William Paul “Bill” Rohrbach Passes Away
William Paul “Bill” Rohrbach, 64, a well known attorney from Cody, went
to be with our heavenly father Dec. 23, 2007, due to a sudden cardiac event.
Bill was such a warm, energetic, happy individual and was so much a part of
his wife's, three children's, nine grandchildren's, family and friends'
lives that they are still unsure how to fill the void he has left.
Bill was born in Chicago on Feb. 24, 1943, to Raeburn and Delores Rohrbach.
His love of music began at a young age and he was selected for the Moline
Boys Choir in grade school. He was first chair violinist in junior high and
high school. Besides music and his studies, he spent his school days
completing many practical jokes.
B
ill joined the Army and became a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division after high school.
Note From Joan Stutz Cook Concerning Curt
Your Class Reunion Committee have received the following note from Joan concerning the status of Curt's fight with cancer. Curt is in our hearts and prayers.
We wanted to let you know that Curt's cancer has returned in the saliva
gland (parotid) near his left ear (the same side as his first surgery).
He has been having a lot of pain in that area since the weekend of our
Stutz family reunion in Iowa on August 3-6. We returned from our 3 week
visit to Illinois and Iowa on August 15. On Monday, August 20, Curt had
an MRI (already scheduled for a year after his first surgery) at OHSU, a
CT scan, and saw his main doctor, Dr. Gross (head and neck surgery).
Dr. Gross said the tumor is in a very tricky place (between his jaw bone
and base of his skull). It will require major surgery with 3 doctors -
Dr. Gross, a neurosurgeon, and a reconstructive surgeon. They will have
to destroy an important nerve on the left side of his face, so that he
will probably be paralyzed on that side of his face. It will also
involve some skin grafts from either his stomach or leg. He will be in
the hospital for a week and probably have radiation several weeks
afterwards. I have established at blog site for everyone to keep up
with his progress. It is http://curtcook.blogspot.com/.
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Jon F. Peterson Passes Away
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Rosemary Fanning Kennedy Passes Away
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Dale Blackman Passes Away
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Ron Roete Passes Away
Your reunion committee was informed that Ron Roete passed away on February 23, 2005 in Indiana.
Linda Speaker Parson Passes Away
Your reunion committee was informed that Linda Speaker Parson passed away in May 2002 in Colorado.
Ronald D. Gibb, 62, of Dubuque, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, at Finley H
ospital, Dubuque.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Dubuque, with the Rev. Merlin Schlichting officiating. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, Dubuque, and also after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. A Ronald D. Gibb memorial fund has been established.
Ronald was born July 13, 1943, in Moline, the son of Bryce and Fern Lewis Gibb. He married Dorothy I. Kennedy on April 24, 1965, in Aledo.
He worked for Iowa Illinois Gas until he moved to Dubuque where he then worked for Dubuque John Deere Tractor Works in plant engineering, until his retirement in 2001.
He was an avid golfer and a member of the Meadows Golf & Country Club. He enjoyed driving his Corvette, and he especially enjoyed spending time with his family.
Survivors (and spouses) are his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Cathie (Mike) Cissne, Pewaukee, Wis., and Julie (Jim) Mecham, Franklin, Wis.; two grandchildren, Mackenzie and Kyle Cissne; his parents, Bryce and Fern Gibb, Moline; one sister, Linda (Tom) Gawel, Sleepy Hollow, Ill.
Mary Jo Pynckel Ruggles Passes Away
Services for Mary Jo Ruggles, 58, of 4430 5th Ave., Moline, are 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline.
Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wendt Funeral Home, Moline. Burial is in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Gilda's Club.
She died Monday, July 8, 2002, at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island.
Mary Jo Kohler was born July 26, 1943, in Moline to Gladys Olson Kohler. She married Don Ruggles Oct. 16, 1969, in Las Vagas, Nev.
She attended Black Hawk College and graduated from Chamberland School of Retailing, Boston, Mass. She enjoyed all flowers and collected orchids. She also collected antiques and recipes.
Survivors include her mother, Gladys Kohler; sons, Christopher Ruggles, Chicago, and Gregory Ruggles, Davenport; and a sister, Margo Georlett, Moline. She was preceded in death by her father.
Robert E. Poston, 61, of Moline died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hope United Church of Christ, Moline, with the Rev. A. Parker Lewis III officiating. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorial donations may be given to United Church of Christ.
Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline.
Robert Ellison Poston was born Feb. 15, 1943, in Moline, the son of Richard H. and Shirley I. Ellison Poston. Robert was a graduate of Moline High School, class of 1961, and attended Black Hawk College.
He served in the United States Army during Vietnam.
Robert was employed at Foldcraft Company, in Kenyon, Minn., and at Harrington Signal, Moline, as a materials purchasing specialist. For the past several years, Robert has been taking care of his mother. He had become very active at Hope United Church of Christ were he currently was serving as vice president of the church council and attended the Men's Breakfast Group. Robert was a past president of the National Association of Purchasing Agents, and was a member of the Order of DeMolay, Moline. In his spare time, Robert enjoyed collecting Hummels.
Surviving family members include his mother, Shirley Poston, Moline; a brother and sister-in-law, William and Marcia Poston, Cedar Falls, Iowa; two nieces, Holly Fitzpatrick, East Moline, and Terri and Mark Fredricks, Rock Island; and three nephews, Jeff and wife, Jandy Poston, Rock Island, Dave Gross, Des Moines, Iowa, and Doug Gross, Woodstock, Ill. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard A. Poston.
Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.
Services for Richard R. Meers, 61, of Milan, are 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Visitation is 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Wendt Funeral Home, Moline, with a 7 p.m. prayer service. Interment will be Monday at Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo. Memorials may be made to Jordan Catholic School, Children's Miracle Network or to the family.
He died Thursday, April 8, 2004, at Illini Hospital, Silvis.
Richard was born Feb. 23, 1943, in Moline, to Roy and Bernice Stenzel Meers. He married Sharon Smith June 1, 1963, in Moline.
He was employed as a supervisor in the salvage department for International Harvester Farmall, Rock Island. He then had two businesses, the Admiral Improvement Co., and the Quad City Contract Service. He last worked at K&K Hardward and then Grisham Towing.
Richard was a member of the church and former member of Farmall Retirees Club. He enjoyed his grandchildren, woodworking and was an avid outdoorsman.
Survivors (and spouses) include his wife; daughters, Michele Meers, Milan, Cindy (James) Schoeck, Rock Island, Susan (Carlton) Creger, Milan; grandchildren, Austin, Jake and Lily Schoeck, Emma and Nick Creger; brothers, Bruce (Cindy) Meers, Moline, and Fred (Carol) Meers, Arnold, Md. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant son, Richard Roy Meers.
Belva Jean Farrar, 60, of Rock Island passed away suddenly
Saturday night, Nov. 22, 2003, at Scottsdale Healthcare Hospital, Scottsdale,
Ariz.
As she wished, cremation rites have been accorded. A
Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at First United Methodist
Church, Rock Island, in May 2004. Burial will be in National Cemetary, Arsenal
Island.
Jean was born July 30, 1943, in Moline, daughter of Walto and
Anita Kauffman Shepard. She graduated from Moline High School in 1961. She
married Alexander Lemaster in 1966. He preceded her in death in 1984.
In 1995 she married Lee M. Farrar of Rock Island. They enjoyed
traveling and being together. In 2001, after retirement, they purchased a
condominium in Scottsdale and traveled there to reside during the winter months.
They are members of First United Methodist Church, Rock Island.
Jean was employed as a paralegal by various Quad-Cities firms
specializing in real-estate title searching, most recently employed by Meridian
Title Co., Martin Title Co., and Quad City Title Search Co., all of Rock Island.
Jean was a talented quilter, and their homes in Illinois and
Arizona were decorated with her many ideas for sewing and quilting projects. She
also designed and produced many unique embroidered items for family and friends.
She was a member of a local Red Hat Society and enjoyed the association with her
society friends.
Survivors include her husband, Lee M. Farrar, Rock Island;
stepmother, Evie Shepard, Silvis; son and spouse, John W. and Dawn Lemaster,
Chicago; stepsons and spouse, Robert G. Lemaster and Steve L. and Mary Lemaster,
all of Elgin, Ill.; stepdaughters and spouses, Carolee E. and Andrew Munoz,
Colona, Audrey M. and Rick Johnson, Davenport, and Valerie S. Farrar, Moline.;
grandchildren, Gwyneth S. Lemaster, Chicago, Anita M. Miller, Colona, Katheryn
J. Freestrom, Naperville, Ill., Jeremy R. Lemaster, Bolingbrook, Ill., Ricky M.
Johnson, Erin E. Johnson, and Keri M. Johnson, all of Davenport, and Madison E.
Munoz and Logan A. Munoz, Colona; brother and spouse, Ronnie and Eileen Shepard,
Tacoma, Wash.; aunts, Joanne Marx, Rock Island, Louise Simmons, Milan, Mary
Ellen McKay, Moline, and Betty Kauffman, Seabring, Fla.; and uncles, Bob
Simmons, Milan, and Wes Morrison, Moline. She was preceded in death by her
parents; aunt, Margaret Morrison, Moline; and uncles, Bill Kauffman, Sebring,
Fla., Jack Marx, Rock Island, and Norman McKay, Moline.
R. Michael Schenk, 60, of Moline died on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, at Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley.
Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wendt Funeral Home, Moline. Memorials may be made to Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley.
R. Michael Schenk was born March 11, 1943, in Moline, to Erwin and Anna Beede Schenk.
He retired as a school teacher/librarian for Rudyard Michigan Schools in Rudyard, Mich., the Homewood Flossmore Schools and the Moline Public Library.
He was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Rock Island County Historical Society and the Monocoupe Club. He volunteered at the Riverside Cemetery Walk as a guide, and he worked on the restoration of the John Deere House, Moline. Through his efforts, the Velie Monocoupe Airplane is on display at the Quad City Airport.
He enjoyed woodcarving and doing architectural drafting.
He is survived by his brothers, John Schenk, Moline, and Robert Schenk, Racine, Wis. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Paul H. Guss Sr., 60, of Moline, died Saturday, June 7, 2003, at his
home.
Paul was born Nov. 16, 1942, in Moline, the son of Robert and Leona Ostrand
Guss. He married Lola Johnson Jan. 18, 1964, in Moline.
He had worked for John Deere Plow Planter, Moline, and John Deere Parts
Distribution Center, Milan, retiring after 30 years of service.
He was a member of Central Baptist Church, Moline, where he was a deacon. He
was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved
watching his grandchildren play ball. He enjoyed collecting Hot Wheels.
Survivors include his wife, Lola Guss, Moline; daughter and son-in-law, Donna
and John Huys, Moline; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Melissa Guss Jr.,
Moline; grandchildren, Christina, Matthew, Nicole and Michael; great-grandsons,
Joshua and David; parents, Robert and Leona Guss, Moline; sisters and
brother-in-law, Barbara Allen, Coal Valley, Annette and Earl Anderson, Moline;
brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Deanna Guss Jr., Moline, Ray and
Margaret Guss, Georgia, Allen and Donna Guss, Moline. He was preceded in death
by a grandson, Paul H. Guss III.
Susan Parsons Quinn, 59, of Moline, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island.
Susan was born June 27, 1943, in Moline, the daughter of Herbert R. and Delta Mae Johnson Parsons. She graduated from Moline High School and attended Illinois State University, Normal. She graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence and taught fourth grade in Overland Park, Kan., until her marriage to James G. Quinn Jr. in 1968.
She worked for Deere for 15 years in the product-support area of the Industrial Equipment Divison, at the Administrative Center, the Grimsby Canadian office and the John Deere Dubuque Works. She retired and spent her time enjoying her friends and family and, in particular, her two young grandchildren.
Susan was a voracious reader, a gifted painter and an accomplished knitter.
Survivors (and spouses) include son, James G. (Denise) Quinn III, Aurora, Ontario, Canada; daughter, Melissa Quinn, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada; grandchildren, Shamus and Ella Quinn, Aurora, Ontario, Canada; sisters, Ann Parsons, Moline, Martha Parsons, Moline; brother, Herbert R. (Sue) Parsons, Marquette, Mich.; nieces, Leah and Brenda Parsons, Marquette. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. May they rest in peace.
Roy
Richard Culbertson, 58, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001, in
Dixon, Ill., following a heart attack.
Roy was born April 25, 1943, in Moline, the son of James and Gertrude Utterback Culbertson.
Roy worked at Farmall in Rock Island, from 1963 until its closing. He then owned and operated Video 2000 from 1988-1999. He loved bowling.
Survivors (and spouses) are his mother, Gertrude, Moline; sister, Linda Culbertson, Moline; brothers, Carl Culbertson, Moline, Larry Culbertson, Rock Island, and twin brother, Ray (Linda Kay) Culbertson, Andalusia; niece, Cheri Tomlin, Muscatine, Iowa; and nephew, Todd Culbertson, Naperville, Ill. He was preceded in death by his father, James, July 16, 1979
Elaine
Young, 58, Rock Island, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at home.
Memorials may be made to an
education fund for her grandchildren or hospice.
She was born Feb. 10, 1943,
in Moline, the daughter of Clarence and Elsie DeFauw Almquist. She married Tom
Young July 31, 1965, in Moline.
She was a 1961 graduate of
Moline High School and a 1964 graduate of Moline Public School of Nursing.
She was employed by Dr.
Norman Powell for two years followed by 27 years with Moline Public Hospital,
United Medical Center and Trinity Hospitals. Elaine's last employment was with
Drs. Snodgrass and Reddy at Heartcare Midwest last working May 2001.
She enjoyed gardening and
loved animals. Her favorite pastime was playing with her grandchildren.
Survivors include her
husband, Tom; daughter and husband, Kim and Rod Boyer, Iowa City; son and
daughter, Chris and Nancy Young, Rock Island; grandchildren, Zackary, Taylor and
McKenzie Boyer and Jacob and Courtney Young; stepmother, Lucille Almquist,
Moline, by whom she was raised; a sister, Georgann Benson, Moline; and brothers,
Clarence ``Dick'' Almquist, Milan, and Ronald Almquist, Bridgewater, N.J. Her
parents preceded her in death.
Phil Finck Dropped a Line
Sorry I missed the reunion, I just found the site and my compliments on the excellent work. I retired at the end of the year and we moved to the Texas Hill Country. We have a place on Lake LBJ, about sixty miles west of Austin and ninety miles north of San Antonio. We are adapting to rural life, the kids have made the transition from Houston and are doing well, I am not sure about me though, started teaching in the fall and found I hated it. Please update my address as I would like to make the next reunion, I had checked the school district site in the early summer and guess I didn't look far enough. My address is 1900 County Road 134, Burnet, Texas, 78611, phone is 512-715-9449, E-mail is philfinck@cs.com. Thanks, Phil Finck
Your committee has been informed that Robert Dick passed away in 1999.
Your committee has been informed that John Callear passed away about 1995.
Mary Jo "Josie" Williams Ashmore passed away on July 10, 2001, at home in Pahrump, Nevada. Here is a clipping from the Moline Dispatch, Sunday, August 5, 2001
Donna Hazen Versluis of Moline passed away on March 7, 2001, at Heartland Health care Center. Here is a clipping from the Moline Dispatch, Friday, March 9, 2001:
