1925
Darald
2014
Darald D Eller
November 8, 1925 — September 29, 2014
Darald D. Eller, 88, of Moline, IL, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2014, at First Covenant Church, 3303 41st Street, Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Entombment will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to First Covenant Church or to the Juvenile Diabetes Association.
Darald Dean Eller was born on Sunday, November 8, 1925, at his family home in the Salt Creek field near LaVoye, Wyoming and close to Teapot Rock, a natural feature of the land from which the Teapot Dome inherited part of its name. He was the third of four children (all born in Wyoming) to Lloyd Emanuel and Nina Marian Peckenpaugh Eller. Darald married Vicki Hons Phillips on June 4, 1980, in Jackson, WY.
Darald attended Natrona county Schools in Midwest, Wyoming through the eleventh grade. At the end of the school year he followed his parents to a newly purchased farm near Radcliff, Iowa where he graduated from high school in 1943. He worked on his father's farm until April of 1945 when he entered the United States Army at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly thereafter he received 17 weeks of Infantry basic training at Camp Walters, TX. From there via Fort Riley, Kansas and Fort Ord, California he served at Camp Haan and Camp McQuaide, California. In the last two camps (both United States Disciplinary Barracks) he spent the remainder of his service working in the office of Prisoner Personnel and as the Supervisor of Prisoners. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army on the 24th of October in 1946, having served during WWII.
After his career in the United States Army, Darald worked as a pastor and as the Director of Development for Hillcrest Services to Children's Youth in Dubuque, Bethany Home in Moline, and the Moline Public Library. He retired in 1988.
Darald was a member of the United Methodist Church and the National Society of Fundraising Executives which is now the Association of Fundraising Professionals, where he started the local QC chapter.
He very much enjoyed building, woodworking, woodcarving, and painting. He had a great love of learning and was very interested in history, archaeology, and genealogy.
Survivors include
Wife Vicki Eller
Son Wesley (Diane) Eller Moline, IL
Sister Glenda Haaland New Hope, MN
Granddaughter Stacy Eller Los Angeles, CA
Many nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Darla Marie; son, Jon Kevin Eller; one brother; one sister.
Online condolences may be left for his family by visiting esterdahl.com.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2014, at First Covenant Church, 3303 41st Street, Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Entombment will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to First Covenant Church or to the Juvenile Diabetes Association.
Darald Dean Eller was born on Sunday, November 8, 1925, at his family home in the Salt Creek field near LaVoye, Wyoming and close to Teapot Rock, a natural feature of the land from which the Teapot Dome inherited part of its name. He was the third of four children (all born in Wyoming) to Lloyd Emanuel and Nina Marian Peckenpaugh Eller. Darald married Vicki Hons Phillips on June 4, 1980, in Jackson, WY.
Darald attended Natrona county Schools in Midwest, Wyoming through the eleventh grade. At the end of the school year he followed his parents to a newly purchased farm near Radcliff, Iowa where he graduated from high school in 1943. He worked on his father's farm until April of 1945 when he entered the United States Army at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly thereafter he received 17 weeks of Infantry basic training at Camp Walters, TX. From there via Fort Riley, Kansas and Fort Ord, California he served at Camp Haan and Camp McQuaide, California. In the last two camps (both United States Disciplinary Barracks) he spent the remainder of his service working in the office of Prisoner Personnel and as the Supervisor of Prisoners. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army on the 24th of October in 1946, having served during WWII.
After his career in the United States Army, Darald worked as a pastor and as the Director of Development for Hillcrest Services to Children's Youth in Dubuque, Bethany Home in Moline, and the Moline Public Library. He retired in 1988.
Darald was a member of the United Methodist Church and the National Society of Fundraising Executives which is now the Association of Fundraising Professionals, where he started the local QC chapter.
He very much enjoyed building, woodworking, woodcarving, and painting. He had a great love of learning and was very interested in history, archaeology, and genealogy.
Survivors include
Wife Vicki Eller
Son Wesley (Diane) Eller Moline, IL
Sister Glenda Haaland New Hope, MN
Granddaughter Stacy Eller Los Angeles, CA
Many nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Darla Marie; son, Jon Kevin Eller; one brother; one sister.
Online condolences may be left for his family by visiting esterdahl.com.
Visitation Details
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014, 10:00am - 11:00am, First Covenant Church
Service Details
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014, 11:00am, First Covenant Church
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