All Obituaries

Allen J. VanMeenen, 60, of Moline, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Deacon Harley Chaffee will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., prior to the funeral service, at the funeral home on Wednesday. Memorials may be directed to the Allen J. VanMeenen...

Mary Ann VanDeWoestyne, 90, of Geneseo, passed away on Thursday, January, 10, 2019, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA, surrounded by her loving family. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at St. Malachy Catholic Church in Geneseo. Father Michael Pakula will officiate. Burial will follow at North Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 14, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel,...

Bernard M. “Bernie” Steiner, 95, of Geneseo, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019, at Genesis Medical Center-East, Davenport Iowa after a brief illness. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 11 at St. Malachy Catholic Church, Geneseo. Father Michael Pakula will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo where Military Honors will be accorded by the Don Cherry VFW Post #1303. Visitation for Bernie will be Thursday from 5-7...

G. James Anderson, 89, of Geneseo, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 5, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Reverend Bruce Bergthold will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, where military honors will be accorded by the Don Cherry VFW Post. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., one hour prior to the funeral service, at the funeral home on Saturday....

Betty A. Laleman - Vroman, 93, of Geneseo, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018, at Hammond Henry Hospital Long Term Care in Geneseo, surrounded by her loving family. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at St. Malachy Catholic Church in Geneseo. Father Michael Pakula will celebrate. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019, at St. Malachy Catholic Church. Cremation rites will be accorded following the Mass and private...

Catherine S. “Cathy” Clark, 60, of Geneseo, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA, surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of life service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 30, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Reverend Steve Clark will officiate. Private burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery on Monday, December 31. Visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on...

Everly Jean Elyse Good entered Heaven’s Garden on November 10, 2018. Everly is the daughter of Allison (Scherer) and Bronson Good of Dallas, TX. She was born at 3:15 a.m. and took her last breath, at 3:29 a.m., while in the arms of her parents and surrounded by her grandmothers. Her family takes solace in the fact that she knew only unconditional love in this world before continuing her journey into the next.  “...You may be just a spark, the smallest flicker of a...

Laudene Henson, 87, of Geneseo, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Hammond Henry Hospital in Geneseo. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 28, at the First Baptist Church in Geneseo. Pastor David Murphy will officiate. Burial will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 27, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Memorials may be directed to the Henry County...

Bud Vandersnick, the gentle man with a stridently positive attitude and an encyclopedic knowledge of sports and politics, has died. He was our own google. Bud, formerly of Atkinson, passed away in his beloved city of Phoenix, AZ, at the age of 66. He held degrees in journalism and business from the University of Iowa and Southern Illinois University. He was a fine journalist, which included sports reporting and editing copies of world events and sports. Bud was proud to be on the staffs of...

  Joanne C. “Jody” Jaquet, 56, of Blue Grass, IA, formerly of Atkinson, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Pastor Dave Inman will officiate. Visitation will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., one hour prior to the funeral service, at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be...