All Obituaries

Funeral services for Glenn Steven Hazlewood, 54, of Moline, IL, will be 10:30 am Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, IL. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 am until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Hazlewood passed away June 1, 2023, in Rushville, IL. Glenn was born September 1, 1968, in Geneseo, IL, the son of Steven and Jacqueline Finin Hazlewood. He married Marilyn Verstraete May 21, 1993, in Rock Island. He served in...

Gloria J. Flores Cooper, 62, of East Moline, IL, gained her wings in the arms of her daughter, Amber, on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at her home in East Moline. In accordance with her wishes, no services are planned at this time. Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, is assisting the family with arrangements. Gloria was born November 7, 1960, in Moline, Illinois, a daughter of Lindy and Betty Whittington Cooper. Gloria will be fondly remembered as one of a kind, everyone either called her mom,...

Kenra “Kiki” Campbell, 37, of Clarksville, TN, passed away May 31, 2023, in Clarksville. Arrangements are pending at the Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, IL.

Norman Eugene “Gene” Leibovitz Gene Leibovitz, charming and handsome gentleman, lover of family & friends & community, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on May 28, 2023. Gene’s list of personal contributions, successes, and hobbies were plentiful in his well-lived 85 years of life. Most would describe Gene as funny and witty. He was always ready to tell a joke or a humorous story. Sports was a main theme in his life and was passed on by him to each...

Vernon D. “Rooster” Sletten, 97, formerly of East Moline, IL, went home to the Lord peacefully on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at home where he had resided with his daughter, who was his caregiver, and special granddaughter, for the past five years. Visitation will be Thursday, June 1, 2023, from 10am to 11am at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1450 30th Ave., East Moline. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the church. Burial will be at Greenview...

Nancy Feehan, 86, of East Moline, IL, passed away peacefully at home after a recent lung cancer diagnosis on Thursday, May 25, 2023, listening to classical music, holding hands with (son) Jim and embraced by Jana. She has been cremated and her ashes will be buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Moline, where her parents and siblings are also buried. Private services will be held at a later date.   Nancy received Oil of the Infirmed and Viaticum (her last Holy Communion) from Fr....

Richard L. Shewmake, 55, of East Moline passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis. Cremation rites have been accorded and a celebration of life gathering for Richard will be scheduled at a later date. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, is assisting the family. Richard was born on April 6, 1968 in Galena, IL, the son of Richard E. Shewmake and Judy Haarman. He graduated from United Township High...

Rosemary Becker, 79, of East Moline, IL, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023, at her home in East Moline.  In accordance with her wishes, no services are planned at this time. Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline is assisting the family with arrangements. Rosemary was born March 9, 1944, in Stockton, California, a daughter of Johnny and Iris Padgett Jones.  She was an avid reader, loved gardening, and watching WWE. She enjoyed going to garage sales and decorating her home, but...

Omega J. Roden, September 1, 1957 - May 19, 2023, died peacefully in Moline at age 65. Arrangements are to be determined at a later date. Omega was born to Fred L. and Socorro Guerrero Roden, and is survived by her two sons, Nathan Andon, Chicago, and Brandon Hesser; grandson, Matthias Hesser, New Castle, Colorado; step-sisters, Anne Larrison (Dyer), Silvis, and Teddi Krebill (Dyer), Rock Island; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Fred...

Esther L. Velasquez, 73, of Silvis, IL , passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Illini Resotrative Care, Silvis. In accordance with her wishes no services are planned at this time. Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline, is assisting the family with arrangements. Esther was born February 13, 1950, in Letts, Iowa, a daughter of Clarence, Sr. and Marie Hoyt Newcomb. She married Guadalupe “Lupe” Velasquez in 1980. Some of her favorite times were those spent with friends and family,...