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Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
John D. DeClerck
Apr 27, 2022
John D. DeClerck, 51, of Broadview, IL, formerly of Moline, passed away, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at his home.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Private family services will be held. Inurnment will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to...
Donald Slininger
Apr 27, 2022
Donald Lee Slininger, 82, of Moline, IL, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at UnityPoint Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2022, at the funeral home, with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. Burial...
Effie Iona Burkholder
Apr 27, 2022
Effie I Burkholder, 93, of East Moline, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at her home.
Graveside services will be held at 11am Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, 4601 W War Memorial Dr, Peoria, IL 61615. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline is assisting the family.
Effie was born on March...
Ronald L Pitra
Apr 22, 2022
Ronald L. Pitra, 87, of Coal Valley, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at his home.
Cremation rites have been accorded and private services will be held. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Ronald was born on December 29, 1934, in Osage, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Anastasia (Trnka) Pitra....
Yvonne Williams
Apr 21, 2022
Yvonne Williams, 62, of Moline, passed away, Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis.
Funeral services will be held at 11am Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline. Visitation will be an hour before services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, IL. Memorials may be made...
Elayne Hogan
Apr 19, 2022
Elayne Hogan, 96, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at her home.
Memorial Mass will be held at 10 am., Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Christ the King Catholic Church, Moline. Private burial will be held at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., is assisting the family.
Elayne...
Peggy Jo Asbury
Apr 18, 2022
Peggy Jo Asbury, 61, of Moline, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at her home.
Cremation rites have been accorded and graveside services will be held at a later date at the Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be made to The Arc of the Quad Cities. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
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Edoh Agbegninou
Apr 14, 2022
Edoh Agbegninou, 40, of East Moline, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, at his home.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday, May 13, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Additional visitation will be Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 8-11 a.m., at the funeral home with burial to follow at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may...
Frank R Banfield
Apr 13, 2022
Frank R. Banfield, 94, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at First Lutheran Church, 1230 5th Ave, Moline, IL 61265. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm, Monday, April 18, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary...
Yvonne M. (McFarren) Grothusen
Apr 9, 2022
Yvonne M. Grothusen, 86 of Rock Island formerly of Sherrard, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Friendship Manor in Rock Island.
A funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. Moline. Visitation will be from 12:00 to 1:00. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in...
Jean R Larvenz
Apr 7, 2022
Jean Ruth Larvenz, 87, of Moline, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at home with her cat by her side.
Cremation rites will be accorded, and celebration of life services will be held later.
Jean was born on October 22, 1934, in Port Byron, IL, the daughter of Hans and Signe (Pearson) Thornbloom. She was...
Myra Praught
Apr 5, 2022
Myra Praught, 81, of Woodbine, KS, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Generations, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the service on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rose...
Kathleen Simmons-Schaffter
Apr 3, 2022
Kathleen Simmons-Schaffter, 57, of Moline, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at her home.
Cremation rites will be accorded, and a Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2022, at River City Church, 2305 7th Avenue, Moline. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
Kathleen was...
James "Jim" R. Grafton
Mar 31, 2022
James “Jim” R. Grafton, 70, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, at his home.
Memorial visitation will be from 1-3 p.m., Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Memorial services will immediately follow at 3 p.m. Private burial will be held at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior...
Delilah Martin-Sykes
Mar 30, 2022
Delilah Christine Martin-Sykes (née Jackson) of Rock Island Illinois, formerly of Chicago Illinois transitioned home to her “Heavenly Father” on March 30, 2022, in Rock Island. Delilah was affectionately known as Lila, Dee, or Dee-Dee by her family and close friends. Delilah loved to cook. Delilah especially loved to fry chicken and bar-b-que for her family and friends. Delilah...
John E Eastman
Mar 30, 2022
John E. Eastman, 89, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA.
Funeral services will be held at 11am Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4107 21st Ave, Moline, IL. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory,...
Eva L Guthrie
Mar 30, 2022
Eva Lucille Guthrie passed away at Hope Creak Care Center on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at the age of 89.
Chapel service will be held at noon on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, 4205 30th St, Rock Island, IL 61201. Shane Davis will be officiating.
Eva was born...
Melvin "Mel" Laverenz
Mar 28, 2022
Melvin “Mel” E. Laverenz, 78, of Coal Valley, IL, passed away peacefully, Monday, March 28, 2022, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida, surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 10am on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1001 9th St, Orion, IL 61273. Visitation will be from 4pm -7pm Friday, April...
Dorothy "June" Gustus
Mar 27, 2022
Dorothy “June” Gustus, 96, of Rock Island passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at UnityPoint Heath Trinity, Rock Island.
Graveside services will be held at 2pm Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Moline Memorial Park, 5001 34th Ave, Moline, IL 61265. Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline is assisting the family.
Dorothy was born on September...
George Sindelar Oles
Mar 20, 2022
George Sindelar Oles, 86 of Bettendorf, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family.
Per George's request, his body has been donated to the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine for scientific purposes. A Celebration of Life Memorial will be held at First Evangelical Free Church, Moline, IL. later this summer....