Isaias Hernandez

Isaias Hernandez, 79, of East Moline, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at Forest Hill Health Care, East Moline. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline. Memorials may be made to Forest Hill Health and Rehab. Isaias was born July 6, 1934, in Terlingua, Texas, to Andres and Paz Garcia Hernandez. In 1963, he married Helen Nache in East Moline. She died in 1975. Isaias worked for the Rock Island Railroad and also worked for Chuck's Appliance as a delivery and maintenance man for 17 years. Isaias is survived by his children, Theresa Hernandez and Richard Hernandez, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; stepchildren, Rita Merrill, Cleveland, Ill., and Barbara Beard, Springfield, Ohio; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brothers, David (Barbara), Joseph and Agapito; and sister-in-law, Elsie Hernandez. He was preceded in death by his parents; Daughter, Sotera Antoinette Hernandez; brothers, Steve and Andres; and a sister, Catelina