1921
Earl
2009
Earl Victor Paasch
March 4, 1921 — November 24, 2009
Earl Victor Paasch, 88, of East Moline, died November 24, 2009 at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Ave., Moline. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Curtis Corner Baptist Church Wakefield, RI, Wildwood Baptist Church, East Moline or First Baptist Church, Rock Island.
Earl was born March 4, 1921 in Welton, IA to Arthur and Frances (Schmidt) Paasch. He married Alice L. Jones on November 6, 1943 in Davenport. His beloved wife of 62 ½ years preceded him in death on April 16, 2006.
Earl was employed for 43 years at Standard Forwarding, East Moline. He retired on November 4, 1984. He was the second employee hired for the company. During his retirement interview, Earl stated "I always had a lot of love for my company. I grew with them, and worked hard and helped them grow." He also stated that "The secret to life is loving people and helping people. People make life a joy and making people happy just makes life more enjoyable." While he was at Standard he worked on the dock, as a dispatcher, in the office as a terminal manager, as a salesman, but mostly he drove for the company. .
Earl held dual membership at Wildwood Baptist Church, East Moline where he was an active lifetime member and Deacon and at First Baptist Church, Rock Island. He was a member of the Traffic Club, East Moline Rotary Club, Moline Senior Citizen Club, and was a Teamster member. He also enjoyed playing bridge and was known as the "Recycling King."
He is survived by
Children Earl K & Barbara Paasch Bettendorf
Richard & Lee-Ann Paasch North Kingstown, RI
Patricia Mitchell East Moline
Sharon & Thomas Rexroth Burlington, IA
Grandchildren Mark & Kim Koenig
Julianna & Miguel Cedeno
Robert & Sandy Mitchell
Kathryn Mitchell-St. John
Scott & Faye Mitchell
Jeffrey Mitchell
Jinger & Gregg Durbin
Jason & Teri Rexroth
Joel & Sunhee Rexroth
Jena & Kelynn Wright
Georgianna Koenig & Lloyd Kimler
24 great grandchildren
He was preceded in death by parents, a granddaughter, a great grandson and his brothers Harold, Henry and Arthur.
Online condolences may be expressed to Earl's family by visiting his obituary at
www.esterdahlmortuary.com
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Ave., Moline. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Curtis Corner Baptist Church Wakefield, RI, Wildwood Baptist Church, East Moline or First Baptist Church, Rock Island.
Earl was born March 4, 1921 in Welton, IA to Arthur and Frances (Schmidt) Paasch. He married Alice L. Jones on November 6, 1943 in Davenport. His beloved wife of 62 ½ years preceded him in death on April 16, 2006.
Earl was employed for 43 years at Standard Forwarding, East Moline. He retired on November 4, 1984. He was the second employee hired for the company. During his retirement interview, Earl stated "I always had a lot of love for my company. I grew with them, and worked hard and helped them grow." He also stated that "The secret to life is loving people and helping people. People make life a joy and making people happy just makes life more enjoyable." While he was at Standard he worked on the dock, as a dispatcher, in the office as a terminal manager, as a salesman, but mostly he drove for the company. .
Earl held dual membership at Wildwood Baptist Church, East Moline where he was an active lifetime member and Deacon and at First Baptist Church, Rock Island. He was a member of the Traffic Club, East Moline Rotary Club, Moline Senior Citizen Club, and was a Teamster member. He also enjoyed playing bridge and was known as the "Recycling King."
He is survived by
Children Earl K & Barbara Paasch Bettendorf
Richard & Lee-Ann Paasch North Kingstown, RI
Patricia Mitchell East Moline
Sharon & Thomas Rexroth Burlington, IA
Grandchildren Mark & Kim Koenig
Julianna & Miguel Cedeno
Robert & Sandy Mitchell
Kathryn Mitchell-St. John
Scott & Faye Mitchell
Jeffrey Mitchell
Jinger & Gregg Durbin
Jason & Teri Rexroth
Joel & Sunhee Rexroth
Jena & Kelynn Wright
Georgianna Koenig & Lloyd Kimler
24 great grandchildren
He was preceded in death by parents, a granddaughter, a great grandson and his brothers Harold, Henry and Arthur.
Online condolences may be expressed to Earl's family by visiting his obituary at
www.esterdahlmortuary.com
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