Russell E. Reynolds

Russell E. Reynolds, 66, of Moline, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015, in UnityPoint Health, Trinity Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois.

Services are 1 p.m. Monday in the Horizon Room at Trimble Funeral Home at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th Street, Moline, with Pastor Chuck Dorsey and Major Karen Felton officiating. Following the services, Russ's family will greet friends at a Fellowship Gathering and luncheon at CityView Celebrations at Trimble Pointe. Private entombment will be in Rock Island National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Pancreatic Cancer Research Foundation or the American Liver Foundation.

Russell Edward Reynolds was born October 27, 1948, in Muscatine, Iowa, to Edward and Reba (Blaine) Reynolds. He graduated from Moline High School and Blackhawk College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Reserves. He married Jody Geist in 1970, and they were later divorced. He married Patricia Ann Cox Hanrahan on October 6, 2012, in Davenport, Iowa. He was a journeyman carpenter with Carpenter's Union Local 166 for several years, retiring in 2008.

Russ was passionate about his missionary work in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, the Appalachian Mountains, and locally, and worked with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. He was a member of Memorial Christian Church, Moline, and volunteered with the Salvation Army in Davenport. He was a drummer for many local bands, but enjoyed church praise bands the most. He enjoyed woodworking, carpentry, cycling, traveling, and dancing.

Russ is survived by his wife, Patty; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer Reynolds and Daniel Hankins of Moline, and Francine and Mike Scheller of Grantham, New Hampshire; step-children, Tamara Melchi and her husband Michael of Rock Island, Tony Rochelle of Galesburg, Illinois, Angela Parker of Galesburg, and Tim Hanrahan and his wife Claudia of Aurora, Illinois; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and siblings and their spouses, Nancy Johnson of Moline, Carol and Herb Dewey of Omaha, Nebraska, and Neil and Christine Reynolds of Sterling, Illinois.

Russ's family is grateful to Drs. Garneau and Gowda, and the staffs at Hope Creek Care Center, Trinity Rock Island, and Trinity Hospice for their loving care.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.