All Obituaries

Bessie M. Harper, 99, formerly of Rock Island, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Geneseo. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m., Monday, September 24, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601 38th Avenue, Moline.  Burial of cremains will be at Chapel Hill Gardens, Oak Lawn, IL, at a later date.  Memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan, or Alternatives for the Older Adult.  All need to use 60th Street for access...

Thea Hansen-Bettis, 51, of Moline, died Monday, September 17, 2018, at home. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1330 13th Street, Moline.  Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Saturday, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline.  Cremation rites will take place following services. Memorials may be made to Winnie’s Place or Churches United.  All need to use 60th Street for access to...

Michael P. Saey, 72, of Silvis, died on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at UnityPoint Health -Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday, prior to the services at the funeral home.  Cremation will take place following services and inurnment will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, at a later date.  All need to...

Ana Vera, 84, of Rock Island, died Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, September 15, 2018, with a rosary to be recited at 3:30 p.m., at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline.  Mass of Christian Burial will follow 2 days later 10 a.m., Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 412 10th Street, Moline.  Burial will be at Moline Memorial Park.  All...

John J. Miller, 83, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at his home following a short battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Edgewood Baptist Church, 2704 38th Street, Rock Island, IL.  Inurnment will be at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, St. Paul, MN, at a later date.  Memorials may be made to Edgewood Baptist Church, 2704 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201, Youth Hope/Christian Friendliness,3928 12...

Raymond K. Robbins, 91, of Rock Island, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.  Celebration of Life services will be held at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., Moline, and burial of cremains will be at the Nokomis Cemetery, both at a later date.  Memorials may be made to Living Lands and Waters.  Raymond was born on November 30, 1926, in Nokomis, Illinois, the son of George Dewey and Bertha (Straiter) Robbins.  He married Mary...

Charles “Charlie” McArthur, 80, of Moline, died Saturday, September 8, 2018, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, September 14, 2018, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 6601-38th Avenue, Moline.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home.  Burial of cremains will be at Moline Memorial Park.  Memorials may be made to Genesis Hospice.  All need to use 70th Street for access to the funeral home due to the...

Campus, Silvis. Private family burial will be held at Vance Cemetery, Industry, IL.  Memorials may be made to Q.C. Paws.  Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd. is assisting the family. Wylla was born on August 18, 1925 in Rushville, IL, the daughter of Chester and Alice (Kelly) Green.  She married Wayne Vercauteren in September of 1972.  He preceded her in death. Wylla loved to work in her yard, gardening, tending to her flowers and reading.  Above all, Wylla...

August “Augie” L. DeMay, Jr., 82, of Orion, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at his home. Memorial Mass will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Mary, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 1402 10th St., Orion.  Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. at the church prior to the Memorial Mass.  Cremation rites have been accorded.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Orion Athletic Booster Club in Augie’s name.  Kirk, Huggins &...

Barbara E. Plapp, 80, of Lynn Center, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Swedona Lutheran Church, 1493 Knoxville Rd., Lynn Center.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral home, Ltd., 1301-4th St., Orion.  Burial will be at the German Cemetery, Sherrard.  Memorials may be made to Swedona...