Harriet E. Elhoffer

Harriet E. Elhoffer, 87, of Moline, Illinois, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, in Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline, Illinois.

Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Moline, with The Rev. Dr. Wilfred Karsten officiating. Visitation is one hour before the services. Private family graveside service and burial at Rock Island National Cemetery will precede the funeral. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church. Trimble Funeral Home, Moline, is serving the family.

The former Harriet Elaine Oltmanns was born February 2, 1930, in Sterling, Illinois, to Arthur H. and Mary Margaret Plueger Oltmanns. She graduated from Sterling High School, and married James Leonard Elhoffer on May 15, 1949, in Sterling. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, was a fantastic cook, especially spaghetti, enjoyed baking and gardening, and loved Sunday dinners with family and friends.

Harriet is survived by her husband of 68 years, James; three daughters and spouses, Laurel and Michael Gray of Rock Island, Illinois, Nancy and John Stewart and Beth Laughead, all of Moline; seven grandchildren and spouses, Eric and Michelle Stewart, Gregory and Alyson Stewart, Diane and Stephen Macrowski, Jeffrey Stewart, Julie Briggs, Lucas and Leigh Gray, and Michaela Gray; three great-grandchildren; and siblings, Doris Church of Sebring, Florida, and Loren Oltmanns of Sterling. She was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Freund.

Harriet's family extends thanks to the staff of Hospice Compassus and Hope Creek Care Center for their loving care, and invites friends to share stories and condolences at TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.