Obituaries
Obituary News
Death list for Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Elmore, Mary Margaret, 72, Beaufort, S.C.; Anderson, Beaufort.
Hartmann, Christopher D. "Chris," 52, Milan; Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island.
Johnson, Mary Kay, 60, Reynolds; Wheelan-Pressly, Milan.
Jones, Rhonda M., 54, Rock Island; Sullivan-Phillips, East Moline.
Nice,
Funerals today, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Amerson, Ethel M., 81, Rock Island; 10 a.m., House of the Lord, Davenport.
Bowers, Sharon K., 67, Eldridge; 11:30 a.m., Runge, Davenport.
Clingman, Kermit M., 85, Bettendorf; 10 a.m., St. John's United Methodist, Davenport.
Conger, Catherine "Kay,"
Viola Thompson - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Viola M. Thompson, 74, of Port Byron, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gibson Funeral Home, Port Byron. Visitation will be from 5 to
Wayne Sanders - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Wayne A. Sanders, 60, of Morrison, died Feb. 2, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa.
There will be no visitation or funeral services. Cremation has been accorded. Arrangements are by Bosma-Renkes, Morrison.
He was born July
Margaret Nyberg Coffman - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Margaret Nyberg Coffman, 88, of Keokuk, Iowa, formerly of Viola, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Lexington Square, Keokuk.
Services are 1 p.m. Monday at Bewley, Aledo. There is no visitation. Burial is at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Rachel Nice - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Rachel D. Nice, 94, of Resthave Nursing Home, Morrison, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at the home.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Morrison. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial
Mary Kay Johnson - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Mary Kay Johnson, 60, of Reynolds, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Trinity Rock Island.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, where further arrangements are pending.
Rhonda Jones - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Rhonda M. Jones, 54, of Rock Island, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Trinity Rock Island.
Arrangements are pending at Sullivan-Phillips Mortuary, East Moline.
Marvin Clain Jr. - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Retired Army Maj. Marvin Bliss Clain Jr., 93, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island.
Cremation rites were accorded. A private family inurnment will be held at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island,
Robert Smith - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Robert Lee "Bobby" Smith, of Moline, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, after a brief illness at Trinity Bettendorf.
A celebration of his life will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. The family
Jackie Gustafson - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Jackie Gustafson, 80, of Moline, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. There will be a
Mary Elmore - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Mary Margaret Elmore, 72, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, in Beaufort, S.C., Memorial Hospital.
In remembrance of Mary's life, the family will receive guests at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Beaufort, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. with a Memorial Mass
Christopher 'Chris' Hartmann - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Christopher D. "Chris" Hartmann, 52, of Milan, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Trinity Rock Island.
Arrangements are pending at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island.
Death list for Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Erwin, Ivan James, 86, Kewanee; Schueneman-Tumbleson, Kewanee.
Garrett, Janice Marie Fell, 79, Bonita Springs, Fla.; Bewley, Aledo.
Gustafson, Jackie, 80, Moline; Esterdahl, Moline.
Kelly, Edward "Kelly" U., 70, Rapids City; Gibson, Port Byron.
McGee,
Funerals today, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Anderson, Ferne Leone, 93, Moline; 11 a.m., Trinity Lutheran, Moline.
Christie, Marjorie Alice, 89, formerly Davenport; 10:30 a.m., Weerts, Davenport.
Hanson, Jay McCartney, 71, Geneseo; 10 a.m., Vandemore, Geneseo.
Humphrey, James A. "Jim" Jr., 78, Kewanee; 11
Carl Wall - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Carl K. Wall, 40, of Davenport, died Feb. 2, 2012, at Genesis East, Davenport.
Memorial services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Runge, Davenport, with visitation 9 a.m. to services. Burial will be at Calamus Cemetery, Calamus, Iowa.
Madonna Seward - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Funeral services and Mass of Christian Burial for Madonna K. Seward, 61, a resident of Davenport, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 417 Main St., Davenport.
Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The
Mary Naylor - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Mary S. Naylor, 90, of Elizabethtown, Ky., formerly of Davenport, died on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown.
Arrangements are pending at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary and Cremation Service, Davenport.
Jeannette Keist - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Jeannette Keist, 89, of Davenport, died Jan. 30, 2012, at St. Mary's Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Davenport.
Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Weerts, Davenport, with visitation 9 a.m. to services. Burial is at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport.
Mary Hilfinger - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Mary Alice Hilfinger, 88, of Davenport, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice, Bettendorf.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at First Christian, Davenport. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at Weerts, Davenport. Burial is at Davenport Memorial
Vernon Tichler - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Vernon E. Tichler, 66, of Morrison, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Mercy Medical North, Clinton, Iowa.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Bosma-Renkes, Morrison, with visitation 11 a.m. to services. Burial is at Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison.
Raymond Newman - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Raymond J. Newman, 95, of Geneseo, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Geneseo Good Samaritan Village.
Per his request, cremation rites will be accorded. A celebration of his life and private inurnment will take place at a later
Tahtee'Anna McGee - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Tahtee'Anna M. McGee, infant daughter of Michael McGee, of Rock Island, and Jenna Hume, of Port Byron, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at OSF St. Francis in Peoria, Ill.
She was born Jan. 24, 2012.
There will be
Edward Kelly - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Edward "Kelly" U. Kelly, 70, of Rapids City, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at his home surrounded by family.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Gibson Funeral Home, Port Byron. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m.
Janice Garrett - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Janice Marie Fell Garrett, 79, of Bonita Springs, Fla., died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, in Florida.
A celebration of her life will be 1-2 p.m. Sunday at Bewley, Aledo.
Janice was born June 13, 1932, in Duncan Township,
Ivan Erwin - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Ivan James Erwin, 86, Kewanee, died Jan. 31, 2012, at OSF St. Francis, Peoria, Ill.
Memorial services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian, Kewanee, with visitation at 10 a.m. Inurnment is at Ozark Memorial Park. Arrangements are by
Robert Smith - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Robert Lee Smith, 45, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Trinity Bettendorf.
Arrangements are pending at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline.
Jackie Gustafson - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Jackie Gustafson, 80, of Moline, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Arrangements are pending at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Moline.
Funerals, Feb. 2, 2012 - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Anderson, Lena Ruth, 82, Moline; 10 a.m., Esterdahl, Moline.
Burrage, John W. "Cootie," 74, Rock Island; noon, People's Missionary Baptist, Rock Island.
Carder, Charles E., 77, Kewanee; 11 a.m., Schueneman-Tumbleson, Kewanee.
Cooper, Elaine L., 83, Kewanee; 11
Deaths, Feb. 2, 2012 - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Adams, John V. "Jack," 83, East Moline; Van Hoe, East Moline.
Bowers, Sharon K., 67, Eldridge; Runge, Davenport.
Clain, Retired Army Maj. Marvin B. Jr., 93, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island.
Hilfinger, Mary Alice, 88, Davenport; Weerts,
Michele Socia - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Michele E. Socia, 48, of Davenport, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Davenport.
Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Rafferty Funeral Home, Moline. A memorial fund has been established.
Michele was born Aug. 31,
Ronald 'Pops' Peeples - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Ronald "Pops" Peeples, 61, of Davenport, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at his home.
Memorial visitation is 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport, with a time of sharing at noon. Cremation rites were accorded.
He was
William Morgart - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
William J. "Bill" Morgart, 64, Davenport, formerly Bettendorf, died Jan. 31, 2012, at Trinity Bettendorf.
Services are noon Friday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic, Davenport. Cremation follows. Private burial is a later date. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today
Mary Hilfinger - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Mary Alice Hilfinger, 88, of Davenport, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Arrangements are pending at Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport.
Sharon Bowers - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Sharon K. Bowers, 67, of Eldridge, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, after a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at The Runge Mortuary,
Eddie 'Dick' Wise - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Eddie R. "Dick" Wise, of Colona, lost his hard fought battle with cancer at the age of 76 on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at his home.
In accordance with Eddie's wishes to be cremated, a memorial service will be
Todd Nimrick - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Todd Nimrick, 45, of Cambridge, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Augustana Lutheran Church, Andover. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. Schroder Mortuary in Colona is assisting the
Wilma Stang-Fluegel - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Wilma Stang-Fluegel, 81, of Silvis, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline.
There will be no services.
Wilma was born Feb. 27, 1930, in Albia, Iowa.
Survivors include her sons, Mark (Debbie) Downs, Erie,
John 'Jack' Adams - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
John V. "Jack" Adams, 83, of East Moline, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Illini Restorative Care Center, Silvis.
Arrangements are pending at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline.
Margaret Stutsman - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Margaret A. Stutsman, 98, of Friendship Manor, Rock Island, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Trinity Rock Island.
Arrangements are pending at Hodgson Funeral Home, Rock Island.
Susan McKnight - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Susan M. McKnight, 65, of Rock Island, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at her home.
Per her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services. Burial of ashes will be at Rose-Lawn Memorial Estate at
Mandi Mata - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Mandi Mata, 36, of Macomb, Ill., passed away on Feb. 1, 2012, at her home.
Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no services. Memorials may be made to the Mandi Mata Memorial fund and may be mailed
Marvin Clain Jr. - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Retired Army Maj. Marvin B. Clain Jr., 93, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island.
Arrangements are pending at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island.
Ethel Amerson - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Ethel M. Amerson, 81, of Rock Island, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at St. Anthony's Continuing Care Center, Rock Island.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at House of the Lord Church, Davenport. Burial will be at Pine Hill Cemetery,
Joyce Bentler - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
A visitation for Joyce Bentler, who passed away Nov. 25, 2011, will be held in conjuction with the service for her husband, Allen Bentler, on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 1 until 3 p.m., at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline.
Allen Bentler - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Allen F. Bentler, 76, of Moline, entered into eternal life on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Trinity Rock Island, following a brief illness. He will now live in eternity with Joyce, his wife of 52 years, who passed before him
Deaths, Feb. 1, 2012 - Tue, 31 Jan 2012
Anthony, Norman Dean, 76, Sheridan, Wyo.; Kane, Sheridan.
Bentler, Allen F., 76, Moline; Wendt, Moline.
Carder, Charles E., 77, Kewanee; Schueneman-Tumbleson, Kewanee.
Christie, Marjorie Alice, 89, formerly of Davenport; Weerts, Davenport.
Cliff, Zelpha, Sun
Funerals, Feb. 1, 2012 - Tue, 31 Jan 2012
Balk, Betty J., 70, Thomson, Ill.; 10:30 a.m., Second Reformed, Fulton.
Davis, Dr. Donald C., 89, Rock Island; 10 a.m., Good Shepherd Presbyterian, Rock Island.
Emmerson, Rene E., 89, Geneseo; 11 a.m., St. Malachy Catholic, Geneseo.
Michele Socia - Tue, 31 Jan 2012
Michele Elaine Socia, 48, of Davenport, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.
Arrangements are pending at Rafferty Funeral Home, Moline.
Ronald Peeples - Tue, 31 Jan 2012
Ronald L. Peeples, 61, of Davenport, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport.






