Obituaries
Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for Moline and Orion, IL areas
Leinese Inez (Blackaby) Schanfish
Feb 26, 2020
Leinese Inez Schanfish, 58, of Rock Island, passed away February 26, 2020 at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island.
Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2020 at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd,. The funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Calvary Church of the Quad Cities. Burial will be at...
Maxine Wales
Feb 26, 2020
Maxine Wales, 93, of Moline, passed away February 26, 2020, at Avonlea Cottage in Milan.
Funeral service will be on Sunday March 1, 2020 at 1:30 p.m., at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Private burial will be at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Moline. Memorials may...
Charlotte N. Walbright
Feb 24, 2020
Charlotte N. Walbright, 97, Iowa City, IA, formerly of Moline, IL, passed away Monday February 24, 2020, at Bickford Senior Living of Iowa City.
Visitation will take place on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 10-11 a.m. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Both the visitation and the funeral service...
Roger Eugene Rodden
Feb 22, 2020
Roger Eugene Rodden, 71, of Port Byron, passed away February 22, 2020 at his home. Per his wish’s cremation rights have been recorded there will be no services.
Roger was born on October 20, 1948, in Southern IL, he is the child of Clyde and Elsie (Rodgers) Rodden. Roger married Paula H. Hilton February 5, 1972, in...
Jon R. Lindahl
Feb 22, 2020
Jon R. Lindahl, 73, of Moline, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Hope Hospice, Cape Coral, FL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery with Military...
Keith A. Linden
Feb 19, 2020
Keith A. Linden, 64, of Orion, passed away February 19, 2020 at Clarissa C Cook Hospice House.
Funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m., Monday, February 24, 2020, at Mary Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Orion. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Orion, with a rosary to...
Arlene Nicholson Roberts
Feb 18, 2020
Arlene Nicholson Roberts, 96, died peacefully at her granddaughter's home in Vista, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 at First Baptist Church, Moline. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the church.
Arlene Lucille Riggs was born...
Mary Catherine (Dale) Steen
Feb 18, 2020
Mary Catherine Steen, 90, of Rock Island, passed away February 18, 2020, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
A private Mass was held at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island and a private Rosary was recited. Burial was held at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Pius...
Lucius Joseph Vargas
Feb 12, 2020
Lucius "Lou” Joseph Vargas, 91, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., Monday at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd, Moline. Burial will...
Becky Carlyle
Feb 11, 2020
Rebecca L. “Becky” Carlyle, 70, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at UnityPoint Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. prior to the services. Cremation will take place following services and inurnment will be...
Kelly Rene Burns
Feb 10, 2020
Dr. Kelly Rene Burns, 40, of Moline, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m., Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Esterdahl Mortuary 6601 38th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 17, 2020, at Christ United Methodist Church, 3801 7th...
Ruth Penry
Feb 9, 2020
Ruth M. Penry, 89, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020, at her home.
Cremation rites have been accorded and there will be a private family memorial service to celebrate Ruth’s life at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. Inurnment will be at Rock Island Memorial Park later. Memorials may be made to her family...
Jewell Ball
Feb 6, 2020
Jewell M. Ball, 78, of East Moline, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Gaines Chapel AME Church, East Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Monday, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may...
William "Bill" Akers
Feb 5, 2020
William A. “Bill” Akers, 60, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at his home.
Celebration of Life Gathering will be held 2-5 p.m., Sunday, February 16, 2020, at the V.F.W. Hall, 1721 7th Street, Moline.
Bill was born on July 28, 1959, in Moline, the son of Elston Junior and Jacqulyn Wanda (Bradford)...
Dorothy "Penny" Conte
Feb 2, 2020
Dorothy M. “Penny” Conte, 90, of Moline, formerly of Inverness, IL, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, February 10, 2020, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Trinity...
Maxine A. (Russell) Land
Feb 2, 2020
Maxine A. Land, 91, of Geneseo, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020, at Hammond Henry Hospital, Geneseo.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials...
Elbert "Al" Willey
Feb 1, 2020
Elbert L. “Al” Willey, Jr., 71, of Moline, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be 4-7 p.m., Thursday, February 6, 2020, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline. Graveside services will be Friday, February 7, at 11 a.m., at the Rock Island National Cemetery and anyone...
Dorothy Wesson
Feb 1, 2020
Dorothy M. Wesson, 91, of Moline, formerly of Oxford, OH, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Moline.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020 at St. Mary Roman Catholic Parish, Oxford, OH. Visitation will be held at the parish prior to the mass from 11:00 a.m....
Mary E. (Anderson) Nelson
Feb 1, 2020
Mary Nelson died peacefully at Mercer Manor, Aledo, Illinois, on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the age of 91.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 6, 2020, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline, Illinois. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 5, at Esterdahl Mortuary and...
Maryan E. Wherry
Jan 31, 2020
maryan E. wherry
The many friends of the late Maryan Wherry, Orion, Illinois, are invited to join her family in celebrating her life on Saturday, March 7. A Service of Song and Thanksgiving for her gifts and talents is at 10:00a at Beulah Presbyterian Church, 9221 148th Avenue, rural Orion. Maryan seldom missed an opportunity to visit,...