Obituaries
Richard Spiker
Dec 3, 2011
Richard D. "Beon" Spiker Sr., 51, Colona, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus, Silvis. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. Visitation is 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 June 9, 1960, in...
Crystal Westerlund
Dec 3, 2011
Crystal Lea Westerlund, 39, of Silvis, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at home. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established. She was born July 30, 1972, in Moline, to Rollie "Dave"...
Joseph Schaecher
Nov 27, 2011
Joseph "J.R." Schaecher, 30, of Colona, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Silvis. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established. He was born Jan. 1, 1981, in Moline, to Carla J. Schaecher. He loved being outdoors and spending time with...
Deena Reilly
Nov 23, 2011
Deena L. Reilly, 55, of Coal Valley, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at her home. Per her wishes, there will be no services. Schroder Mortuary in Silvis is assisting the family. Memorials may be sent to Tasha at 581 21st Ave., Rock Island, 61201. Deena was born Sept. 13, 1956, in Moline, the daughter of Cleo and Betty Shago...
Randolph Williams
Nov 21, 2011
Randolph Williams, 58, of Barstow, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill. A memorial service will be held noon Monday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, with the family gathering at 10 a.m. Memorials may be made to the Quad Cities Kidney Center. Randy was born May 29, 1953, in Moline, the son of Harold...

Stephen Smith
Nov 19, 2011
Stephen "Smitty" Smith, 53, of Moline, passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at his home. There will be no services. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, is assisting the family with arrangements. Stephen was born Nov. 20, 1957, in Moline, the son of Richard and Frances Dillon Smith. He is survived by a...

Gary Sager
Nov 15, 2011
Gary L. Sager, 67, of Moline, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Trinity Rock Island. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church, East Moline. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Burial is at Dayton Corners Cemetery, Colona. Memorials may be made to the family. He was born July 12, 1944, in Moline, son of...

Ronda Crose
Nov 14, 2011
Rhonda Crose, 65, of Rock Island, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at Rock Island Nursing and Rehab. There will be no services. Memorials will be announced at a later date. She was born Dec. 21, 1945, in Aledo, to Ella Crose. She was a sales clerk at the bargain center. She enjoyed bowling, reading and puzzles. Survivors are sisters, Sandra...
Mary Lewis
Nov 13, 2011
Mary J. Lewis, 91, of Colona passed away Sunday - November 13, 2011 at Aspen Health and Rehab in Silvis. A mass of christian burial will be 10 AM Thursday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colona. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona with a rosary at 7pm. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens...
Mary Landuit
Nov 5, 2011
Mary Louise Landuit, 85, of Orion, Ill., passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011, peacefully at the home she shared with her son and daughter-in-law. She is now in the arms of the Lord. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Schroder's Mortuary, Silvis, Ill. Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m. Tuesday at...
Danny Nyquist
Nov 1, 2011
Danny "Dan" A. Nyquist, 58, of Rock Island, passed away on Nov. 1, 2011, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Church of The Nazarene, 1010 N. Clark St., Davenport, with a luncheon to follow. Per his request, cremation rites have been accorded. Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, is assisting the family with arrangements....
Ross Burlingame
Oct 31, 2011
Ross Burlingame, 74, of Silvis, passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island, with visitation two hours prior to service time. Burial will be at Hampton Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church. Ross was born July 17, 1937, in LaHarp, Ill.,...
Jeannine Dyer
Oct 30, 2011
Jeannine Mildred Gedye Dyer, 64, of Rock Island, entered her eternal joy on Oct. 30, 2011, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at Heritage Wesleyan Church, Rock Island. A private inurnment will be at Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport. Memorials may be left in care of the family for a fund for her...
Mary Martinez
Oct 27, 2011
Mary L. Martinez, 81, East Moline, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at her home. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis with a rosary at 3 p.m. Burial is in St. Mary's Mausoleum in East Moline Memorials may be made to the family. She was...
Robert Scott
Oct 25, 2011
Robert Dale Scott, 53, of Moline, formerly of Carbon Cliff, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at his home. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Carbon Cliff Methodist Church. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial fund will be established. He was born Dec. 4, 1957, in Monmouth, to Fred Scott and Betty Coleman. Bob was a self-employed tree...
Erma Knowles
Oct 20, 2011
Erma Lee Knowles, 85, Moline, died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at Rock Island Nursing and Rehab Center. A memorial gathering will be 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Burial will be in Plymouth, Ill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association She was born Oct. 18, 1926, in Plymouth, to Clarence Evans...
Eugene Waldo
Oct 20, 2011
Eugene "Gene" Waldo, 72, of Colona passed away Thursday - October 20, 2011 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday 10am at St. Patricks Catholic Church, Colona, where he was a member. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at Schroder Mortuary in Colona. Burial will be at National Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may...

David Winkelman
Oct 19, 2011
David J. Winkelman, 49, of East Moline, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. He was born April 19, 1962, in Oconomowoc, Wis., to Fredrick Winkelman and Helen Philpot. Survivors include nieces and nephews, Lynnelle Collins, Mark Houtz, Jim Houtz, Michael Houtz and Melissa Winkelman; four great-nieces; four great-nephews. He was preceded in death by...
Ronald Harrington
Oct 17, 2011
Ronald Harrington, 79, of Silvis, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Hillcrest Home, Geneseo. Cremation rites will be accorded. He was born Aug. 13, 1932, in Topeka, Kan., to Martha Leona Harrington. He married Bernice Schulz on Aug. 31, 1956, in Mandan, N.D. She died Aug. 1, 1984. Ron served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a...
Elizabeth Castel
Oct 16, 2011
Elizabeth Jane Castel, 90, of Colona, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the family. She was born Oct. 16, 1921, in Moline, to Jesse and Myrtle Dunbar Buller. She married...