Barbara "Trigg" Clauson

Barbara “Trigg” Clauson, 85, of Moline, Illinois, died Friday, April 17, 2020, at home, with her sons by her side.

Private burial is in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory, Moline, is entrusted with arrangements. Memorials may be made to Christ Church, Moline.

The former Barbara Trigg Swanson was born December 1, 1934, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Robert Trigg and Sarah (Darland) Swanson. She married James M. Thompson on January 30, 1955. He died January 16, 1969. She later married Richard K. Clauson on June 20, 1987. He died April 28, 2008.

She retired from John Deere in 1992. She was a member of Christ Church, Moline, where she served as a greeter, and was a member of the A.C.W. and the Alter Guild.

Trigg is survived by two sons, David T. (Frances) Thompson of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Michael J. (Chris) Thompson of Frankford, Delaware; two grandchildren, David and Laura Thompson; a brother, Charles (Pat) Swanson; sisters, Kathy (Wayne) Alderson and Jane Swanson; several nieces and nephews; and five step-children. She was preceded in death by her parents and both husbands.

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