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Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Thomas Michael Bassett
May 14, 2024
Thomas Michael Bassett, 72, of Davenport, passed away, May 14, 2024, at Genesis Medical Center East.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Homewood Evangelical Free Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Cremation rites have been accorded....
Bonnie R. Phillips
May 12, 2024
Bonnie R. Phillips, 89, of Moline, passed away May 12, 2024, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, East Moline. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to services at the church. Entombment will be at the Moline Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorials may...
Carroll M. Furst
May 12, 2024
Carroll M. Furst, 84, of Illinois City, passed away May 12, 2024, at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday July 20, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. The visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at the Illinois City Cemetery, at a later...
Isla Marie Galliart
May 10, 2024
Isla Marie Galliart, 13, of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away at her home on Friday, May 10, 2024.
The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the Sacred City Church, 1811 18th Street, Bettendorf, Iowa. The visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday at the church. Private family burial will be at Western Township Cemetery...

Deborah K. Porter
May 6, 2024
Deborah K. Porter, 70, formerly of Milan, passed away May 6, 2024, at Allure of the Quad Cities, Moline.
Arrangements are pending at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline.
Luz Maria Sierra
May 2, 2024
Luz Maria Sierra
April 2, 1926 — May 2, 2024
East Moline
Luz Maria Sierra, 98, of East Moline, passed away, May 2, 2024, at her residence
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Christ the King Catholic Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary...
Nancy A. Lowery (Rhoadarmer)
May 1, 2024
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Nancy A. Lowery (Rhoadarmer), a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, on May 1, 2024, in Rock Island, IL. Born on August 26, 1937, Nancy was a remarkable woman who touched the lives of many through her passion for auctions and flea markets, along with her love for her family.
Nancy is survived...
Claire "Sally" Van Oteghem
Apr 29, 2024
Claire “Sally” Van Oteghem, 87, of Moline, passed away, April 29, 2024, at her residence.
Cremation rites have been accorded, and the visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Friday May 10, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. at the Rock Island National Cemetery, with the procession leaving the funeral...
Ellen M. Hobert
Apr 29, 2024
LuEllen M. Hobert, 81, of Moline, passed away April 29, 2024, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday May 3, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the service. The burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline.
Ellen was born on December 1, 1942, in...
Michael "Mike" Rhoades
Apr 29, 2024
Michael “Mike” Rhoades, 65, of Moline, passed away, April 29, 2024, at his residence.
Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Orion. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be made to the family.
Mike was born on July 15, 1958, in Bristol, PA, the son of Greta...
Debra L. VanDerSnick
Apr 27, 2024
Debra L. VanDerSnick, 67, of Orion, passed away, April 27, 2024, at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Orion. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Andover Cemetery....
Vanece M. Seitzinger
Apr 27, 2024
Vanece M. Seitzinger, 65, of East Moline, passed away April 27, 2024, at her home.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday May 24, 2024, at the Moline Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel and entombment will follow. Cremation rites have been accorded.
Vanece was born on August 20, 1958, in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of M. Vance and Joyce (Clark)...
Ray Donald Nipper
Apr 25, 2024
Ray Donald Nipper, 78, of Moline, passed away, April 25, 2024, at his residence.
There are no services to be held at this time, cremation rites have been accorded. Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline are assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the family.
Ray was born on April 11, 1946, in Bainbridge, GA, the son of Willie Mae...
Brady P. McKeown
Apr 24, 2024
Brady P. McKeown, 29, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away April 24, 2024, as the result of an epileptic seizure.
Private memorial services will be held at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. In lieu of flowers, plant a tree. Memorials may be made to Living Lands & Waters, which would make Brady really happy.
Brady was born on October 31, 1994,...
Margo Marie Machmer
Apr 22, 2024
Margo Marie Machmer, 69, of Moline, passed away April 22, 2024, at UnityPoint Health Trinity.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday April 27, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The burial will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may be given in Margo’s name to a charity...
Ramona M. Lackey
Apr 21, 2024
Ramona Lackey, age 86, formerly of the Quad Cities and Monmouth, IL, passed away on April 21, 2024, surrounded by family members in the comfort of her own home. She was a devoted mother, and grandmother, and was cherished by everyone who knew her.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday April 30, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd.,...
Robert "Bob" Bowling
Apr 18, 2024
Robert “Bob” R. Bowling, 83, of Moline, passed away Thursday April 18, 2024, at Celebrate of Moline.
The memorial service will be 4 p.m. Monday April 22, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Monday prior to the service. Cremation rites have been accorded and private inurnment will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens,...

Harris I. Bedney
Apr 16, 2024
Harris Ivan Bedney, 79, of Rock Island, passed away April 16, 2024, at his home.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday May 9, 2024, at the Rock Island National Cemetery, with military honors to be conducted by the Moline American Legion Post 246. Anyone wishing to attend the services should meet at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline,...
Naomi Jean Komatar Lawrence
Apr 14, 2024
Naomi Jean Komatar Lawrence, 95, of Port Byron, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday April 22, 2024, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Moline, Illinois. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday April 21, 2024, with a rosary to be recited at 4 p.m. at Esterdahl...
Kenneth Erik Swanberg
Apr 14, 2024
Kenneth Erik Swanberg, 63, of Moline, passed away Sunday April 14, 2024, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday April 18, 2024, at Calvary Lutheran Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday April 17, 2024, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park....