Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Muriel Mill

Muriel Mill

March 3, 2007

Muriel Elizabeth Mill (Dreyer) ,94, of Zion, IL, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 3, 2007, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. For nearly a century Muriel was the rock and cornerstone of faith and love for her entire family. She was born on May 29, 1912, in Zion, IL, to George Henry and Leona Pauline...

Leo Hogan

Leo Hogan

March 3, 2007

Leo Hogan, 53, of Waukegan, died on Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. Leo was born June 20, 1953 in Chicago and has lived in Waukegan most of his life. He was a residential supervisor for Kiley Center in Waukegan and he was an avid Chicago Bears and Sox fan. Leo served his country with the United...

David Mayhak

David Mayhak

March 3, 2007

David Henry Mayhak, 67, of Lexington, South Carolina and formerly of Zion, died on Saturday, March 3, 2007 while on vacation in Palm Coast, Florida. David was born October 30, 1939 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He received his Bachelor's and Master's in health education from the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. He was currently a member of First Baptist Church of...

Delores Bond

Delores Bond

March 2, 2007

Mother Delores Matthews Jones Bond, 73, of Zion, IL, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 2, 2007 at the Glen Lake Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan, IL. Mother Bond was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on February 1, 1934. She was the daughter of Lucille Martin and the late Matthews Jones. Delores was united in holy...

Ronald Ekquist

Ronald Ekquist

February 27, 2007

Ronald Ekquist,72, of Beach Park, died on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at home. Ronald was born July 18, 1934, in Rock,Michigan, and was a 1952 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School. He retired from Liquid Controls Corporation after 20 years of employment and prior to that worked for Johns-Manville in Waukegan. Ronald was a NASCAR fan. He is survived by...

Richard Kee

Richard Kee

February 23, 2007

Richard A. Kee, 51, of Zion, died on Friday, February 23, 2007 at home following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born December 19, 1955 in Waukegan. He was a member of MeadowRidge Baptist Church of Zion. For the past 16 years, Richard was employed in sales at Muller's Highland Park Honda. Survivors include two children Richard Kee Jr....

Michele Davidson

Michele Davidson

February 22, 2007

Michele "Mickey" Davidson, 65, of Beach Park, IL, died on Thursday, February 22, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East, in Waukegan. Mickey was born January 17, 1942, in Waukegan. She had been employed at the First National Bank of Lake Forest for about 20 years and then worked at L.R. Gregory in Lake Bluff as an office manager for about...

Lisa Wilten

Lisa Wilten

February 21, 2007

Lisa Kay (Sweetwood) Wilten died on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at Richardson Hospital in Texas after a lengthy and courageous battle with breast cancer. Lisa was born August 20, 1967 in Waukegan, to Wayne E. Sweetwood and Carolyn (Garrison) Peters. She was united in marriage to Burton K. Wilten June 26, 1999 in Dallas, Texas where she has resided since...

Evangeline Fox

Evangeline Fox

February 20, 2007

Evangeline "Vangie" Fox, 81, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East with her family by her side. Vangie was born September 13, 1925 in Waukegan. She was a member of the Zion Senior Citizens Club. She loved her children and grandchildren as well as children of...

John Newborn

John Newborn

February 19, 2007

John W. Newborn,72, died on Monday, February 19, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan. John was born October 13, 1934, in Alcorn County, MS, and married Sally King on June 16, 1956, in Waukegan. He was a 40 year member of Hillcrest Baptist Church in North Chicago. John served in the United States Army from 1957-1959 and retired from...

Joanne Kiiskila

Joanne Kiiskila

February 19, 2007

Joanne C. Kiiskila Joanne C. Kiiskila, 75, of Waukegan, Ill., died on Monday, February 19, 2007, at home. Joanne was born October 8, 1931, in Waukegan, and was a 1948 graduate of Waukegan Township High School. She was a member of Trinity United Lutheran Church in Waukegan, and was formerly employed by the City of Waukegan Planning Department and then...

Faye Hummel

Faye Hummel

February 18, 2007

Fay Hummel, 79, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born January 12, 1928 in Dublin, Virginia and moved to this area in 1984 from Atlanta, Georgia. Survivors include her children Edgar M. (Pat) Hummel Jr. Of Laughlin, Nevada, Debra Faye (Hassan) Alchamaa of Atlanta, Georgia, Alda Kay (Ken)...

Margaret Skalla

Margaret Skalla

February 17, 2007

Margaret A. Skalla, 95, of Kenosha, WI, died on Saturday, February 17, 2007, at Sheridan Medical Complex in Kenosha. Margaret was born, March 11, 1911, in Riggs, Iowa. She and her beloved sister, Helen, had lived in Chicago and Winter Park, Florida, before moving to Kenosha in 2002. Both Margaret and Helen were always dedicated to the Catholic faith and...

Gloria Turkington

Gloria Turkington

February 17, 2007

Gloria Priscilla Turkington (nee Hangebrauck), 66, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at home with her family at her side and following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 29, 1940 in Waukegan. She was employed at Whiteside Drapery Factory in Zion for 42 years. Gloria was a dedicated mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and...

James Swalley

James Swalley

February 17, 2007

James P. Swalley, 63, of Beach Park, died on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois. James was born February 21, 1943 in Waukegan. For the past 9 years he has served as Community Service Officer for the Zion Police Department, retiring September 2006. Prior to that, he worked for 20 years at International Harvester,...

Betty Spiller

Betty Spiller

February 16, 2007

Betty Jo "Grandma" Spiller of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Friday, February 16, 2007 at Condell Hospital in Libertyville. She was born in Brilliant, Alabama and moved to Waukegan in 1960. She was a life long member of the Waukegan Church of God and has been attending the Zion Church of God since 1993. She was a member of the...

John Etteldorf

John Etteldorf

February 12, 2007

John H. Etteldorf, 71, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Monday, February 12, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. John was born January 8, 1936 in Racine, Wisconsin, moving to Mundelien in 1962 and later to Waukegan. He served with the United States Air Force from 1954 until 1958, and was stationed in England. Survivors include his two daughters,...

Thomas Roskres

Thomas Roskres

February 9, 2007

Thomas James Roskres Sr., 56, of Vernon, Illinois and formerly of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died suddenly on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at his home in Vernon, Fayette County, Illinois. Tom was born June 15, 1950 in Kenosha and had lived in Winthrop Harbor most of his life. He retired from Commonwealth Edison in 2001 after 32 years. Survivors include his...

Georgie Birky

Georgie Birky

February 7, 2007

Georgie Birky, 79, of Beach Park died February 7, 2007 at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. Georgie was born August 5, 1927 in Russell, Illinois and moved to Beach Park in 1960. She enjoyed doing crafts and was an avid sewer. Georgie is survived by her children Sharon (Richard) Schultz, of Beach Park, Mark Birky of Beach Park, Janell (Larry)...

Erika Maurer

Erika Maurer

February 3, 2007

Erika Elfriede Schmitz Maurer, 76, of Zion, IL, died on Saturday, February 3, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Erika was born November 27, 1929, in Kobe, Japan, and grew up in Osaka. She and her parents were among the estimated 1600 long term German residents in Japan at the beginning of World War II; her parents, Emma...