Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Frank Heintz
August 21, 2017
Frank J. Heintz Jr., 87, of Waukegan, IL, died August 21, 2017 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IL.Frank was born August 28, 1929 in Chicago, IL. He married Carole E. Finstad on July 30, 1963. Frank was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Waukegan, IL. He retired from Equifax. Frank was a veteran of the...
Mary Jane Sterbenz
August 20, 2017
Mary Jane Sterbenz, 90, of Zion, IL formerly of Waukegan, IL died August 20, 2017 in Kenosha, WI.She is survived by her daughters, Kathryn (Gary) Swalley and Connie (Herb) Eimerman; grandchildren, Karen (Rich) Baumann and Herb J. (Becca) Eimerman; great grandchildren, Kaitlin and Riley Baumann, Gavin Eimerman and Kennedy Domerchie; sister, Elsie (Olaf) Grant; and many nieces and nephews.Services will...
Robert Steffenhagen
August 18, 2017
Robert “Bob” Steffenhagen, 76, of Wadsworth, IL, died August 18, 2017 at home.Bob was born September 15, 1940 in Chicago, IL and lived in Monroe, WI for many years before moving to this area. He married Sandra Ames on June 25, 1960 in Waukegan, IL. Bob worked in construction for many years before retirement. He was a huge fan of...
Orville Wayne Childers
August 18, 2017
Orville Wayne Childers, 81, of Waukegan, IL, passed away August 18, 2017 at the V.A. James A. Lovell Health Care facility of North Chicago, IL, surrounded by family, staff and volunteers. A special thank you to Dr. Berman.Loving husband to Norma Jensen, married in Oahu, HI, for 25 years. Father of Steven Childers, Klause Hackman, Jodi Anderson and Richard W....
LaVerne R. Davis
August 15, 2017
LaVerne R. Davis, 92, of Winthrop Harbor, IL passed away August 15, 2017 at home surrounded by her family.She was born in Neshkoro, WI on February 27, 1925. When she was 1 year old, her parents moved to Waukegan. She later attended Immaculate Conception grade school, and then graduated from Waukegan Township High School in 1943. At the USO she...
Ceferina V. Peel
August 13, 2017
Ceferina V. Peel, 89, of Waukegan, IL died August 13, 2017 at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion.Ceferina was born August 28, 1937 in Cabalian, Leyte, Philippines. She married John D. Peel at Saint Josephs Church in Olongapo City, Philippines. Ceferina retired from Abbott Laboratory in North Chicago, IL. She was a member of both Immaculate Conception Parish and Our Lady...
Barbara L. Stice
August 12, 2017
Barbara L. Stice, 74, of Beach Park, IL died August 12, 2017 at Lake Forest Hospital from complications of lymph node cancer.She was born February 21, 1943 in Waukegan, IL and lived most of her life here. She married Duane Stice on January 28, 1966 at Great Lakes, IL. Together they lived in Hawaii and California during the time he...
Etta C Turunen
August 8, 2017
Etta ‘Char” Turunen, 68, of Beach Park, IL passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer on Tuesday, August 8, 2017.Char was born March 30, 1949 in Falfurrias, TX. In 1970, she married Dwain Turunen in Corpus Cristi, TX. She attended Trinity United Lutheran Church in Waukegan, IL,...
Olga Alvarez
August 7, 2017
Olga Alvarez, 72, of Zion, IL died August 7, 2017 at home with her family by her side.She was born November 6, 1944 in San Benito, TX. She married Benigno Alvarez on June 6, 1975 in Waukegan. Together, they owned Alvarez Grand Liquor and Grand Slam in Waukegan for 17 years until selling the business. In her free time, Olga...
Barbara A. Haroian
July 31, 2017
Barbara A. Haroian, 67, of Kenosha, WI passed July 31, 2017 at her home with her family by her side.Barb was born December 23, 1949 in Cleveland, OH. She graduated from Carmel High School and married Paul Haroian on August 12, 1973. Barb worked as a closing officer at Chicago Title for many years prior to retiring. She devoted her...
Ryan Koski
July 30, 2017
Ryan Christopher Koski was born January 1, 1988 in Kenosha, WI, and died July 30, 2017. The love and joy of his life was his daughter Michelle Koski. He was one of those Dads that couldn't wait to be with her, hold her tight and love her to the end of the world every time. He did everything for her....
William R. Lindner
July 23, 2017
William R. Lindner, age 37, of Green Bay and formerly of Zion, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday July 23rd in GreenBay, WI.He was born on August 2, 1979 in Waukegan, IL, the son of Charles Lindner and the late Judith Grubbs Ocenosek. He was married to Tara Owen Lindner on October 2, 2010. William was employed as a mover...
John Samuelian
July 19, 2017
John Samuelian, 88, of Zion, IL died July 19, 2017 at home with his family by his side.John was born April 13, 1929 in Racine, WI. He was an officer on the Zion Police Department for 27 years and Lake County Sheriff’s Department for 18 years. After retiring as a police officer, he worked as a security guard at Midwestern...
Elaine Iris Bigelow
July 18, 2017
Elaine Iris Bigelow (nee Arvidson), 73, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Hospice Alliance in Kenosha, WI after a diagnosis of cancer in February 2017. She fought a good fight.She was born January 31, 1944 in Waukegan, IL.Survivors include her beloved children, Shana Archinal, Mindy (Jonathan) Triplett, Melissa Bigelow, and Deryk (Marnie) Bigelow; grandchildren, Heather Dohrn, Megan Dohrn,...
Beatrice Ann Haapanen
July 16, 2017
Beatrice “Bea” Ann Haapanen, 75, died on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago.Bea was born December 5, 1941 in Milwaukee, WI. In 1962 she received her Nursing Degree from Grant Hospital School of Nursing, and in 1986 her Bachelor of Science Degree from DePaul, and in 1995 her Masters in Public Health from University of Illinois. In...
James H. Johnson
July 14, 2017
James H. “Jack” Johnson, 90, of Beach Park, IL died on Friday, July 14, 2017 peacefully at home.He was born July 19, 1926 in McLeansboro, IL. Jack was a member of MeadowRidge Church of Zion, IL. Following his retirement from Abbott Labs after 42 years, both he and his wife Charlotte traveled extensively worldwide with Chuck Paxton’s Senior Park District...
June Marie Smith
July 13, 2017
June Marie Smith, 87, of Wadsworth, IL died July 13, 2017 at home with her girls by her side.She was born June 24, 1930 in Waukegan, IL and has been a life long resident of this area. She was married to Leslie Smith for 48 years before his death in 1999. June enjoyed her once a month luncheons with her...
Jeffrey Hull
July 13, 2017
Jeffrey Hull, 61, resident of Winthrop Harbor, IL passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 13, 2017.Jeffrey was born October 23, 1955 in Waukegan IL. He attended Waukegan Township High School and worked at NorthPoint Resources for 42 years.He is survived by his sister Denise Grogan; brother, Kurt (Karen) Hull; nieces, Kalina and Kristi Hull; nephews, Tim and Gary Grogan; and...
David Piktel
July 10, 2017
David “Little Dave” Piktel, 68, of Winthrop Harbor, IL died on Monday, July 10, 2017 at home.Dave was born January 10, 1949 in Waukegan. In the late 60's he worked for the North Chicago Post Office, then later for 20 years at Polk Brothers in Waukegan. Recently he was self employed as a painter in the this area. He was...
Jerry Howard Haapanen
July 9, 2017
Jerry Howard Haapanen, 72, died on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Lake Forest Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer.Jerry was born August 17, 1944 in Finlayson, MN. He received his Associate Degree from Finlandia University (formerly Suomi College) Hancock, MI, his BS Printing Management and BS Printing Education from South Dakota State University, and his Masters Degree in Education...
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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.
