Marion F. Hultgren

Marion Francis Hultgren, 87, of Moline, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2015, after a wonderful life filled with family, faith and love.

A Christian Funeral Service celebrating Marion's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2015, at First Lutheran Church, 1230 5th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the church narthex. Friends are invited to join the family at a funeral luncheon in the church immediately following the service. A graveside service and burial at Andover Township Cemetery, Andover, Illinois, will follow the luncheon. Memorials may be made to the church. The Hultgren family is being served by Trimble Funeral Home of Moline, Illinois.

Marion was born on August 5, 1927, to Joubert and Martha (Faline) Skallberg and graduated from Orion High School in Orion, Illinois. She married Nathan O Hultgren, Jr,. on November 4, 1945. He died in 1978. Marion was born and raised by a loving Christian family on a farm in Lynn Center, Illinois on the Edward's river. She attended school in Orion, Illinois and met her husband, a future farmer, in Cambridge, Illinois. Marion raised her children on their farm where she shared her love and faith in God with her family. She worked at Sherrard High School where her children were attending and later worked at Von Maur Department Store as a Women's Wear Manager for many years. She held various other retail positions until she retired.

Marion was a kind and beautiful woman who cherished her family and gave of her time and talents generously. She loved to laugh and loved to dance. And there was never a dull moment around Marion. We feel truly blessed and grateful to have had her in our lives. Her family and friends will miss her dearly.

Marion attended First Lutheran Church of Moline, Illinois. where she found a caring Christian family headed by Pastor Dan Witkowski. We are so grateful for the support Marion received from her spiritual community there. Thank you for your cards, flowers and visits. We would also like to thank our dear friend, Jan Butcher, for her care and support of Marion through these last few difficult years. And finally we would like to thank the skillful nurses and helpful attendants at the Heritage Woods Assisted Living facility. Marion was very happy at Heritage.

Marion is survived by her four children and their spouses, Norm and Sandy Hultgren of Glendale, Arizona, Greg and Rose Hultgren of Irving, Texas, Jeff Hultgren of Milan, Illinois, and Nick Hultgren of Dallas, Texas. She is also survived by her three grandchildren, Megan and Josh Giroux of Bloomington, Illinois, Jordon O'Brien of Jackson Gap, Alabama, and Alexis McConnell of Allen, Texas, and two great grandchildren, Jenna Giroux and Gavin Giroux of Bloomington. She is also survived by her brother Douglas and Erma Skallberg of New Windsor, Illinois, and seven nieces, one nephew and their lovely families. Marion was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

Marion's family invites friends to share stories and condolences and light a free candle in her memory at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.