Michelle Van Dolah

Michelle Van Dolah, 69, of Oquawka, Ill., died at 10:09 a.m. Friday, July 7, 2017, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.

Born May 19, 1948, in Monmouth, Ill., she was the daughter of Floyd William and Mary Jane Nuss Thomas. On April 26, 1980, Michelle married Lesley A.Van Dolah in Oquawka.

Mrs. Van Dolah began worked at various businesses in the Oquawka area. She was an RN at Applegate Inn in Monmouth and later was director of nursing at Rosebush Assisted Living in Burlington until her retirement in 2014.

She graduated from Oquawka High School in 1966 and received a nursing degree from Carl Sandburg College. 

She enjoyed handguns and shooting with her husband and making good deals on cars.

Survivors include her husband; three sons, Bill Van Dolah of Aledo, Ill., and Gene Van Dolah and Frank "Bud" Stanley, both of Oquawka; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, two daughters, one brother and one sister.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 at Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka.

The funeral for Mrs. Van Dolah will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 13 at the funeral home, with burial in Oquawka Cemetery.

A memorial has been established for the Oquawka Humane Society. For more information, or to leave a condolence, please visitwww.turnbullfuneralhomes.com.