Obituaries
Mattie Miner
Jul 5, 2011
Mattie Miner, 80, of Colona, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Rock Island Nursing and Rehab Center. Services are10 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. Burial is atGreenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation is4-7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Colona. She was born Sept. 9, 1930, in Casa, Ark., daughter of Idus...
Bernadine McGee
Jul 4, 2011
Bernadine "Bernie" McGee, 78, of Colona, passed away Monday July 4, 2011, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. A funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona. Visitation will be 1-4 and 5-8 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the...

Richard Hahn
Jul 4, 2011
Richard L. Hahn, 80, of Silvis, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. As he wished, Richard was cremated. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. He was born July 19, 1930, in Moline, son of David and Mildred Hahn. He married Margerie E. Lowery on Jan. 30, 1965, in Moline. She...
Lloyd Phelps
Jul 2, 2011
Lloyd Phelps, 80, of Silvis, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Smiles or Make a Wish Foundation....
David Stewart
Jun 30, 2011
David J. Stewart, of Cleveland, Ill., passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Stewart family. Inurnment will be at Roselawn Cemetery, Moline, at a later date. David was born May 24, 1936, in...
Beverly Seidlitz
Jun 28, 2011
Beverly J. Seidlitz, 84, of Silvis, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at Illini Restorative Care Center, Silvis. Services will be 10 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. Memorials may be made to the family. Beverly was born March 6, 1927, in...
Delbert Way
Jun 27, 2011
Delbert P. Way, 94, of Colona, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to Clarissa C. Cook or the Colona American Legion Post 1233. Schroder Mortuary in Colona is assisting the family with arrangements. Delbert was born...
Dennis Waite
Jun 20, 2011
Dennis "Denny" R. Waite, 66, of East Moline, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. A celebration of Denny's life will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Silvis United Methodist Church, 1301 2nd Ave. Memorials may be made to Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House. Denny was born Feb. 17, 1945, in...

John Miller
Jun 16, 2011
John R. Miller, 84, of Cordova, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011, at Harbor Crest Nursing Home, Fulton. Services will be private. Schroder Mortuary in Silvis is assisting the family with arrangements. John was born Aug. 6, 1926, in East Moline, the son of John R. and Faye A. Millett Miller. He married Patricia L. Long Dec. 28, 1971, in...
Shirley Deopere
Jun 14, 2011
Shirley Rae Deopere, 75, of East Moline, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Aspen Rehab and Health Care, Silvis. There will be no services. Schroder Mortuary, Silvis, is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Alzheimer's Association. Shirley was born Jan. 21, 1936, the daughter of Ollie and Lilly...
James Blair
Jun 13, 2011
James Blair, 70, of Colona, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be noon Monday, June 13, at Dayton Corners Cemetery, Colona. James was born June 13, 1940, in Moline, the son of Robert and Ruth Wise Blair. He married Anna Cooprider in 1968. He was a truck driver/transportation for...
Libby Root
Jun 12, 2011
Libby Root, 75, of Colona, died Sunday, June 12, 2011, at her home. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. Burial is at Dayton Corners Cemetery, Colona. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to Trinity Pathway Hospice. She was born March 11, 1936, in Osgood, Mo., daughter of Ray W....
Mary Cardinalli
Jun 10, 2011
Mary Cardinalli, 98 1/2, of Park Vista Retirement Village, East Moline, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 10, 2011, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 17, at Park Vista in East Moline. Burial will be at noon on Friday at Rock Island National Cemetery, with full military honors. Mary was...
Robert Anderson
Jun 7, 2011
Robert C. Anderson, 94, passed Tuesday morning, June 7, 2011, in Ankeny, Iowa. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Saturday with visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Friday night at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. He was born Nov. 14, 1916, in the homestead located near Annawan. He was the child of Hulda Marie Anderson and James Anton Anderson. He was a...
Robert Myres
Jun 7, 2011
Robert Myres, 59, of Hampton, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at St. Francis Medical, Peoria, Ill. Celebration of life will be 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Colona American Legion. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Schroder Mortuary in Colona is assisting the family. Robert was born Nov. 26, 1951, in Moline, the son...
John Wesell
May 30, 2011
John Henry "Johnny" Wessell, 71, of Moline, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Schroder Mortuary, Colona. Visitation will be two hours prior to service time. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Johnny was born Aug....
Lois Long
May 29, 2011
Lois Miriam Long, 85, of Moline, and formerly of Hampton, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 2, at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mortuary. Memorials may be made in Lois' name to the Disabled Veterans or...
Clarence Thomas
May 29, 2011
Clarence E. Thomas, 85, Silvis, died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Trinity Rock Island. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church, East Moline. Visitation is two hours prior to service time at the church. Memorials may be made to the family. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island. He was born April...
Velma Dowsett
May 28, 2011
Velma Louise Dowsett, 79, of Silvis, passed away Saturday May 28, 2011, at Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 4 p.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home. Per Velma's wishes, cremation rites will follow services. Inurnment will be at Roselawn...
James Griffin
May 25, 2011
James Ray Griffin was born Feb. 21, 2011, at 9:47 a.m. He died peacefully at 2 p.m. on May 25, 2011. A Mass will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Silvis. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Memorials may be made to the family. James is survived by...