K. Soseman

Crystal K. Soseman, 49, of Rock Island, Illinois, active Rock Island community leader, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, in Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa.

Memorial services are 6 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2009, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock Island, with The Reverend Stacie Fidlar officiating. Her family will greet friends at a gathering at the church following the service. Memorials may be made to an educational fund for her son, Travis. Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline, is entrusted with arrangements.

The former Crystal Kay McDonald was born December 17, 1959, in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of William Ralph Jr. and Sharon Kay Stanley McDonald. She married Donald Soseman on May 16, 1987, in Rock Island. She was employed in accounting at Bi-State Regional Planning Commission for eight years, last working in July due to illness. She previously worked at Montgomery Elevator Company. She was a Longaberger Basket Consultant since 1995.

Crystal was a volunteer with many community projects over the years. She was instrumental in resurrecting the Longfellow Parent's Booster Club and a strong advocate for keeping Longfellow School open. She was an active member of the KeyStone Neighborhood Association and Friends of Longfellow, and was the Longfellow Parent Representative on the Rock Island-Milan School District Parent Advisory Council. She enjoyed scrap booking, crocheting, and gardening, and her greatest joy was spending time with her son.

Crystal is survived by her husband, Donald; her son, Travis, at home; her mother, Sharon McDonald of Moline; her sister and brother-in-law, Anna and Mark McKay of Moline; and four nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father.

Crystal's family invites friends to share a story about her, sign her guestbook, or light a candle in her memory at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.