Obituaries
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...
Gertrude Rosene
Jan 24, 2013
Gertrude P. Rosene, 96, of Rock Island passed away Jan. 24, 2013 at Genesis Medical Center Davenport. Per her wishes services and burial are private. Gertrude was born April 2, 1916 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the daughter of George and Rose Janda Holcomb. She married Ralph Raymond and later married Arvid Rosene in 1968. He passed away March 3, 2002....
Reuben Martel
Jan 22, 2013
Reuben Martel, 52, of East Moline, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Silvis Heights Baptist Church. Visitation will be 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be...
Hugh Hall
Jan 22, 2013
Hugh H. "Doc" Hall, 88, longtime resident of Geneseo, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Aspen Rehab and Health Care in Silvis. Funeral services will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona with visitation starting at 5 p.m. until service time. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Doc was born on Oct. 30,...
Martin Foster
Jan 21, 2013
Martin Foster, 74, of Coal Valley, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. Burial is at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to the family. He was born June 19, 1938, in Rock...
Patrick Harris
Jan 20, 2013
Patrick "Pat" Harris, 71, of Silvis, died on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at Trinity Rock Island. Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial is at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the family. He was born on Feb. 4, 1941, in...
Alice Hood
Jan 17, 2013
Alice Joyce Hood, 90, of Silvis, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at her home. Cremation rites will be accorded. Private service will be at a later date. She was born Feb. 12, 1922, in Mart, Texas, to John and Susie Chapman Noel. She married John Hood April 8, 1943, in Biloxi, Miss. She retired from Seaford Clothing after 22 years....
Ceola Brown
Jan 17, 2013
Ceola "Lucille" Brown, 85, of Moline, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at her home in Moline. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at The Word Church in Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Burial is at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the family. She was born Sept. 26, 1927, in Olmsted,...
Darell Gravitt
Jan 14, 2013
Darrel D. Gravitt, 81, of Port Byron passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at Trinity Rock Island. Visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, followed by a graveside service at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Darrel was born on Oct. 28, 1931, in...
Mildred Rogers
Jan 14, 2013
Mildred "Millie" Rogers, 85, of Silvis, died on Nov. 14, 2013, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at White Chapel Cemetery, Canton, Ill. She was born on Aug. 27, 1928, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., to Willie and Opal Mathis Pitman. She married John Rogers, Aug. 8, 1948, in Pekin, Ill. John...
Betty Hicks
Jan 14, 2013
Betty J. Hicks, 92, of Silvis, passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made to Illini Restorative Care Center,...
Robert Lashbrook
Jan 13, 2013
Robert E. Lashbrook, 83, of Silvis, died Jan. 13, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Services are 7 p.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial is at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to Illini Restorative Care Center. He was born July 12, 1929, in Scotland Township,...
Dorothy Rowe
Jan 8, 2013
Dorothy A. Rowe, 92, of Silvis, died on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Illini Restorative Care Center, Silvis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to Genesis Hospice or Hampton United...
Fern Houk
Jan 7, 2013
Fern L. Houk, 77, of Silvis, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at Aspen Rehab Center, Silvis, surrounded by her family. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be one hour before the service on Friday. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. She was born Aug. 12,...
Jeanette Bergstrand
Jan 6, 2013
Jeanette Mary Bergstrand, formerly of Moline, passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at the American Lutheran Home in Menomonie, Wis. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Schroder Mortuary, 701 1st Ave., Silvis. Memorial contributions may be made to Youth Hope, A Ministry of Christian Friendliness, 3928 12th Ave., Moline. She was born on...
Velma Keeton
Jan 5, 2013
Velma Keeton, 83, of Moline, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline. Per her wishes, there will be no services. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. She was born June 4, 1929, in Winfield, Ala., to William and Sibbie Downs Beasley. She married Almon Keeton in 1952. She was a housewife....
Phyllis Whitmore
Jan 4, 2013
Phyllis M. Whitmore, 84, of Moline, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at Illini Restorative Care Center, Silvis. A service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Silvis United Methodist Church. Phyllis was...
