Elizabeth A. Carius, 48, of Bettendorf passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at her home.

Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the Harvest Bible Chapel, 3800 E. 53rd St., Davenport. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Harvest Bible Chapel, or to the Handicapped Development Center, Davenport.

Elizabeth Ann Hass was born October 2, 1967 in Moline, the daughter of A. John and Sandra J. Perkins Hass. She married Brant A. Carius on May 4, 1991 in Rock Island.

Elizabeth graduated from Rock Island High School in 1985, where she had been a member of the swim and golf teams, and served on the homecoming court. In 1985, Elizabeth also served as an attendant at the Rock Island Junior Board's Mardi Gras Ball. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Iowa in 1989 and a Master of Arts from Webster University, St. Louis in 1993.

During her high school and college years, Elizabeth managed the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club swimming pool. Following her graduation from Webster University, she was a human resources professional in Chicago for the Dayton-Hudson Corporation.

Elizabeth was a member of the Harvest Bible Chapel, Davenport and the Home School Legal Defense Association.

Elizabeth was a selfless and self-effacing person, who throughout her life put the needs of others before her own. In 2002, she left the corporate world to home school her children. It would be Elizabeth's passion and her success as an educator and role model will be remembered through and by her three children.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Brant; sons, William and Caleb, and daughter, Anna, all at home; parents, John and Sandy Hass, Rock Island; brothers, John (Mary Frances) Hass, Chicago and Greg (Dr. Melinda) Hass, Rock Island; nieces and nephew, Kate and Sara Strahl and Alexander and Georgia Hass; father-in-law, Allan Carius, Milan; sister-in-law, Julie Strahl, West Chicago, Ill.; uncles, aunts and cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Linda Carius.

The Carius family would like to thank Dr. Costas Contstantinou, Dr. Ahmed Okba, Dr. Mindy Hass and their staffs for the loving and compassionate care given to Elizabeth during her illness. Your support meant more than you can ever imagine.

Online condolences may be left at wheelanpressly.com.