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Andrew Collier
ANDREW COLLIER
Davenport
Andrew W. Collier, 91, of Davenport, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, Ill.
Andrew was born Jan. 12, 1925, in Marion, Ill., to Samuel and Lois Collier. He married Dorothy Hagen of Davenport on July 30, 1945, in San Diego, Calif. She died Sept. 6, 2009. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. He served from November 1943 to February 1946.
He went to work at the Armory in Davenport, Iowa, after graduating from high school in 1943, before enlisting in the Navy. He worked for many years at Dictaphone in Cedar Rapids and then worked for many years at CRST there until retirement.
He belonged to the Presbyterian church. He enjoyed working on projects and repairs in his home in Davenport, and mowing.
He is survived by his daughter, Linda (Daniel) Rohse of Princeton; and his son, Kenneth (Rebecca) Collier of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his wife; his son, Steven, on Dec. 14, 2013; his brother, Wendell; and his parents.
Memorials may be directed to Scott County Humane Society.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary in Davenport. Funeral services will follow the visitiation at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery.
Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton, Ill., and Cunnick-Collins Mortuary in Davenport are assisting the family.
Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com and/or www.cunnick-collins.com.
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