Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Rosellyn M. Cowley
Feb 5, 2026
Rosellyn M. Cowley, 78, of Hampton, IL, passed away February 5, 2026, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island.
A memorial visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday February 13, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Memorials may be made to the Animal Aid Humane Society, Moline. Scrapbooking friends, please bring your pictures to the visitation.
Rosellyn was born on...
Vicky Lee Buck
Feb 5, 2026
Vicky Lee Buck, 74, of Moline, passed away February 5, 2026, at Silvis Center.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday February 12, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Moline.
Vicky was born on...
Susan J. Keleher
Feb 4, 2026
Susan J. Keleher, 82, formerly of Orion, passed away February 4, 2026, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.
Cremation rites have been accorded and a Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday February 8, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion.
Susan was born on May 15, 1943, in Moline, the daughter...
Marilyn S. Lang
Feb 3, 2026
Marilyn S. Lang, 57, of East Moline, passed away on February 3, 2026, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport.
Arrangements are pending at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline.
Gail Ann Anderson
Feb 3, 2026
Gail Ann Anderson, 86, of Sherrard, IL, passed away, February 3, 2026, at her home.
Private family inurnment will take place at Swedona Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded. Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Orion are assisting the family.
Gail was born on April 25, 1939, the daughter of Samuel and Edna (Jones) Petersen. She married William...
Sylvia Rae Saunders
Feb 2, 2026
Sylvia Rae Saunders, 81, of Orion, IL, passed away, Monday, February 2, 2026, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Orion. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home in Orion. Interment will be at Western Township Cemetery. Memorials...
Beverly A. Clark
Jan 31, 2026
Beverly A. Clark, 92, of East Moline passed away on January 31, 2026, at MercyOne Genesis Medical Center in Silvis.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday February 6, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...
Tara Lynn Carter
Jan 30, 2026
Tara Lynn Carter, 44, of Orion, passed away on January 30, 2026, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday February 11, 2026, at New Life Fellowship, 2345 19th Street, Moline. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday February 10, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials...
Walter J. Boll
Jan 30, 2026
Walter J. Boll, 90, of Moline, passed away January 30, 2026, at Silver Cross Nursing at Friendship Manor in Rock Island.
Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. Moline. Visitation will be from 1:00 until service time. Inurnment will be at Riverside Cemetery at a later date.
Walt was born on October...
Velma May Burke
Jan 29, 2026
Velma May Burke, 80, of East Moline, passed away January 29, 2026, at MercyOne Genesis Medical Center in Silvis.
Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday February 4, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday February 5, 2026, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens.
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Rick R. Knittle
Jan 29, 2026
Rick R. Knittle, 71, of Moline, IL, passed away, January 29, 2026, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island, after a 3-month battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Interment will...
Sharon M. Shinn
Jan 28, 2026
Sharon M. Shinn, 77, of Andover, IL, passed away, January 28, 2026, at Hammond-Henry Hospital, Geneseo.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Orion United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Orion. Interment will be at Andover Cemetery....
Vernita E. Larson
Jan 27, 2026
Vernita E. Larson, 88, of Sherrard, passed away January 27, 2026, at Mercer Manor Memory Care in Aledo.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday February 2, 2026, at the Swedona Lutheran Church, 1493 Knoxville Rd, Lynn Center. Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m. Sunday February 1, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Burial will be at...
Valentina Claros
Jan 26, 2026
Valentina Claros, infant daughter of Omar J. Claros and Sandra M. Sapho, was born and passed away on January 26, 2026, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
She is survived by her parents, Omar & Sandra of Moline; siblings, Ariana and Khloe; paternal grandparents, Mariam Iglesias and Oscar J. Claros; maternal grandfather, Wilson Sapho.
Memories may be shared online by...
Theodore "Ted" Karlix Jr.
Jan 25, 2026
Theodore “Ted” Karlix Jr., 97, of Moline, IL, passed away, January 25, 2026, at Celebrate of Moline.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to services at the funeral home. Interment will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to...
Jerry Gould Hardin
Jan 25, 2026
Jerry Gould Hardin, 88, formerly of Orion, passed away on January 25, 2026, at Allure of Walnut.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday January 31, 2026, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1001 9th Street, Orion. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday January 30, 2026, at the church in the Ark. Burial will be at Western Township Cemetery. In lieu...
Nancy Rhodenbaugh
Jan 22, 2026
Nancy Rhodenbaugh, 81, of Sherrard, passed away on Thursday January 22, 2026, surrounded by her family at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday January 30, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday January 29, 2026, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the...
Catherine Barber Rivard
Jan 22, 2026
Catherine Barber Rivard, 77, of Moline, passed away peacefully surrounded and embraced by her loving family on January 22, 2026, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA after a 7-month battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer.
A Rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, with the visitation following from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Esterdahl...
Steven "Steve" L. Singleton
Jan 19, 2026
Steven “Steve” L. Singleton, 79, of New Windsor, passed away January 19, 2026, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville, IL.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion, IL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Hopewell Cemetery in...
Ellen Lookhe
Jan 15, 2026
Ellen Lookhe, 81, of Moline, passed away January 15th 2026, at UnityPoint Hospital, Rock Island.
Per her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services.
Ellen was born on January 22nd 1944, in Bowling Green, Missouri, the daughter of Paul E. Hannah and Marion L. Carr. She was employed as a dietitian at the former Rosewood Nursing Home.
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