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Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 12

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Obituaries B2 Quad-City Times Thursday, August 31, 2000 Area deaths Wendell Raisbeck ORION, 111. Wendell H. "Wendy" Raisbeck, 77, Orion, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Illini Hospital, Silvis. No public services or visita Audrey Brooks DAVENPORT Memorial services for Audrey Maria Brooks, 75, Davenport, will be 10 a.m.

Friday at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary Davenport. No visitation will be held. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Audrey died Monday, Aug. 28, Gladys Deaton -Tremblay ROCK ISLAND Services for Gladys M.

Deaton-Tremblay, 89, Rock Island, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Hodgson Funeral Home Rock Island. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. today at Milan Dean DeSchepper MILAN, 111.

Services for Dean M. DeSchepper, 31, Chicago, formerly of Milan, will be 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island.

Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Friday Rock Island Francis Hickey ROCK ISLAND Memorial services for Francis J. Hickey, 86, Rock Island, will be later at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rock Island. The body was donated to Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, for medical research.

Inurnment will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Mr. Hickey died Tuesday, PENDING DAVENPORT Martha Westphal 95. Davenport, died Wednesday at Crest Health Care, Davenport. Arrangements pending at Weerts, Davenport.

ROCK ISLAND Anna Crane, 69, Carol City, formerly of Rock Island, died Wednesday at her home. Arrangements pending at Wheelan, Rock Island. AREA Ronald J. Hanson, 76, Cambridge, died Wednesday at Hammond-Henry Hospital, Gene-seo, III. Arrangements pending at Stackhouse-Moore, Cambridge.

Dennis W. Lange, 53, of 616 N. 11th Clinton, Iowa, died Tuesday at his home. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday at Snell-Zornig, Clinton, where further arrangements are pending.

l5 'J tion will be held. Private family entombment will be in Moline Memorial Park mausoleum, with military services by Orion Af A 1 ft the funeral home. She died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rnnlr Tclanrl 2000, at her home. She was employed as a nutritionist at APAC Corp.

and Kahl Nursing Home and also for the government in at Family Funeral Services, Milan, with a wake at 7:30 p.m. Mr. DeSchepper died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at Northwestern Memorial Mr. Raisbeck 1 Mrs.

Brooks Veterans of Foreien Wars Post 143. Aug. 29, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island, is in charge of arrangements. Mr.

DeSchepper Mr. Hickey She owned Mrs. Tremblay Deaton's Diner for 25 years. Gladys Servance was born April 12, 1911, in Jacksonville, 111. She married Joe Tremblay in Moline.

He died in 1986. Memorials may be made to the family. Survivors include daughters, Wanda Ingersoll and Elsie Schmidt, both of Davenport; son, Darrell Flynh, Rock Island; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Cleo Reeves, Springfield. Nora Hill ROCK ISLAND Services for Nora A. Hill, 91, of 1900 6th will be 10:30 a.m.

Friday at Hodgson Funeral Home Rock Island. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation is 9 a.m. until ser Washington, D.C. Most recently, she was beginning an online Internet sales business.

Audrey Maria Sowers was born Feb. 2, 1925, in Floyd County, to John and Iva (Hun-gate) Sowers. She married Bill J. Brooks in 1971 in Davenport. Memorials may be made to the family.

Survivors include her husband, Bill; daughter, Linda Cot-trell, Raseda, son, Alfred Lucas; and grandchildren, Sarah and Robbie Lucas. Florence Seitz DAVENPORT Florence Margaret Eshelman Seitz, 80, a resident of Davenport, formerly of Keokuk, Iowa, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus, Davenport. Services will be 10 a.m. Satur Hospital, Chicago.

He had managed Cost Plus Chicago. He was born Oct. 8, 1968, in Moline. He married Amy Wymore in 1993 in Davenport. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for his son, Ryan.

Survivors include a son, Ryan Michael, Eldridge, Iowa; his parents, Robert and Mary DeSchepper, Milan; brothers, Donald, of Colorado, Daniel, of Maryland, and Richard, Moline; and grandmothers, Dorothy DeSchepper, Silvis, and Dorothy Roseman, Milan. Princeton Albert Grosz PRINCETON, Iowa Services for Albert O. Grosz, 83, Princeton, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Nelson Heesch Funeral Home, LeClaire Burial, will be in Oakridge Cemetery, Princeton. Visitation is 4-7 p.m.

today at FUNERALS TODAY Clara Balk, 11 a.m., Bosma-Renkes, Fulton, III. Violet Duncan, 11 a.m., Stacy-Lewis, Columbus Junction, Iowa. Ronald Fisher, 1 p.m. Aledo (III.) Cemetery. Robert Fox.

9:40 a.m., Trimble, Coal Valley. 10 a.m., St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, Coal Valley. William Hatfield. 11 a.m., Geo.

M. Wittich-Lewis, Muscatine, Iowa. Dr. William Meyer, 10 a.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Clinton, Iowa. Margy Mielke, 10a.m., St.

Patrick's Catholic Church, Colona, III. Mary McGinnis Petersen, 1 p.m., McGinnis, Chambers Sass, Bettendorf. Catherine Robinder, 1 1 a.m., First Baptist Church, Rock Island. Fern Salmon, 10:30 a.m., Trimble, Moline. Cecil Thornton, 10 a.m., Weerts, Davenport.

Patrick Trevor, 11 a.m., DeRoo, Moline. 'iff i day at McGinnis, Chambers Sass Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Burial will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleas vice time Friday at the funeral home. Mrs.

Hill died Tuesday Aug. 29, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. She was Mrs. Seitz Mrs. Hill Kirk, Huggins Esterdahl Funeral Home, Orion, is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Raisbeck retired in 1985 from the former Sherrard Power, where he first was employed as a lineman, then a crew foreman and retired as superintendent after more than 43 years. He was born Oct. 27, 1922, in Boden. He married Violet Miller Weaver in 1965 in Orion.

During World War II, he served in the Army. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or University of Iowa Eye Clinic. Survivors include his wife, Violet; son, Jerry Orion; stepdaughter, Carole Hall, Moline; stepson, Gary Weaver, Davenport; three grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandsons; a step-great-great-grandson; and a sister, Norma Stromquist, Orion. Shannon Cambron KEWANEE, 111. Memorial services for Shannon M.

Cambron, 38, Glen Ellyn, formerly of Kewanee and Neponset, will be tentatively 10 a.m. Sept. 23 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Atkinson. Inurnment will be in St.

Anthony's Cemetery Visitation is a.m. Sept. 23 at Vandemore Funeral Home, Atkinson. Mr. Cambron died Tuesday, Aug.

29, 2000, at his home. He was employed several years as a construction worker at Sunset Developers, Wheaton. He was born June 17, 1962, in Kewanee. Memorials may be made to Shannon Mark Cambron Memorial Fund. Survivors include a son, Robert Travis Cambron; his mother, Ruth DeDecker Cambron, Wheaton; his father, Jean William Cambron, Kewanee; sisters, Ann Conrad, Wheaton, and Paula Cambron, Kewanee; and brother, Patrick, Neponset.

Marvel Cohrs CAMANCHE, Iowa Services for Marvel H. Cohrs, 72, Camahche, will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Clinton. Burial will be in West-brook (Minn.) Cemetery.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at I the funeral home. Mr. Grosz died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center-North Campus, Davenport Pearlie Dunlap DAVENPORT Services for Pearlie Dunlap, 91, Davenport, will be 1 p.m.

Saturday at Runge Mortuary, Davenport. Visitation is one hour before the service. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Pearlie died Monday, Aug. 28, Mr.

Grosz employed as a machine operator at the former International Harvester, Farmall Works, Rock Island, and had worked in food service at the Moline YWCA and the former Moline Public Hospital. She was employed many years as a switchboard operator in Iowa and Minnesota. Nora Hagen was born Dec. 24, 1908, in Titonka, Iowa. She married Alfred Hill.

He died in 1978. She first married Melvern Craven. Memorials may be made to Trinity Medical Center Volunteer Services. Survivors include daughters, Gwendolyn Blais, Rock Island, and Judy Scott, Nichols, Iowa; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Edith Mullarkey Mequon, and brother, Wayne Hagen, Titonka. Mr.

Hickey had worked 20 years at the former Minneapo-lis-Moline Moline. He later worked 20 years at Weapons Command at Rock Island Arsenal. He retired in 1973. He was born Jan. 24, 1914, in Moline, to William J.

and Henrietta (Kern) Hickey He graduated from the former St. Joseph High School, Rock Island, and later from St. Ambrose College, Davenport. He married Frances L. Vogele on Oct.

18, 1941, in Rock Island. He was a World War II Army Air Force veteran. He served in Italy with the 15th Air Force, 459th Bomb Group. Francis was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rock Island, where he had served in many capacities throughout the years.

He also was a member of the Moline American Legion Post 246. He enjoyed traveling. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church or a favorite charity. Survivors include his wife, Frances; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Renata Hickey, Apollo Beach, grandsons, Sean Hickey, Miami, and Shane, and his, wife, Becky Hickey, Osceola, and great-grandchildren, Zacree, Sarah and Cay-lynn Hickey His parents and a sister, Ber-nice Ladkin, preceded him in death. Pauline Zimmer Forgy HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.

Pauline B. Zimmer Forgy, 80, Huntington, formerly of Rock Island, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, in Huntington Beach. Services were Aug. 25 at St.

Simon and Jude Catholic Church, Huntington Beach. Burial is in Huntington Beach. Mrs. Forgy was a homemaker. Pauline Zimmer was born Jan.

14, 1920, in Rock Island. She married James Forgy in 1945 in Bainbridge Island, Wash. He died in 1976. She served in the Navy during World War II. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association.

Survivors include daughters, Paula Gessler, Reno, Anne Mellon, Huntington Beach, and Tanya Musser, Lake Forest; sons, Marc, Garden Grove, James, San Diego, and David, Aurora, 16 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sisters, Peggy Urie, Rock Island, Jeanne Price, Boulder, and Dorothy Stoker, Davenport; and a brother, John Zimmer, Osage Beach, Mo. Mabel Hyndman ROCK ISLAND Mabel I. Hyndman, 96, Rock Island, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at River Park Healthcare Center, Rock Island. Services will be 1 p.m.

Friday He owned and operated Al's Garage, Princeton, for more than 50 years. He was born Feb. 17, 1917, in Blunt, S.D. He married June Wittrock in 1940 in Missouri. Memorials may be made to the Princeton Fire Department or the family.

Survivors include three grandchildren. i 2000, at Davenport Good Samaritan Center. Mr. Dunlap was an employee of the Illinois Central Railroad as a sec Mr. Dunlap East Moline Port Byron ant, Iowa.

Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Mount Pleasant, to Ralph and Grace (Caldwell) Eshelman. The Eshelman family owned and operated' Eshelman's Clothing Store, Mount Pleasant, for many years.

She married John Max Seitz on Sept. 4, 1938, in Keokuk. He died in September 1972. In earlier years, she was employed at Linquist Furniture Store, Keokuk, and had been a gift shop manager at the former Graham Hospital, Keokuk. She had served as president of the PTA in Keokuk and was a member of the Toastmistress's.

She also served as a hostess for the Newcomer's Welcome Wagon in the Quad-Cities. Florence was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Bettendorf, and enjoyed playing bridge with her many friends. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association or American Cancer Society Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Exie and James Bauswell, Bettendorf, and Cindy and Mohammad Vakili, Madison, her grandchildren, Mike Bauswell, and his wife, Barbara, John Bauswell, Eric and Erin Bauswell, Shereen Vakili and Lehla Vakili; her sister, Cora Sudbury, Bloom ington, and her sisters-in-law, Arlys Eshelman, Crown Point, and Mary Seitz Marshall, Grand Junction, Colo. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Roy Eshelman and Joe Eshelman. Daniel Schroeder HILLSBORO, Ore.

Daniel Schroeder, 12-year-old son of David and Marisa Schroeder, Hillsboro, died Aug. 13, 2000, from injuries received in a swimming accident. Memorial services were Aug. Clyde Hofstetter PORT BYRON, 111. Services for Clyde R.

Hofstetter, 96, Silvis, formerly of Port Byron, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church, Hampton Township. Burial will be in Peace Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday Gale Stephenson EAST MOLINE Services for Gale E.

Stephenson, 70, East Moline, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Van Hoe Funeral Home East Moline. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memorial Estate, Moline. Visitation is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Delaney-Vulich Funeral Home, Clinton, and one hour before the service Friday at the church.

Mrs. Cohrs died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000 at at Gibson Funeral Home, Port Byron. Mr. Hofstetter died Tuesday, Aug.

29, 2000, at IUini Restorative Care, Silvis. He was a Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Stephenson died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island.

He retired in tion hand for 25 years. He retired in 1975. He was born Oct. 16, 1908, in DeKalb, Texas, to Charlie and Aretha (Jones) Dunlap. He formerly was married to Rachel Kindle Beasley In his younger days, he enjoyed hunting and the outdoors.

Mr. Dunlap was a good father and loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the family. Survivors include sons and spouse, Gordon and Eliza Dunlap, Bettendorf, and Urbane Dunlap, Perks, daughter and spouse, Kathy and Willie Wells, Lockport, daughter-in-law, Sharon Dunlap, Davenport; and many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Mr.

Dunlap was preceded in death by his parents; son, Gilbert, in 1998; daughter, Judy Dunlap; and several brothers. Donald Weiting DAVENPORT Private family services for Donald V. "Don" Weiting, 74, Dvenport, will be held on Friday Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today I 14 Mrs. Cohrs Mr.

Hofstetter Mr. Stephenson her home. She had taught school in the cities of Billingham, Winnebago, Fulda and Walnut Grove in Minnesota; Colona, and Camanche. She retired in 1985. Marvel Cohrs was born Jan.

13, 1928, in Slayton, Minn. She married Donald Cohrs in 1952 in Westbrook, He died in 1972. Survivors include daughter, Barbara Zickau, Clinton; son, Ronald Griffith; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; and brother, Vernon Cohrs, Westbrook. More obituaries: B4 retired farmer. He was born Oct.

17, 1903, in Barstow. He married Dorothy Rohren in 1927 in Hampton. She died in 1982. Memorials may be made to Peace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund. Survivors include daughters, Marilyn Stone, Port Byron, and Marlene Baugher, Franklin, son, William, Leesburg, nine grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and sisters, Bessie Kipp, Hampton, and Clara Ford, Indianapolis.

15 at Harvest Community Church, Beaverton. Burial is in Fir Lawn Cemetery, Beaverton. Daniel was a student at Faith Bible at Atlantic Cemetery. No visitation will be held. Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island, is in charge of arrangements.

Mabel Hud- September 1987 as a welder at John Deere Harvester Works, where he was a member of United Auto Workers Local 865. He was born Dec. 3, 1929, in East Moline, to Ralph and Zelah (Baff) Stephenson. He married Dorothy Hinthorn on Jan. 21, 1950, in East Moline.

He was a member of First Christian Church, was past exalted ruler of Moline Elks 556 and was a member of Svithoid Club, Moline. He enjoyed bowling and golf. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, East Moline, or Moline Elks. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Betsy Stephenson, Omaha, and Larry and Renee Stephenson, Moline; six grandchildren; sisters, Pat Seabloom, East Moline, Chloe Kildow, Edge-mont, S.D., and Lana Morse, East Moline; and a brother, Dean Stephenson, East Moline. His wife, Dorothy, preceded him in death Dec.

4, 1990. Daniel 3 Mrs. Hyndman at Runge Mortuary and Crematory Davenport. Mr. Weiting died Monday, Aug.

28, 2000, at his home. Don worked as a foreman for Mr. Weiting son was born July 3, 1904, in Rockville, Ind. She married Claude Hyndman in 1926 in Cumberland, Iowa. He died in 1974.

Survivors include daughters, Lois Stoever, Rock Island, and Mary Burns, Ventura, six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-greatgrandchildren; and brother, James Hudson, Rockville. Beautiful lawns and landscaping projects have been a family tradition in the Q.C. Area. Long term employee relationships and customer satisfaction have allowed us to grow. We will continue to provide quality grounds care in the Q.C.

Area. International Harvester for 40 I Christian School. He had lived with his parents in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Aloha, Ore. His father formerly lived in Davenport. He was born Dec.

5,1987, in San Diego. Memorials may be sent to David and Marisa Schroeder for Faith Bible Christian School at 6386 NE Marina Court, Hillsboro, 97124. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a sister, Nicole; and grandparents, Fred and Pam Medugno, San Diego, Theresa and Paul Lenkner, Portland, Willie and Joe VanNice, Silver Star, and Jack Schroeder, Davenport. Say it with Flowers Give Us A Call Today 359-6530 years, retiring in 1983. He was born Oct, 15, 1925, in Davenport, the son of Louis H.

and La Verne (Bohm) Weiting. He married Lois Imming on Jan. 4, 1947, in Davenport. He was a member of Elks Lodge 298, Davenport, and a past member of Davenport Masonic Lodge. He was an avid golfer and had three holes-in-one.

He was also a NASCAR enthusiast. Memorials may be made to the family Survivors Include his wife, Lois; daughters. Sandra Fitzer, Davenport, and Karen Thompson, Bettendorf; a son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Jarrah Weiting, Phoenix; nine grandchildren; and three great grandchildren, Sometimes your feelings can be hard to express. When you can't And the right words, send flowers. nbbs SHRUBBERY CARE SEEDING SODDING Flowers always say Just the right thing.

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