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Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Shirley J. Bush
Sep 8, 2022
Shirley J. Bush, 89, of Coal Valley, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island.
Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 17, 2022, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Private burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Ambrose Catholic Church or St....
Dee Fredrick Hill
Sep 7, 2022
Dee Fredrick Hill, 90, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Unity Point Health System, Rock Island
Cremation Rites have been accorded and there will be no services. Memorials may be made to the family.
Dee was born on October 1, 1931, in Moline, the son of Ervin and Evelyn (Adams) Hill. He...

Elizabeth Mae Keener
Sep 5, 2022
Elizabeth Mae Keener, 95, of East Moline, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis.
Cremation rites will be accorded, and inurnment will be at Riverside Cemetery, Moline.
Elizabeth was born on March 10, 1927, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of G. Merritt and Teresa (Perini) Keener. She was previously...
Edward L. Wachs
Sep 5, 2022
Edward L. Wachs went to be with his Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ on Monday, September 5th, 2022.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, September 9, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, September 10th, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, East Moline, with the Rev. Kent Umbarger...
Eldon Bradley
Sep 3, 2022
Eldon Bradley, 77, of Lynn Center, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at UnityPoint Health – Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Orion, 1301 4th St, Orion, IL 61273. Visitation will be from 10am until the time of the service on Wednesday,...
Judy M. Quidort
Sep 3, 2022
Judy M. Quidort, 81, of Moline, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Select Specialty Hospital, Davenport.
Funeral services will be held at 11am on Monday, September 12, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, 6601 38th Ave, Moline, IL 61265. Visitation will be from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the funeral home. ...
Barbara J. (Beebe) Wells
Sep 3, 2022
Barbara J. (Beebe) Wells, 93, of East Moline, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA.
Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1107 Tanglefoot Ln, Bettendorf, IA 52722. Visitation will be an hour prior at the church. Burial will be at...
Ruth Ann Vogel
Aug 28, 2022
Ruth Ann Vogel, 94, of Moline, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Illini Restorative Care in Silvis.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East...
Cheryl A. Johnson
Aug 23, 2022
Cheryl A. Johnson, 74, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island.
Graveside services will be held at Noon, Monday, August 29, 2022, at Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Cheryl was born on December 16, 1947, in Moline, the daughter of...
Thomas L. Gainey
Aug 22, 2022
Thomas “Gus” L. Gainey, 92, of Orion, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022, at Allure of Geneseo.
A memorial visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Friday, August 26, 2022, at the Orion United Methodist Church. A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the church, inurnment will be at the Western Township Cemetery where military...
Ryan Pauley
Aug 19, 2022
Ryan was born in Rock Island, Il on October 18, 1974, to parents Kim L Pauley and Jean (Hamlin) Pauley.
He passed on Friday, August 19th, 2022, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Il, as the result of an accident at his home. Ryan was a gentle and loving soul.
Ryan graduated from Moline...

J. "Til" "Teeny" Goddard
Aug 19, 2022
J. “Til” “Teeny” Goddard of Atkinson, Illinois, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at the age of 97.
As per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded, and there will be no services. Private inurnment will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Orion, is assisting the family.
She was born...
Thomas Barnhart
Aug 16, 2022
Thomas “Tom” L. Barnhart, 82, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at UnityPoint Health, Trinity Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Cremation rites will follow services. Memorials may be made to Holy...

Simon S. Kurland
Aug 15, 2022
Simon S. Kurland, 74, of Silvis, IL, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at home.
Per his wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Simon was born on May 3, 1948, in London, England, the son of Henry and Ella (Moses) Kurland. He married Christina Ford...
Beverly Jean (Thompson) Lothridge
Aug 12, 2022
Beverly J. Lothridge, 80, of Moline, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Gwen Langley
Aug 11, 2022
Gwendolyn “Gwen” L. Langley, 90, formerly of Moline, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Silver Cross in Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the funeral home. Burial will be at...
Kimberly Leasenby
Aug 10, 2022
Kimberly K. Leasenby, 59, of Colona, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at her home.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to Beacon of Hope Hospice.
Kimberly was born on March 15, 1963, in Puerto Rico, the daughter of Howard and Sondra (Loew) Krapp. She married Dr. Michael Leasenby on January 16,...
Marilyn Marshall
Aug 8, 2022
Marilyn J. Marshall, 78, of Orion, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Orion, is assisting the family.
Marilyn was born on February 26, 1944, in Geneseo, IL, the...
Mason Shea
Aug 5, 2022
Mason Shea, 35, of Rock Island, passed away unexpectedly on August 5, 2022.
Mason will be lovingly greeted into Heaven by his son Kyle Shea, mom Lisa Hardesty Simaytis, and grandma Jean Alexander.
Cremation rites will be accorded, and a memorial visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary...
Jeffrey (Jeff) J. DeWitte
Aug 5, 2022
Jeffrey (Jeff) DeWitte, 43, of Moline, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 5, 2022.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Inurnment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in East Moline...