Ilene E. [Ferry] Diepenbrock, of Davis/Lake Summerset, Ill., died at 7:50 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in her home.

Mrs. Diepenbrock died of metastasizing lung cancer. She stopped smoking in 1988. She wanted all to know to never start smoking or to quit NOW!

Ilene Diepenbrock, daughter of Guy Ferry and Helen nee DePover Ferry, was born Nov. 10, 1944. Ilene went to Roosevelt Elementary, Calvin Coolidge Junior High and Moline High School, all schools in Moline. She then attended Gale Institute, Minneapolis, Minn.

While working in the Quad-Cities, she was affiliated with Austin-Detaye Travel with DePorter-Butterworth. She managed locations in Moline and Rock Island. Mrs. Diepenbrock worked for United Airlines in Moline, Denver, Colorado and Chicago, retiring in 1997 after 31 years of service.

In 1972, she married Robert Diepenbrock and obtained three potty trained children. Later, Bob and Ilene added two, un-potty trained children of their own.

Ilene is survived by her husband, Robert "Bob" Diepenbrock; her children, Laurie Kelley and Robert (Mary), David (Shirley), Guy (Barbara) and Erik Diepenbrock; her 10 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; her sister, Carol Peters; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Helen and Guy Ferry; sister, Sallye Causemaker; and nephew, Robert Peters.

A memorial ceremony will be held at a later date. Cremation rites will be accorded. McCorkle Funeral Home-Durand Chapel, 101 Main St., Durand, Ill., assisted the family. Any donations may be sent to your favorite charity.

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