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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Rest in Peace - Jeff Quick's Mother

Eileen Quick


Eileen Helen Quick, 94, of Moline, died and went to be with her Lord on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at All Saints Episcopal Church, 2420 41st St., Moline. Visitation is 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, with a luncheon to follow at the church. Memorials may be made to All Saints Episcopal Church or to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Eileen was born June 2, 1921, in Norwood, Ohio, the daughter of Oliver Benjamin Huber and Lena Knouer Huber. Eileen graduated from Norwood High School in 1939. On May 25, 1946, she married the love of her life, R. Perry Quick in Norwood. She met Perry while he was on leave from Camp Atterbury in Indiana, where he was stationed prior to being sent overseas during WW II. After their marriage they settled in Moline and raised their family.
She worked in the law office of Trevor & Schweibert until the birth of her first child. In 1957, she began to work for the city of Moline in the Parks and Recreation Department. She retired from there in 1985. After their retirements, Eileen and Perry loved to travel to Myrtle Beach, Door County and to visit family and friends. They loved to get together with friends and play cards and go dancing.
Eileen served on the board of trustees at Friendship Manor and the Rock Island City Union of King's Daughters. She was also a member of the Moline Pilot Club and the Victory Circle of King's Daughters since 1953. She was also very active in her church and was a member of the Altar Guild, St. Anne's / Vestment Guild, St. Elizabeth's Guild and Triangle Club. She also received the Holy Order of the Trinity for her church work. She will be dearly missed by all the friends she has made through the years.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey A. and Penny Quick of Moline, Lawrence R. and Susan Quick of St. Ann, Mo. Her grandchildren are Christopher M. Quick (Meredith) of Palatine, Ill., Chad M. Quick of Moline, and Cyndi Quick of Overland, Mo. Great-grandchildren include Marianne, Sarah and Christa Goers, Madeline, Christopher and J.J. Quick. Also, her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Dr. William and Janice Jernigan, Columbia, Tenn., and William and Eleanor Quick, South Dakota. There are also many loving nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Perry in 2001, her parents, two sisters, Erma and Pat, one brother, Wilson, and grandson, Jeffrey A. Quick Jr.
Special thanks to all who helped care for Eileen at the end, Unity Point West, Rosewood Care Center, Clarissa C. Cook Hospice, but most especially to Father Laurence and Betty Larson for their loving kindness, friendship and spiritual guidance.

Online condolences may be left at wheelanpressly.com.

Rest in Peace, Jane Laughead VanHyfte



Jane M. Laughead VanHyfte, 67, of Alexis, passed away Friday Oct. 2, 2015, at home.
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. at the Viking Club 1450 41st St., Moline. Burial will be held at a later date. Please sign the online guestbook atwisefamily-hooverhall.com. Wise Family - Hoover Hall Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Jane was born Feb. 17, 1948, in Rock Island, the daughter of Robert and Harriet Laughead.
After graduating from Moline High School she worked at the Rock Island Arsenal, later transferring to White Sands facility in New Mexico before returning to the Quad-City area. Jane's real passion was in the art field, creating jewelry, drawings and ceramics.

Surviving are her mother, Harriet Laughead Bealer, East Moline; special friend, Kent Mohr, Alexis; and several nieces and nephews. Jane was preceded in death by her father, Robert Laughead, two brothers, Dan Laughead and Richard Laughead and a nephew, Joe Laughead.