Don E. Demarlie

Coal Valley, Illinois Don E. DeMarlie, 67, of Coal Valley, Illinois, died Thursday, October 3, 2002, at Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley. Services will be 2:00 PM Saturday at Trimble Funeral Home, Coal Valley, with visitation from 1:00 to 2:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will be in the Coal Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family. Donald Eugene DeMarlie was born March 12, 1935 in Moline, Illinois, the son of Camiel and Germaine (Van Acker) DeMarlie. He married the former Patti "Pat" Dean on August 9, 1955. Mr. DeMarlie was a meat cutter for 20 years at Valley Packing, and 20 years at Davenport Meat Packing. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR Racing, and working on his "36' Ford". His survivors include his wife, Pat; a daughter and son-in-law, Darci and Rob Pettit; a son, Rod DeMarlie; grandchildren, Stephanie and Toney Genova, and Jenny Pettit; and a great-grandson, Dayton Genova, all of Coal Valley, and a sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Don Klarkowski of Bradenton, Florida. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY