Marie Magdalena Sammon

Funeral services celebrating the life of Marie Sammon, 85, of Davenport, will be held at Noon on Friday, October 27, 2023, at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport.  Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Davenport.  Visitation will be from 10am until time of services Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the family.

Ms. Sammon passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Genesis East, Davenport.

Marie Magdalena Franco was born July 22, 1938, in Davenport, a daughter of Manuel and Mabel (Hahn) Franco Sr.

Prior to her retirement she had worked as a material handler for John Deere.

Marie loved spending time with her large family, especially around the holidays.  She also enjoyed reading, coloring, cooking, watching and reading Westerns (especially Louis L’Amour), and collecting snowmen, snow globes, and Troll dolls.  She liked going out to dinner, particularly El Mariachi’s on Saturday nights.

Survivors include her children Anna Kopf, LaDean Warner of Davenport, Marisa Hewitt of Chico, CA, Ramona Bakich of Davenport, Lorena Stalkfleet of East Moline, Michelle Sammon, John (Beverly) Sammon, Danny (Melissa) Sammon all of Davenport; 26 grandchildren; 59 great grandchildren; 28 great great grandchildren; siblings Angela Franco, Juanita “Peter” Tague, Manuel (Dana) Franco Jr, Kathy Rivera all of Davenport, and Mary (Felix) Vallejo of Moline.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Ramona Peterson, Rosalee Young, grandchildren Brianna Sammon, Donavon Sammon, Jeremiah Verre, great grandson Daniel Mann, nephews Jeffery Franco, Lonnie Tague, and niece Jennifer Rivera.  May they rest in peace.

Online remembrances may be expressed at www.hmdfuneralhome.com.