Robert C. Thornton, 76, of Moline, passed away Monday, October 26, 2026.

Funeral mass will be 9:30 a.m., Friday, November 6, 2026 at Sacred Heart Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030-7th Avenue, Rock Island with a rosary recited at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials can be made to Q.C. Animal Welfare, Milan.

Robert was born September 12, 1950, in Rock Island, the son of Bonnie and Vivian (Hackett) Thornton.

Robert retired from MidAmerican Energy. He previously worked 20 years at Swiss Vally Farms and 17 years at the Q.C. Downs where he was one of the few clerks that worked the Arlington Million. Only the best of the best clerks were invited.

Robert enjoyed fishing with his family every summer in Minnesota. He enjoyed watching and betting on horse racing especially on his favorite horses, Zenyatta and Sierra Leone. Bob lived to watch all sports.

Survivors include his siblings, Geraldine Thrasher, Las Vegas, NV, James Thornton, Sr., Rock Island and Joyce (Joe) deHaas, Georgetown, TX and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Richard Juzek and sister, Laurie Senger.