HAMPTON, Ill. — Jose G. Acosta-Olmeda, MD, 75, of Hampton, Ill., passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011, at Trinity Pathway Hospice at Trinity Bettendorf. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at Sacred Heart Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m. Monday at Rafferty Funeral Home, 2111 First St. A, Moline. Entombment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, with military honors conducted by American Legion Post 246, Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association or Sacred Heart Church.
Jose was born September 22, 1935, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the son of Francisco R. Acosta and Maria (Esperanza) Olmeda. He married Alice Mary Green in February 1959 in Philadelphia, Pa. She preceded in death on September 26, 1976. He married Karen L. Callaway on November 20, 1970, in Moline. Jose graduated from the University of Puerto Rico and Temple University School of Medicine. He served in the U.S. Army.
Dr. Acosta retired as the Director of Laboratories from the former Illini Hospital, Silvis, Ill., after 42 years of service.
Dr. Acosta was a member of the College of American Pathology, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Rock Island County Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society and East Moline Rotary. He enjoyed reading, classical music and traveling.
Survivors include his wife, Karen; children, Francis (Karen) Acosta, Beaverton, Ore., Jose Acosta, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maria (Randy) Mitchell, Port Byron, Ill., Monica Acosta, Anchorage, Alaska, Anita (Brad) McKiernan, Parker, Colo., Julianne (Christopher) Rodriguez, Littleton, Colo., and Jennifer (Clarke) Anderson, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com.
Jose was born September 22, 1935, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the son of Francisco R. Acosta and Maria (Esperanza) Olmeda. He married Alice Mary Green in February 1959 in Philadelphia, Pa. She preceded in death on September 26, 1976. He married Karen L. Callaway on November 20, 1970, in Moline. Jose graduated from the University of Puerto Rico and Temple University School of Medicine. He served in the U.S. Army.
Dr. Acosta retired as the Director of Laboratories from the former Illini Hospital, Silvis, Ill., after 42 years of service.
Dr. Acosta was a member of the College of American Pathology, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Rock Island County Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society and East Moline Rotary. He enjoyed reading, classical music and traveling.
Survivors include his wife, Karen; children, Francis (Karen) Acosta, Beaverton, Ore., Jose Acosta, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maria (Randy) Mitchell, Port Byron, Ill., Monica Acosta, Anchorage, Alaska, Anita (Brad) McKiernan, Parker, Colo., Julianne (Christopher) Rodriguez, Littleton, Colo., and Jennifer (Clarke) Anderson, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com.
HAMPTON, Ill. — Jose G. Acosta-Olmeda, MD, 75, of Hampton, Ill., passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011, at Trinity Pathway Hospice at Trinity Bettendorf. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at Sacred Heart Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m. Monday at Rafferty Funeral Home, 2111 First St. A, Moline. Entombment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, with military honors conducted by American Legion Post 246, Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association or Sacred Heart Church.
Jose was born September 22, 1935, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the son of Francisco R. Acosta and Maria (Esperanza) Olmeda. He married Alice Mary Green in February 1959 in Philadelphia, Pa. She preceded in death on September 26, 1976. He married Karen L. Callaway on November 20, 1970, in Moline. Jose graduated from the University of Puerto Rico and Temple University School of Medicine. He served in the U.S. Army.
Dr. Acosta retired as the Director of Laboratories from the former Illini Hospital, Silvis, Ill., after 42 years of service.
Dr. Acosta was a member of the College of American Pathology, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Rock Island County Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society and East Moline Rotary. He enjoyed reading, classical music and traveling.
Survivors include his wife, Karen; children, Francis (Karen) Acosta, Beaverton, Ore., Jose Acosta, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maria (Randy) Mitchell, Port Byron, Ill., Monica Acosta, Anchorage, Alaska, Anita (Brad) McKiernan, Parker, Colo., Julianne (Christopher) Rodriguez, Littleton, Colo., and Jennifer (Clarke) Anderson, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com.
Jose was born September 22, 1935, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the son of Francisco R. Acosta and Maria (Esperanza) Olmeda. He married Alice Mary Green in February 1959 in Philadelphia, Pa. She preceded in death on September 26, 1976. He married Karen L. Callaway on November 20, 1970, in Moline. Jose graduated from the University of Puerto Rico and Temple University School of Medicine. He served in the U.S. Army.
Dr. Acosta retired as the Director of Laboratories from the former Illini Hospital, Silvis, Ill., after 42 years of service.
Dr. Acosta was a member of the College of American Pathology, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Rock Island County Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society and East Moline Rotary. He enjoyed reading, classical music and traveling.
Survivors include his wife, Karen; children, Francis (Karen) Acosta, Beaverton, Ore., Jose Acosta, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maria (Randy) Mitchell, Port Byron, Ill., Monica Acosta, Anchorage, Alaska, Anita (Brad) McKiernan, Parker, Colo., Julianne (Christopher) Rodriguez, Littleton, Colo., and Jennifer (Clarke) Anderson, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com.
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