Obituaries
Jane Tennant
Dec 4, 2013
Jane Annan McInnes Black Tennant, 76, of Silvis, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Jane...
Carl Clark
Dec 2, 2013
Carl C. Clark, 80, of Moline, passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at Heartland Health Care Center in Moline. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. Visitation will be two hours before service time with a masonic service at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Kenneth Ohrberg
Nov 30, 2013
Kenneth R. Ohrberg, 70, of Colona, passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at UnityPoint Health in Peoria. Services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona with visitation from 4 p.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Kenny was born March 5, 1943, in Moline, the son of Clarence and...
Gregory Allen
Nov 29, 2013
Gregory Lee Allen, 59, of Colona, passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at his home after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made to Gilda's...
Larry Ditto
Nov 26, 2013
Larry E. Ditto, 73, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time. Cremation rites will follow. Larry was born June 27, 1940, in East Prairie, Mo., the son of Jewel E. and Nellie D. Hawkes Ditto. He...
Ruby Whittington
Nov 26, 2013
Ruby D. Whittington, 83, of Silvis, formerly of Green Rock/Colona, died peacefully with family at her side Nov. 26, 2013, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Memorial services are 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 4 p.m. until service time. Ruby was born Dec. 27, 1929, at her home in a farmhouse in...
Jerry Bledsoe
Nov 25, 2013
Jerry L. Bledsoe, 63, passed away November 25, 2013. He was born Oct 3, 1950 in Kingsport, Tennessee to Ewing "John" and Lorena Virginia Turner Bledsoe. He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughters Tiffany Bledsoe and Melanie (Jason) Quinn; mother and sister Frances Short of Milan, Illinois; two nephews and several...
Mary Marolf
Nov 24, 2013
Mary E. Marolf, 83, of Moline, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at her home. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Nov. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church, 520 12th St., Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. She was born Sept. 24, 1930, in Paxton, Ill., to Kenneth and Verda...
Barry Beauchamp
Nov 24, 2013
Barry B. Beauchamp, 54, of East Moline, passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, in Galesburg Barry was born Jan. 5, 1959, in Rock Island, the son of Richard and Nancy Beauchamp Ward. He graduated from United Township High School. He served in the Army. He was a truck driver. Barry loved NASCAR and to watch his brothers and uncles race...
Barbara Cox
Nov 22, 2013
Barbara Cox, 74, of Davenport joined her husband and her Lord in Heaven on Nov. 22, 2013, at Genesis West in Davenport. There are many words to describe Barb, but the best may be generous. Barb forgave generously and loved unconditionally. Those who knew her will forever be touched by her presence in their life. Barbara Smith was born Aug....
Alicia Calvillo
Nov 19, 2013
Alicia V. Calvillo, 72, of Colona, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Alicia was such a special wife, mother, grandmother,...
Delores Alexander
Nov 19, 2013
Delores "Jean" Alexander, 76, of Silvis, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to Heartstrings of Heritage Wesleyan Church. Jean was born Feb. 26,...
Monty Sims
Nov 10, 2013
Monty Sims, 48, of Silvis, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis. There will be no services, and he will be cremated. Monty was born on Oct. 19, 1965, in Silvis, the son of Charles and Evanell Sides Sims. Survivors include his sister, Sharon Sims, Colona; and brothers, Charles, East Moline, Glen, Sacraments, Calif., and Roger,...
James Smith
Nov 10, 2013
James "JW" Smith, 85, of Colona, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona, with visitation one hour before service time. The family requests everyone please dress casual. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made...
Bernice Pinkerton
Nov 9, 2013
Bernice Joan Pinkerton, of Colona, graced this earth first on July 3, 1917, 96 years ago. She came by way of La Harp, Kan., brought to Earth by the auspices of our Lord and Earl and Elvira Gullet. Bernice and her twin sister, Barbra, came to our city circa 1936 by hitchhiking from La Harp to find employment and landing...
Henry Becker
Oct 30, 2013
Henry L. Becker, 77, of Davenport died Oct. 30, 2013, at home under the care of Beacon of Hope Hospice. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, Davenport. A celebration of life service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Per Henry's wishes, rites of cremation will be performed. Memorials may be made to the Davenport Schools...
Helene Childers
Oct 29, 2013
Helene Childers, 92, of Davenport, passed away Oct. 29, 2013, at Good Samaritan Center, Davenport. A memorial service will be at a later date in Florida. Memorials may be sent to K9Kindness Rescue of Davenport, k9kindnessrescue.org/Donate.php Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, is assisting the family with arrangements. Helene was born Oct. 13, 1921, in Decatur, Ill., the daughter of John and Geraldine...
Marie Waters
Oct 29, 2013
Marie Morrow Waters, 94, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at her home. Per her wishes she will be cremated. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Silvis United Methodist Church, followed by a celebration of life service from 2 to 3 p.m. Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials...
Isabella Reed
Oct 28, 2013
Isabella Hope Reed, infant daughter of Bryan and Stacie Reed, Silvis, was stillborn Oct. 28, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center East, Davenport. Survivors include her parents, Bryan and Stacie Reed; grandparents, Leland and Connie Bushong and Donald and Marsha Reed.
Dwayne Brown
Oct 26, 2013
Dwayne Eugene Brown, 60, of Moline, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services will be noon Tuesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be two hours before service time. Burial will be at Dayton Corners Cemetery, Colona. Memorials may be made to the family. Dwayne was born Feb. 7, 1953, in Sullivan, Mo., to Wilbur...
