Muriel M. Mccoy

Muriel M. McCoy, 94, of Moline, Illinois, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis, Illinois.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trimble Funeral Home at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th Street, Moline. Visitation is 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday. Burial is in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, followed by a luncheon at CityView Celebrations at Trimble Pointe. Memorials may be made to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan.

The former Muriel Marie Christensen was born February 19, 1922, in Havana, North Dakota, the daughter of Christ and Jessie (Olsen) Christensen. She married Ralph McCoy on April 15, 1947, in Moline. She worked for the Rock Island Railroad for ten years as a telephone operator before becoming a mother.

She enjoyed bowling and was in several leagues over the years. She was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears' fan, and was a wonderful cook. Above all else, she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and their families.

Muriel is survived by her loving husband of 69 years, Ralph; three children and their spouses, Linda and Gary VanOteghem, and Robert and Margaret McCoy, all of Moline, and Lesa and Thomas "Tim" Bishop of Virginia Beach, Virginia; grandchildren, Steven and David VanOteghem, and Daniel McCoy, all of Moline, and Anna Elizabeth Bishop of Richmond, Virginia; step-grandchildren, Matthew and Kristen Fitzpatrick of Bradenton, Florida, and Sam and Jody Fitzpatrick of Pontiac, Illinois; great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Jessica, Kyle, and Gabriella; great-great-grandchildren, Eden, Lucy, and Avery; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Jeff VanOteghem, two sisters, and three brothers.

Visit Muriel's personal tribute page at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com to share stories and condolences, and light a candle in her memory.