Braden Aaron Johnson

Feb 2, 2019

Braden Aaron Johnson, infant son of William Johnson and Elizabeth Miller, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.  Burial will...

Brenda J. Parks

Feb 2, 2019

Brenda J. Parks, 68, of East Moline, died Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Illini Hospital, Silvis, IL.

Per Brenda’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded.

Brenda was born on November 25, 1950 in Moline, the daughter of James H. and Betty B. Webb Parks. Brenda had worked as a telemarketer and tended bar for many...

Dr. W. Earl DeZeeuw

Jan 30, 2019

Dr. W. Earl DeZeeuw, 86, of Orion, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at UnityPoint-Trinity Rock Island.

Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, Ltd., Orion, assisted the family.

Memories may be left on the tribute wall.

John H. Carter

Jan 28, 2019

John Henderson Carter, 93, died Monday, January 28, 2019 at Trinity Rock Island Hospital.

Born on October 25, 1925 in Hamilton County, Illinois, Carter was reared in a three-room house without electricity, natural gas or running water.  During the Great Depression, Carter trapped and cleaned rabbits, and sold their furs to a Chicago retail chain for five...

Kenneth Kessinger

Jan 28, 2019

Kenneth E. Kessinger, 85, of East Moline, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019, at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis.

A family directed memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 2, 2019, at First Southern Baptist Church, Colona.  Visitation will be from 10:00 until service time at the church.  Memorials may be made to First Southern...

Dwaine "Croc" Peterson

Jan 26, 2019

Dwaine “Croc” Perry Peterson, 91, of Moline, passed away January 26, 2019, in Okeechobee, Florida.

Per dad’s wishes, services were held at the Rock Island National Cemetery on July 12, 2019, where military honors were conducted.  Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. assisted the family.

Croc was born on November 5, 1927, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the...

Frank Eugene Stewart

Jan 24, 2019

Frank Eugene Stewart, 71, of Moline, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at Noon, Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Monday at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline.  Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the...

Sharon McFarlin

Jan 21, 2019

Sharon McFarlin, 70, of East Moline, IL, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, at home.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 25, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1330-13th St. Moline.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave, Moline.  Memorials may be made...

Robby L. Root

Jan 21, 2019

Robby L. Root, 50, of Colona, IL, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, at the Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 28, 2019 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave, Moline.  Visitation will be from 1-4, Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the funeral home.  Memorials may be...

A. Jack Butter

Jan 18, 2019

A. “Jack” Butter, 91, of Moline, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019 at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Bethel Wesley Church in Moline.  Visitation will be held two hours prior to services. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens.  Memorials may...

Robert E. Thompson

Jan 18, 2019

Robert E. Thompson, 76, of Orion, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice, Bettendorf, IA after a heroic battle with prostate cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 25, 2019 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Orion. Military honors will immediately follow services at the church. Visitation will be...

Karen E. Christianson

Jan 17, 2019

Karen E. Christianson, 81, of Moline, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019, at ManorCare Health Services-Utica Ridge, Davenport.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., January 22, 2019 at Riverside United Methodist Church in Moline.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Monday, January 21, 2019 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Moline.  Burial will be at Moline...

Bernetta Foy

Jan 17, 2019

Seeds of love, happiness and hope were planted.  Now it is time to watch them grow from above.  On January 17, 2019, Bernetta D. Foy, 79 of Moline, IL, passed peacefully having battled ill health.  Bernetta was ready to enjoy her eternal feast with the Lord.  Those of us who loved her were grateful of her new-found freedom from...

Jeff S. Silver

Jan 16, 2019

Jeffrey S. Silver, 66, of Carbon Cliff, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at his home.

A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, January 26, 2019, at the Colona American Legion.

Jeff was born on April 20, 1952, in Houlton, Maine. He was born to biological parents Nina and Charles...

W. Baldwin Day

Jan 14, 2019

W. Baldwin Day, 99, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, at Silver Cross.

Cremation rites will be accorded, and memorial services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2019, in the Chapel at Friendship Manor, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to Friendship Manor or Trinity Lutheran Church.

Baldwin was born on...

George Weymark, Jr.

Jan 14, 2019

George E. Weymark, Jr., 79, of Moline, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, at Genesis Medical Center-Illini Campus, Silvis.

Cremation rites will be accorded, and burial of cremains will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Cleveland, OH, at a later date.  Memorials may be made to a favorite charity in George’s name.  Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd.,...

Mary Anselmi

Jan 14, 2019

Mary Katherine Anselmi, 73, of Coal Valley, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, at UnityPoint-Trinity, Rock Island.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.  Cremation will follow services.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Nellie Marie Schanfish

Jan 11, 2019

Nellie Marie Schanfish, 82, of Moline, passed away, Friday, January 11, 2019, at her home

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Calvary Church, Moline.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.  Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park.  Memorials may be made to Calvary...

Scott Dunlop

Jan 9, 2019

Scott W. Dunlop, 61, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at his home.

Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial visitation will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary, Ltd., Moline.  A celebration of life gathering will follow visitation at 2 p.m., Sunday, at the Wunder-Y, Moline. Memorials...

Karen Sommers

Jan 8, 2019

Karen L. Sommers, 70, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline.  Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to a...