Richard “Dick” W. Bordwell, 85, of Silvis, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Memorial services will be held at a later time. Inurnment will be in Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington. Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd., Moline, is assisting the family.
He was born July 22, 1924, in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Burr Burton and Mildred Hannah (Wabnitz) Bordwell. Burr Bordwell brokered flour for a living and received congratulations on the birth of his son from the Snell Mill and Grain Company of Clay Center, Kan. The price of wheat bran that day was $22 for four tons. The Bordwell family established a livestock feed business in Washington in 1940. He graduated from Washington High School in 1942, attended Washington Junior College, and later joined his father and brother in business. He sold feed to farmers until 1979 when ill health forced him into an early retirement. While never a farmer, he enjoyed working with farmers and kept a close eye on the price of grain, hogs and other commodities. Because of his health, he lived in Phoenix, Ariz. from 1980 until 2005. He married Esther Josephine Stewart Aug. 25, 1944. They were divorced in 1982.
Survivors include a sister, Mary (Bordwell) Gauley of Rock Island; five children and spouses, Richard S. and Virginia Bordwell of Washington, John C. and Martha Bordwell of Coon Rapids, Minn., Millie R. and Robert Youngquist of Washington, William A. and Donna Bordwell of Geneseo, and Lynda L. Bordwell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; special friends, Luis Ortiz Morales and family of Phoenix, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and more than 30 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Marie Bordwell, and a brother. B.B. Bordwell Jr.
Silvis, Ill. —
