Death list for Thursday, May 31, 2012


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Posted Online: May 30, 2012, 5:39 pm
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Bloome, Charles Robert, 90, Moline; Esterdahl, Moline.

Brandle, Linda R., 64, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly, Milan.

Brown, Patricia Jean "Pat" Lund, 80, Cape Coral, Fla.; Vandemore, Geneseo.

Cooke, Paul C. II, 44, Cedar Bluff, Ala., formerly Wapello, Iowa; Bewley, Aledo.

Hafner, Kerry, Edgington, formerly Dubuque, Iowa; Weerts, Davenport.

Heeren, Norman P. "Butch," 84, Galt, Ill.; Garland, Tampico.

Houston, Arwyn, 8, Moline; Esterdahl, Moline.

Jones Eddings, Darveze Darius, infant son of Christian Jones, Davenport, and DeMarlo Eddings, Rock Island; Runge, Davenport.

Knight, Irma L., 75, Fayetteville, Ark., formerly Bettendorf; McGinnis-Chambers, Bettendorf.

Lee, Mary Ella, 80, Davenport; Weerts, Davenport.

Mass, Jerry, 90, Davenport; Cunnick-Collins, Davenport.

Miller, Roger E., 70, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island.

Moller, Melba "Jean," 84, Apple Valley, Calif., formerly Milan; Sunset Hills, Apple Valley.

Sparrow, Opal R., 96, Escondido, Calif., formerly Davenport; Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport.

Vargas Olsen, Sharon L., 53, Davenport; Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport.






















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