IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Eileen H.

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Quick

June 2, 1921 – October 2, 2015

Obituary

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 am on Friday at All Saints Episcopal Church, 2420 41st St., Moline. Visitation is 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the 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 W.W. 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.



Funeral Service:
All Saints Episcopal Church, 2420 41st Street, Moline, Illinois
Friday, October 9th, 2015
10:00am


Visitation Service:
Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, Illinois
Thursday, October 8th, 2015
3:00pm to 7:00pm


Burial Service:
National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois

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