Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Len "Swede" Carlson
Feb 9, 2019
Lennart “Swede” Carlson, 87, of Moline, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019, at UnityPoint Trinity-Rock Island.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be from 2-5 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Viking Club of Moline. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the family for a fund to be established in his name. Private...
Bill Attwood, Sr.
Feb 9, 2019
William C. “Bill” Attwood, Sr., 66, of Moline, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019, at UnityPoint Trinity-Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may...
Cathy Gamino
Feb 8, 2019
Cathy L. Gamino, 62, of East Moline, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019, with her family by her side, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Memorial visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Memorials may be made to ACPMP Research Foundation at www.acpmp.org.
Cathy...
Dolores Olson
Feb 8, 2019
Dolores M. Olson, 85, of East Moline, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019, at her home.
Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, East Moline. Visitation will be from 10 until service time at the church. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be...
Marilyn J. Lindblad
Feb 7, 2019
Marilyn J. Lindblad, 91, of Clearwater, FL, passed away February 7, 2019.
Memorial Services will be held 10 a.m., Monday, June 10, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Inurnment will be held at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made...
Bill Bahnks
Feb 7, 2019
William B. “Bill” Bahnks, 86, of Moline, passed away, Thursday, February 7, 2019, at the Davenport Lutheran Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2019, at First Lutheran Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens. In...
Curt Whitten
Feb 6, 2019
Curtis L. “Curt” Whitten, 55, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, February 11, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 1-4 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the National...
Phyllis Linder
Feb 6, 2019
Phyllis L. Linder, 88, of Moline, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center in Moline.
Visitation will be on Friday, February 8, 2019 from 3-5 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Private burial will be at Rock Island Memorial Park at a later time.
Phyllis was born on...
Charles Hoffman
Feb 5, 2019
Charles B. Hoffman, 86 of Miami Lakes, Florida and formerly of Moline, IL, died, Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at his home in Florida.
Graveside services will be 2:30 pm, Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Moline Memorial Park Cemetery, Moline.
Charles was born on August 22, 1932, in Moline, the son of Donald and Delcie Neuenschwander...
Simon Sierra
Feb 5, 2019
Simon Sierra, 74, of East Moline, was blessed by the good Lord with a peaceful passing surrounded by family on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital, Davenport.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Friday, February 8, 2019, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Silvis. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. with a...
Michael Bealer
Feb 4, 2019
Michael L. Bealer, 69, of Colona, passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, February 8, 2019, 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,...
Debra Jean McDonnell
Feb 3, 2019
Debra Jean (Clayton) McDonnell, 68, of East Moline, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials...
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...