William J. Tagtmeier

Moline, Illinois Services for William J. Tagtmeier, 84, of Moline, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. The Reverend Dr. Robert W. Miller, First Congregational Church, Moline, will officiate. Burial is in Moline Memorial Park. Visitation is 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Bethany Home, United Way, or a favorite charity. Mr. Tagtmeier died Wednesday, October 2, 2002, in Rosewood Care Center, Moline. William John Tagtmeier was born December 17, 1917, in Glenview, Illinois, the son of William R. and Laura (Jaacks) Tagtmeier. He graduated from Northwestern University. He married Wilmogene Amanda Jones on June 7, 1946, in Rock Island. She died June 23, 1988. Mr. Tagtmeier was employed by Deere and Company for 34 years, first as an accountant and later as Comptroller and Vice President-Comptroller. He retired as Vice President of Finance in 1978. He previously worked at Autopoint Company and Haskins and Sells, both in Chicago. He was a Director of the former Moline Community Chest, past president of the Quad Cities Chapter of the National Association of Accountants, Director and Treasurer of Bethany Home, Director of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, and a member of First Congregational Church, Moline, Short Hills Country Club, and Moline Elks Lodge. Following his retirement, he spent winters in San Diego, California. Bill is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Beth Tagtmeier and Steven and Judy Tagtmeier, all of Moline; five grandchildren, Eric Tagtmeier and his wife Amanda, Curt Tagtmeier, John Tagtmeier, Christopher Tagtmeier, and Ellen Tagtmeier; and a sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Melvin Long of McHenry, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his wife and a brother, Roy. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY