Deaths, Aug. 29, 2012


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Anderson, Caroline, 83, East Moline; Van Hoe, East Moline.

Bellows, Glen, 75, Bettendorf; Runge, Davenport.

Epping, Dolores H. "Dorie," 73, East Moline; Van Hoe, East Moline.

Fristoe, Harold T., 81, Springfield, Ill.; Bisch and Son, Springfield.

Graham, Bonnie Jean, 81, Rock Island; Rafferty, Moline.

Hollars, Don, 57, Davenport; Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport.

Joberg, Lily Ann Dowall, 89, formerly of Morrison; Bosma-Renkes, Morrison.

Johnson, Jimmie Dean, 74, Altona; Rux, Galva.

Killingsworth, Betty Lou, 77, formerly of the Quad Cities; Elliott, Hutchinson, Kan.

Rogula, Peter, 89, Kewanee; Schueneman-Tumbleson, Kewanee.

Schade, Cliff C., 91, formerly of Rock Island and Moline.

Schmid, Eva Margaret, 98, Silvis; Van Hoe, East Moline.

Shaw, Clifford, 96, Milan; Hodgson, Rock Island.

Stone, Daniel R. "Dan," 65, Port Byron; Gibson-Bode, Port Byron.

Wilkinson, Marguerite, 84, Davenport; Cunnick-Collins, Davenport.

Williams, Anne R., 97, Kewanee; Rux, Kewanee.






















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