Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Barbara J. (Beebe) Wells
Sep 3, 2022
Barbara J. (Beebe) Wells, 93, of East Moline, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA.
Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1107 Tanglefoot Ln, Bettendorf, IA 52722. Visitation will be an hour prior at the church. Burial will be at...
Ruth Ann Vogel
Aug 28, 2022
Ruth Ann Vogel, 94, of Moline, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Illini Restorative Care in Silvis.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East...
Cheryl A. Johnson
Aug 23, 2022
Cheryl A. Johnson, 74, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island.
Graveside services will be held at Noon, Monday, August 29, 2022, at Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Cheryl was born on December 16, 1947, in Moline, the daughter of...
Thomas L. Gainey
Aug 22, 2022
Thomas “Gus” L. Gainey, 92, of Orion, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022, at Allure of Geneseo.
A memorial visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Friday, August 26, 2022, at the Orion United Methodist Church. A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the church, inurnment will be at the Western Township Cemetery where military...
Ryan Pauley
Aug 19, 2022
Ryan was born in Rock Island, Il on October 18, 1974, to parents Kim L Pauley and Jean (Hamlin) Pauley.
He passed on Friday, August 19th, 2022, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Il, as the result of an accident at his home. Ryan was a gentle and loving soul.
Ryan graduated from Moline...

J. "Til" "Teeny" Goddard
Aug 19, 2022
J. “Til” “Teeny” Goddard of Atkinson, Illinois, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at the age of 97.
As per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded, and there will be no services. Private inurnment will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Orion, is assisting the family.
She was born...
Thomas Barnhart
Aug 16, 2022
Thomas “Tom” L. Barnhart, 82, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at UnityPoint Health, Trinity Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Cremation rites will follow services. Memorials may be made to Holy...

Simon S. Kurland
Aug 15, 2022
Simon S. Kurland, 74, of Silvis, IL, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at home.
Per his wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Simon was born on May 3, 1948, in London, England, the son of Henry and Ella (Moses) Kurland. He married Christina Ford...
Beverly Jean (Thompson) Lothridge
Aug 12, 2022
Beverly J. Lothridge, 80, of Moline, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Gwen Langley
Aug 11, 2022
Gwendolyn “Gwen” L. Langley, 90, formerly of Moline, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Silver Cross in Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the funeral home. Burial will be at...
Kimberly Leasenby
Aug 10, 2022
Kimberly K. Leasenby, 59, of Colona, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at her home.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to Beacon of Hope Hospice.
Kimberly was born on March 15, 1963, in Puerto Rico, the daughter of Howard and Sondra (Loew) Krapp. She married Dr. Michael Leasenby on January 16,...
Marilyn Marshall
Aug 8, 2022
Marilyn J. Marshall, 78, of Orion, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Orion, is assisting the family.
Marilyn was born on February 26, 1944, in Geneseo, IL, the...
Mason Shea
Aug 5, 2022
Mason Shea, 35, of Rock Island, passed away unexpectedly on August 5, 2022.
Mason will be lovingly greeted into Heaven by his son Kyle Shea, mom Lisa Hardesty Simaytis, and grandma Jean Alexander.
Cremation rites will be accorded, and a memorial visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary...
Jeffrey (Jeff) J. DeWitte
Aug 5, 2022
Jeffrey (Jeff) DeWitte, 43, of Moline, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 5, 2022.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Inurnment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in East Moline...
Catherine "Cat" Elaine Dinneen
Aug 5, 2022
Catherine Elaine Dinneen passed away unexpectedly surrounded by her family on Aug. 5th, 2022, in Sioux Falls, SD. Catherine was born at Fort Bragg, NC, on November 26th, 1955. She was the daughter of Charles I. Mitchell and Mary (Doeckel) May.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10am on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at St. Pius...
Timothy "Tim" M. Stice
Aug 4, 2022
Timothy “Tim” M. Stice, 60, of East Moline, IL, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022, at University of Iowa Hospital surrounded by his family.
Celebration of life will be held at 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Friday, August 12, 2022, at Leisure Time Billiards, East Moline. All are welcome to attend to celebrate Tim’s life and legacy...
Robert M. Cunningham
Aug 3, 2022
Robert “Bob” Monroe Cunningham, 102, of Bloomington, IL, formerly of Moline, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Heritage of Bloomington.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park, where military...

Sue Ann Hunter
Aug 1, 2022
Sue Ann Hunter, 75, of Rock Island, passed away on August 1, 2022, at the St. Anthony’s Continuing Care, Rock Island, Illinois.
Cremation rites will be accorded and private burial will be at Rock Island Memorial Park. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Sue was born July 7, 1947, in Davenport,...
Smith Hicks
Jul 30, 2022
Smith “Smitty” Etley Hicks, 81, of Moline passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at his residence.
A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2022 at the Davenport Memorial Park Mausoleum. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline is assisting the family.
Smitty was born on October 18, 1940, in Lebanon, Missouri,...
Linda (Carlson) Swanson
Jul 29, 2022
Linda M. (Carlson) Swanson, 70, of Coal Valley, IL, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. She was surrounded by her husband and a few family members.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. ...