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Abbey Shaner Obituary
July 1, 1992 - January 1, 2025
Abbey Jo Shaner, 32, of East Moline, Ill., passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness, on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at her home in East Moline.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Interment will be at a later date. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shelby Showalter for a fund to be established for Abbey's son, Wyatt.
Abbey was born July 1, 1992, in Moline, IL, a daughter of Shelby (Holland) Showalter and Donald Scott Shaner. She graduated from United Township High School, Class of 2010.
She was a phlebotomist at Illini Hospital for many years, and also worked at Advanced Hearing Aid Service.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Wyatt McVey, of East Moline, Ill.; mother and stepfather, Shelby and Todd Showalter, East Moline; father, Donald Scott Shaner, Hemphill, Texas; sisters, Ashley (Jeremy) Payne, Moline, Ill., and Amanda (Ryan) Rice, Davenport, Iowa; nephew, Lucas Rice; nieces, Harper Rice and Adalyn Payne; maternal grandparents, Diane (Gabriel) Lopez, East Moline, and Herbert Holland, East Moline; "favorite uncle", Brian Lopez, Silvis, Ill.; numerous aunts, uncles, and other family; and her beloved pets, "Finley" and "Tom".
Abbey was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandmother, G.G. Wolfgram; paternal grandparents, Donald Eugene "Gene" Shaner and Ellen Joanne Shaner; and uncle, Paul Hamilton.
Online condolences may be left for the family at vanhoe.com
Van Hoe Funeral Home
1500 Sixth St., East Moline, IL | 309-755-1414
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Marcy
January 5, 2025
Rest in peace my little Abbey Jo I will miss your contagious smile and laughter, my music was always louder then it should have at work but you would come down the hall singing or dancing or both. You just had a way of making me laugh.
Till we meet again
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