Obituaries

Jun 8, 2016

Richard F. “Dick” Gallens, 87, of Moline, IL, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at his home. Private family services were held Monday, June 13th, at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline, with burial in Rose Lawn Memorial Estates in Moline. Memorials may be made to the family. Dick was born in Moline on May 31, 1929, to Camiel and...

Jun 7, 2016

Carol J. Titus, 77, of Moline, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at her home. With peace and grace, she went home to be with her Lord and Savior. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 15th, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline. Services will be Thursday, June 16th, at 1:30 p.m., with...

Jun 3, 2016

Jimmy Lee Brown, 67, of Bettendorf, IA, died Friday, June 3, 2016, at Riverview Manor in Pleasant Valley, IA. Per his wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 15th, at 11:00 a.m., with a one-hour visitation prior to the service, at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline, IL. Memorials may be made to...

May 22, 2016

May 22, 2016

Marie Vollrath, 99, of Moline, IL, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Heartland Health Care Center in Moline. There will be no services at this time. Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park. Euna Marie Fraser was born November 14, 1916, in Moline, to Thomas I.B. and Rosa Ann (Duckwiler) Fraser. She was a member of the Moline...

May 21, 2016

Joseph G. Simpson, 45, of Ophiem, IL, passed away on May 21, 2016, in a single vehicle accident. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Joey, as he was known by friends and family, was born March 31, 1971, in...

May 20, 2016

Eunice Mae Ahlstrand, 93, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016. Born March 6, 1923 in Moline to the late Fred and Lillian (Dahlheim) Bicknell, met and married the late Donald Ahlstrand at Salem Lutheran Church, moved to Elmhurst in 1956, then Bensenville. She is survived by daughters Cynthia (Kirk) Merley and Deborah Ahlstrand, grandsons Kenneth (Lora) Merley and Christopher...

May 7, 2016

Jay L. “Jack” Barnard, 96, of Moline, IL passed on to a new life Saturday, May 7th, 2016. Jack passed as he wished; in his home, surrounded by family, resting in his favorite chair and looking out at the Rock River. Visitation will be Thursday, May 12th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline....

May 7, 2016

May 7, 2016

Marie Liljeberg, 83, of Moline, IL, passed away after a long battle with chronic illness, on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Genesis Medical Center East in Davenport, IA. Services will be Monday, May 23rd, at 10:00 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1330 – 13th Street, Moline. NOTE: The location of the visitation on Sunday, May 22nd, from 2:00 p.m....

May 7, 2016

Mary Elaine Allen, 99, of Moline, IL, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Friendship Manor in Rock Island. Services will be Saturday, May 14th, at 10:00 a.m., with a one-hour visitation prior to the service, at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline, IL. Burial will be in Brooks Cemetery in Hedrick, IA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

May 4, 2016

Charlotte Catherine Scott, of Rock Island, IL, left us on her 97th birthday, May 4, 2016, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA. Services will be Monday, May 9th, at 11:00 a.m., with a one-hour visitation prior to the service, at First Congregational Church, 2201 – 7th Avenue, Moline, IL. Burial will be at National Cemetery on...

Apr 20, 2016

Jerry G. Walton, 83, of Davenport, IA, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at UnityPoint Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL. Services will be Monday, April 25th, at 11:00 a.m., at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline, with a two-hour visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. until time of the services. Burial will be at National Cemetery on Arsenal Island in...

Apr 13, 2016

Apr 13, 2016

Sandra L. Lundy, 68, of Rock Island, IL, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Royal Oaks Care Center in Kewanee, IL. Cremation rites will be accorded. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, April 22nd, at 5:30 p.m., at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline. Memorials may be made to the family. Sandra L. Race was born in Moline...

Apr 7, 2016

Elfriede E. Banderob, 93, of East Moline, IL, formerly of Moline, passed away April 7, 2016, at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline. Per her wishes, the body will be cremated. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 13th, at 1:00 p.m., at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4107 – 21st Avenue, Moline. Wendt Funeral Home is handling...

Apr 3, 2016

Fredricka Bartlett, 89, of Scottsdale, AZ, formerly of Moline, IL, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016, in her home, surrounded by loved ones. Fredricka Baker was born in Davenport, IA, on June 2, 1926, to Barney and Anna Baker. She graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, MO., with a degree in Liberal Arts. On July 22, 1948, she married...

Mar 27, 2016

Shirley M. Smith, 90, of Rock island, IL, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her home. Per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, April 29th, at 11:00 a.m., with a one-hour visitation prior to the service, at Wendt Funeral Home, in Moline. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery on Arsenal...

Mar 25, 2016

Diane “Pat” Jeffery, 86, of East Moline, IL, passed into eternal rest Friday, March 25, 2016, at her home, with daughter Julie by her side. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 4th, at 10:00 a.m., at Union Congregational Church, 1811 – 53rd Street, Moline. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., on Sunday,...

Mar 23, 2016

David Stegenga, 62, of Bettendorf, IA, formerly of East Moline, IL, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Genesis Medical Center East in Davenport, IA, with his loving family by his side.. Services will be Saturday, March 26th, at 10:30 a.m., at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1450 – 30th Avenue, East Moline, with visitation prior to the service from 9:00...