Francis Woodrow Armstrong, 93, of East Moline, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 356 16th Ave., East Moline. Burial is in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity or Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Fran was born Nov. 5, 1912, in Rock Island, the son of Francis and Gertrude Buntenbach Armstrong. He married Virginia Nicholas Dec. 13, 1936, in Davenport.
Fran was employed as a machinist for Farmall, J.I. Case and the Arsenal, retiring from Miehle Corp. in Chicago in 1976. Fran was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He served extensively on the grounds committee at the various churches he attended. He enjoyed traveling, home maintenance, gardening and he missed very few family events.
Survivors (and spouses) are wife, Virginia; sons, Charles (Betty) Armstrong, East Moline, David (Dorothy) Armstrong, Janesville, Wis., E. Dean (Linda) Armstrong, Mesa, Ariz., Ronald (Karen) Armstrong, Danforth, Ill., and Robert (Darlene) Armstrong, Dahinda, Ill.; 14 grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 stepgreat-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 356 16th Ave., East Moline. Burial is in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity or Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Fran was born Nov. 5, 1912, in Rock Island, the son of Francis and Gertrude Buntenbach Armstrong. He married Virginia Nicholas Dec. 13, 1936, in Davenport.
Fran was employed as a machinist for Farmall, J.I. Case and the Arsenal, retiring from Miehle Corp. in Chicago in 1976. Fran was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He served extensively on the grounds committee at the various churches he attended. He enjoyed traveling, home maintenance, gardening and he missed very few family events.
Survivors (and spouses) are wife, Virginia; sons, Charles (Betty) Armstrong, East Moline, David (Dorothy) Armstrong, Janesville, Wis., E. Dean (Linda) Armstrong, Mesa, Ariz., Ronald (Karen) Armstrong, Danforth, Ill., and Robert (Darlene) Armstrong, Dahinda, Ill.; 14 grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Francis Woodrow Armstrong, 93, of East Moline, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 356 16th Ave., East Moline. Burial is in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity or Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Fran was born Nov. 5, 1912, in Rock Island, the son of Francis and Gertrude Buntenbach Armstrong. He married Virginia Nicholas Dec. 13, 1936, in Davenport.
Fran was employed as a machinist for Farmall, J.I. Case and the Arsenal, retiring from Miehle Corp. in Chicago in 1976. Fran was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He served extensively on the grounds committee at the various churches he attended. He enjoyed traveling, home maintenance, gardening and he missed very few family events.
Survivors (and spouses) are wife, Virginia; sons, Charles (Betty) Armstrong, East Moline, David (Dorothy) Armstrong, Janesville, Wis., E. Dean (Linda) Armstrong, Mesa, Ariz., Ronald (Karen) Armstrong, Danforth, Ill., and Robert (Darlene) Armstrong, Dahinda, Ill.; 14 grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 stepgreat-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 356 16th Ave., East Moline. Burial is in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity or Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Fran was born Nov. 5, 1912, in Rock Island, the son of Francis and Gertrude Buntenbach Armstrong. He married Virginia Nicholas Dec. 13, 1936, in Davenport.
Fran was employed as a machinist for Farmall, J.I. Case and the Arsenal, retiring from Miehle Corp. in Chicago in 1976. Fran was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He served extensively on the grounds committee at the various churches he attended. He enjoyed traveling, home maintenance, gardening and he missed very few family events.
Survivors (and spouses) are wife, Virginia; sons, Charles (Betty) Armstrong, East Moline, David (Dorothy) Armstrong, Janesville, Wis., E. Dean (Linda) Armstrong, Mesa, Ariz., Ronald (Karen) Armstrong, Danforth, Ill., and Robert (Darlene) Armstrong, Dahinda, Ill.; 14 grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 stepgreat-grandchildren.
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