Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
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...
Jesus Nunez
September 16, 2006
Jesus "Facho" Bonifacio Nunez, 23, of Zion, IL, formerly of Chicago, died on Saturday, September 16, 2006, in Milwaukee, WI. Jesus was born on July 12, 1983 in Chicago, IL, and was a 2001 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School. He brought sunshine into peoples lives and will be greatly missed. Survivors include his mother, Sonia Barthel of Kenosha, WI;...
Virgil Bruner
September 16, 2006
Virgil "Peter" Bruner, 66, of Beach Park, died on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at Condell Hospital in Libertyville. He was born February 22, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska, and has been a resident of Lake County for the past 27 years. He was a member of St. Anastasia Church of Waukegan, and he belonged to the Holy Name Society at St....
Walter Back
September 10, 2006
Walter Back, 84, died on Sunday, September 10, 2006, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, IL. "Wally was born on October 9, 1921, in Ishpeming, MI. After graduating from Waukegan Township High School in 1939, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps; served 3 years in the United States Navy and worked for 34 years at Johnson Motors in Waukegan, retiring...
Jerry Ehemann
September 10, 2006
Jerry F. Ehemann Sr., 73, of Kenosha, Wisconsin and formerly of Lake Villa, Illinois, died on Sunday, September 10, 2006 in Kenosha. Jerry was born April 28, 1933 in Waukegan. He was a Veteran of the Korean conflict, having served with the United States Navy. He retired from civil service at Great Lakes. Survivors include his wife of 50 years,...
Heather Buntrock
September 10, 2006
Heather Joy Buntrock, 26, of Salem, Wisconsin, died on Sunday, September 10, 2006 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Heather was born September 10, 1980 in Waukegan. She graduated from Salem Grade School and from Wilmot High School, class of 1999. Following High School, she attended University of Wisconsin Whitewater for 3 years where she belonged to InterVarsity...
Gladys Glander
September 5, 2006
Gladys M. Glander, 79, lifetime resident of Beach Park, died on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Gladys was born October 28, 1926 in Waukegan. She was a member of the Women's auxiliary of the former Bonnie Brook Fire Department and she was an avid gardener and enjoyed baking. Survivors include two sons Ronald (Judith)...
Addie Jorden
September 5, 2006
Addie B. Jorden, 58, of Waukegan, IL, died on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, at the V.A. Medical Center in North Chicago. Addie was born February 2, 1948, in Heath, AR, and came to this area in 1983 from Honolulu, Hawaii. She was a member of Christian Faith Fellowship Church in Zion. Addie retired from the United States Navy as a...
Genevieve Peters
September 3, 2006
Genevieve Emma Peters, 104, of Zion, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. Genevieve was born in Chicago on April 23, 1902, the daughter of the late William and Bertha Valkenaar. She was the last surviving member of her family. She came to Zion as a young...
Clara Piekal
September 1, 2006
Clara Josephine Piekal, 89, of Beach Park, died on Friday, September 1, 2006 at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan. Clara was born March 27, 1917 in Libertyville. She was a resident of Libertyville for many years and worked for the village until retirement. She resided in Beach Park for the past twelve years and while there volunteered to do...
Maynard Richardson
August 31, 2006
Maynard J. "Rich Richardson, 78, of Zion, died on August 31, 2006. He was born June 14, 1928 in Waukegan and has lived in this area all of his life. He was a member of Our Lady of Humility Church of Beach Park. He was employed at Commonwealth Edison, Station 16, retiring in 1985. Rich proudly served his country with...
Edith McNabb
August 30, 2006
Edith M. McNabb, 84, formerly of Zion and has been living in a nursing home in Westminster, Colorado for the past three years, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 in Colorado. Edith, one of seven children, was born in Payette, Idaho on February 9, 1922 to William O. and Mamie McNabb. She had been a member of Christian Assembly...
Roland Means
August 29, 2006
Roland Means, 92, of Waukegan, died on Monday, August 28, 2006, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. Roland was born on May 25, 1914 in Wausau, WI, and married Lois Miller in 1943 in Waukegan. He was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Waukegan. Roland was a United States Navy World War II veteran serving as a SeaBee...
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