Gertrude A. Rossati

Gertrude A. Rossati, 88, formerly of Moline, Illinois, died Monday, October 5, 2015, in Suncoast Hospice Care Center, Palm Harbor, Florida`

Private family services will be held at a later date, and burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to Suncoast Hospice Care Center, 164 West Lake Road, Palm Harbor, Florida 34684. Trimble Funeral Home, Moline, is serving the family.

The former Gertrude Arlene Scherer was born December 22, 1926, in Moline, to Herman and Lillian (Weaver) Scherer. She married Charles Beverage in 1946, in Moline, and they were later divorced. She married Attilio Rossati in 1965, in Moline., He died June 27, 1987. She was a secretary and receptionist at Bendle and Associates in Moline for 20 years, retiring in 1997. She has previously worked at Eagle Signal Credit Union and Art-O-Lite Electric, and owned and operated the White Owl Tavern in Moline. She was a member of Hope United Church of Christ, Moline, and enjoyed golfing, bowling, dancing, and playing cards.

Gertrude is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Yvonne Beverage of Bradenton, Florida; her daughter, Linda Anderson of Oldsmar, Florida; four granddaughters, Kristin Baugher, Lauren Kiran, Elizabeth Swaggerty, and Julie Wolfington; seven great-grandchildren; and her sister, Mina Fisher of Moline.

Gertrude's family invites friends to share stories and condolences and light a free candle in her memory at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.