Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
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...
Mickey Moll
August 27, 2006
Mickey Moll, 49, of Zion, died suddenly on Sunday, August 27, 2006, in Zion. Mickey was born November 10, 1956 in Trenton, New Jersey and married Deborah Adams on October 25, 1980, in Waukegan. He had been employed at Lake County Press in Waukegan since 1984. Mickey was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved to ride his Harley....
Lila Smoger
August 27, 2006
Lila M. Smoger, 88, of Kenosha, died on Sunday, August 27, 2006, at Woodstock Nursing Home in Kenosha. Lila was born August Septemberv12, 1917, in Kennan, WI, and came to this area in1937 from Phillips, WI. She was a past member of the Russell Evangelical Free Church in Russell, IL and was a daycare employee and volunteer for First Assembly...
Ronald Johnson
August 22, 2006
Ronald Roy Johnson, 67, of Beach Park, IL, formerly of Iron River, MI, died on Tuesday, August 22, 2006, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Ron was born March 31, 1939, in Iron River, MI, and was a 1958 graduate of Stambaugh High School, Stambaugh, MI. He married Delores Schultz on September 25, 1965, at St. Cecelia Church, Caspian,...
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