Elaine J. Gentry

Elaine J. Gentry, 92, of Silvis, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at home.

Graveside services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, at Rock Island National Cemetery, with Rev. Haley Hausman officiating. Those wishing to attend should meet in the parking lot at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th Street, Moline, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Cremation will take place at Trimble Crematory, Moline, under the direction of Trimble Funeral Home.

Elaine June Cosner was born April 22, 1934, in Kewanee, Illinois, the daughter of William Carroll and Margaret (Grice) Cosner. She attended Fisher School in rural Cambridge before her family moved to Kewanee when she was seven years old. She continued her education at Franklin Grade School and graduated from Kewanee High School in 1952.

On January 26, 1969, she married Jack D. Gentry in Sterling, Illinois. They shared many wonderful years together before his death on May 24, 2019.

Elaine was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church in Kewanee. She had a creative and musical spirit from an early age, playing the accordion from the ages of 10 to 15 and performing with two different bands during those years. She also discovered a talent for sewing, placing second in a local DAR sewing contest at age 14 and later earning second-place honors at the state level.

In 1996, Elaine and Jack moved to Lake Havasu, Arizona, where they made their home for many years. She became a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in 1999 and in 2001, she was honored for making more than 100 quilts that were donated to the Prescott VA Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona.

Elaine is survived by three children, Carol (Allen) Deyoe of Orion, Illinois, Susan (Mark) Vaughn of Sherrard, Illinois, and David Peterson of St. Paul, Minnesota; her step-daughter, Bonnie (John) DeMarlie of Manlius, Illinois; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack; daughter, Linda Staples; and sister, Marilyn Cosner.

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