Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Robert "Bob" Allen Taylor
May 29, 2022
Robert “Bob” Allen Taylor, 74, formerly of East Moline, died Sunday, May 29, 2022 in Naperville, IL.
Cremation rites have been accorded by Chicagoland Cremation Options. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Moline. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 a.m., at the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal, Island. ...
James C. Ziel
May 29, 2022
James C. Ziel, 80, of Rock Island, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Moline.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2022, at First Evangelical Free Church, Moline. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery, with military honors conducted by the Moline American Legion Post 246. The...
Lloyd P. Schillinger
May 26, 2022
Lloyd P. Schillinger, 97, of Osco, IL, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Allure of Prophetstown.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2022, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 313 S West St, Cambridge, IL 61238. Visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Inurnment...
Lucille K. Howie
May 24, 2022
Lucille K. Howie, 84, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Bettendorf.
Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Graveside services will immediately follow at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Moline. Memorials may be made to Hobe Sound Nature Center, P.O. Box 214,...
Linda E. Lindbloom
May 22, 2022
Linda E. Lindbloom, 80, of Orion, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022, at UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 16, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Orion. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. and go until service time. Memorials may be made to...
Robert C. Fredell
May 19, 2022
Robert Fredell, 81, of Orion, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at St Frances Medical Center, Peoria.
A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1001 9th Street, Orion. Visitation will be from 5-7 on Monday at Esterdahl, Orion. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may...
Lynn Russell Conklen
May 19, 2022
Lynn Russell Conklen, 96, of Andover, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Hillcrest Home, Geneseo.
A rosary will be recited at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Mary Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Orion. Visitation will follow from 10:30 a.m., until noon at the church with the Funeral Mass to begin at noon. Cremation...

Thomas "Tom" W. Matucha
May 19, 2022
Thomas “Tom” W. Matucha, 79, of Moline, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Hope Creek Nursing and Rehab, East Moline.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Private graveside services will be held at Moline Memorial Park. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Tom was born on December 29, 1942, in Moline,...
Donald Lewis Beardsley
May 18, 2022
Donald Lewis Beardsley, 68, of Buckeye, AZ (formerly from East Moline, IL) died from severe injuries due to an automobile accident on May 18th, 2022. Burial Services for Don will be held at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, IL on Thursday August 25, 2022, at approximately 1:00 PM. A funeral procession to the Rock Island National...
Cheryl Hawotte
May 10, 2022
Cheryl L. Hawotte, 75 of Moline, entered the presence of her Savior Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving husband and family after a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She looked forward to hearing God say, “Well done my good and faithful servant!”
Funeral services will be at 11am on Tuesday, May 17, 2022,...
Clarence "Butch" Erickson
May 9, 2022
Clarence “Butch” Erickson, 92, of Reynolds, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at Avonlea Cottage, Milan.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Orion. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Reynolds Cemetery, where...
Dorathy J. (Renner) Bielema
May 7, 2022
Dorathy J. Bielema, 98, of Milan passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 Avonlea Cottage of the Quad Cities in Milan.
Private family services will be held at Greenview Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Dorathy was born on April 18, 1924 in Tampico, Illinois the daughter of...
Paula Luckenbihl
May 6, 2022
Paula Georgette Luckenbihl, 74, of Moline, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Memorial visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m., prior to the services on Saturday. The family prefers all come in...
William Ellis Johnson
May 6, 2022
William E. Johnson, 94, of Silvis formerly of Hannibal, Missouri passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022, at Hope Creek Care Center.
Per his wishes cremation rites have been accorded and a celebration of his life will take place at a later date. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline is assisting the family.
W.E. was...
Marilyn (Miller) Kupresin
May 6, 2022
Marilyn Kupresin, 92, of Bettendorf formerly of Moline passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at UnityPoint Health Trinity Bettendorf.
Private family services will be held at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Burial will be at the National Cemetery with her husband, Sam. Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church in East Moline.
...C. Jeanette Lack Winterbottom
May 4, 2022
Jeanette Winterbottom, 85, of East Moline, formerly of Rapids City and Colona, passed away, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Monday, May 9, 2022, with a rosary...
Charles "Chuck" A. Hanna
May 4, 2022
Charles “Chuck” A. Hanna, 69, of Moline, passed away, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his home.
A memorial visitation will be from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2022 and private family inurnment will take place at a later date at the National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted by Vietnam Veterans of American...
Leonard J. Huntington
May 2, 2022
Leonard J. Huntington, 91, of Moline, IL, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 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,...
Earl Schwabe
Apr 29, 2022
Earl W. Schwabe, 86, of Moline, IL, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, at home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 6, 2022, at Edgewood Baptist Church, 2704 38th St., Rock Island. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Friday morning at the church. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park,...
Oscar Lopez
Apr 28, 2022
Oscar Lopez, 81, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at his home.
A funeral mass will be held on Monday, May 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rock Island, Illinois. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 1, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a rosary being...