00 1 A4 Friday, december 24, 2021 Quad-City timesOBITUARIES FUNERALS BETTENDORF DAVENPORT PENDING Mary L. Daniel, 96, of moline, died thursday, december 23, 2021, at unityPoint Health-trinity Rock island. arrange- ments: Cremation society of the Quad Cities. Sharonann Rogers, 74, of Buffalo, died Wednesday, de- cember 22, 2021, at her home in Buffalo. arrangements: mc- Ginnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf.
Ivis Schwartz, 87, of east moline, formerly of moline, died tuesday, december 21, 2021. arrangements: es- terdahl mortuary and Crematory moline. Kenneth Warren, 77, of davenport, died thurs- day, december 23, 2021, at home. arrangements: Weerts Fu- neral Home in davenport. Janet M.
Weir, 80, died december 5, 2021, at home. do- nated to medical science with assistance of iLLOWa embalm- ing transfer services. Lin Dee Elsea (Suverkrup) March 17, 1959-November 16, 2021 Lin dee elsea (suverkrup) 62, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on tuesday, November 16, 2021 at unity Point trinity Hospital in Bettendorf, iowa from com- plications of the Covid Virus. Lin was born in moline, ill on march 17, 1959 to Paul Jr. and Jeannine (sunderland) suverkrup.
she graduated in 1977 from Pleasant Valley High school Pleasant Valley, ia. she received her CNa certi- fication, drove for the deWitt school district, and was a cou- rier driver for Lab Corp. One of Lins favorite quotes was what a beautiful Her survivors include her sons, Nicolas elsea, Vincent (shelby) elsea; her mother, Jeannine suverkrup; sisters, deb (tom) tucker, susan suverkrup; brother, Bradlee marshall suverkrup; nieces, Brooke Clark, amy dickerson, and ella mar- tin; also a nephew, James Paul Ostino. she was preceded in death by her father, Paul suverkrup grandparents, Raymond and margaret sunderland; and a sister, Nancy Jo suverkrup. Susan G.
Brown September 21, 1956-December 19, 2021 daVeNPORt susan G. Brown, 65, of davenport, passed away sunday, decem- ber 19, 2021, at Genesis east medical Center, due to compli- cations of COVid-19. Visitation will be 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., sunday, december 26, 2021, at Weerts Funeral Home in davenport. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m., also at the Weerts Fu- neral Home.
memorials may be directed to the family. Burial will take place at davenport memorial Park. Online con- dolences may be expressed at www.weertsfh.com. susan was born september 21, 1956, to Charles and Ruth (Williams) Brown in Rock island. she graduated from Betten- dorf High school and went on to attend sauk Valley Commu- nity College.
susan worked as the Choir director and youth Group Leader with Broadview united methodist Church. she also was employed at Bawden Printing R. R. don- nelly for several years. susan enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, gardening, and spending time with her dogs they had over the years.
she was a talented singer that had the voice of an angel. susan was united in marriage to scott schlemmer on June 8, 2002, in Bettendorf. susan will be missed dearly by her husband, scott; chil- dren: anna (Rachid) Brown and adam (emily) Brown; grand- children: austin, allison, Lucy, Nora, and Ryan; her sister: Pau- la (Larry) Gladfelter; and her nephew, Jonathan Gladfelter. she was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, deb- orah Brown. the family would like to extend special thanks to the Pulmonary and iCu staff at Genesis east for their compas- sionate care.
Tracey Lynn Hughes December 19, 2021 daVeNPORt tracey Lynn Hughes, 53, of davenport, iowa, passed away on sun- day, december 19, 2021, from complications of asphyxia. Fu- neral services will be held on tuesday, december 28, 2021, at 11 a.m., Fry Funeral Home, tipton. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 prior to the funer- al on tuesday. Burial will follow in shawver Cemetery. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com.
a memorial fund has been es- tablished in her memory and may be sent to 2510 mcKinley avenue, davenport, ia 52802. Kenneth J. Scodeller December 28, 1937-December 22, 2021 daVeNPORt Funeral services and mass of Chris- tian Burial for Kenneth J. scodeller, 83, of davenport, will be 10:30 a.m. monday, de- cember 27, 2021, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, dav- enport.
Burial will be in mt. Calvary Cemetery, davenport. Visitation will be held from 2 until 4 p.m. sunday at the Hal- ligan-mcCabe-deVries Funer- al Home, davenport. there will be additional visitation mon- day from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of the mass in the gath- ering space at church. in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the assumption ath- letic department. mr. scodeller died Wednesday, december 22, 2021, at Cla- rissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. Kenneth John scodeller was born on december 28, 1937, in ann arbor, michigan, a son of mario P. and antoinette (Grossi) scodeller who immigrated from italy. Ken was an outstand- ing athlete, earning a scholarship to play baseball at Western michigan and later played in the farm system of the Washing- ton senators from 1961 until 1963. Ken earned his degree from eastern michigan but was a loyal michigan Wol- verine fan all his life as well as all the professional teams in detroit: the tigers, Lions, Pistons, and Red Wings.
Ken was united in marriage to shirley a. Forbes on sep- tember 4, 1965, at st. Catholic Church, Carsonville, michigan. they have shared over 56 years of marriage and memories. Following his pursuit of a profession baseball career, Ken leaned on his degree in education, going to work in Bellville and Carsonville, michigan where he taught history and served as the head football, basketball, and baseball coach.
He also directed the title i Programs as well as the summer Recre- ation Program. in 1972 he moved to davenport to serve as as- sociate Principal at Central High school and later served at smart, Wood, and J.B. young Junior High. Ken retired in 2003 following a wonderful career in education. He was tough, but fair and well respected and loved.
many times over the years, former students would acknowledge him for the wonderful support and advice he provided to them. Following his retire- ment, he served as interim dean of students at assumption High school for a year. in michigan he had been a member and past president of the Lions Club, member of of the P.t.a., and little league coach. Ken was also a member of the N.a.s.s.P, davenport Princi- pals association, school administrators of iowa, and early on helped with the Bix 7 road race. When he devoting his time to volunteer work Kenny enjoyed fishing, golfing, and supporting his kids and athletic endeavors.
He was a proud father, grandpa, and papa! survivors include his loving wife, shirley, his daughter and son-in-law: angie (Wade) King, davenport, daughter-in-law amy scodeller, davenport; and son and daughter-in-law Bry- on (susan) scodeller, moline; grandchildren: Kennedy (Jake) Hirst, mallory (Connor Lindaman) King, Carly King, saman- tha scodeller, Lily scodeller, erika, Crystal and ashley; and a brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and mary scodeller, Lan- sing, michigan. He was preceded in death by his children: dominic scodeller, Kimberly Normoyle and an infant child, as well as his parents and a brother, Ronald. may they rest in peace. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www. hmdfuneralhome.com.
Henry Hemmen Jr. April 12, 1939-December 21, 2021 ROCK isLaNd Henry Hemmen 82 of Rock island, passed away tuesday, decem- ber 21, 2021. a memorial ser- vice will be held at 10 a.m. monday, december 27, in the Runge mortuary Chapel. Visi- tation will be from 9 to 10 pri- or to the service.
Online con- dolences may be expressed at www.rungemortuary.com. Henry was born april 12, 1939, to Henry Hemmen sr. and mary (Campbell) Hem- men in davenport. On decem- ber 12, 1984, he was united in marriage to marilyn thoma- son. He began his accounting firm in 1964 that has evolved into a very successful family operated dental practice broker- age firm; one of the largest in midwest.
Henry lived a very full life and would often share stories about his adventures. topics included childhood events, au- gustana fraternity pranks, baseball, hunting and fish- ing name it, there was usually a story that could be told. many laughs have been shared with a smile from ear to ear. some very fond memories stemmed from 3 decades of coaching Little League baseball. in 1989, east Lit- tle League all-star team earned a 4th place finish in the Lit- tle League World series.
teaching the fundamentals of the game was his goal for each of his team members; many of which went on to play at the High school and College levels. although volunteering much of his free time, Henry would rarely miss any of his events. Henry is survived by his wife marilyn and six children, Kel- li Hemmen, shelli Hemmen Corbin, tom (Kari) Hemmen, John Hemmen, ty (sara) Johnson, and Nate Johnson; 11 grandchil- dren, 8 great-grandchildren, and his sister Patricia (Ray) Ham- ilton. Henry was surrounded by the love of family members when he passed, including his dog and best friend, Gus. Henry is preceded in death by his parents, and brother Ron.
Michael Lee Schaefer May 6, 1969-December 16, 2021 BetteNdORF michael Lee schaefer, 52, of Betten- dorf, passed away sudden- ly on thursday, december 16, 2021 at unityPoint-trinity, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., tuesday, de- cember 28, 2021, at mcGinn- is-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. His service will be live-streamed by visiting memorial page at www.mcGin- and clicking the link at the bottom of the page at the time of the service on tuesday. Visitation will be held on monday evening from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
at the funer- al home. memorials may be made to the family to benefit his educations. mike was born may 6, 1969, in davenport, the son of earl a. Kathleen R. (Pokorny) schaefer.
He was united in mar- riage to Kimberly sue Kight on september 23, 1995, in moline. they attended Heritage Church in Bettendorf. mike graduated from Pleasant Valley High school in 1987. He worked in the hotel industry before working for uPs for 28 years, most recently as a supervisor. a serial entrepreneur, mike co-owned and operated streets of italy since 2013.
mike created pizzas and friendships wherever he and his oven trav- eled. He was as generous with his talking as he was with the toppings, all energized by his love of coffee. mike never knew a stranger. eager to listen as much as converse, he engaged everyone he met with his hearty laugh and infectious smile. mike burned his candle brightly at both ends out of love for his family and his many friends.
may pizza forever waft hap- py thoughts of him. those left to honor memory include his wife, Kim; his children, allison and alex; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Judy John Fitzgibbon of LeClaire, iowa and Karen tim mac- dade of marco island, Florida; brother and sister-in-law, mike deedee Kight; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lynn david thompson, Lisa mullen, Laura mark tapia and Cher- yl Rick his father-in-law, Gerald Kight; nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and -nephews. mike was preceded in death by his parents; and his broth- er, mark schaefer. Online condolences may be expressed to the family by vis- iting obituary at www.mcGinnis-Chambers.com. Ronald P.
Buck January 5, 1942-December 20, 2021 PROPHetstOWN Ronald P. Buck, 79, of Prophetstown, illinois, died monday, decem- ber 20, 2021, at CGH medical Center in sterling, illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. a memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on thursday, december 30, 2021, at the advent Christian Church in Prophetstown, preceded by a visitation starting at 9 a.m.
Retired Pastor andy Ploenz- ke will be officiating. the Bos- ma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown is in charge of arrangements. interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown. a memorial has been established by the family. to send online condolences go to www.bosmagibson.com.
PROPHETSTOWN Stanley E. Weinstein July 18, 1931-December 22, 2021 ROCK isLaNd stanley e. Weinstein, 90, of Rock is- land, passed away peacefully on Wednesday december 22, 2021, with his daughter ellie by his side. Graveside funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, december 24, at Hebrew Cemetery, 2715 30th Rock island.
Whee- lan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock island, is assisting the family with arrangements. in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities. stanley was born July 18, 1931, in Rock island, the youngest child and only son of Joseph and dora mandelbaum Weinstein. He graduated from Rock island High school, Class of 1949. He attended the university of illinois, where he was a member of Zeta Beta tau fraternity, and received his B.a.
degree in 1953. He was a u.s. army veteran. stanley married Beatrice Gamburg on June 10, 1956, in davenport. she preceded him in death in 2014.
stanley was the CeO of stanley Foods Corporation, based in milan, illinois, for over 25 years. the company was started by father, Joseph Weinstein, who emigrated from Russia in the early 20th century. Joseph started with a small fruit cart, and developed the business into a thriving whole- sale warehouse. stanley took over the business after a brief stint in the army in his early twenties. He grew it into one of the largest wholesale distributors of produce and frozen foods in the midwest.
the business allowed stanley the opportunity to create iconic brands such as Little ellie Potatoes, a small russet named for his eldest daughter, ellie. in his early fifties, stanley left the food business and em- barked on a new career as a management consultant and ex- ecutive recruiter. Within a few short years, he was hired by several Fortune 500 clients in multiple countries through- out the world. s.e. Weinstein Company was likely one of the most successful solo-operated recruiting firms in the world.
it also spawned a successful outplacement consulting firm, the Beatrice Weinstein Group, operated by wife, Bebe. He was a lifelong member of Congregation Beth israel and the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities. a lover of music, he fancied himself a crooner, and played professional saxophone in his younger years. surviving are his children, ellie maule, (Kevin) of moline, dr Leo Weinstein (Kyle) of Highland Park, illinois, and dr. Karen Weinstein (Laurent Ohayon), of New york City, grandchildren, steven maule, moline, asher Weinstein, Highland Park, aaron Weinstein, Los angeles, California, and astrid Weinstein, iowa City, iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
stanley was preceded in death by his wife, Bebe; parents Joseph and dora; and sisters, dena Linado, Bebbe mandel, Bernice arkis and Frances Weinstein. the family also wishes to express their deepest gratitude to his devoted caregivers, Joyce and Gary temple whose love, humor and friendship allowed him to remain at home com- fortably during the last years of his life. they also thank andy Newkirk and all the staff at unityPoint Hospice. Online condolences may be expressed to his family at wheelanpressly.com. ROCK ISLAND COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK Joan Didion, the revered au- thor and essayist whose precise social and per- sonal commentary in such classics as White and Year of Magical made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of turbulent times, has died.
She was 87. publisher Penguin Random House announced the death on Thursday. She died from compli- cations from disease, the company said. was one of the most trenchant writers and astute ob- servers. Her best-selling works of fiction, com- mentary, and memoir have received numerous honors and are considered modern Penguin Random House said in a statement.
Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87.
