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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Henry John
Trefz
January 4, 1931 – July 22, 2018
Henry John Trefz, 87 of Rock Island, passed away Sunday July 22, 2018 at Friendship Manor, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 10:00am Thursday at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 2324 18th Avenue, Rock Island, where he held membership. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2:00-6:00pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island, followed by a Masonic service at 6:00pm. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Moline. Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church or Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707.
Henry was born in Moline on January 4, 1931 the son of Raymond and Hazel Godfrey Trefz. He graduated from the University of Michigan with his MBA degree in 1954. He retired from John Deere as Manager of Corporate Reporting in 1986 after 30 years of service. Henry received one of two Deere and Company life time achievement awards for accounting.
He was Past Master of Doric Lodge 319, Moline, past treasurer and potentate of Kaaba Shriner, Davenport, past president of Shriners International Treasurer Association, and past president of Blackhawk Shrine Club of the Quad Cities. Henry was a CPA and a proud Michigan Wolverine Fan!
He is survived by nieces, Sarah (Bill) Turner and Kathy (Don) Shumway; nephews, Kevin (Cindy) Bean and Peter (Donna) Bean.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Anne Bean.
Visitation
Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.
2:00 - 6:00 pm
Masonic Service
Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.
Starts at 6:00 pm
Funeral Service
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Starts at 10:00 am
Visits: 6
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