Obituaries
Helen Descamps
Jan 30, 2011
Helen Descamps, 97, of Colona, Ill., passed away Thursday, December 27, 2011, at Illini Restorative Care Center in Silvis. A funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colona. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona. Entombment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in East Moline. In lieu of flowers memorials...
Florence Bloomquist
Jan 29, 2011
Florence M. Bloomquist, 80, of Fulton, died Jan. 24, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. Per her wishes, there will be no services and her body will be cremated. She was born Jan. 23, 1931, in Moline, to Michael and Veneta Takantjas Polios. She attended United Township High School and graduated from St. Katharine's in Davenport. She also graduated...
George Eggerichs
Jan 12, 2011
George H. Eggerichs, 94, of Silvis, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, at Illini Restorative Care Center in Silvis. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Services will be private. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Moline. George was born June 18, 1916, in Wiesbaden, Germany, the son of Frederick and Harmine Feldman Eggerichs. He...
Donna Crimmins
Jan 10, 2011
Donna Crimmins, 78, of Silvis, passed away Jan. 7, 2011, at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the University of Iowa Research Stargardts (Macular Degeneration Eye Disease) or...

Darlene Burkeybile
Jan 9, 2011
Darlene W. Burkeybile, 81, of East Moline, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the family. Darlene was born...
Anita Delp
Dec 28, 2010
Anita J. Delp, 81, of Silvis, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, with visitation two hours prior to service time and an Eastern Star service at 12:30. Burials is at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made to the family. She was...
Jimmy Ogle
Dec 16, 2010
Jimmy D. Ogle, 71, of East Moline, passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at Genesis East Campus, Davenport. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Jimmy was born March 13, 1939, in Powersville, Mo., the son of Gulley and...
Bessie Kellums
Dec 10, 2010
Bessie Violet "Vi" Kellums, 85, of Peoria, Ill., died Friday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2010, at OSF St Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, with funeral service to follow. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, immediately following service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be...
Shannon Davis
Nov 30, 2010
Shannon Davis, 44, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died November 30, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Services will be noon Monday at Third Missionary Baptist Church in Davenport. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Memorials may be made to the family. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery in Davenport. Shannon was born September 6,...
Charles Cramer
Nov 29, 2010
Charles Henry Cramer, of Moline, died on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at Trinity Bettendorf, due to complications post surgery. Charles was born in River Grove, Ill., on May 26, 1928, to Alma and Henry Cramer. He graduated from Leyden Community High School and Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill. The U.S. Army recruited Charles, and he immediately was transferred into the Specialized...
Helen Zeroth
Nov 26, 2010
Helen M. Zeroth passed away Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at St. Anthony's Continuing Care Center in Rock Island. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Schroder Mortuary in Silvis is assisting the family with arrangements. Helen was born May 11, 1932, in...
Frank Strobbe
Nov 26, 2010
Frank A. Strobbe, 84, of Silvis, passed away Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus, Silvis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Silvis. Visitation will be 4 to 7 Monday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. A rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be at Rock...
William Oteghem
Nov 26, 2010
William Van Oteghem, 79, of Holcombe, Wis., passed away Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Holcombe. Services will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis with visitation from 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made to the family. William was born Aug. 21, 1931, in Moline, the...
Mardelle Lopez
Nov 22, 2010
Mardelle Lopez, 73, of East Moline, born Aug. 19, 1937, in Plainview, Neb., passed away Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at her home with her family. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Friends maypaytheir respectsfrom 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, at the mortuary. Mardelle was an amazing mother and loyal friend. She touched...
Stanley Kallenbach
Nov 22, 2010
Stanley D. Kallenbach, 70, of Moline, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at his home. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, with visitation one hour before the service on Friday. Cremation rites have been accorded. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established. He was born Sept. 27, 1940, in Niagara, Wis., to Harry and...
Leroy Forbes Sr
Nov 19, 2010
Leroy J. Forbes Sr., 75, of East Moline, died Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to the family. He was born Oct. 15,...
Mary Peterson
Nov 19, 2010
Mary Jane Peterson, 89, of Moline, passed away Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the Silvis United Methodist Church, where she...
Verle Kelley
Nov 14, 2010
Verle "Mickey" Kelley, 71, of Silvis, died at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. A memorial gathering will be 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at House of the Lord, 459 16th Ave., East Moline. Survivors include his wife, Karen; children, Donna (Jason) Thurman, Silvis, Keith (Karen) Kelley, Lake Summerset, Ill.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and five...
Frances Grant
Nov 11, 2010
Frances May Grant, 98, of Streator, formerly of East Moline, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at Heritage Manor in Streator. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Silvis, where she was a member. Visitation is one hour prior to service time at the church. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Silvis. Burial...
David Petrovich
Nov 9, 2010
David "Craig" Petrovich, 52, of Alpha, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, after a brief illness, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. A memorial and burial will follow cremation rites at a later date. The family kindly requests any donations be mailed in care of Joella Holdsworth P.O. Box 253 Alpha, IL 61413. Craig was born Feb....