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A4 The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus Sunday, April 18, 2(K4 Nation Obituaries Deaths George Heene George J. Heene, 96, of Moline, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2004, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Rock Island Roger Smith Roger A. Smith, 84, of Rock Island, died Friday, April 16, 2004, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. East Moline U' Helen Sobehrad Funeral services for Helen U.

Sobehrad, 83, East Moline, are 10 a.m. Monday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Burial is in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation is 2 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

A memorial fund has been Nelson, Richard E. "Dick," 79, Moline; Esterdahl, Newman, Eldon 74, Woodhull; Peterson-Wallln-Knox, Woodhull Plunk, Monroe, 81, Kewanee; Rux, Kewanee. Robeon, Emily 97, Kewanee; SchuenemarvTumbleson, Kewanee. Tyner, Dalsey 86, Colons; Family, Colons. Wilkens, John 87, Harbor Crest Nursing Home, Fulton; Bosma-Renkes, Fulton.

Missing students body is found Drexler, Sharon, 48, Moline; Larson, Rock Island. Ebbeaon, Irma, 90, Coal Valley; Kirk, Huggins Esterdahl, Orion. Heene, George 96, Moline; DeRoo, Moline. Holdorf, Anna 96, Maysvllle; Runge, Davenport. Laverenz, Berta Mary, 89, Moline; Trimble, Moline.

Millard, Dora Mae, 94, Monmouth; Hoover-Hall, Monmouth. Mureener, Kathryn Irene, 89, Kewanee; Rux, Kewanee. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline. Visitation will be 10 a.m.

to service time Tuesday at the funeral home. Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Larson Funeral Rock Island. Burial is in Hamp.ton Cemetery, Hampton. Visitation is 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Monday at the funeral -n -7 She died Thursday, April 15, 2004, at Illini Hospital, Silvis. Helen Yunaites was born Oct. 6, 1920, Funerals today West Branch, Iowa; 2 p.m., Friends Church, West Branch. Stafford, Dennis "Dewrag," 42, Moline; 14 p.m., 1510 North Shore Drive, Moline. Kuhlmann, Lon 56, Milan; 3 p.m., Credit Island Clubhouse, Davenport.

McCoy, Clifford E. "Mike," 78, Davenport; 2 p.m., Grace United, Davenport. Neumann, Pattie Sue, 71, formerly of CROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) The body of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin was found Saturday, revealed by the spring thaw in an area volunteers had searched several times during the five months she had been To our readers- Entombment is at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline.

Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline, or to Hospice Care VNA, 1351 W. Central Park, Suite 2600, Davenport, IA 52804. Mr. Heene was born April 11, 1908, in Eeklo, Belgium, the son of Edward and Maria VanDeHende Heene. He came to America in 1910.

He married Germaine Van-dePutte Dec. 1, 1928. She preceded him in death in 1983. He later married Betty J. Erlckson Steelandt May 15, 1985.

George was employed at the Rock Island Arsenal for 18 years as a machinist. He also owned and operated George Heene Real Estate Company, Moline. missing, in Moline, the S. 1 daughter of Mike and Nellie Andrunaites. She married Ervin F.

"Beanie" Sobehrad, Sept. 21, 1940, in died in 1987. Helen was a secretary at the former International Harvester for 32 years, retiring in 1975. She enjoyed reading and the frequent lunch outings with her friends and former co-workers. She is survived by nieces, Megan Yunaites, Joann Snelling and Brenda Subdon, and her special companion, her cat Bubba.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, John Yunaites; and sister, Ann Keris. The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus provide free obituary notices up to 25 lines long. After that, a fee of $2.50 per line is charged if faml- Mary Kirk Mary T. Kirk, 80, of Hampton, died Friday, April 16, 2004, at Illini Hospital, Silvis. searchers said Saturday.

Sheriff Mark LeTexier sobbed as he told volunteers, "Dru is home." An official identifica home. Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army. Roger was born Dec. 24, 1919, in Moline, to Morgan and Eunice Albrecht Smith. He attended Augustana College and the University of Illinois in the early 1950s studying engineering and mathematics.

He was employed as an electronics service repairman for Litton Industries in Davenport for' 26 years, retiring in 1986. He enjoyed radio, photography and electronics repair. Survivors are his sisters, Marie Smith, Rock Island, and Anne Swanson, Moline; nieces, Joan Raye and Mary Phillips, both of Davenport, and Annette Wood, Amboy, and a nephew, Peter Laing, Minneapolis, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Dorothy Laing; nephew, Thomas Laing; and brother-in-law, Bill Swanson. Alice White Services for Alice Ruth White, 89, of Rock Island, are 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Hodgson Funeral Home, Rock Island. Entombment is in Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum, Rock Island. Visitation is one hour prior to services. Memorials may be made to St. Anthony's Continuing Care Center or to the family Sjodin He enjoyed watching and participating in all types of sports, especially golf.

He received his first "Hole In One" at the age of 82. He enjoyed playing cards with family and friends. George was a member Coal Valley Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hampton, where she was a member.

Burial will be in National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation will be 6 to of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Irma EbbeSOH Moline, and Illinois Real Estate Association. Irma Ebbeson, 90, of Coal Valley, died Friday, April 16, 2004, at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. lies wish to Include additional details. For more Information, please consult your funeral director or call the newspaper at (309) 7644344, ext.

1226. Kathryn Mursener Kathryn Irene Mursener, 89, of Kewanee, died Friday, April 9, 2004, at Kewanee Care Nursing Home. Private graveside services will be held Monday at Evergreen Memory Gardens, rural Kewanee. Arrangements are by Rux Funeral Home, Kewanee. Mrs.

Mursener was born March II, 1915, in McDonough County, III. the daughter of Carl and Gladys Lawyer Tingley. She married Fred C. Mursener June 25, 1941, in Galesburg. He preceded her in death May 31, 1974.

Survivors include a son, Jerry Mursener, Mitchellville, Iowa. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents. Eldon Newman Eldon S. Newman, 74, of Wood-. hull, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, in the emergency room at St.

Mary's Medical Center, Galesburg. Arrangements are pending at Peterson-Wallin-Knox Funeral Home, Woodhull. Emily Robson Emily E. Robson, 97, of Kewanee, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, at Kewanee Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Schuene-man-Tumbleson Funeral Home, Kewanee.

Daisey Tyner Daisey M. Tyner, 86, of Colona, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, at her home. Arrangements are pending at Family Funeral Services, Colona. Private family services will be held at Kirk, Huggins Esterdahl Funeral Home, Orion. There will be no visitation.

Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gar She died Friday, April 16, 2004, at it St. Anthony's Continuing Care Center, Rock Island. She was born Dec. 17, 1914, in Rock Island, daughter' of John and. Survivors include his loving widow; son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Lou Ann Heene, Pella, Iowa; stepchildren and spouses, Jeanette Sorensen, Jenison, Steven and Myrna Steelandt, Sparta, Daniel and Patsy Steelandt, Walker, grandchildren and spouses, Lisa and Tim Capps, Mike and Dominique Heene, Tom and Nancy Heene; stepgrandchildren and spouses, Krista and Paul Klauer, Kimberly Steelandt, Elizabeth Jones, Jennifer and Dan Strockis, Kara Steelandt, Lisa Steelandt, Karl and Chris Lyon, Kristina and TJ Pelon; 10 step great-grandchildren who will miss him dearly; sisters, Madeline Heldt and Virginia Miller, both of Waterloo, Iowa, Margaret Church, Littletown, Louise Bridenstine, Fort Dodge, Iowa; brothers, Charles Heene, Lyndon Station, Richard Heene, Green Valley, and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to express their gratitude to George's friends and neighbors for such thoughtful-ness and to the Hospice Care Team for exceptional care. 8 p.m. Monday with a prayer service at 6:15 p.m. at Gibson Funeral Home, Port Byron. The former Mary Teresa Hava was born Feb.

10, 1924, in Baltimore, the daughter of Albert and Katherine Veselenak Hava. She married William F. "Scotty" Kirk May 27, 1944, in Baltimore. He died Jan. 27, 2003.

Mrs. Kirk had been employed at Westinghouse and at Esskay Meat Packing Co, both in Baltimore. She had been a member of the St. Mary's Women's Circle. She enjoyed bowling having bowled in both a women's league and a mixed league.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Mark Gehrung, Seven Lakes, N.C.; sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas J. and Kathy Kirk, Moline, and William Patrick and Jean Kirk, East Moline; grandchildren, Bryan and Sean Kirk, Brandon Valerie M. and Katie Kirk and Erica, Eileen, Laura and Billy Gehrung; seven great-grandchildren; and a brother, Albert Hava, Baltimore. dens, Silvis. Memorials may be made to the Coal Valley Fire Department.

Irma was born Oct 5, 1913, in Cleveland, 111., the daughter of Camille and Mary Fournier Van-Holderbeke. SHe married Godfred "Fred" Ebbeson in February 1938, in Moline. He preceded her in death in March 1993. Irma was a homemaker who loved her pets and gardening. Survivors include her daughter and spouse, Mary and Chuck Ellison, Orion; grandchildren, Ken and Lisa Ellison, Rock Island, and Mike Ellison, Orion; great-grandchildren, Joshua Ellison and Alyssa Ellison; stepgreat-grand-children, Adam Chard and Chad Jacks; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Martha Woodbury, Clara DeRiemacher and Margaret Raes; and a brother, Rene. Area Robert 'Buck' Monson Robert A. "Buck" Monson, 61, of rural Joy, died Friday April 16, 2004, at Regional Health Services in Cresco, Iowa, while en route to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, after being recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Leah McGinnis Jeanette McGill Entler. She married Guy M.

White Aug. 12, 1939, in Rock Island. He preceded her in death July 31, 2002. Alice enjoyed bingo, playing cards, dancing and loved to cook. Survivors (and spouses) are her daughter, Delores (Jason) Smith, Milan; son, Tom (Florence) White, Milan; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Guy Moline Sharon Drexler Sharon Drexler, 48, of Moline, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. Arrangements are pending at Larson Funeral Home, Rock Island. Dennis 'Dewrag' Stafford Dennis "Dewrag" Stafford, 42, of Moline, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at his home. Services for Leah O. McGinnis, John Wilkens Berta Laverenz Berta Mary Laverenz 89, of Moline, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, at Trinity.

Medical Center, East Campus, Moline. Arrangements are pending at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. vi, oi Aieao, tormeriy oi Keynoias, are 3 p.m. Monday at Reynolds United Methodist Church, where she was a member. Burial is in Illinois City Cemetery Visitation is 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to the church. Arrangements are by Family Funeral Services, John A. Wilkens, 87, of Harbor Crest Nursing Home, Fulton, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, at the nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Fulton.

Iowa tion and autopsy were scheduled, he said. Scores of volunteers had joined the search on Saturday for the 22-year-old University of North Dakota student, who had last been seen Nov. 22 at the Grand Forks, N.D., mall where she worked. While a handful of Sjodin's relatives continued searching through the winter, official searches had been halted in December because of severe weather and resumed this month. Bob Heales, a private investigator who has coordinated search efforts for the Sjodin family, said the body was found in a ravine near a county road northwest of Crookston.

Sjodin's father, Allan, said it had been "a devastating day" "We were waiting for that call and when that call came we all stopped living for a second," he said at a press conference. Volunteers had been near the ravine "probably a dozen times," but the area had been covered with snow, IJeales said. Chris Lang, Sjodin's boyfriend, said he remembers searching the area, but "the drifts were five feet high." "It just kind of feels numb," Lang said after learning Sjodin's body had been found. "I woke up this morning, and I just knew for sure it was going to happen today "Now I know she's been at peace for a long time," Lang said. Lang was the last person known to have heard from Sjodin, when she spoke to him by cell phone after leaving the Victoria's Secret where she worked.

Convicted sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez 51, of Crookston, has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping Sjodin, of Pequot Lakes, Minn. He was arrested in December and is jailed in Grand Forks, about 25 miles northwest of Crookston, on $5 million bail. Prosecutor Peter Welte declined to comment Saturday A judge has ordered lawyers involved in the Rodriguez case not to speak with the media. Neither Minnesota nor North Dakota has capital punishment, but federal law allows the death penalty for murder committed during a kidnapping. Minnesota U.S.

Attorney Tom Heffelfinger and his North Dakota counterpart, Drew Wrigley, said Saturday that it was too early to discuss whether federal murder charges would be pursued. At a court hearing last month, investigators testified that blood matching Sjodin's DNA was found in Rodriguez's car. Police said they also found a knife in the car that matches a sheath discovered near Sjodin's car Reynolds. Richard Nelson Richard "Dick" Nelson, 79, of Moline, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, at Parkview Terrace, East Moline, after a brief illness. "S3 Anna Holdorf Anna Holdorf, 96, formerly of Maysville, died Friday, April 16, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center, Centerville, Iowa.

Celebration of Mrs. McGinnis died Friday, April 16, 2004, at Mercer County Nursing Home, Aledo. She was born Dec. 1, 1906, in Eliza, 111., to Omer and Ethel Harter. She mar 'It Services will be 10 a.m.

Tuesday at Salem Luther -1 4 4 -T; ff Life open house will be 1 to 4 p.m. at 1510 North Shore Drive, Moline. Runge Mortuary, Davenport, is assisting with arrangements. He was born '1' an Church, Moline, with the Rev. Tom Peterson officiating.

Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Esterdahl Mortuary, 6601 Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Fippinger Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Reynolds Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m.

Monday at Fippinger Funeral 1 Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Runge Mortuary, Davenport. Burial is in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 3 to 7 p.m. Monday She was born May 27, 1907, in ried Raymond McGinnis May 6, 1925.

He died in 1986. She was a homemaker, accomplished seamstress, pianist, mother and grandmother. Surviving are her children and spouses, Andrea and John Newton and Ruth Ann and Kenneth Hoyt, all of Reynolds, and Kenneth and Marilyn McGinnis, Milan; 18 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sons, Don and Richard. June 11, 1961, in Naples, Italy, the son of Jerry and Barbara McMillan Barnes.

He was a bricklayer for 20 years. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards and was an avid Dale Earnhardt NASCAR fan. He was a great uncle to all his nieces and nephews. Those left to honor his memory include his parents, Jerry and Barbara Barnes, New Port Richey, brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Robin Stafford, Ohio; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Connie Maere, Moline, Darcey and Doug Lindy, Rock Island, Tracy and Scott Sandholm, East Moline; grandmothers, Nettie McMillan and Beulah Barnes, both of Florida; aunts and uncles, Judy Bowes, Florida, Gloria and Pat Harris, Sil-vis, Holly and Jason Marzoratti, Moline, Tim and Karen McMillan, Rock Island, Barry and Mary Lou Barnes, Rock Island; nieces and nephews, Jeremy Maere, Wyatt and Jeffrey Stafford, Brandon Sandholm, Abigail Stewart, Jessica Barnes, Virginia Stafford and Jessica Sandholm. 38th Ave, Moline.

Burial will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post 246. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Salem Lutheran Church of which he was a member or the Hospital Auxiliary of Trinity Medical Center. Richard was born Aug. 16, 1924, in Moline, the son of John P. and Edna Isaacson Nelson.

He married Ardith E. Hillmer Sept. 4, 1950, in Geneseo. She preceded him in death Sept 8, 1995. Richard was employed as a machinist for Moline Tool Company for 41 years.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II with the rank of sergeant in the 33rd Bomb Squadron, in the Asiatic Theater. He served in the Air Corps as an airplane and engine mechanic. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, the Svithiod Club, Friends Circle Club and a lifetime member of the VFW. He was a longtime Mallards hockey fan.

Survivors include his sons and spouses, Roger Nelson, Moline, Chris and Maureen Nelson, Naperville; daughters and spouses, Joyce and Mark McCutcheon, Bettendorf, and Carol Snyder, Morrison; grandchildren, Thomas and Marian Nelson, Mackenzie and Shannon McCutcheon, Lukas and Cole Snyder, brother. Kenneth and Tina Nelson, Middleton, and dear friend Dottie Gellerstedt of Moline He was preceded in death by his parents and brother John. Home where Masonic Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. by Buffalo Prairie Masonic Lodge 679. A Memorial Fund has been established.

He was born May 8, 1942, in Mercer County, Dl, a son of Glenn A. and Daisy Reitman Monson. He graduated from Aledo High School. He married Dixie A. Doo-nan on April 8, 1961, in Reynolds.

He retired from Case I.H. in 1991 and had been manager at Kistler's Mill in Buffalo Prairie. Buck was a member of Buffalo Prairie Masonic Lodge and American Corriedale Association. He enjoyed raising and showing sheep where he won Breeder of the Year and other awards. He coached Little League Baseball.

He showed and judged rabbits and was active in the 4-H Club having been a leader for many years. He started the rate-a gain program at the Rock Island County Fair. He was a Democratic Precinct Committeeman. Livestock was his life, and he loved people and loved his family. Survivors include his wife, Dixie; daughter and son-in-law, Andrea "Jane" and Roger Schrock.

Bloomsburg, Pa; son and daughter-in-law, Robert "Buckley" and Josie Monson, Joy; grandchildren, Alexis, Morgan, Jordan and Nolan Schrock and Christopher and Sara Monson; sisters, Janice Carver, Milan, and Glenda Kadel, Joy; and a brother, Ralph Monson, San Antonio, Texas. Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa. She married Harry Holdorf in 1926. He died in 1983. Survivors are her son, Harold, Centerville, five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; three step-great-great-grandchildren.

Nation Otis Lyons Jr. PITTSBURGH (AP) Otis Lyons a former Pittsburgh city councilman who was the city's only minority representative for a time, died Thursday He was 76. Embarrassed that there were no blacks on city council, an all-white council rallied around Lyons, who had been a 36-year employee in the Allegheny County Register of Wills office. He was elected to a four-year at-large term in 1987. Subsequent efforts to ensure black representation on future councils ended his term prematurely Voters approved a measure to elect council members by district, instead of at-large.

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