A4 The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus Friday, June 29, 2018 00 1 Obituaries PENDING Roy Stanley Brown, 88, of Andalusia, passed away Thurs- day, June 28, 2018, at the Aledo Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Aledo. A private service will be Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, fol- lowed burial at Andalusia Cemetery. Gay, Gladys 88, of Bettendorf, passed away on Thurs- day, June 28, 2018, at her home. Arrangements are pending with McGinnis-Chambers, Bettendorf. Grimm, Julie 55, of Davenport, died Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Genesis Medical Center East, Davenport.
Arrange- ments are pending with McGinnis-Chambers, Bettendorf, Hollowell, Dalton 26, of Davenport, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Genesis Medical Center East, Davenport. Arrangements are pending at Rafferty Funeral Home, Moline. Sammons, Yvonne 83, Geneseo, passed away on Thurs- day, June 28, 2018, at Good Samaritan-Prophets Riverview, Prophetstown. Funeral arrangements are pending at Vande- more Funeral Home Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Williams, Michele D.
65, of Davenport, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018, at home. Runge Mortuary is assisting the family. FUNERALS SATURDAY Feldman, Donald 91, Geneseo, 10 a.m., Grace United Methodist Church, Geneseo. King, Dorothy 76, Geneseo, 10 a.m., Schroder, Colona. Parks, Earlene 84, East Moline, noon, 2nd Baptist Church, Rock Island.
Snyder-Jensen, Carol, 73, Moline, 11 a.m., Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, Moline. FUNERALS TODAY Johnson, Jennifer 44, Edginigton, 10:30 a.m., Whee- lan-Pressly, Milan. Kelly, Kathleen 95, East Moline, 10:30 a.m., Trimble, Moline. Neuleib, Phyllis, 89, Geneseo, 10:30 a.m., Grace United Methodist Church, Geneseo. TO OUR READERS Color photos are available for a $30 fee.
For more information, please consult your funeral director or call the Dispatch- at 309-764-4344. Obituary lamination is available in our Customer Service of- fice at 1033 7th Suite 101, East Moline, IL 61244. EAST MOLINE AREA ROCK ISLAND MOLINE Thomas Kespohl JUNE 12, 1941-JUNE 27, 2018 Thomas Kespohl, 77, East Moline, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island. A Celebration of his life will be held Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the East End Club, 3712 4th Moline, from noon until 4 p.m. Tom was born on June 12, 1941, in Ewing, the son of Roy and Clara (Patteson) Kes- pohl.
He married Carol Pelton on Nov. 19, 1960. He retired from John Deere. Survivors include his wife of nearly 58 years, Carol; chil- dren, Chris (Jackie) Kespohl, Houston, Texas, Barry (Cheri) Kespohl, East Moline, and Kim (Jim) Richmiller, six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Gus Kespohl, East Moline; and many nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.vanhoe.com.
Mary Rumler AUGUST 2, 1931-JUNE 25, 2018 MOLINE Mary Lee Rumler, 86, of Moline, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at Cla- rissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. Services will be Saturday, June 30, at 11 a.m., at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline, with a two-hour visitation prior to the services, beginning at 9. Burial will be in Greenview Me- morial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made to the Association or Clarissa C.
Cook Hospice House. Mary Lee Hulett was born Aug. 2, 1931, in Macomb, daughter of Elmer and Mary Jackson Hulett. On March 25, 1950, she married Williams R. Rumler, who preceded her in death July 20, 2009.
first job was at her restaurant, the Avilon She then worked at the Red Carpet Club and finally was the head hostess at the Rock Island Arsenal Officers Club. She liked her card clubs, and she especially enjoyed crocheting for the new babies in the family. Mary loved spending time with the family in the outdoors, hunt- ing, fishing and staying at their cabin in Bagley, Wis. Survivors include sons, Tim (Val) Rumler, of Moline, and Brett (Laura) Rumler, of Davenport; daughter, Lora (Mike) Weber, of Tulsa, daughter-in-law, Jane Rumler, of Moline; grandsons, Zachary Rumler, Casey Rumler, Caleb Rumler, all of Moline, Ryan (Jackie) Rumler of Coal Valley, and Seth (Amanda) Weber of Kiefer, granddaughters, Joey Rumler, of East Moline, Lee Ann Martinez, of Moline, Monica Rumler, of Fort Lauderdale, Naomi (Tom) Brockus, of Sapulpa, and Rachel Burosh, of Kiefer, 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Vicki (Larry) Rumler, of Moline; a brother-in-law, Warren Jennings, of East Moline; a sister-in-law, Carmen Rumler, of Moline; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard; a great-granddaughter; a great-grandson; and two sisters.
William Long AUGUST 16, 1937-JUNE 27, 2018 William H. Long, 80, of Rock Island, passed away Wednes- day, June 27, 2018, at home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at Fifteenth Avenue Christian Church, Rock Island. Entombment will be at Calvary Mausoleum, Rock Island.
Visitation will be 4 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 29, at the Knox Chapel of Whee- lan-Pressly Funeral Home, 2106 7th Rock Island. The family requests no flowers due to allergies; memorials may be made to the family to be designated later. William was born Aug. 16, 1937, in Bureau, a son of Raymond and Bernice Streed Long.
He married Shirley J. Ca- nute on Nov. 9, 1957, in Rock Island. He was employed at Reynolds Manufacturing for 10 years. He then worked at Quad City Engineering, Rock Island, until his retirement in 2005.
He served in the U.S. Army Reserves. William was an active member of Fifteenth Avenue Chris- tian Church, Rock Island, where he sang in the choir. He en- joyed boating, fishing, hunting and fastpitch softball. His favorite times were spent with family and at church activities.
He will be fondly remembered as a loving hus- band, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Surviving are his wife, Shirley, of Rock Island; children (and spouses), Terry (Joel) Ambrozi, Moline, Anthony Long, Rock Island, and Tammy (Ron) Mutka, Milan; 11 grand- children; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Don (Donna) Long, Rock Island, and Raymond Long, San Antonio, Texas; numerous nieces and nephews; and close family friends, Aran and Jeff Reddig, and their daughter, Jena. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ken- neth and Robert Long; and sisters, Betty Cutler and Ruth Allen. Online condolences may be left for the family at wheelanpressly.com. Roy Brown MAY 14, 1930-JUNE 28, 2018 ANDALUSIA Roy Stan- ley Brown, 88, of Andalusia, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018, at the Aledo Rehabil- itation and Health Care Center, Aledo.
A private service will be at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, followed burial at Andalusia Cemetery. There will be a cel- ebration of life gathering fol- lowing the service and burial from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the home of Louie (son), 712 3rd St. Andalusia. Memori- als may be made in care of the Andalusia Cemetery Associ- ation.
Roy was born on May 14, 1930, at Moline Public Hospital, Moline, a son of Bert Roy and Fama Snook Brown. He mar- ried Majorie Winterbottom in 1948. Later, he married the love of his life and soulmate, Alice Hoffman, in No- vember of 1968. She preceded him in death on Oct. 17, 2015.
Roy was a bricklayer for over 40 years for the Local 6. He also did fire-brick work for A Green for many years. After retirement, he worked several years at the Lady Luck Casino (Isle of Capri) in the housekeeping department. He and Rexine loved golfing, fishing, camping and travel- ing. He was a member of the Rock Island Fraternal Order of Eagles 956.
Survivors include his sons, Rod Brown, Missouri, and Randy (Jill) Brown, West Virginia; stepchildren, Connie (Don) Brock, Andalusia, Linda Hesse, Andalusia, Robert (Bob) Freeburg, Milan, Louie Hoffman, Andalusia, and Chester (Shelly) Hoffman, Andalusia; numerous grandchil- dren and great-grandchildren; and brothers, Bert Allen Brown, Rock Island, and William H. Brown, RR Milan. He was preceded in death by his parents; loving wife, Rexine; two sons, Roy Lee, and Robbie Brown; and sisters, Adaline Meyer, Phyllis Edmund and Charlotte Schaab. The family would like to thank all the entire staff at the Aledo Rehabilitation and Health Care Center for the care and love you gave to Roy. Online condolences may be left for the family at wheelanpressly.com.
Debbie Miller JUNE 26, 2018 Debbie Lynn Miller, 59, of Colona, passed away June 26, 2018, at OSF St. Francis Medi- cal Center in Peoria. A memorial visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona. A graveside service will be 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Dayton Cor- ners Cemetery in Colona. Survivors include her chil- dren, Jack (Denelle), Ross (Anita), Josh and Justin Miller; grandchildren, Austin Lee Miller, Eryke Dekezel, Logan Reynolds, Cody Miller, Drew Miller, James Austin, Chris Austin, Alyssa Austin-Miller, Al- exander Miller, Kyrstyn Shoppa, Autumn Miller and Winter Miller; sister, Tammy Stoner; and brother, Ronnie Johnson. View the full obituary at www.schrodermortuary.com. James Cross James L. Cross, 56, of Atkin- son, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 2, at Vandemore Funeral Home Crematory, Atkinson Chapel. Military rites will be accorded following the service. Minister Jeremy Monk will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 1, from 2 to 4 p.m.
at Vandemore Funeral Home Crematory, Atkinson Chapel. Cremation will be accorded following the funeral service. Memorials may be directed to the James Cross Memorial Fund. James was born on May 25, 1962, in Moline, the son of Clarence and Alberta Dennis Cross. He attended Rock Island High School and later graduated from Hamilton Tech College with a B.S.
in electrical engineering technology. He served in the United States Army. James was united in marriage to Dona J. Lawson on Aug. 3, 1985, in Rock Island.
He was employed at Parr Instrument Company in Moline as a lab testing technician and then at Kewanee Boiler Co. and C.B. Kramer as a boiler tech. He retired from Deere Co. as a field test technician in the research and develop- ment field.
He was a member of the Church of Christ and loved online pool and euchre, golfing, gardening and cook- ing. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Dona; children, David (Hannah Woodard) Cross, Atkinson, Jesse (Mairead Steadman) Cross, Moline, Amanda (Tom) Garcia, Colona; grandchildren, Emerson Jade and Stark James; fa- ther, Clarence Cross, Rock Island; brothers, Mike Cross, Wis- consin, Mark Cross, Milan, Tim (Kandice Miles) Cross, Rock Island; mother-in-law, Mickey Lawson, Illinois; and three brothers-in-law. James was preceded in death by his mother, Alberta; in- fant sister, Carol, baby Cross; grandson, Gabriel Garcia; and his father-in-law, Elmer Lawson. Share a message of sympathy with family at: vandemorefuneralhome.com. Harlan Ellison SCIENCE FICTION WRITER LOS ANGELES (AP) Harlan Ellison, the prolific, pugna- cious author of Boy and His and countless other sto- ries that blasted society with their nightmarish, sometimes darkly humorous scenarios, has died at age 84 death was confirmed Thursday to The Associated Press by Bill Schafer, an editor with Subterranean Press, the publisher.
A woman who answered the phone at office but declined to give her name, said he died Wednesday in his sleep. He is survived by his wife, Susan. During a career that spanned more than half a century, Ellison wrote some 50 books and more than 1,400 articles, essays, TV scripts and screenplays. Although best-known for his science fiction, which garnered nearly a dozen Nebula and Hugo awards, work covered virtually every type of writing from mysteries to comic books to newspaper columns. He was known as much for his attitude as his writing he described himself once as His targets were any- one or anything that offended him, from TV producers to his own audience.
An encounter with Frank Sinatra, when the two faced off while Ellison was shooting pool, was immortalized in Gay famous 1966 magazine profile of the singer. go to bed angry and I get up angrier every he once said. Ellison: There was no one quite like him in Ameri- can letters, and never will author Stephen King Tweeted on Thursday. funny, eloquent, hugely talented. If an afterlife, Harlan is already kicking ass and taking down One of the best-known, Boy and His portrays a world devastated by nuclear war and fought over by vicious gangs.
Some of his most popular works were surrealistic fanta- sies set in grisly worlds run by totalitarians and conformists. Some were humorous; many were shockingly graphic for their time. He once said he wanted his stories grab you by the throat and tear off parts of your Ellison disliked computers and worked on old manual type- writers, although he denied being anti-technology. He was born on May 27, 1934, in Cleveland. His youth in nearby Painesville was lonely he and his older sister, Bev- erly, were among the only Jews in town and were rejected.
His loud mouth and small size as an adult he stood about 5-feet-5 also made him a target of bullies. He attended Ohio State University but left after punching a professor who said he lacked writing talent. After he was drafted, he served in the Army and then embarked on a writ- ing career. Ellison was fiercely protective of his work and was not shy about going after those he believed had stolen or tampered with it. He instructed his fifth wife, Susan, to destroy all his notes and unfinished works after his death to avoid having them completed by some NATION Willie Lee Rose SLAVERY SCHOLAR NEW YORK (AP) A groundbreaking scholar on slavery and Reconstruction has died.
Willie Lee Rose was 91. Rose died in her sleep June 20 at a Baltimore retirement community, Johns Hopkins University told The Associated Press on Thursday. Rose was known for the 1964 publica- tion, for a prize-winning study of a black community off the Atlantic coast and its struggles to build a post-slavery society. In 1970, a committee led by Rose released an influential study condemning gender inequality in the historical profes- sion. She taught at Johns Hopkins from 1973 to 1992..
