Funeral services for Lester R. "Bim" Gustafson, 97, of Rock Island, IL will be 10:00AM Thursday at First Baptist Church, Silvis, IL. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, IL. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00PM Wednesday at the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Mr. Gustafson went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, November 6, 2011. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Church Mission Fund at First Baptist Church, Silvis, or Pregnancy Resources 829 15th Street, Moline, IL. Lester was born March 2, 1914 in Moline, IL, the son of Frank Asa and Dorothy Christine Miller Gustafson. He married Margaret Alida Samuelson November 28, 1935 in Moline, IL. He retired from John Deere HarvesterWorks, East Moline in 1979 after 46 years of service. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who always put his family first. Survivors include his wife of nearly 76 years, Margaret Gustafson, Rock Island; daughters, Marcia (Larry) Frakes, Sunset Beach, NC, and Chris (Bruce) Barker, Rock Island; sons, Gary (Janet) Gustafson, Orion, IL and Kirk (Deborah) Gustafson, Moline, grandchildren, Diane (Steve) Peake, Corrie (Spencer) Punter, Kristy (Tom) Witmer, Bram (Tawnie) Gustafson, Brandon Gustafson and his fiancee, Rachael Cronkleton, Amy (Scott) Schaberg, Aron (Tracy) Frakes, Tricia Barker, and Bryan Barker; great-grandchildren, Katie, Eden, and Hannah Peake, Samuel Punter, Grace and Grady Witmer, Elijah, Olivia, and Ewan Gustafson, Holly, Ethan, and Heath Schaberg, Noah, Austin, and Owen Frakes. He is preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter, Andrea Gustafson, sisters, Mable Wright and Martha Stevens, brother, Frank Gustafson. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.vanhoe.com

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