Walter H. Geuther

Walter H. Geuther, 90, of Rock Island, Illinois, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa.

Services are 11 a.m. Friday in the Horizon Room at Trimble Funeral Home at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th Street, Moline. Burial is in Rock Island Memorial Park, where Patriot Guard Riders and Moline American Legion Post #246 will present military honors. Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, followed by Masonic funeral services at 7 p.m. with Doric Lodge #319, AF & AM, presiding. Friends are invited to join the family at a funeral luncheon at CityView Celebrations at Trimble Pointe following the burial. Memorials may be made to Shriners Children's Hospitals.

Walt was born March 29, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, to Phillip and Anna Geuther. He served in the US Navy during WW II. He played drums with the band "Bub and his Boys." He married Norma Jean Stillwell on June 25, 1955, in Leland, Illinois. She died March 22, 2009. He was employed by Burlington Northern Railroad for 36 years, retiring as Train Master in 1982. He then worked for Trimble Funeral Homes for 22 years, retiring in 2004. He was a member of Leland Lodge #558, AF & AM; Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Moline; Amateur Radio Relay League; and Quad City Amateur Radio Club. He operated amateur radio station K9AHH, enjoyed bicycling, exercising, and fishing, and was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and College basketball. In his youth, he was active in Boy Scouts.

Walt is survived by four children and spouses, Pam and John Walsh of Rock Island, Debra Moore of Rock Falls, Illinois, Judy and Bill Cleaver of Rock Island, and Jeffrey and Christine Geuther of Bloomington, Illinois; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Ernie Basler and his wife Shirley of Somonauk, Illinois, and Vera Baker of Leland.

Walt's family invites friends to share stories and condolences at TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.