Funeral services for Marlene E. Evans, 85, of Moline, IL, will be 1:00PM Tuesday at the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline, IL. Entombment will be in Moline Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Evans died Friday, July 27, 2012 at her home. Memorials may be made to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan, IL. Marlene was born July 2, 1927 in Melrose, IA, the daughter of Leslie and Faye Hollingsgaurd Blubaugh. She married Earl Evans, in 1940 in East Moline. He died April 5, 2010. She had worked for the former International Harvester East Moline. Marlene was a great person who was always working and never idle. She enjoyed walking, gardening, canning, and cooking. She had a love for animals and was known to take in strays and wounded animals. Survivors include her sisters, Mary (John) Pershy, Silvis, IL and Maxine Elmore, Des Moines, IA; several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister, Betty Coop.

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