Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Mary Gonzales
June 29, 2020
Leona “Mary” Marie Gonzales, 79, passed away at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan, IL June 29, 2020. Mary was born May 22, 1941 in Woodland, CA. She grew up and graduated from high school in her hometown. She married the love of her life, Anthony “Tony” Gonzales in August of 1955, then moved to Zion, IL. She was a...
Gertie I. Cross
June 28, 2020
Gertie I. Cross, 99, of Zion, Illinois, went home June 28, 2020. Gertie was born January 29, 1921 in Dexter, Missouri. She moved to Illinois in 1957. She was a devoted member of the Church of Christ in Bernie, Missouri, Elgin, Illinois and finally Zion, Illinois. Nothing meant more or made her happier than her family and friends all over...
Patricia Ann Metten
June 27, 2020
Patricia Ann (nee Whiteside) Metten passed away June 27, 2020, at home surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born November 27, 1935 in Zion, IL. Patricia married Robert Metten in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a member of Yorkhouse United Methodist Church, Beach Park, IL. Patricia Retied after 30 years from Medical Eye Services in Gurnee, IL. Patricia is...
Jean Marie Walton
June 25, 2020
Jean Marie Walton,100, passed away on June 25, 2020 at the Legacy at St. Joseph’s. She was born on Sept. 20,1919 in St. Joseph, Michigan. She married Howard Walton in 1941 and they lived most of their years together in Winthrop Harbor, IL and then in Holiday, FL. They loved traveling and spent so much of their time in their...
Vera D. Green-Kelley
June 25, 2020
Vera D. Green-Kelley (nee Summerford), 85, of Zion, IL passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Vera was born February 3, 1935 in Itawamba County, MS to Farris and Etta Summerford. She came to Zion as a child and attended Zion schools; in her later years she worked as a realtor in the area. Vera traveled extensively and always...
Audrey Mary Perez
June 22, 2020
Audrey M. Perez, 77, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 22, 2020. Audrey was born January 31, 1943, in Chicago, IL to Carl and Audrey Johnson. She was a longtime resident of Winthrop Harbor and attended Grace Missionary Church in Zion. Audrey graduated from Warren Township High School and was employed with Daken Gallery...
Betty DeWitt
June 21, 2020
Betty (nee McCormack) DeWitt, 91, of Zion, IL passed away on June 21, 2020, surrounded by family at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, IL. Betty was born March 20, 1929 in Zion, IL. She married Robert DeWitt on May 6, 1950 in Waukegan, IL. She retired in 1976 after 29 years with Civil Service at Great Lakes Naval Base. Betty...
George Belanger
June 18, 2020
George G. Belanger, a life-long Lake County resident passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 18, 2020, after a long battle with bladder cancer. He graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1965 and served in the US Naval Reserves from 1966 - 1972. He worked at Johns Mannville, Johnson Motors and various machine shops through the years. George’s passions in...
Billie Rose Russell
June 18, 2020
Billie Rose Russell, of Antioch, IL, passed away on June 18, 2020 in Libertyville, IL. She was born on November 9, 1936 in Chicago, IL. She was a prior resident of Belville, FL, Holliday, TN, Lockport, IL, Zion, IL and Chicago, IL, On September 9, 1957, she married Thomas Charles Russell in Chicago, IL. She attended college and received her...
Franklin D. Agnew Jr.
June 16, 2020
Franklin D. Agnew Jr., of Beach Park, IL passed away on June 16, 2020. Franklin was born on February 21, 1958 in Missouri to parents Franklin and Mary. He lived the early part of his life in Zion, where he attended Zion-Benton Township High School and Christian Assembly of God. On July 28, 1992, he married Margaret in Sharp County,...
Steven Wilder
June 14, 2020
Steven Wilder, 26, of Kenosha, WI passed away on June 14, 2020. Steven was born on November 4, 1993 in Waukegan, IL. He is an alumnus of Our Lady of Humility School in Beach Park, IL. Steven graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 2012. He was employed by Uline for the past five years, where he received many awards....
James Henning
June 14, 2020
James Henning, 82, of Beach Park, IL, passed away after a lengthy illness on June 14, 2020 at Vista Medical Center East. Jim was born September 26, 1937 in Waukegan, IL to George and Luella Henning. He was a life-long resident of the area and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High. He married Gloria McMullen on August 3, 1957. Jim was...
William "Bill" Kasper
June 12, 2020
William "Bill" Kasper, 87, passed away June 12, 2020. Bill was a lifetime Waukegan resident who was an active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for over fifty years. Reading, gardening, traveling, and family fun were his favorite activities. During his retirement years, he really enjoyed doing things with his beloved granddaughter, Jeanie. Bill volunteered at Victory Memorial Hospital and...
William D. Needles
June 11, 2020
William “Bill” Needles, 85, of Spring Hill, FL, passed away June 11, 2020. Bill was born in 1934 in Mauston, WI to Donald and Velna (Schoff) Needles. He graduated from Zion-Benton High School and from Lake Forest School of Management. In 1954, Bill married the love of his life, Rosemary Brock. Bill formerly lived in Wadsworth, IL before moving to...
Steven E. Hastings
June 11, 2020
Steven E. Hastings, 55, of Racine, WI, passed away June 11, 2020. Steven was born November 16, 1964 in Kenosha, WI. He attended and graduated from Tremper High School, Kenosha, WI. He formerly resided in Beach Park, IL. He is survived by his father and step-mother, Clayton and Susan Hastings; siblings, Johnny Hastings, Jeffery Hastings, Valerie Hines, and Scott Seidel;...
Billy McCullough
June 9, 2020
Billy McCullough, 83, of Zion, IL, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Billy was born June 29, 1936 in Mill Shoals Township, IL to Joe and Sarah McCullough. Billy worked for Coca-Cola and Colonial Bakery, he then went on to own and operate the Salem Food Mart in Zion, from there he spent...
LoRell E. Smith
June 9, 2020
LoRell E. Smith, 85, of Zion, IL passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020. LoRell was born March 28, 1935 in Waukegan, IL to parents Ardell Weedman and Bernard Smith. He grew up in Waukegan and attended Waukegan schools. LoRell was very involved in the family geneology. LoRell is survived by stepsister, Marian Ester; sisters-in-law, Vi Weedman and Barbara Smith; and...
William Zika
June 2, 2020
William “Bill” Zika, 86, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, passed away June 2, 2020 of natural causes. He was born on March 13th, 1934 to Otto Thomas Zika and Agnes Regina Olson Zika in Waukegan, Illinois. Bill attended Zion Benton High School in Zion, Illinois and received a four year Certificate of Management from the Industrial Management Institute at Lake Forest...
Juana C. Rivera
May 30, 2020
Juana C. Rivera, 93, of Kenosha, WI passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Juana was born on August 21, 1926, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico to Adelaida and Fernando Cintron. Juana was the fifth born child of twelve born to proud, hardworking farmers that were true believers in education. She earned her certificate in shorthand and typing; and went...
Clarence Allen Wood, Jr.
May 28, 2020
Clarence “Chuck” Wood, went home to be with Jesus on May 28, 2020. Born on August 27, 1938, he was a beloved son, brother, husband, father and friend to many. Clarence was known as “Woody” by his friends and coworkers at Charles Munder Co., Noral, and other printing companies where he was a lithographer until his retirement. As a Marine...
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Congdon Funeral Home Cremation Service is a collection of obituaries for Zion, IL. With services throughout Illinois. Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Beach Park, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha communities and beyond that are updated regularly.
