Barbara Chaney

Barbara Ann Chaney, 78, a lifelong resident of Moline, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2019, at First Baptist Church, Moline.  Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline.  Friends may also call prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. at the church.  Burial will be at Rose Lawn Memorial Estate, followed by a luncheon at First Baptist Church.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, where Barbara was a lifelong member.

Barbara was born on December 20, 1940, in Moline, the daughter of Robert V. and Dorothy M. (Dodd) Chaney.   She graduated from Moline High School in 1958.  She had previously been employed as a secretary at John Deere Plow & Planter Works and Harvester, retiring in 1993, after 32 years.  Barb was a bibliophile, she loved collecting antiques, reading, traveling and being active at her church.

She was preceded in death by her parents.