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Gabriel "Gabe" Verstraete

1943 - 08/28/2025

BORN

1943

DIED

08/28/2025

FUNERAL HOME

Van Hoe Funeral Home and Crematory - East Moline

1500 6th Street

East Moline, Illinois

UPCOMING SERVICE

Memorial Mass

Nov. 1, 2025

3:31 p.m.

King Church (Moline, IL, East Moline)

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Gabriel Verstraete Obituary

Verstraete, Gabriel "Gabe"

September 25, 1943 - August 28, 2025

Gabriel (Gabe) A. Verstraete, 81, of Surprise, Ariz., formerly of East Moline, Ill., passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Arrangements are pending at the Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline.

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

Published by The Rock Island Dispatch Argus on Sep. 10, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Gabriel Verstraete

Nov

1

Memorial Mass

3:31 p.m.

King Church (Moline, IL, East Moline)

Nov

1

Celebration of Life

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

His home (Phoenix, Arizona)

Phoenix, Arizona

Nov

1

Funeral service

7:00 p.m.

His home (Phoenix, Arizona)

Phoenix, Arizona

Funeral services provided by:

Van Hoe Funeral Home and Crematory - East Moline

1500 6th Street, East Moline, IL 61244

Memories and Condolences
for Gabriel Verstraete

Sponsored by Van Hoe Funeral Home and Crematory - East Moline.

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Kathy Zimmerman

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Kay, we´ve loved and enjoyed Gabe since your dating days. We feel blessed to have continued our friendship all these years. We have so many happy memories- and we hope your memories are comforting you now. Gabe is celebrating with his Lord and Savior.

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