Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Dale P. Gibson
December 31, 2017
Dale P. "Gibby" Gibson, age 64, of Kenosha, WI, passed away on December 31, 2017 at Froedtert South Campus in Pleasant Prairie, surrounded by his loving family.He was born in Zion, IL on July 29, 1953, the son of the late George and Margaret Wilson Gibson. On April 7, 1973 he married Karen Pirlot at St. Dismas Catholic Church in...
Dexter Brian Knox
December 30, 2017
Dexter Brian Knox, 74, of Beach Park, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 30, 2017.He was born on September 27, 1943, to the late Daniel and Madelyn (Manthey) Knox. Dexter attended Zion schools, graduating from Zion Benton High School. He attended college at Marquette University and Southern Illinois University, and served honorably in the United States Navy.Dexter was a great...
Thomas F. Scott
December 29, 2017
Thomas F. Scott, 84 of Zion, IL passed away December 29, 2017.Thomas was born November 1, 1933 in Waukegan IL to Paul and Olive Scott. He attended Warren Township High School. He met and married Leona on April 18, 1964 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Zion. He worked for ComEd for over 40 years before retiring. He was a...
John "Johnny" James Ahern
December 28, 2017
John “Johnny” James Ahern, 61, died Thursday, December 28th, 2017 at his mother’s home in Beach Park, IL. The exact cause of death is still unknown, but he was fighting cancer over the past year. He had been through several months of chemotherapy and a recent major surgery. Cancer, along with the surgery and treatments, took a serious toll on...
Mavis Louise Young
December 28, 2017
Mavis Louise Young went to be with Jesus on December 28, 2017. She was 92 years old. She was born in Tishomingo, Mississippi on October 18, 1925 to Ellis Corbin Hacker and Hattie (Smith) Hacker. She was the oldest of 16 children.Mavis married James Paul Young in 1945.When Mavis was 25, she moved from Mississippi to Illinois. They lived in...
Maria Dina LeBeau
December 26, 2017
Maria Dina LeBeau, 53, of Zion, IL died December 26, 2017.Maria was born April 13, 1964 in Chicago, IL to Philip and Kathy (Behannesey) LaBeau. She was a 25 year resident of NorthPointe and a lifelong resident of Zion. Maria also worked for NorthPointe Resources, holding offices of Secretary and Vice President in the NorthPointe Consumer Council circa 2008.Maria is...
Dennis A. Daisy
December 20, 2017
Dennis A. Daisy, 76, of Fairfield Glade, TN, and formerly of Zion, IL, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2017 with his family by his side.Dennis was born in Waukegan, IL on September 11, 1941 the son of George Daisy and Florence (Hotham) Daisy. He was raised in Zion, IL, and graduated from Zion-Benton High School with the class of...
Judith T. Bruckner
December 18, 2017
Judith T Bruckner, of Beach Park, IL passed away December 18, 2017 at Vista East in Waukegan, IL.Judith was born September 17, 1943 in Waukegan, IL and grew up in North Chicago. She married Robert Bruckner on August 18, 1962. Together they lived in Beach Park for 43 years. She worked for many years at Abbott Labs and as a...
Charles Goodwin
December 18, 2017
Charles Robert Goodwin, 86, of Zion, IL, died December 18, 2017 at home surrounded by his family.Charlie was born April 29, 1931 in Zion, IL and lived in the area all of his life. He was a graduate of Warren High School in Gurnee, IL and played semi-pro football with the Lake County Rifles and Racine Raiders. He served honorably...
George Bancroft Wertman
December 17, 2017
George Bancroft Wertman, 77, of Zion, IL, passed away on Sunday December 17, 2017 at his residence.He was born in Chicago, IL, on December 16, 1940.He was proceeded in death by his parents Harry and Victoria Wertman, and his son-in-law Charles Waterfield. Also, proceeded in death by Rev. John and Olive Clark. The Clarks had a significant influence on his...
Marvin Wade
December 16, 2017
Marvin Wade 67, of Zion, IL died peacefully on Saturday December 16, 2017, at home surrounded by family.Marvin was born October 19,1950 in Leland, Mississippi to the proud parents Willie Wade and Clotte Davis.Marvin Wade leaves to cherish his loving wife Catherine(Myers) Wade. Two sisters Veronica and Cynthia Three brothers Harold,Gregory and Jeffrey. Five children Jesse, Geoffrey, Crystal, Latanya and...
Ricky Espinosa
December 15, 2017
Ricky Lee Espinosa, 54, of Zion, Illinois peacefully passed away in his sleep on Friday, December 15, 2017 at home.Ricky was born April 13, 1963, in Zion, Illinois. Ricky attended Zion-Benton Township High School. He worked as a laborer for many different trades. Ricky was a nomadic soul that found joy and solace in spending time with his siblings and...
Carolyn R. Rosa
December 14, 2017
Carolyn "Sis" Quade Rosa,71, of Kenosha, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away on Thursday December 14, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.She was born in Chicago, IL on May 23, 1946, the daughter of the late Edwin Sullivan and Rose Lee. Carol worked for the Chicago Police Dept. back in the1980s, her Districts were the 13th and 14th and the...
Debora Klebe
December 13, 2017
Debora “Debbie” Lynn Klebe, born January 27th, 1958, in Waukegan Illinois, the daughter of John Hatch and Florence (Connelly) Hatch. She was called to rest on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, in Lake Villa, IL. Debbie grew up in Zion, IL and graduated from Zion Benton High School in 1976 and later with her BA from Concordia University. She married Timothy...
Helen Dillow
December 13, 2017
Helen Dillow, 74, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, passed away while surrounded by her family on December 13, 2017, at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan, IL.Helen was born January 1, 1943 in Crystal Falls, MI. She was a Yooper born 100% Fin-lander. She moved to Waukegan, Il following the marriage to Earl Dillow Jr., the love of her life, in 1961....
William J. McCleary Jr.
December 13, 2017
William “Willie” McCleary Jr., 90, of Zion, IL, passed away on Wednesday December 13, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.He was born in Zion, Il on April 20, 1927, the son of the late William Sr. And Christina Malcolm McCleary. He was educated in the schools of Zion. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWll.Following his...
Sharon Sarah Ritzert
December 7, 2017
Sharon Sarah Ritzert (nee Gagen), 77, of Chicago, IL, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2017 at the Grove at the Lake in Zion, IL.Sharon was born August 22, 1940 in Chicago and resided in Chicago her whole life. She worked for Illinois Bell, Marshall Fields, and Carson Pirie Scott.Sharon is survivied by her daughter-in-law, Julie Ritzert; and a grandson,...
Betty Taylor
December 5, 2017
Betty Henson Taylor,84, of Zion, IL, formerly of Forest City, NC, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Hill Crest Nursing Center in Round Lake Beach.She was born on April 29th 1933, in Mooresboro, NC, the daughter of the late Mose and Jenny Robbins Henson. She was a graduate of: Cliffside High School, Cliffside, NC class of 1951, Isothermal...
Willard C. Blomquist
December 5, 2017
Reverend Dr. Willard C. Blomquist, 93, passed away December 5, 2017.Rev. Dr. Willard C. Blomquist was born October 28, 1924, in Metropolitan, Michigan, the son of Arvid and Signe Blomquist. From the age of 12 he spent his summers working in the woods with his father. He graduated from Augustana College and from Augustana Theological Seminary with a Master of...
Wilbert Louis Hemeyer
December 3, 2017
Wilbert “Wil” Louis HemeyerJanuary 29, 1922 – December 3, 2017Wil Hemeyer of Beach Park was born to Louis and Lillian Hemeyer and grew to adulthood during the Great Depression on a farm in rural Gasconade County, Missouri. Wil had the courage to leave the farm at age 16 to pursue a high school education in Owensville, Missouri. He supported himself...
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