Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Melbert Eugene Peterson
Jul 16, 2011
Melbert Eugene Peterson, 80, of Moline, died on July 16, 2011 in Berlin Germany while on vacation with his wife. A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1330 13th Street, Moline. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday at the church. Private family inurnment will be at Moline...
Elva Alice "Tudi" Baldwin
Jul 15, 2011
Elva Alice "Tudi" Baldwin, age 71, of Colona, died Friday, July 15 2011 at Trinity Pathway Hospice, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation is from 10:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial is at National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Memorials may...
Beverly J. Starofsky
Jul 15, 2011
Beverly J. Starofsky, age 83, of Moline, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at her residence. Family services are private and she will be interned with her husband Jack who preceded her in death in January of 2006. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. Moline is assisting the family. Bev was born September 27, 1927 in East Moline, the daughter of George...
Terry "Sneezy" Peterson
Jul 14, 2011
Terry "Sneezy" Peterson, age 67, of New Windsor, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at his residence. Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2011 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation is from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made...
Adla D. McClain
Jul 11, 2011
Adla D. McClain, 91, of Moline, died Monday July 11, 2011, at Trinity, Rock Island. Per Adla's wishes, her body will be cremated. There will be no services. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to InTouch Adult Day Services. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. is assisting the family. Adla was born January 14, 1920 in Rock Island,...
Dorothy H. Kyrk
Jul 10, 2011
Dorothy H. Kyrk, 86, of Moline, died Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at First Evangelical Free Church, 3321 7th St., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Ave., Moline. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials...
Kathy K. Odean
Jul 10, 2011
Kathy K. Odean, Rock Island, passed away early Sunday morning at Trinity, Rock Island after a brief illness. Kathy Sue Knuf was born in Quincy, IL on February 9, 1953, the daughter of Donald and Maxine Knuf. She graduated from Quincy High School and Elmhurst College. She came to Moline in 1979 to become Christian Education Director at First Congregational...
Elizabeth Mae Armel
Jul 9, 2011
Elizabeth Mae Armel, age 89, of Moline, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation is from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial is at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made...
Ina Tropp Kingan
Jul 7, 2011
Mrs. Ina Tropp Kingan, of Friendship Manor passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Friendship Manor, Rock Island. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation is from 10:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Thilda Tillie Wilkinson
Jul 7, 2011
Thilda "Tillie" M. Wilkinson, 89, of Riverside, California died on July 7, 2011 at Silver Cross Health and Rehabilitation in Rock Island, Illinois. Tillie was born on November 1, 1921, in Jackson, Michigan to James and Iva Kinne Mills. She married Roy Wilkinson in Jackson, Michigan. He preceded her in death. Tillie was employed with the Senior Centers in Riverside,...
Albert L. Martin
Jul 6, 2011
Albert Lee "Bus" Martin, age 90, of Orion, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Trinity, Rock Island. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2011 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Orion. Visitation is from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Friday at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, Ltd. 1301-4th Street, Orion. Burial is at Western Township Cemetery, Orion. Memorials may...
Cornelia Oleson "Connie" Rahn
Jul 4, 2011
There were fireworks in heaven on the morning of July 4th, 2011 as Connie entered at age 89 ½. Surrounded by her family singing hymns, Connie peacefully went to her Lord as Psalms 23 was read. Her children Claudia and Stewart wish this time to be a celebration of their mother's life. For all Park Vista residents there will be...
John Johnston
Jul 3, 2011
John R. Johnston, 62 of Moline passed away July 3, 2011 at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, July 11th at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be made to his family. John was born on July 5, 1948 in Kewanee, IL the son of Kenny and Virginia...
Leo William Lenane II
Jul 2, 2011
Leo William Lenane II, age 59, of LeClaire, died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at his residence. Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial visitation and time to celebrate Leo's life is from 1:00 - 3:00 on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Memorials may be made to Genesis VNA Hospice...
William F. Rynor
Jul 2, 2011
William Franklin Rynor, age 79, of Orion, died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Trinity, Rock Island after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at the Orion United Methodist Church. Visitation is from 4-6:30 Tuesday with a Masonic Service beginning at 6:30 at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, Ltd., 1301-4th...
Leon George Butcher
Jul 1, 2011
Leon George Butcher, age 70, of Moline, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with mesothelioma. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Fifteenth Avenue Christian Church, 3600-15th Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation is from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Burial...
Jeanette Pierce
Jun 26, 2011
Jeanette M. Pierce, 89, of East Moline, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Ave., Moline. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. prior to the funeral service. Burial will be at Coal Valley Township Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Vernon L. Vinstrand
Jun 25, 2011
Vernon L. Vinstrand, age 89, of Orion, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Augustana Lutheran Church, Andover. Visitation is from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, Ltd. 1301-4th Street, Orion. Burial is at Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge. Memorials may be...
Jeanette Miller
Jun 25, 2011
Jeanette F. Miller, age 93, of Sherrard, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at St. Anthony's Nursing & Rehab, Rock Island. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Swedona Lutheran Church. Visitation is from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, Ltd. 1301-4th Street, Orion. Burial is at Swedona Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Evelyn A. Pearson
Jun 24, 2011
Evelyn A. Pearson, of Moline, died Friday, June 24, 2011 at Trinity, Rock Island. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. 6601-38th Avenue, Moline. Visitation is from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is at National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Evelyn was born July 19, 1926 in Moline, the...