Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


John Simons

John Simons

March 29, 2007

John G. Simons, 80, of Zion died March 29, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John was born January 7, 1927 in Zion and married his wife Pamella on May 18, 1974. He was a member of Christ Community Church in Zion, and retired from Abbott Laboratories in 1989. John retired from the Air Force and Army after...

Lois Qualls

Lois Qualls

March 28, 2007

Lois F. Qualls, 93, of Fulton, MS died on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in Fulton. She was born August 23, 1913 in Marion County, Alabama to the late Raymond and Ida Nix Post. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara (Joseph) Sallis of Fulton, MS; three sons, Jerry (Helen) Qualls of Fulton, MS, Michael (Sharon) Qualls of Jacksonville, FL and Murray (Sandra)...

Jeanette Stried

Jeanette Stried

March 25, 2007

Jeanette Eleanor (Fagan) Stried of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, was called to Heaven to join her husband Howard A. Stried, on March 25, 2007. She was the daughter of Delia (and James R. Fagan) and William Shebesta. Jeanette was born July 1, 1920 and lived nearly her entire life in North Chicago, Illinois. She married Howard on February 14, 1941, in...

William Bryant

William Bryant

March 24, 2007

William C. Bryant, 75, of Zion, died on Saturday, March 24, 2007, at his home in Zion. Mr. Bryant was born August 31, 1931, in Waukegan, IL. He had worked both as a machinist and a welder at McKinney-Harrington Conveyor Company and Tuxco Corporation in North Chicago. William is survived by two cousins, Nellis Riisberg of Scottville, MI, and Jean...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

March 24, 2007

Dorothy E. Smith (nee Peters), 99, of Waukegan, died on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Franciscan Woods in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Dorothy was born November 9, 1907 in Zion and had lived in Waukegan most of her life. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Waukegan. She retired in 1971 as Clerk of Jury Commission at the Lake...

Florence Billick

Florence Billick

March 23, 2007

Florence Caroline Billick, born May 28, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois, passed away March 20, 2007 at 11:46 a.m. at her home in Beach Park with Mike, Maxine, Patrick and Deanna at her side. She left this world to be with the Lord, her husband Teddy, and a host of loved ones saying welcome Florence to your eternal home. Survivors include...

Donald Fraley

Donald Fraley

March 23, 2007

Donald J. Fraley, 61, loving father and grandfather, died suddenly at his home in Waukegan on March 23, 2007. He was born May 7, 1945 at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan to Homer and Grace Alice (nee Pennington) Fraley. Donald lived his entire life in Lake County and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School. He was the owner/operator of D....

Melva Collins

Melva Collins

March 22, 2007

Melva Collins, 92, of Zion passed away March 22, 2007 at Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Zion. Melva was born November 19, 1914 in Cleveland, Tennesse, and lived in Zion most of her life. She was a charter member and was very active in the First Baptist Church in Winthrop Harbor. Survivors include one son Bob (Sandy) Collins of Zion;...

Anna Knoll

Anna Knoll

March 18, 2007

Anna Knoll, 96, of Victoria, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion, Illinois after a short illness. Anna was born on March 21, 1910 in St. Peter, Kansas to Peter A. Knoll and Rosa VonFelt Knoll and was raised on a Kansas wheat farm along with her 12 other brothers and...

Rachel Creamer

Rachel Creamer

March 15, 2007

Rachel Creamer (nee Behymer), 90, of Zion, died on Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. Rachel was born October 20, 1916, in Decatur, IL. She worked at Walgreens in Waukegan for 20 years and retired from Victory Memorial Hospital (Vista Medical Center East) in Waukegan after 10 years of employment. Survivors include her daughter, Linda...

Zella Evans

Zella Evans

March 14, 2007

Zella Mae (nee Walker) Evans, 89, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin and formerly of Winthrop Harbor, died on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Brookside Nursing Home in Kenosha. Zella was born in and grew up around Carterville, Illinois, in far southern Illinois near Carbondale. She was married to Harry Evans Sr. at the young age of 17 years and they were...

Kiyoko Moody

Kiyoko Moody

March 10, 2007

Kiyoko Moody, 76, of Zion, died on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. Kiyoko was born July 27, 1930 in Japan and has lived in the United States since 1969. Survivors include her husband of 40 years, William; one son William Sean Moody of Chicago, Illinois; and one daughter Tawana Moody of Birmingham, Alabama. Visitation...

Brice Rogers

Brice Rogers

March 9, 2007

Brice Rogers,73, of Zion, IL, formerly of Fulton, MS, died on Friday, March 9, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan. Brice grew up in Itawamba County, MS. Shortly after his marriage to Jewell Duncan; they moved to Zion and raised three children, where he began his career in the construction field. After working as a union carpenter for many...

Essie Rogers

Essie Rogers

March 8, 2007

Essie Mae Rogers, 64, of Paragould, Arkansas, died on Thursday, March 8, 2007 at her home. She was born February 2, 1943 in Moro, Arkansas the daughter of the late Elmer and Mae Rogers. She was employed at Abilities Unlimited in Jonesboro and Paragould and attended the New Covenant Worship Center in Paragould. She is survived by two sisters Ruth...

Esther Helman

Esther Helman

March 7, 2007

Esther Helman, 90, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion. Esther was born October 10, 1916 in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has lived in Waukegan most of her life. She lived for her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her extended family. Survivors include her daughter, Christine Ruotsi of Beach Park, Illinois; three...

Sandra Thompson

Sandra Thompson

March 7, 2007

Sandra Ann Thompson, 61, a lifelong resident of Winthrop Harbor, died March 7, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Sandra was born February 23, 1946, in Waukegan. She graduated from Zion-Benton Township Highschool in 1964 and married Jacob Thompson the same year. Sandra was involved in Immanuel Baptist Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, provided Nursing Home Ministries with her...

Janice Sandefur

Janice Sandefur

March 7, 2007

Janice Ilene Sandefur, 80, of Beach Park, IL departed her earthly life suddenly on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at home. Janice was born on August 25, 1926 in rural Benton Township, the beloved daughter of John and Ellen Shafer. Janice grew up on a farm, attended Zion-Benton Township High School and went on to graduate from nursing School at Grant...

Barbara Reynolds

Barbara Reynolds

March 7, 2007

Barbara J. Reynolds, 51, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. Barbara was born March 21, 1955 in Kenosha, WI, and was employed as a legal secretary for her special friend, Attorney John T. Jursich. She was a loving daughter, mother and grandmother. Barbara loved camping. She is survived...

Monte Sager

Monte Sager

March 4, 2007

Monte C. Sager , 81, of Beach Park, IL, formerly a 30 year resident of Clifton Colorado, died on Sunday, March 4, 2007, at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion, IL. He was born August 2, 1925, in Centerville, Iowa, and served with the United States Navy during World War II. Survivors include his sister, Dolores (Howard) Luckritz of Beach...

Jennifer Scanlin

Jennifer Scanlin

March 3, 2007

Jennifer Lou Scanlin, 62, of Zion and formerly of San Jose, California, died on Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Jennifer was born May 17, 1944 in Waukegan. She lived in various locations around the world due to her late father and her late husband both serving in the military. She was employed for...