Jean A. Schertz

          Jean A. Schertz, 70, a resident of Davenport, Iowa and formerly of Bloomington, Illinois died on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at her home after a courageous year-long battle with cancer.

          Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 11th at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. on Monday.  Memorials may be made to P.E.O. Chapter MW or Bridge Cities Church of Bettendorf.

          Jean was born in Peoria, Illinois on April 22, 1953 and was adopted as an infant by her loving parents, Edward and Phyllis (Wertsch) Dirks.  She graduated from Bloomington High School in 1971 and volunteered as a Candy Striper at Mennonite Hospital in Bloomington. She attended the Barnes School of Nursing in St. Louis and later the Methodist School of Nursing in Peoria.  On August 18, 1973, she married Michael E. Schertz in Bloomington.

          She was employed as office manager for 15 years at the State Farm Agency in East Moline, Illinois and later as branch manager at Chase Bank in Moline for 9 years and Vibrant Credit Union for 5 years.

          Her memberships included P.E.O. Chapter MW and the Bridge Cities Church of Bettendorf.

          Jean loved to travel and treasured the times spent with her family especially her beloved grandchildren. She was a strong advocate for organ donation having undergone a kidney transplant herself and believed strongly in adoption.

          Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Mike, her sons, Jeff Schertz of Tahoe City, California and Brian (Danielle) Schertz of Bettendorf; her grandchildren, Allison and Owen Schertz; and her brothers, Bob (Kathy) Dirks of Westlake Village, California and John (Laura) Dirks of Lake Bloomington, Illinois.

          Her parents preceded her in death.