Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Peggy Kisner
October 24, 2006
Peggy Doreen Kisner (nee O'Dell), 77, of Kenosha, died on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at Sheridan Medical Complex in Kenosha. Peggy was born May 13, 1929 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England and came to the United States in 1963. Before moving here, she worked at the NCO Club at RAF Mildenhall AFB in England and she worked for the Post Office...
Edward Kaminske
October 22, 2006
Edward T. Kaminske Sr. 87, died on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at his home in Prescott, Arizona. Edward was born May 26, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland the son of Thomas and Mary Kaminske. He proudly served his country during World War II. Edward had been a foreman in the receiving department at Abbott Laboratories prior to his retirement. He spent...
Josephine Peterson
October 20, 2006
Josephine Peterson, 83, of Sun City, AZ, formerly of Zion, IL, died on Friday, October 20, 2006, at home in Beach Park. She was born November 7, 1922,in Zion, and attended Zion Parochial Schools. Josephine was a graduate of the first class at Zion-Benton Township High School in 1940. She then graduated from Illinois Normal State Teachers College (Illinois State...
Don Tollefsen
October 20, 2006
Don Tollefsen ,86, a lifelong resident of Zion, died on Friday, October 20, 2006, at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan. He was born April 7, 1920, in Zion, and married Louise "Sis" Wiskur in July of 1945 in Waukegan. In 1958 he built the home in Zion that he and Sis would reside in the rest of their lives....
Ruth Gantar
October 20, 2006
Ruth A. Gantar (nee Bereiter),90, someone you should have known, passed from this temporary life to everlasting life with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, at home on Friday, October 20, 2006, with members of her family at her side. Ruth was born October 2, 1916 in Zion, IL, to William and Elsie Bereiter. She shared many fascinating stories about...
Rodney Friedrich
October 17, 2006
Rodney "Fritz Friedrich, 73, of Zion, died on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at home. He was born, March 13, 1933, in Kenosha, WI, and attended Kenosha schools. Rod married Naomi Gilbertson on January 30, 1954 in Kenosha. He attended Christ Community Church in Zion. Rod had been employed at Burgess-Anderson- Tate/Graphic Partners in Zion for nearly 52 years. He had...
Roberta Young
October 16, 2006
Roberta L. Young, 65, of Zion, died on Monday, October 16, 2006 at her home. She was born May 28, 1941 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania and moved to this area in 1983. She was employed at the Target store in Waukegan for the past 4 years. Roberta was an avid reader and she enjoyed playing Bingo at various locations. Survivors include...
Mark Barrows
October 14, 2006
Mark William Barrows, 46, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, formerly of Waukegan, IL, died on Saturday, October 14, 2006, at home. Mark was born September 13, 1960, in Waukegan, IL, and was a 1978 graduate of Waukegan Township High School. He later earned an Associates Degree while he lived in Florida. Mark loved his family and was a generous person who...
Helen Clark
October 10, 2006
Helen Craig Clark, 74, of Zion, died on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at her home. Helen was born November 11, 1931 in Zion and has lived in Zion all of her life. She retired from Abbott's after 27 years and she was a member of Beach Community Church in Beach Park. Survivors include her children Garnett Craig of Grayslake, Illinois,...
David Lynch
October 10, 2006
Dave Lynch, age 56, of Waukegan, IL passed away October 10, 2006 at his home. He was born March 19, 1950 in Great Lakes, IL to parents Evelyn and Joseph Lynch Sr. He is survived by his wife of 33 years Lyyli (nee Kokko) Lynch, his daughter Mellisa (nee Lynch) Rodden and granddaughter Ashley Rodden, brothers Joe (Janet Eppers) Lynch...
Michael Reid
October 7, 2006
Michael James Reid, 54, of Zion died on Saturday, October 7, 2006, at home with his wife and children at his side. Michael was born on June 29, 1952 in Waukegan and was a 1970 graduate of Waukegan Township High School. He married Diana Sims on August 20, 1982, in Waukegan. Michael was an active member of the Christ Community...
Betty Juranko
October 5, 2006
Betty Lou Juranko, 87, of Delton, MI, formerly of Waukegan, died on Thursday, October 5, 2006, at Laurels of Sandy Creek Nursing Home, Wayland, Michigan. Betty Lou was born July 20, 1919, in Marshall, IL, and came to Waukegan in 1949 after having the spent the years during World War II working in Washington D.C. She had been employed at...
Allen Rioux
September 23, 2006
Allen J. Rioux, 64, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on September 23, 2006 in LaSalle County, Illinois. Allen was born July 5, 1942 in Evanston, Illinois and has lived in the Beach Park area for the past 19 years. He attended The Chapel in Mundelein, Illinois and he was employed at Temple Steel in Libertyville for the past 43 years....
Mary Schnabel
September 23, 2006
Mary Jane Schnabel (nee Shanner), 61, of Crown Point, Indiana, died on Saturday, September 23, 2006 in Zion, Illinois after a lengthy and heroic battle with cancer. Mary Jane served as director of the Rainbow Nursery School in Highland for eight years. She began her public school teaching career at Franklin Elementary School in Griffith and later joined the Hammond...
Patricia Roberts
September 22, 2006
Patricia Ann (Muse) Roberts, 71, of Northport, FL and formerly of Waukegan, IL passed away Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at Peace River Regional Medical Center in Port Charlotte, Florida. She was born Oct 16, 1934 in Waukegan, IL to Anna Elizabeth (Shoreman) and Charles Robert Tilley. Pat retired from Abbott Laboratories in 1996 and moved to North Port, Florida where...
Jack Knepper
September 20, 2006
Jack Knepper, of Gurnee, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Jack is survived by his wife of 45 years, Jean; his children Donna (Gary) Hampson, Kim (Tim) Lewis, Michael Knepper, David Knepper and Robert (Laurie) Knepper; grandchildren Nick (Abby) Danielsen, Keeley Lewis, Devon Lewis, Jakeb Knepper, Hannah Sakiewicz, Maggie Knepper, Jackden Knepper and Ethan Knepper; great-grandchildren Hailey, Anna and...
Franklin Pizzala
September 20, 2006
Franklin John Pizzala, 80, of Beach Park, died on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at Pavilion of Waukegan. He was born February 25, 1926 in Fayette, Michigan, and lived in Waukegan most of his life. He was a member of Trinity United Lutheran Church of Waukegan. He was a member of Local 20, Bricklayers and Stone Masons Union, retiring from Pickus...
Michael Galayda
September 18, 2006
Michael J. Galayda, 24, of Zion, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 18, 2006, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, after battling Ewing's sarcoma for 15 months. Michael was born September 29, 1981, in Alpena, MI, and was a 2000 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School. He also received a degree in Criminal Justice and English in 2005 from the...
Marlene Bostick
September 18, 2006
Marlene Ann Bostick, 64, of Wadsworth, Illinois, died on Monday, September 18, 2006 at Condell Hospital in Libertyville. Marlene was born December 24, 1941 in Waukegan and was a resident of this area all of her life. She has been employed for the past 33 years at the Waukegan K-Mart. She was an avid gardner, enjoyed crafting, and her grandchildren...
Anita Rowan
September 18, 2006
Anita Rowan, 61, of Zion, died on Monday, September 18, 2006, at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, after a long illness. Anita was born September 17, 1945, in Jamaica Plains, Mass., and graduated from the College of Lake County with a degree in nursing in 1982. She worked as a registered nurse for more than 20 years, having worked...
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