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Thomas Howard Blakely

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Thomas Howard Blakely

Birth
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Death
16 Feb 2006 (aged 52)
Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6A, Lot 52
Memorial ID
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Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006

Thomas H. Blakely, 52, of Milan, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at his home.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The Rev. Gregory Michel from St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to Circle of Hope, Silvis, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan, or to his family for a fund to be established.

Tom was born June 26, 1953, in Davenport, to Howard and Jeanette Rosene Blakely. He married Susan Drescher June 2, 1979, in Rock Island.

Tom graduated from Rock Island High School in 1971. He was employed at Whitmore Bowman, Fazio, and R.W. Mitchell as an account executive. Most recently he was employed at Acosta, Des Moines, Iowa, as a territory manager.

Tom was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church and Mill Creek Country Club. He was an avid golfer and was proud to say he had several holes in one. He enjoyed fishing, bowling and spending time with his family.

Survivors (and spouses) include his daughter, Amy Blakely, San Antonio, Texas; son, Daniel Blakely, Schaumburg, Ill.; sisters, Nancy (David) Clark, Alpha, Virginia (Richard) Duewel, Moline; uncle, Edward Blakely, Milan; and many cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Online condolences may be expressed to Tom's family by visiting his obituary at www.esterdahlmortuary.com
Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006

Thomas H. Blakely, 52, of Milan, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at his home.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The Rev. Gregory Michel from St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to Circle of Hope, Silvis, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan, or to his family for a fund to be established.

Tom was born June 26, 1953, in Davenport, to Howard and Jeanette Rosene Blakely. He married Susan Drescher June 2, 1979, in Rock Island.

Tom graduated from Rock Island High School in 1971. He was employed at Whitmore Bowman, Fazio, and R.W. Mitchell as an account executive. Most recently he was employed at Acosta, Des Moines, Iowa, as a territory manager.

Tom was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church and Mill Creek Country Club. He was an avid golfer and was proud to say he had several holes in one. He enjoyed fishing, bowling and spending time with his family.

Survivors (and spouses) include his daughter, Amy Blakely, San Antonio, Texas; son, Daniel Blakely, Schaumburg, Ill.; sisters, Nancy (David) Clark, Alpha, Virginia (Richard) Duewel, Moline; uncle, Edward Blakely, Milan; and many cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Online condolences may be expressed to Tom's family by visiting his obituary at www.esterdahlmortuary.com


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