Funerals, Dec. 11, 2012


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Brown, Bonnie J., 70, Aledo; 10 a.m., Messiah Lutheran, Aledo.
Carlson, Julie L., 53, Rock Island; 1 p.m., Wheelan-Pressly, Milan.
Clarke, Wanda, 88, Bettendorf; 1 p.m., Runge, Davenport.
Costas, Judith Jo Ann Thirtyacre, Muscatine; 10 a.m., George M. Wittich-Lewis, Muscatine.
Dujakovic, Velimir, 66, Davenport; 11:30 a.m., Cunnick-Collins, Davenport.
Huycke, Mary, 93, Morrison; 2 p.m., Bosma-Renkes, Morrison.
Kelley, Douglas G., 76, Moline; 2 p.m., Trimble, Moline.
Lindberg, Bonnie R., 85, Davenport; 10 a.m., St. Paul Lutheran, Davenport.
Medina, Consuelo R., 93, of Bettendorf; 11:30 a.m., Runge, Davenport.
Osborn, Martin S., 74, Rock Island; 10:30 a.m., St. Pius X, Rock Island.
Stahle, Kathleen P., 72, Bettendorf; 10 a.m., Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport.



















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