Obituaries
Richard Carss
Mar 4, 2013
Richard Carss, 85, of Silvis, died Monday, March 4, 2013, at Rosewood Care Center in Moline. Per his wishes, there will be no services, and he will be cremated. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery at a later date. He was born March 5, 1927, in Moline, to Vincent and Mona Barker Carss. He married Betty Doxsee Nov....
Sherry Scheckel
Feb 26, 2013
Sherry Jean Scheckel, 60, of Moline, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at her home. Services are 1 p.m. Monday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona, with visitation two hours prior to service time. Burial is at Dayton Corners Cemetery, Colona. Memorials may be made to the family. She was born July 20, 1952, in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to Curtis and Shirley...
Ayliffe Colbert
Feb 24, 2013
Ayliffe C. Colbert, 80, of Ft. Pierce, FL formerly of East Moline passed away Sunday - February 24, 2013 at her home in Ft. Pierce, FL. Funeral Services will be 10am Friday at Christ United Methodist Church where she was a member. Visitation will be 4-7pm Thursday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in...
Charles Woods
Feb 23, 2013
Charles M. "Mike" Woods, 67, of Colona passed away Sat. - Feb. 23, 2013 at his home. Funeral Services will be 11am Thursday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona. Visitation will be 4-7 Wednesday at the mortuary and also one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made to Heartland...
Alma Liggett
Feb 21, 2013
Alma R. Liggett, 91, of Moline, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Aspen Health and Rehab in Silvis. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Moline. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made to Immanuel...
Jack Hobbs
Feb 20, 2013
Jack Hobbs, 49, of Silvis, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday 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. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Jack was born March...
Bill Stohl
Feb 19, 2013
William "Bill" Stohl, 90, of Silvis, formerly of Cleveland, Ill., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian burial will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colona. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Schroder Mortuary in Colona, with a rosary at 7 p.m....
Barbara Merrill
Feb 17, 2013
Barbara Merrill, 70, of Colona passed away Sunday - February 17, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona. Casual attire visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made to Genesis Hospice. Barbara was born March 11,...
Calvin Whitmore
Feb 17, 2013
Calvin C. Whitmore, 85, of Moline, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Calvin Clare Whitmore was born May 14, 1927, in Moline, the only...
Dale LeGrand
Feb 17, 2013
Dale LeGrand, 49, of Colona, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. He was born March 23, 1963, in Moline, to Donald and Barbara Barthlomew LeGrand. He married Kristie Neyrinck, May 27, 2010, in Rock Island. Dale worked for McCarthy Improvement and Local 309 Laborers Union. He was a member of FOA, and Sons of...
Karl Anderson
Feb 16, 2013
Karl A. Anderson, 59, of Silvis, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at his home. Per his wishes, there will be no services and cremation rites will be accorded. He was born April 12, 1953, in Moline, to Melvin and Martha Malmstrom Anderson. He worked as a truck mechanic in California for 24 years. He loved drag racing and was the...
Ellen Cox
Feb 14, 2013
Ellen H. Cox, 73, of East Moline, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Heartland Health Care, Moline. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be one hour before the services on Saturday. Entombment will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the Quad Cities Animal Welfare Center. She was born...
James Leggett
Feb 12, 2013
James D. Leggett, 81, of East Moline, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City. Services are noon Tuesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial is at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made to the family. He was born Jan. 11, 1932,...
Herman VanWinkle
Feb 12, 2013
Herman VanWinkle, 78, of Milan, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at his home. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Memorials may be made to the family. Herman was born March 25, 1934, in Pocahontas, Ark., the son of Grover and Genandle Wilson VanWinkle. He married...
Don Smallwood
Feb 7, 2013
Don C. Smallwood, 84, of Carbon Cliff, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at his home. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona, with visitation one hour before the service. Burial is at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. He was born May 10, 1928, in Fort Myers, Fla., to Berry and Pearl Mae Edmonson Smallwood. He married Velma McIntosh...
Mckenzie Ward
Feb 7, 2013
Mckenzie Ward, infant daughter of Ashley Pruett and Steven Ward, of Colona, was stillborn Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at OSF Saint Francis Hospital, Peoria, Ill. There will be no services. Cremation rites will be accorded. Survivors include her parents, Steven Ward and Ashley Pruett, Colona; maternal grandparents, Tim (Kristene) Pruett, Colona; and paternal grandparents, Bob (Beth) Baker, East Moline.
John Hood
Feb 4, 2013
John Elmore Hood, 95, of Silvis, passed away on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded and private services will be at a later date. John was born on Feb. 7, 1917, in Seaton, the son of Frank and Ina Nelson Hood. He married Alice Joyce Noel on April 8, 1943, in Biloxi, Miss. She...
Vernon Meldrum
Feb 3, 2013
Vernon R. Meldrum, 69, of East Moline, died on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus, Silvis. A memorial gathering will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, followed by a time for sharing. He was born on Jan. 10, 1944, in Newton, Kan., son of Victor and Verda Andrews Meldrum. He married...
Kirby Tuttle
Jan 31, 2013
Kirby J. Tuttle, 52, of Silvis, died Jan. 31, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or Genesis Hospice. He was born Feb. 24, 1960, in Moline, son of Patrick and Donna LeClaire Tuttle. Kirby enjoyed singing, and played...
Susan Brasmer
Jan 29, 2013
Susan Brasmer, 58, of Colona, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at her home in Colona. Per her wishes there will be no services. Cremation rites will be accorded. Schroder Mortuary, Colona, is assisting the family with arrangements. Susan was born April 12, 1954, Menominee, Wis. She worked at Red Jacket for 20 years and was an inventor, holding a...
