Bloomfield, Earl E. 1925-2013

BLOOMFIELD, WOOLWINE, FERRONE, TAGUE, DIEDRICH

Posted By: Ruth Maring (email)
Date: 8/20/2013 at 10:27:17

Earl E. Bloomfield, 88, of Davenport, Iowa, died Monday morning, July 22, 2013, at Westwing Place, DeWitt.

The family will greet relatives and friends from 4:30 until 5:15 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2013, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 116 East 4th Street, DeWitt, Iowa. A memorial talk will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the Kingdom Hall. Kevin Metz will be officiating.

Earl was born June 14, 1925, in Danville, Illinois, the son of Ernest and Grace (Woolwine) Bloomfield. He was united in marriage to Lucille M. Ferrone on September 12, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois. She preceded him in death on August 13, 2003.

Earl was a pipefitter and welder with the Pipefitters’ Local 597 in Chicago until 1976. He then moved to the Quad Cities area where he owned and operated a Rug Doctor Rents franchise until retiring in 2008. Earl was an active member of the Central Davenport Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Earl loved road trips, even driving down into Mexico on one occasion and all the way to Alaska on another. He also enjoyed reading, and his morning and afternoon coffee outings.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law Daniel E. and Cherie Bloomfield of Kissimmee, Florida, and a daughter and son-in-law Deanna and David Tague of DeWitt, Iowa; a granddaughter Bethany (Andre) Diedrich of Bettendorf, and grandson Joel Tague of DeWitt; and a great-granddaughter Elena Diedrich.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Carl Bloomfield.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schultzfuneralhomes.com