Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Bessie Harper
Sep 18, 2018
Bessie M. Harper, 99, formerly of Rock Island, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Geneseo.
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m., Monday, September 24, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Burial of cremains will be at Chapel Hill Gardens, Oak Lawn, IL, at a later date. Memorials...
Thea Hansen-Bettis
Sep 17, 2018
Thea Hansen-Bettis, 51, of Moline, died Monday, September 17, 2018, at home.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1330 13th Street, Moline. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Saturday, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Cremation rites will take place following services. Memorials may...
Michael Saey
Sep 16, 2018
Michael P. Saey, 72, of Silvis, died on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at UnityPoint Health -Trinity Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday, prior to the services at the funeral home. Cremation will take...
Ana Vera
Sep 13, 2018
Ana Vera, 84, of Rock Island, died Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.
Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, September 15, 2018, with a rosary to be recited at 3:30 p.m., at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Mass of Christian Burial will follow 2 days later 10 a.m.,...
John Miller
Sep 12, 2018
John J. Miller, 83, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at his home following a short battle with cancer.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Edgewood Baptist Church, 2704 38th Street, Rock Island, IL. Inurnment will be at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, St. Paul, MN, at a...
Raymond Robbins
Sep 11, 2018
Raymond K. Robbins, 91, of Rock Island, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.
Celebration of Life services will be held at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, and burial of cremains will be at the Nokomis Cemetery, both at a later date. Memorials may be made to Living Lands and Waters....
Charles McArthur
Sep 8, 2018
Charles “Charlie” McArthur, 80, of Moline, died Saturday, September 8, 2018, at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, September 14, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. Burial of cremains will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may...
Wylla Vercauteren
Sep 7, 2018
Campus, Silvis.
Private family burial will be held at Vance Cemetery, Industry, IL. Memorials may be made to Q.C. Paws. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. is assisting the family.
Wylla was born on August 18, 1925 in Rushville, IL, the daughter of Chester and Alice (Kelly) Green. She married Wayne Vercauteren in September of 1972. ...
August "Augie" DeMay
Sep 5, 2018
August “Augie” L. DeMay, Jr., 82, of Orion, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at his home.
Memorial Mass will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Mary, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 1402 10th St., Orion. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. at the church prior to the Memorial Mass. Cremation rites...
Barbara Plapp
Sep 4, 2018
Barbara E. Plapp, 80, of Lynn Center, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island, surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Swedona Lutheran Church, 1493 Knoxville Rd., Lynn Center. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral home,...
Linda Gabhart
Sep 4, 2018
Linda L. Gabhart, 69, of Rock Island, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, after a long battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Ave., Moline, with Pastor Chris Cain of Grace Baptist Church officiating. ...
Reva Jean Lee
Sep 4, 2018
Reva Jean Lee, 79, of Moline, died Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at home.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m., Friday, September 7, 2018 at Esterdahl Mortuary, 6601 38th Ave, Moline. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. ...
Vicki Lamberson
Sep 4, 2018
Vicki L. Lamberson, 75, of Rock Island, died Sunday, September 2, 2018, at Rosewood Healthcare Center.
A brief service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Esterdahl Mortuary, 6601 38th Ave, Moline. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery and we will be processing to the cemetery at 1:30 p.m. In lieu...
Richard Soderstrom
Sep 3, 2018
Richard Soderstrom, 86, of Moline, died Monday, September 3, 2018, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline.
Arrangements are pending at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory Ltd., Moline.
Marvin Johnson
Sep 3, 2018
Marvin Lowell Johnson, 84, of East Moline, died September 3, 2018, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Military...
Gary A. Shewell
Sep 1, 2018
Gary A. Shewell, 71, of Moline, died Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Select Medical in Davenport, IA.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, September 7, 2018 at Esterdahl Mortuary, 6601 38th Ave Moline. Visitation will be an hour prior at the funeral home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be at Rock Island...
Alice A. Johnson
Aug 31, 2018
Alice A. Johnson, 84, of Silvis, died Friday, August 31, 2018, at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Esterdahl Mortuary, 6601 38th Ave, Moline. Visitation will be an hour prior at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rock Island Memorial Park. Memorials...
Faye J. Lind Wallace
Aug 29, 2018
Faye J. Lind Wallace, age 97, formerly of Moline, Illinois, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at her son and daughter-in-law’s home in Alexandria, Minnesota under the care of Hospice of Douglas County.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Friday, September 7, 2018, at Salem Lutheran Church in Moline, Illinois with Pastor Randy Willers officiating. Music...
Beverly Swanson
Aug 28, 2018
Beverly M. Swanson, 85, of Moline, formerly of Orion, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at her home.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Western Township Cemetery, Orion. A Celebration of her life directed by the family will follow on Saturday from noon until 2 p.m., at the American Legion,...
Richard "Cowboy" Doyle
Aug 26, 2018
Richard William “Cowboy” Doyle, 62, of East Moline, died Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline.
Cremation rites will be accorded. There will not be any formal services as per his wishes. There will be a Celebration Luncheon of Richard’s life at the Eagles Club in Carbon Cliff on Sunday, September 16, 2018, from 1...