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Richard Freeborn
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial is at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Rick was born April 29, 1952, in Moline, the son of Frank and Ayliffe Bristol Freeborn. He married Rita Warren, Sept. 9, 1972, in East Moline. Rick managed the Zephyr Stations in Moline for 18 years and later worked at Bristol's Carriage Shop in East Moline. He currently owned Freeborn and Son Maintenance. He was an avid Cubs and Bears fan and enjoyed watching NASCAR. Survivors include his mother, Ayliffe Colbert; his wife, Rita; children, Ian (Sahj) Freeborn and Erin Freeborn; grandchildren, Connor, Mackenzie, Dylan and Aaliyah; special grandchildren, Breeonna and Shawn; siblings, Dennis (Ingrid) Freeborn, Steve (LuAnna) Dickinson, Cindy (Dave) Heimbeck, Tom (Fran) Dickinson, Kim (Terry) Fortman, Cheryl Dickinson, Frank (Karen) Freeborn Jr. and Mary (Charles) Little; and several nieces and nephews. Rick was preceded in death by his father; stepfather, Eugene Dickinson; and stepmother, Ethel Freeborn. Rick's family would like to thank the staff, nurses and nurses' aides at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schrodermortuary.com. 
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