Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Charles C Lowery
Sep 19, 2015
Charles C. Lowery, 83, of Moline, IL, died Saturday, September 19, 2015, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Per his wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and there will be no services. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family with arrangements. Charles was born on September 25, 1931, in Manila, AR, the son of Roland E....

Idella M Lueders
Sep 19, 2015
Idella Lueders, 93, of Silvis, died Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis, IL Private graveside services will be held at St. Mary's Mausoleum, East Moline, IL. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline is assisting the family. Idella was born on October 21, 1921, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, the daughter of Cyriel and Mary Carlson DeWaele. She married Harley...

Dorothy Pierce
Sep 16, 2015
Dorothy M. Pierce, 97, of Moline, IL, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2015,...
Sandra Rivera
Sep 15, 2015
Sandra Rivera, 62, of Moline, IL, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island, Rock Island, IL. Per her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services. Memorials may be made to the family. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family with arrangements. Sandra was born on October 25,...
Goldie Switzer
Sep 14, 2015
Goldie "Judy" Julia Switzer, 91, of Colona, IL, died Monday, September 14, 2015, at Riverwood Rehab, East Moline, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial will be...
Violet Smith
Sep 13, 2015
Violet Marie Smith, of Moline, IL, died Sunday, September 13, 2015, with her daughter by her side, at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline, where she had resided for the past 15 months. She was 93 years of age. Violet was born on February 4, 1922, in Moline, IL, the beloved and only child of Anna Maria Johannson Lundquist and Charles...
Rosemary Johnson
Sep 12, 2015
Rosemary Johnson, 88, of Moline passed away on September 12, 2015 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. with a visitation from 2 to 2:30 p.m. prior to the service on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Per her wishes cremation rites have been accorded. In lieu...
Susan Marie Crist Brown
Sep 11, 2015
Susan Marie Crist Brown, 68, of Hillsdale, joined the Lord on September 11, 2015 at her residence. Per her wishes cremation rites have been accorded and a celebration of life will be from 4 to 8 pm on Friday, September 18, 2015 at The American Legion Post 711 in Blue Grass, Iowa 106 South Juanita Street, Blue Grass. Memorials may...
James Richardson
Sep 10, 2015
James Ray Richardson, 71, of Viola, where he resided with his niece Debbie, formerly of Moline, died Thursday, September 10, 2015, at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island, Rock Island, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601 38 Avenue, Moline, IL. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to...
Jacquelyn Brown
Sep 9, 2015
Jacquelyn Sue Brown, 85, of Rock Island, IL, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2015, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at National...
Richard Edward Hamer
Sep 5, 2015
Richard Edward Hamer, 86, of Moline, died on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus, Silvis. Per his wishes cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial visitation will be on Friday, September 18th from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601 38 Avenue, Moline. Private inurnment will take place at a later...
Pamela Newton
Sep 3, 2015
Pamela "DeeDee" Ann Newton, 64, of Rock Falls, formerly of Orion, IL, died Thursday, September 03, 2015, at CGH Medical Center, Sterling, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1416 3rd Avenue, Rapids City, IL. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. with a...
Dawn Riser
Sep 3, 2015
Dawn Riser, 60, of Davenport, IA, died Thursday, September 03, 2015, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Per her wishes,...
Helen Nordquist
Sep 2, 2015
Helen D. Nordquist, 91, of East Moline, formerly of Coal Valley, IL, died Wednesday, September 02, 2015, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015, at...
Millard Blakeney
Sep 1, 2015
Millard F. Blakeney, 86, of Moline, IL, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at home. According to Millard's wishes his body will be cremated and there will be no services. Burial will be at National Cemetery at the Rock Island Arsenal. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family with arrangements. Millard was born on January 26, 1929, in...
Helen F. Kiehr
Aug 29, 2015
Helen F. Kiehr, 97, formerly of Moline, a resident of Park Vista Assisted Living, East Moline, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa with her family by her side. Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 1st from 4-7 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue,...
Ronald K Bender
Aug 29, 2015
Ronald K. Bender, 73 of Orion, IL, formerly of Indianola, IA passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline, IL. Ron was born on August 29, 1942, in Perry, IA, the son of Warren and Esther Bender, big brother to sisters Joy and Nancy. He married his high school sweetheart, Jeanette Stoner in 1963 and...
Martin Winthurst
Aug 27, 2015
Martin "Marty" B. Winthurst, 71, of Port Byron, IL, died Thursday, August 27, 2015, at Genesis Medical Center - Silvis Campus, Silvis, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Wildwood Church, 18717 Hubbard Road, East Moline, IL. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church on Wednesday. Burial will...
Mary Biggs
Aug 25, 2015
Mary Ellen Biggs, 86, of Moline, IL, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 3207 60th Street, Moline. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with a Rosary at 3:30 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2015,...
Darwin Kershaw
Aug 24, 2015
Darwin "Buz" Kershaw, 83, of Colona, IL, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015, at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis, IL, lovingly surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2015, at the funeral...