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Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Terry Shouse
Oct 1, 2023
Terry Shouse, 70, of Columbia Tennessee, formerly of the Quad Cities, passed away, October 1, 2023, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Visitation will be Sunday October 8, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. Moline. Private burial will take place at Pleasant View in Hartley, Iowa. Memorials may be made to...

Trenton C. Miller
Sep 28, 2023
Trenton C. Miller, 38, formerly of Sherrard, passed away September 28, 2023, in Rock Island.
Arrangements are pending.
Charlene Swanson
Sep 28, 2023
Charlene Swanson, 78, of Moline, passed away Thursday September 28, 2023, at the Iowa Masonic Home, Bettendorf.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday October 4, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Teri Reddy
Sep 27, 2023
Theresa Joan Reddy, 69, of Lynn Center, IL, passed away September 27, 2023, at home.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 2, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Western Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made...
Bill Larkins, Sr.
Sep 25, 2023
William Albert “Bill” Larkins Sr. 79, of Orion, IL, passed away Monday September 25, 2023, at OSF St. Francis in Peoria.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday September 30, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion. The visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The burial will be...
Jon Blade
Sep 25, 2023
Jon Robert Blade, 67, of Lynn Center, IL, passed away Monday September 25, 2023, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, after a short battle with cancer.
A celebration of life gathering will be held at the Andover Park Pavilion, Andover, IL on Sunday October 15, 2023, from 3-6 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Village...
Marianne (Frye) Basala
Sep 23, 2023
Marianne Frye Basala, 95, formerly of Sherrard, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Fieldstone of DeWitt Senior Living.
A celebration of life gathering will be from 2-4 p.m. Saturday October 7, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. Moline. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made...
Amele Abbey
Sep 22, 2023
Amele Abbey, 71, of Moline, IL, passed away, September 22nd, 2023, at St. Anthony’s Nursing & Rehab in Rock Island, IL.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 14th, 2023, at Christ the King Catholic Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, October 13th, 2023, at the same church. Burial will be...
Karen L. (Leonhard) Lohse
Sep 22, 2023
Karen L. Lohse, 83, of Morrison, Illinois, formerly of Erie, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. Moline. Visitation will be from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. ...
Opal "Jeanne" Arnold
Sep 21, 2023
Opal “Jeanne” Arnold, 91, of Moline, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East...

Janet Edwards
Sep 19, 2023
Janet Edwards, 69, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday September 19, 2023, at her home.
Arrangements are pending.
Ron Cress
Sep 15, 2023
Ronald “Ron” H. Cress, 88, of Davenport, IA passed away Friday September 15, 2023, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday September 27, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until services. The burial will be at the Orion Lutheran Cemetery, where...
Betty J. (Foster) Graham
Sep 15, 2023
Betty J. Graham, 80, of Moline passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus.
Per her wishes cremation rites will be accorded and there will be a celebration of life to be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Q.C. Paws.
Betty was born on July 13,...
Kurt Edward Gainey
Sep 12, 2023
Kurt Edward Gainey, 60, of Moline, passed away Tuesday September 12, 2023, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island.
Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday September 16, 2023, at the Orion United Methodist Church, 407 12th Avenue, Orion. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday at the Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion. Cremation...
Daniel R. Breitenstein
Sep 11, 2023
Daniel R. Breitenstein, 69, of Lynn Center, passed away Monday September 11, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
A celebration of life gathering will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday October 14, 2023, at Swedona Lutheran Church, 1493 Knoxville Road, Lynn Center, IL. Private inurnment will be held at Swedona Lutheran Cemetery at a...
Rolan Carter
Sep 10, 2023
Rolan Carter, 76, of Detroit, Alabama, passed away Sunday September 10, 2023, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday September 15, 2023, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, Illinois. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery where military...
James Kappler
Sep 9, 2023
James Lyle Kappler, 89 of Lynnwood, Washington passed away in Seattle, WA on September 9, 2023 after a brief illness in the hospital.
Funeral ceremonies will be held Saturday September 30, 2023 at 10am at Trintiy Lutheran Church 1330 13th Street, Moline, Il. The burial will be at Moline Memorial Park. Donations can be made to Trinity...
Keith "KT" Wayne Taylor Jr.
Sep 8, 2023
Keith “KT” Wayne Taylor Jr., 33 of Davenport, Iowa passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Rock Island.
Visitation will be on Friday, September 15, 2023, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. Moline. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the family for a fund to be established.
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Bob Whitcomb
Sep 7, 2023
Robert “Bob” Leroy Whitcomb, 82, of Bettendorf, passed away Thursday September 7, 2023, at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport.
Private services will be held and entombment will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline is assisting the family.
...Ester L. Riggs
Sep 6, 2023
Ester L. Riggs, 85, of East Moline, passed away Wednesday September 6, 2023, at Bickford Cottage in Davenport.
Private inurnment will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory Ltd., Moline is assisting the family.
Ester was born on March 30, 1938, in Muscatine, the...