All Obituaries

  Paul W. Swanson, 82, of Orion, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 19, 2018, at the Orion United Methodist Church, 407-12th Ave., Orion.  Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church.  Burial will be at Western Township Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to Orion United Methodist Church. Paul was born on November 17, 1935, in Moline, the son of Sherman...

Richard “Rick” Anderson, 60, of Moline, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline.  Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. prior to the services at the funeral home.  Cremation rites have been accorded.  Memorials may be made to the family. Rick was born on July 18, 1958, in Moline, the son of Gerald...

Vera D. Allen, 87, of Thompson Station, TN, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at Noon, Monday, July 16, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline.  Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the service time at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline.  Memorials may be made to the choir at Franklin United Methodist Church, Franklin, TN. Vera was born on...

Ronald Ray Ropp, 74, of East Moline, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Genesis Medical Center East, Davenport. Cremation rites will be accorded, and private family burial will take place at Maumee Cemetery, Antwerp, Ohio. Ronnie was born on September 29, 1943, in Paulding, Ohio.  Ronnie had many stories about his travels and good times while growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his parents Crystal Jenkins Ropp and Forrest D. Ropp. Ronnie cherished the people in his life and...

Ronald Edward Zimmerman, 83, of East Moline, Illinois passed away July 10, 2018, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Visitation will be held at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory Ltd., Friday, July 13, from 4-7 p.m.  Memorials may be made to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois (Iowa City, IA) or Two Rivers YMCA (Moline, IL). Ron was born January 16, 1935 in Moline, Illinois. He was raised and educated at Mooseheart in Batavia, Illinois after...

John Philip Melcher, 61, of Geneseo, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at UnityPoint Health, Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 14, 2018, at First United Methodist Church, 302 N State St, Geneseo.  Visitation will be Friday, July 13th, from 4-7 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Ave., Moline.  Cremation rites will follow services.  Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Geneseo or to Shriners...

Audrey Marie Cook, 96, of Orion, died, Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Hope Creek Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Orion United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the church. Burial will be at Western Township Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Orion United Methodist Church and American Cancer Society. Audrey was born on March 14, 1922 in Aledo, IL, the daughter of...

Pastor Clayton J. Bowman, 80, of Moline, affectionately known as Papa Bowman, passed away July 7, 2018, at Genesis Medical Center, in Silvis, IL. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 13, 2018 at Calvary Church of the Quad Cities in Moline. There will be a private family meal from 5-6:00 pm. Family is welcoming everyone from 6-7:00 pm for a Cookie and Coffee reception in church foyer. At 7:00 there will be a Celebration of Life service. Memorials may be made to the Living Light...

Daniel X. Hodge, 29, of St. Louis, MO, passed away July 6, 2018, at his home. Memorial services will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, July 28, 2018, Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Ave., Moline.  Cremation rites have taken place.  Memorials may be made to the Bishop T.D. Jakes Ministries. Daniel was born on June 3, 1989, in Moline, the son of Javier V. and Stacey R. (DeDecker) Ojeda. Daniel attended United Township High School before graduating from Scott Community...

Ronald M. Inskeep, 67 of Alpha, Illinois passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10th at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline, Illinois. Memorial service will be at 6:00 p.m. following the visitation. Ron was born on September 16, 1950 in Moline, IL., son of Darrell and Mary Inskeep. Ron retired from Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 25 after 30...