David Cogdill, age 56, of East Moline and Keota, Iowa, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer at his home on his lake in Keota on Thursday, September 2, 2010.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline, IL. Celebration of life visitation is Saturday from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to his children's educational fund.
Dave was born March 8, 1954 in Moline, the son of Willard and Delores Simmons Cogdill. He married Anita Ayala, they later divorced. Dave then married Christina "Christy" Steed on December 20, 2003 in Bettendorf.
Dave graduated from UTHS in 1972. He was a 1976 graduate of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN, where he was an All American quarterback. Dave later played quarterback for the QC BlackHawks semi-pro team. He also played slow pitch softball for Edwards Electric and Jim's Knoxville Tap. Dave was employed as a system analyst with John Deere for 33 years, retiring in 2009. He also owned the Torch Light for 15 years. Dave enjoyed fishing, golfing and cooking. He also loved watching his sons play football and basketball, and his daughter cheerlead; above all Dave loved spending time with his family and friends.
SURVIVORS
Wife Christy
Sons Troy Cogdill
Eric Cogdill
Daughter Hillary Cogdill
Ex-wife and mother of his children Anita Ayala Cogdill
Mother Delores (E.J.) Cole
Father Willard (Lois) Cogdill
Siblings Dan (Kelli) Cogdill
Steve Cogdill
Step-siblings Ron, Cathy, Caren, Lisa & Scott
Numerous other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by niece, Kasey Cogdill; cousin, Shawn Simmons; mother-in-law, Toni Ayala, sister-in-law, Pam Rios and a nephew Tyler Ledezma.
Online condolences may be expressed to David's family by visiting his obituary at www.esterdahl.com.
Visitation Details
Saturday, September 4th, 2010, 2:00pm - 6:00pm, Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory
Service Details
Sunday, September 5th, 2010, 1:00pm, Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory