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Dwayne E. Blaser

1929 - 2024

Dwayne E. Blaser obituary, 1929-2024, Coal Valley, IL

BORN

1929

DIED

2024

FUNERAL HOME

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory - Coal Valley

1700 1st St

Coal Valley, Illinois

Dwayne Blaser Obituary

Dwayne E. Blaser

November 4, 1929 - December 25, 2024

COAL VALLEY, IL - In 1952, Dwayne E. Blaser, was discharged from the U.S. Army, and following a trip across the country, he arrived home on Christmas Day to a joyful family reunion. This Christmas, after 95 years of a life well lived, Dad arrived at another joyful family reunion in his eternal home.

Services are 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 3, 2025, at Trimble Funeral Home, Coal Valley. Visitation is 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Thursday. Burial is in Coal Valley Cemetery, where the Vietnam Veterans of America Quad Cities Chapter will present military honors. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Coal Valley, or Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Dwayne Eldon Blaser was born November 4, 1929, in Coal Valley, the son of Albert and Hilda (Anderson) Blaser. He served in the U.S. Army as a radio operator during the Korean War and went on to marry, Patricia Ann Miller, on June 15, 1968, in Coal Valley. She died January 2, 2021.

Dwayne started farming at a young age alongside his father. He worked for Bear Manufacturing as an automatic punch press operator for 16 years, and continued farming after retiring from Bear.

He was a 70+ year member of First Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed watching Nascar and John Wayne movies, and reading. Dwayne's passions were farming and his family. He was happiest when he was on his John Deere 630 or spending time with wife, children and grandchildren.

Dwayne is survived by four children: Eliza (Doug) Corbin, of East Galesburg, IL; Albert Blaser, of Coal Valley; James (Shelagh) Blaser, of Orion; and Mary (Ahren) Steiger, of Coal Valley; nine grandchildren: Hannah (Simon) Gott; Adam (Emily) Blaser; Caroline (AJ) Krack; Dwayne Blaser; Daniel (Audry) Corbin; Allisyn Blaser; Westley Steiger; Laura Corbin; and Emma Steiger; and four great-grandchildren: Henry Krack; Isaac Krack; Charlotte Blaser; and Robert Corbin. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Patricia; and his sister and brother-in-law, Beryl and Raymond Taylor.

The family invites friends to share stories and condolences at TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Rock Island Dispatch Argus on Dec. 28, 2024.

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Jan

2

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory - Coal Valley

1700 1st St, Coal Valley, IL 61240

Jan

3

Funeral service

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory - Coal Valley

1700 1st St, Coal Valley, IL 61240

Jan

3

Burial

12:00 p.m.

Coal Valley Township Cemetery

Coal Valley, IL 61240

Funeral services provided by:

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory - Coal Valley

1700 1st St, Coal Valley, IL 61240

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