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Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Bonnie Ellis
Dec 23, 2023
Bonnie E. Ellis, 64, of East Moline, passed away on Saturday December 23, 2023 at Genesis East Medical Center -Illini Campus.
Private services were held, and entombment was at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline assisted the family.
Bonnie was born on September 23, 1959, in Moline, the daughter of James...
Joshua Paul Smith
Dec 22, 2023
Joshua Paul Smith, 37, of Davenport, passed away on December 22, 2023.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on January 6, 2024, at River House in Moline. Cremation rites have been accorded. Donations may be made to his children’s GoFundMe page (https://gofund.me/62bce9a3).
Joshua was born on July 3, 1986,...
Cheryl K Bingaman
Dec 22, 2023
Cheryl K. Bingaman, 72, of Geneseo, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023, at home. She was born December 24, 1950, in Pana, IL to the late Charles and Alberta (Allen) Jenkins. She married David R. Bingaman on December 20, 1969. Cheryl was one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Geneseo Congregation.
Cheryl was a beautiful woman inside and outside....
James "Jim" K Parry
Dec 22, 2023
James “Jim” K. Parry, 79, of Orion, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Osco Community Church, 311 Main Street, Osco. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday at the church. Burial will be at Western Township...
Dawn Eloise (Mathias) Price
Dec 20, 2023
Dawn Eloise (Mathias) Price, 67, of Moline, passed away, December 20, 2023, at her home.
A Private Memorial Service will take place at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd, Moline. Cremation rites have been accorded.
Dawn was born on April 7, 1956, in Moline, IL, the daughter of Beverly Lee Engelhardt and Robert Jack Mathias. Dawn was part...
Marjorie R Vatt
Dec 20, 2023
Marjorie R. Vatt, 98, of Moline, passed away, December 20, 2023, at Celebrate of Moline.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29, 2023, at Bethel Wesley United Methodist Church in Moline, IL. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church on Friday. Private Family Interment will be at Roselawn...
Harold G Larson
Dec 19, 2023
Harold G. Larson, 94, of Orion passed away at Avonlea Cottage in Milan, IL on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2023, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1001 9th Street, Orion. Visitation will be from 9-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at church. The burial will be at Lutheran...
Naomi Irene Torrens
Dec 16, 2023
Naomi Irene Torrens, 90, of Peoria, IL, passed away, December 16, 2023, at Allure of Quad Cities.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023, at Park Lawn Cemetery. Interment will be at Park Lawn Cemetery in Barry, IL. Memorials may be made to the family and/or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Naomi was...
Carol J Hillis
Dec 14, 2023
Carol J. Hillis, 83, of Rock Island, finished her earthly race on Thursday December 14, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.
Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday December 16, 2023, at First Evangelical Free Church, Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Inurnment will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens at a later...
Diana Lynn Meincke
Dec 14, 2023
Diana Lynn Meincke, 73, of Moline, passed away on December 14, 2023, at Illini Restorative Care in Silvis.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at Greenview Memorial...
Rhonda L Fisher
Dec 14, 2023
Rhonda L. Fisher, 71, of Moline, passed away Thursday December 14, 2023, at her home.
Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Monday December 18, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. The burial will immediately follow at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline.
Rhonda was...
Steven G. Rose
Dec 9, 2023
Steven G. Rose, 77 of East Moline, departed from this world on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa.
A funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. Moline. The visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will immediately...
Billy R. Whitley
Dec 9, 2023
Billy “Bill” R. Whitley, 95, of Gallatin Tennessee, formerly of Colona, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 12:19 a.m. on Saturday December 9th, 2023, at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
A funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday December 15, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. in Moline. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service...
Michele René Smith
Dec 5, 2023
Michele René Smith, 68, of Rock Island, IL, passed away, December 5, 2023, peacefully at her home.
Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2023, at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse in Moline, IL. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at...
Robert "Bob" Alvine
Dec 5, 2023
Robert “Bob” H. Alvine, 79, of Moline, passed away Tuesday December 5, 2023, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, December 9, 2023, at First Lutheran Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Burial of cremains will be at Riverside Cemetery,...
Jerry Barr
Dec 2, 2023
Gerald “Jerry” Allan Barr, 76, of Moline passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at the Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Orlando, Florida.
Cremation rites have been accorded and a Celebration of Life Gathering will be on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. In lieu...
Dale R. Galliart
Dec 2, 2023
Dale Reuben Galliart, 91, of Bettendorf, formerly of Orion, IL, passed away December 2, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday December 7, 2023, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4107 21st Avenue Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. The burial will be at Western Township Cemetery, Orion, where...

Dilia B Melendez
Nov 29, 2023
Dilia B. Melendez, 69, of Davenport, IA, passed away, November 29, 2023, at Bettendorf Health Care Center.
Per the family’s wishes, there will be no services. Cremation rites have been accorded.
Dilia was born on November 29, 1954, in Puerto Rico, daughter of Louisa Franco and Robert Melendez. She married Brian Beard in Queens, NY...
Patricia Ellyn Sexton
Nov 29, 2023
Patricia Ellyn Sexton, 77, of Moline, passed away, November 29, 2023, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd. Moline. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be made to the family.
Patricia was born on November 3, 1946, in Sterling,...
Micheal B Blade
Nov 29, 2023
Micheal B. Blade, 71, of Cambridge, passed away on November 29, 2023.
Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Valley View Country Club in Cambridge, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory in Orion, IL. Visitation will...