Philip John Kibler, 25 Aig 1927 - 15 Sept 2017

KIBLER, CRONBAUGH, HOBSON, STANERSON, AITKEN, SHEDENHELM

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 3/13/2018 at 15:19:18

Memorial service for Philip J. Kibler, 90, Moline, Ill., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at Wendt Funeral Home. He died Friday, Sept, 15, 2017, at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline, Ill. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Per his wishes, the body will be cremated, and private burial will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be made to Animal Aid Humane Society, 239 50th Street, East Moline, Ill. 61244.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.wendtfuneralhome.com.

Philip John Kibler was born Aug. 25, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, the son of George T. and Frances J. (Cronbaugh) Kibler. He graduated from Marengo Iowa High School in 1945 and attended the University of Iowa. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving from Oct. 1, 1945, until Feb. 26, 1947, in Japan.

He was employed in the Railway Mail Service, and then in the Cedar Rapids Post Office, retiring in 1984. He was a member of East Moline American Legion Post #227, the East Moline-Silvis AmVets Post #145 and the Croatian Club.

Kibler is survived by a son, Daniel Kibler (Diana Hobson), Amana; grandchildren, Morgan F. Kibler, Coralville, and Austin J. Kibler, North Liberty; a sister, Elizabeth Stanerson, Williamsburg, and his long-time special friend and caregiver, Cheryl Aitken.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, George B. Kibler, and a twin sister, Phylis Mary Kibler Shedenhelm.

The Journal Tribune, 27 Sept 2017
The Gazette, 20 Sept 2017, 11a