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Virgil Bradley
MOLINE -- Services for Virgil K. Bradley, of Moline, will be 9 a.m. Saturday at Esterdahl Mortuary Ltd., Moline. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery , Moline. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Bradley died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island, after an extended illness. He retired as an assembler after 37 years at John Deere Plow Planter. He played electric steel guitar in country and western bands in the Quad-City area for more than 20 years. He was born Nov. 22, 1931, in Toulon, Ill. He married Juanita Parker in 1951 in Moline. He had served in the Marine Corps. Memorials may be made to the family. Survivors include a daughter, Cindy Westerlund, and a son, Daniel K., both of Moline; two grandchildren; and a sister, Darlene Ulrick, Lafayette, Minn.
Marcella Hart
ROCK ISLAND -- Services for Marcella V. "Sissy" Hart, formerly of Rock Island, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Greater Antioch Baptist Church, Rock Island. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Knox-Larson Funeral Home, Apache Junction. Mrs. Hart died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, at Apache Junction, Ariz., Health Care, Marcella Brooks was born July 27, 1940, in Quincy, Ill. She married William Hart in Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the family. Survivors include a daughter, Genise Hart, Minneapolis; sons, Billy Jr. and Philip, both of Rock Island, and Mark, Mesa, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; her mother, Lucille Brooks, Rock Island; sisters, Ethel Bassett, Rock Island, and Linda Brooks, Davenport; and brothers, James Brooks Jr., Quincy, Harold and Russell Brooks, both of Rock Island, and Lynn Brooks, Des Moines.
Van Bucher
COAL VALLEY, Ill. -- Services for Van S. Bucher, of Coal Valley, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Family Funeral Services, Colona, formerly Fairmans. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memorial Estate, Moline. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Bucher died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley. He worked 31 years at Davenport Packing Co., Milan, Ill., and then worked 15 years at Quad-City Auction transporting automobiles. He was born July 1, 1928, in Quincy, Ill. He married Beulah Wallerich in 1953 in Rock Island. He had served in the Air Force and Illinois National Guard. Memorials may be made to Pathway Hospice. Survivors include his wife; sons, Rick, Sherrard, and Michael, Ollie, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and a sister, Dorothy Van De Velde, Silvis.
Dixie Middleton
MILAN, Ill. -- Dixie Middleton, of 1542 4th St. E Court, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at her home. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Larson Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation is two hour before the service. Burial will be in Farlow Grove Cemetery , Matherville. Mrs. Middleton was employed as a caretaker at Colona House, East Moline, and was a private duty certified nurse assistant. She also had worked at the former Servus Rubber Co., Rock Island. Dixie Young was born Jan. 15, 1939, in Matherville. She married Dewey Middleton in 1992 in Rock Island. Memorials may be made to Pathway Hospice. Survivors include her husband; sons, David Maynard, Matherville, and Mark Maynard, Taylor Ridge; a stepdaughter, Denise Powell, Peoria; a stepson, Donald Middleton, Roanoke; four grandchildren; several step-grandchildren; a great-grandson; and a brother, Larry Young, Indianapolis.
Winifred Aykroyd
DeWITT, Iowa -- Services for Winifred "Freddie" Aykroyd, of DeWitt, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, DeWitt. No visitation will be held. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery , DeWitt. Mrs. Aykroyd died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus, Davenport. Schultz Funeral Home, DeWitt, is in charge of arrangements. She was employed as a librarian in Clinton and Fulton, Ill. Winifred O'Donnell was born June 28, 1906, in Clinton. She married R. H. "Steve" Aykroyd in 1941 in Clinton. Survivors include a niece, Helen Moran, San Diego; six grandnieces and nephews; and eight great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
Mildred Jorgensen
CLINTON, Iowa -- Services for Mildred "Mit" Jorgensen, of Maryville, Ill., formerly of the Sarah Harding Home, Clinton, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pape Funeral Home, Clinton. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery , Clinton. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Jorgensen died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Maryville Manor Nursing Home. She worked several years at A.C. Root Insurance Co., Clinton. Mildred Kramer was born March 12, 1909, in Clinton. She married Aage Jorgensen in 1935 in Clinton. He died in 1977. Memorials may be made to St. Stephen's Lutheran Church or American Lung Association. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Spelver, Maryville; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Johanna Wheat
GENESEO, Ill. -- Johanna "Joan" Wheat, of Geneseo, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at Hillcrest Home, Geneseo. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Gibson Funeral Home, Port Byron. Burial will be in Fenton Cemetery . Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. She retired in 1972 from nursing at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago. Johanna Huizenga was born June 18, 1906, in Whiteside County. She married John "Jack" Housenga in 1924. Memorials may be made to the Church of the Cross, Port Byron, and the nursing home. Survivors include a daughter, Jackie Hamilton, Port Byron; a son, Tom Housenga, Geneseo; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Darrell Zeller
WHEATLAND, Iowa -- Memorial services for Darrell R. Zeller, of Wheatland, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christian Free Lutheran Church, Wheatland. No visitation will be held. The body was donated to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy. Mr. Zeller died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus, Davenport. Chapman Funeral Home, Wheatland, is in charge of arrangements. He was co-owner of Wheatland Produce for many years. After that, he operated a grocery store in Wheatland, sold cars at Stueland Motors and was a seed corn dealer. He was born June 12, 1924, in Wheatland. He married Donna Leinbaugh in 1947 in Lost Nation. He had served in the Navy. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kyle Alden, Wheatland; sons, Lon, Wheatland, and Dana and Bret, both of Lost Nation; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ruth Van Kirk, Wheatland.
Christian Richard Liebbe
MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Services for Christian Richard Liebbe, formerly of 919 W Third St., Muscatine, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Greenwood Cemetery , Muscatine. No visitation will be held. Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, Muscatine, is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Liebbe died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Lutheran Homes. He was employed as a laboratory supervisor at A.T. & T. Hawthorne Works, Chicago, and as a quality assurance engineer for 37 years. Before that, he was employed four years as a chemist at Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Pennsylvania. He was born Jan. 15, 1901, in Muscatine. He married Eva Schaefer in 1934 in Oak Park, Ill. Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Homes. Survivors include a niece, Charlotte Frederick, Lodi, Ohio; and nephews, the Rev. Paul Schaeffer, Mendocino, Calif., and Charles Schaeffer, Olathe, Kan.
Judy Kaye Thomas
ORTONVILLE, Minn. -- Judy Kaye Thomas, passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at her home in Ortonville, after a recently diagnosed illness. She resided in Ortonville after moving from her home in Chetek, Wis. Formerly a resident of the Cedar Rapids and Muscatine, Iowa, areas, she was born July 20, 1942, in Williamsburg, Iowa, to John and Dorothy Schneekloth. She worked in many different aspects of caring for people with special needs, ultimately becoming the director of Careers Industries, Burlington, Wis. She had a fond appreciation for the outdoors as well as a special knack for rustic decorating. Survivors include her husband, David Thomas; a daughter, Wendy Jones; a son, Jimmy Jones; a daughter, Mandy Jones; a brother, Larry Schneekloth; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cedar Memorial, Cedar Rapids.
Albert Schmarje
MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Services for Albert Schmarje, of Muscatine Care Center, formerly Heart of Hearts Building, will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home, Muscatine. Visitation is noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery , Muscatine. Mr. Schmarje died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Muscatine Care Center. He had worked at Ronda Button Co., Barton Clothing Store and Schmarje Tool Co. He was born June 11, 1915, in Muscatine. Memorials may be made to Muscatine Center of Strategic Action. Survivors include sisters, Hilda Brown, Davenport, and Irene Evens, Bettendorf.
Harold Goddard
CLINTON, Iowa -- Harold A. Goddard, of Clinton, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at Mercy Medical Center-North Clinton Campus. Services will be noon Wednesday at Clinton Chapel of Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes and Crematory, Clinton. Burial will be in Clinton Lawn Cemetery . Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. He was employed at Curtis Co. for 20 years, leaving in 1960 as a foreman. From 1960-1964, he was employed with the city of Clinton street department. In 1964, he became the first person to be hired for the city of Clinton Water Pollution Control Plant and was the first chief operator of the plant, retiring in 1980. He was born June 3, 1915, in LaPorte City. He married Rebecca Stratton in 1940 in Clinton. She died Jan. 8, 1989. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Ferguson, Clinton; sons, John and Ed, both of Clinton; eight grandchildren; one step-grandson; three great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandson; a sister, Helen Cooper, East Falmouth, Mass.; and brothers, Robert, Clinton, and Rev. Albert, DeLand, Fla.
