1919
Violet
2005
Violet Gustafson Feliksiak
January 7, 1919 — December 24, 2005
Violet Gustafson Feliksiak, 86, of East Moline passed away December 24, 2005 at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock Island. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Visitation wil be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Memorials may be made to the Parish Nurse Program at St. John's Lutheran Church.
Violet, or Vi as she was known, was born January 7, 1919 in Moline to John and Wilhelmina Swenson. She married R. Harold Gustafson on March 5, 1938 in Rock Island. Harold died in August 1973. She married John Feliksiak on December 27, 1980 in Moline.
She was a life long member of St. John's, and the Flossie Ellis King's Daughter's Circle where she held all offices and holds a life membership honorarium. For many years she was in PTA, was president of the East Moline Newcomers Group, and was active in Clara Lodge at the Vikings Club, Moline. Vi was very skilled in making ceramics and was an excellent bridge player. She loved her family and was thrilled with all of her great-grandson's antics.
Survivors (and spouses) include her husband John, Illini Restorative Care, Silvis; daughter Pat (Don) Stotts, Moline; grand-daughter Beth (Tom) Heaney and great-grandson Gabe, Moline; nephews Bob (Renee) Ahern, Marysville, OH; and niece Christine (Bruce) Hull, Davenport.
Vi was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband Harold; brother Robert Swenson; sister Myrt Ahern; and grand-son Bill.
Online condolences may be expressed to Violet's family by visiting her obituary at www.esterdahlmortuary.com.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock Island. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Visitation wil be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Memorials may be made to the Parish Nurse Program at St. John's Lutheran Church.
Violet, or Vi as she was known, was born January 7, 1919 in Moline to John and Wilhelmina Swenson. She married R. Harold Gustafson on March 5, 1938 in Rock Island. Harold died in August 1973. She married John Feliksiak on December 27, 1980 in Moline.
She was a life long member of St. John's, and the Flossie Ellis King's Daughter's Circle where she held all offices and holds a life membership honorarium. For many years she was in PTA, was president of the East Moline Newcomers Group, and was active in Clara Lodge at the Vikings Club, Moline. Vi was very skilled in making ceramics and was an excellent bridge player. She loved her family and was thrilled with all of her great-grandson's antics.
Survivors (and spouses) include her husband John, Illini Restorative Care, Silvis; daughter Pat (Don) Stotts, Moline; grand-daughter Beth (Tom) Heaney and great-grandson Gabe, Moline; nephews Bob (Renee) Ahern, Marysville, OH; and niece Christine (Bruce) Hull, Davenport.
Vi was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband Harold; brother Robert Swenson; sister Myrt Ahern; and grand-son Bill.
Online condolences may be expressed to Violet's family by visiting her obituary at www.esterdahlmortuary.com.
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