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Posted Online: April 09, 2012, 5:11 pm
Annabella Burdt
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Annabella Burdt
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Funeral services and a Mass of Christian Burial for Annabella Burdt, 92, a resident of Davenport, will be 10 a.m. on Friday, April 13, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 4105 N. Division St., Davenport. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, 614 Main St., Davenport. There will be a prayer service at 5 p.m. to begin the visitation and a family-led rosary at 7 p.m. Additional visitation will be on Friday from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Davenport. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.
Annabella passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
Annabella Bell was born on Dec. 23, 1919, in Rock Island, a daughter of William and Minnie Klett Bell. She married Eugene Underdonk in 1938. She later married Eldon G. Burdt on June 5, 1974, in Davenport. He preceded her in death on Sept. 17, 1986.
Annabella was a graduate of the Rock Island College of Business. She was the secretary to Dr. Billy Grimmer for 25 years, retiring in 1985.
Annabella was very active in the community. She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, the Plus 60 Club, Ladies of the Moose, N.A.R.F., A.A.R.P., the Vikings and the Elks. She was part of the Girl Scouts of America for 20 years and spent 30 years with the Little Theater doing Playcrafters, Masquers, Bettendorf Little Theater and Tent in the Tower. She enjoyed writing poetry and had some of her work published. Bowling, golf, dancing, playing cards and traveling the world were also some of her joys in life.
Survivors include her children, Patricia Call, Port Orange, Fla., Beverly McCarty, Davenport, Rebecca (William) McClellan, Davenport, Nancy (Tony) Hogren, Davenport, William (Audrey) Underdonk, Bolingbrook, Ill.; daughter-in-law, Lana Underdonk, Davenport; 20 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Grace Holland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eldon; her parents; son, Lawrence; four sisters; and two brothers. May they rest in peace.
Online remembrances and condolences may be expressed by visiting Annabella's obituary at www.hmdfuneralhome.com.
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