Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Marianne Kuehnel
Apr 6, 2025
Marianne Kuehnel, 95, of Rock Island, passed away April 6, 2025, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday April 11, 2025, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday April 10, 2025, at the funeral home. The burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made...
Gary Duane Marti
Apr 5, 2025
Gary Duane Marti, 86, of Taylor Ridge, passed away April 5, 2025, at his home.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday April 12, 2025, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. The burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, with military honors to be conducted. Memorials...
Daniel "Dan" Jerome Morrissey
Apr 4, 2025
Daniel “Dan” Jerome Morrissey, 81, of Moline, passed away April 4, 2025, at Silver Cross Health & Rehabilitation, Rock Island.
Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday April 8, 2025, with a rosary to be recited at 3:15 p.m., at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Wednesday April 9, 2025, at Christ the King Catholic...
Joan F. (Dickmann) Miller
Apr 3, 2025
Joan F. (Dickmann) Miller, 84, of Rock Island, passed away on April 3, 2025, at her home, after a long, brave battle with cancer.
Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Edgewood Baptist Church in Rock Island, with a luncheon to follow.
Joan was born on May 11, 1940, in Little Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of William and...
Kenneth Kaiser
Apr 3, 2025
Kenneth Kaiser, 94, of Taylor Ridge, Illinois, passed away April 3, 2025, peacefully at home with his family.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 9 2025, at the Edgington Evangelical Presbyterian Church from noon – 2:00 p.m. with services to follow at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be at Edgington Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children.
Ken...
Lois J. Viaene
Apr 2, 2025
Lois J. Viaene, 91, of Moline, passed away, April 2, 2025, surrounded by her family at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Rock...
James "Jim" Laud
Apr 2, 2025
James P. “Jim” Laud, 70, of East Moline, passed away Wednesday April 2, 2025, in the afternoon. His heart and lungs were unable to go on.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday April 7, 2025, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 1-4 p.m. Sunday April 6, 2025, at the funeral home. The burial will be...
Georgia Kappler
Apr 1, 2025
Georgia Kappler, 90, of Edmonds, Washington, passed away in Edmonds on April 1, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday April 12, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline, IL. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline.
Georgia was born on June 3, 1934, in Moline, Illinois. She was the...
Marcia D. Cox
Apr 1, 2025
Marcia D. Cox, 90, of Orion, passed away April 1, 2025, at Illini Restorative Care in Silvis.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with the funeral service to follow at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday April 5, 2025, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Orion. Burial will be at the Lutheran Cemetery, Orion. Memorials may be made to St. Paul...
Herman Lieving, Jr.
Apr 1, 2025
Herman G. Lieving Jr, 89, formerly of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Arcadia Care at Aledo.
Herm was born Nov 17, 1935, in Coal Valley, IL to Herman G. and Verdie (Morrison) Lieving. After graduating high school, he served in the Army as a mechanic. He married Rosemary Younglove on September 12, 1968. Herm was a carpenter...
Tracee Lynn Moline
Mar 26, 2025
Tracee Lynn Moline, 61, of Sherrard, IL, passed away, March 26, 2025, surrounded by friends and family.
Celebration of Life will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on April 12, 2025, at Eagles in Matherville, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded. Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Orion are assisting the family.
Tracee was born on January 19, 1964, in Moline,...
Paul M. Nelson
Mar 25, 2025
Paul M. Nelson, 81, of East Moline, IL, passed away, March 25, 2025, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2025, at Faith Family Church (12811 US-150, Orion, IL 61273). Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Private burial...
Leon E. DeMink
Mar 25, 2025
Leon E. DeMink, 68, of Moline, passed away, March 25, 2025, at his home.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded. Inurnment will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline are assisting the family.
Leon was born on August 1, 1956, in Rock Island, IL, the son of...
Eilene M. Peterson
Mar 23, 2025
Eilene M. Peterson, 84, of Andover, passed away, March 23, 2025, at Allure of Geneseo.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Augustana Lutheran Church, Andover. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, at the church. Interment will be at Andover Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Augustana Lutheran Church,...
Madhusudan Goswami
Mar 22, 2025
Madhusudan “Mike” Goswami was a devoted Hindu priest, religious philosopher, Indian National Guardsman, and a skilled mechanical and electrical engineer. Above all, he was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He passed away peacefully in Bettendorf, Iowa, on March 22, 2025, at the age of 81, surrounded by his family.
A funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 23, 2025,...
Kathleen A. (Smith) Getty
Mar 21, 2025
Kathleen A. (Smith) Getty, 83, of Moline, passed away March 21, 2025, at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday March 26, 2025, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Kathleen was...
Buddy Wayne Ransdell
Mar 21, 2025
Buddy Wayne Ransdell, 88, of Colona, passed away March 21, 2025, at his home.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf or to Cancer Research.
Bud was born on November 14, 1936, in Hannibal, Missouri, the son of Joe...
Walter F. Veyette
Mar 20, 2025
Walter F. Veyette, 80, of Orion, passed away March 20, 2025, at his home.
Memorial services will be held 10 a.m. Monday March 24, 2025, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Orion. Inurnment will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery, where military honors will be conducted. Memorials may be made to his family for a fund to be established. Esterdahl Mortuary...
John E. Schenk
Mar 19, 2025
John E. Schenk, 84, of Orion, IL, passed away, March 19, 2025, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 28, 2025, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Orion. A private family burial will be at Chapel Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the John Schenk Memorial Fund, benefitting the Orion...
Susan "Sue" K. Gehn
Mar 16, 2025
Susan “Sue” K. Gehn, 77, of Colona, passed away March 16, 2025, in Florida.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church (17628 Hubbard Rd. East Moline, IL). Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday, at the church. Interment will be at Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made...