 2008
Jeana Kaye Dragonetti (nee Kinsman), 50, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, formerly of Kenosha, WI, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, while traveling through Orlando, FL. Jeana was born March 9, 1958, in Waukegan, IL, and attended school in Beach Park, IL, Zion, IL, and graduated high school in Milwaukee, Wl. She worked as sales representative for her father before...
Irene Morgan
May 3, 2008
Irene Morgan, 53, of Zion, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 3, 2008. She was born March 5, 1955 in Hughes, Arkansas, and came to Waukegan at an early age. She attended Christ Community Church in Zion. Irene was an avid gardener and she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Survivors include...
Lorraine Celesnik
May 3, 2008
Lorraine C. Celesnik, while surrounded by her loving family, went home to be with her sweet Jesus on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at St. Joseph's Home for the Aged in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She was born May 19, 1919 in Chicago and lived in the Waukegan/North Chicago areas from 1940 to 2002. She retired from Fansteel Metallurgical of North Chicago after...
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