Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Donald Richmiller
Jul 8, 2013
Donald C. Richmiller, 79, of Moline, died on July 8, 2013 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 412 10th Street, Moline, IL. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with a Rosary at 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at Esterdahl Mortuary...
Scott E. Sampson
Jul 7, 2013
Scott E. Sampson, 56, of Orion, IL, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at his home. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1001 9th Street, Orion. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Cremation rites have been accorded and inurnment will be at...
Janet Pierce
Jul 6, 2013
Janet Marie Pierce, 76, of Moline, died July 6, 2013 at Unity Point-Trinity Rock Island. A memorial visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2013 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Memorials may be made to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center in Milan. Per her wishes cremation will be accorded....
Arthur L.P. Aaronson
Jul 5, 2013
Arthur L.P. Aaronson, 35, of Rapids City, passed away July 5, 2013 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 9th at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m. followed immediately by the funeral service. Memorials may be made to his family. Per...
Sheldon L. "Butch" McElyea
Jul 5, 2013
Sheldon L. "Butch" McElyea, 68, of Coal Valley died July 5, 2013 at Unity Point Health-Trinity Rock Island. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601 38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be on Monday, July 8, 2013 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at...
Kathryn E. Thornbloom
Jul 1, 2013
Kathryn E. Westerdahl Thornbloom, 91, of Rock Island, IL, formerly of Moline, IL, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Calvary Lutheran Church, 2900 Avenue of the Cities, Moline, IL. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 5,...
Benjamin F. Landrum
Jun 29, 2013
Benjamin Landrum, age 35, the best son, a kind and loyal friend, the greatest dad, and self-proclaimed ladies' man of Moline, passed away June 29, 2013, at his home. Graveside Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2013, at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Esterdahl Mortuary &...
Benjamin F. Landrum
Jun 29, 2013
Benjamin Landrum, age 35, the best son, a kind and loyal friend, the greatest dad, and self-proclaimed ladies' man of Moline, passed away June 29, 2013, at his home. Graveside Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2013, at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Esterdahl Mortuary &...
Bobbie Lee Lamberson
Jun 28, 2013
Bobbie Lee "Bob" Lamberson, 72, of Rock Island, IL, died June 28, 2013, in Lovelock, NV. Per his wishes cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family with arrangements. Bob was born on January 12, 1941, in Davenport, IA, the son of Lonnie and Lula (James) Lamberson....
Martha M. ""Marti"" Berg
Jun 27, 2013
Martha M. "Marti" Berg, 66, of North Aurora passed away Thursday June 27, 2013 at Seasons Hospice and Palliative In-Patient Center, Naperville, IL. She was born April 8, 1947, in Frankfort, KY the daughter of the late James H. and Martha (Coleman) Maddox. Marti graduated from Sullivan Indiana High School in 1965. She attended Indiana State University graduating in 1968...
Renea D. Nickerson
Jun 27, 2013
Renea D. Nickerson, 62, of Moline, IL, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2013, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline, IL. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial...
Allan Alvin Grant Gehn
Jun 25, 2013
Allan Alvin Grant Gehn, 66, of Rock Island, IL, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Unity Point Health, Trinity Rock Island, Rock Island, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline, IL. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. prior to the service at...
Russell L. Austin
Jun 25, 2013
Russell "Russ" L. Austin, 61, of Moline, IL, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Unity Point Health, Trinity Rock Island, Rock Island, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Heritage Church, 4801 44th Street, Rock Island, IL. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Esterdahl Mortuary &...

William C. Faust
Jun 23, 2013
William "Bill" C. Faust, 63, of Moline, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2013, at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the Mueller Memorial Chapel in Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, IA. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family with...
Bonita H. Thompson
Jun 20, 2013
Bonita H. Thompson, 98, of Silvis, IL, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 12 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1001 9th Street, Orion, IL. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at...
Lola M. Mossman
Jun 19, 2013
Lola M. Mossman, 87, a resident of Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline, IL, formerly of Milan, IL, entered her home in heaven on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Bethany Baptist Church, 700 35th Avenue Place, Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...
Raymond R. Schwigen
Jun 18, 2013
Mr. Raymond R. Schwigen, 78, of Galesburg, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Seminary Manor in Galesburg. He was born on May 5, 1935 in Kewanee, Ill. the son of Raymond Sr. and Alice Dunbar Schwigen. He married Regina Stoneking of Rock Island in 1955. He later married Jacqueline Van Tine from Gladstone in 1986. She preceded...
Lowell D. Smith
Jun 15, 2013
Lowell D. Smith, age 82, of Weiner, AR, formerly of Orion, died on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Harris Hospital, Newport, AR. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the...
Margaret E. Wyatt
Jun 13, 2013
Margaret E. Wyatt, 88, of Rock Island, IL, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline, IL. Per her wishes cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family with arrangements. Margaret was born on February 15, 1925, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of...
Richard Fredrick DeCraene
Jun 13, 2013
Richard "Dick" Fredrick DeCraene, 87, of Moline, IL, passed peacefully Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Unity Point Health, Trinity Rock Island in Rock Island, IL. A Celebration of Life Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 3209 60th Street, Moline, IL. Military honors will be provided by Moline American Legion...