Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Lynn Russell Conklen
May 19, 2022
Lynn Russell Conklen, 96, of Andover, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Hillcrest Home, Geneseo.
A rosary will be recited at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Mary Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Orion. Visitation will follow from 10:30 a.m., until noon at the church with the Funeral Mass to begin at noon. Cremation...

Thomas "Tom" W. Matucha
May 19, 2022
Thomas “Tom” W. Matucha, 79, of Moline, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Hope Creek Nursing and Rehab, East Moline.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Private graveside services will be held at Moline Memorial Park. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Tom was born on December 29, 1942, in Moline,...
Donald Lewis Beardsley
May 18, 2022
Donald Lewis Beardsley, 68, of Buckeye, AZ (formerly from East Moline, IL) died from severe injuries due to an automobile accident on May 18th, 2022. Burial Services for Don will be held at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, IL on Thursday August 25, 2022, at approximately 1:00 PM. A funeral procession to the Rock Island National...
Cheryl Hawotte
May 10, 2022
Cheryl L. Hawotte, 75 of Moline, entered the presence of her Savior Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving husband and family after a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She looked forward to hearing God say, “Well done my good and faithful servant!”
Funeral services will be at 11am on Tuesday, May 17, 2022,...
Clarence "Butch" Erickson
May 9, 2022
Clarence “Butch” Erickson, 92, of Reynolds, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at Avonlea Cottage, Milan.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Orion. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Reynolds Cemetery, where...
Dorathy J. (Renner) Bielema
May 7, 2022
Dorathy J. Bielema, 98, of Milan passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 Avonlea Cottage of the Quad Cities in Milan.
Private family services will be held at Greenview Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Dorathy was born on April 18, 1924 in Tampico, Illinois the daughter of...
Paula Luckenbihl
May 6, 2022
Paula Georgette Luckenbihl, 74, of Moline, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Memorial visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m., prior to the services on Saturday. The family prefers all come in...
William Ellis Johnson
May 6, 2022
William E. Johnson, 94, of Silvis formerly of Hannibal, Missouri passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022, at Hope Creek Care Center.
Per his wishes cremation rites have been accorded and a celebration of his life will take place at a later date. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline is assisting the family.
W.E. was...
Marilyn (Miller) Kupresin
May 6, 2022
Marilyn Kupresin, 92, of Bettendorf formerly of Moline passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at UnityPoint Health Trinity Bettendorf.
Private family services will be held at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Burial will be at the National Cemetery with her husband, Sam. Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church in East Moline.
...C. Jeanette Lack Winterbottom
May 4, 2022
Jeanette Winterbottom, 85, of East Moline, formerly of Rapids City and Colona, passed away, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Monday, May 9, 2022, with a rosary...
Charles "Chuck" A. Hanna
May 4, 2022
Charles “Chuck” A. Hanna, 69, of Moline, passed away, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his home.
A memorial visitation will be from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2022 and private family inurnment will take place at a later date at the National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted by Vietnam Veterans of American...
Leonard J. Huntington
May 2, 2022
Leonard J. Huntington, 91, of Moline, IL, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 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,...
Earl Schwabe
Apr 29, 2022
Earl W. Schwabe, 86, of Moline, IL, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, at home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 6, 2022, at Edgewood Baptist Church, 2704 38th St., Rock Island. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Friday morning at the church. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park,...
Oscar Lopez
Apr 28, 2022
Oscar Lopez, 81, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at his home.
A funeral mass will be held on Monday, May 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rock Island, Illinois. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 1, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a rosary being...
John D. DeClerck
Apr 27, 2022
John D. DeClerck, 51, of Broadview, IL, formerly of Moline, passed away, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at his home.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Private family services will be held. Inurnment will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to...
Donald Slininger
Apr 27, 2022
Donald Lee Slininger, 82, of Moline, IL, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at UnityPoint Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2022, at the funeral home, with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. Burial...
Effie Iona Burkholder
Apr 27, 2022
Effie I Burkholder, 93, of East Moline, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at her home.
Graveside services will be held at 11am Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, 4601 W War Memorial Dr, Peoria, IL 61615. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline is assisting the family.
Effie was born on March...
Ronald L Pitra
Apr 22, 2022
Ronald L. Pitra, 87, of Coal Valley, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at his home.
Cremation rites have been accorded and private services will be held. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Ronald was born on December 29, 1934, in Osage, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Anastasia (Trnka) Pitra....
Yvonne Williams
Apr 21, 2022
Yvonne Williams, 62, of Moline, passed away, Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis.
Funeral services will be held at 11am Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline. Visitation will be an hour before services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, IL. Memorials may be made...
Elayne Hogan
Apr 19, 2022
Elayne Hogan, 96, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at her home.
Memorial Mass will be held at 10 am., Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Christ the King Catholic Church, Moline. Private burial will be held at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., is assisting the family.
Elayne...