Edward David Dorland

Coal Valley, Illinois Edward D. "Ed" Dorland, 75, of Port Charlotte, Florida, formerly of Coal Valley, went to be with his Lord and Master on Saturday, July 26, 2003, in Wayne, Nebraska. He was cremated and memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, August 2, 2003, at Trimble Funeral Home, Coal Valley. The Reverends Steven and Marjolein Anderson will officiate. Burial is in Coal Valley Cemetery. Visitation is 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where Valley Lodge #547, AF & AM, Coal Valley, will conduct Masonic funeral services at 6 p.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Treatment and Research Center, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 or your local Hospice Association. Edward David Dorland was born June 5, 1928, in Table Rock, Nebraska, to Edward L. And Eula (Bader) Dorland. He married Yvonne Koltenbeck on September 24, 1949. He was a general foreman in the assembly division of John Deere Harvester Works, East Moline, for 35 years, retiring in 1982. Ed was a former Trustee of the Coal Valley Fire Protection District, a Boy Scout Scout Master, a member of Valley Lodge #547, AF & AM, and Order of Eastern Star, Coal Valley, Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Moline, and Coal Valley Lions Club. He was a longtime member of Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, and a member of Punta Gorda Country Club, Punta Gorda, Florida. He was a member of the Port Charlotte United Methodist Church, Port Charlotte, Florida. He volunteered as a bus driver for the church, picking up children for after school programs and the elderly for Sunday morning services. Ed enjoyed golf and traveling, he dearly loved spending time with his grandchildren, and he loved his pet "Lady." He will be remembered by all who knew him for his great sense of humor and his ability to tease and please. Ed is survived by his wife, Yvonne; children and spouses, Diane and Grant Schlotman of Milford, Nebraska, David and Nancy Dorland of Rock Island, and Denise McMaster of Port Charlotte, Florida; grandchildren, Tracy, Shana, Lucinda, Nicole, Melissa, Damian, Royanne, Chelsea and Patty; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and two sisters. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY