Albert E Dunton, 18 Nov 1932 - 21 Jan 2017

DUNTON, SHAWN, WELLS, PAUL, MANGELSDORF, FELIKSIAK, NEWTON, BRADEN

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 2/27/2017 at 13:53:24

A Masonic service for Albert “Al’ Dunton,84, Moline, Ill., was held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 27, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Moline. He died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.

Burial was at Rock Island Memorial Park.

Memories may be shared online by visiting esterdahl.com.

Albert E. Dunton was born on November 18, 1932, in May, OK, the son of Virgil A. and Edna Grace Shaw Dunton.

He married Virginia Arlene Wells on July 31, 1953, at Ft. Riley, KS. He worked as an inspection special investigator for John Deere Plow and Planter Works for 40 years, retiring on May 1, 1992.

He was a veteran, having served in the United States Army. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 1014 AF & AM, where he was a master mason. He was also a member of Scottish Rite and the coordinator of Bodies Valley of Moline.

He loved watching westerns and enjoyed being around his grandchildren.

Dunton is survived by his wife, Virginia; daughters, Larene Paul, Belinda Mangelsdorf, and Lisa Feliksiak; one son, John Dunton; seven grandchildren, Jesse, Jason, Stephanie, Ben, Rebecca, Melissa, and Nicholas; 14 great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Virginia Dunton, Marengo.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Scheryl; 2 sisters, Helen Newton and Wilma Lea Braden, and brother, Lloyd Dunton.

Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 01 Feb 2017, pg 5