Laura M. Besick

      Laura M. Besick, 73, of Bettendorf, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2007, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial of cremains will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Douds.

      Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

      Memorials to American Cancer Society may be left at the funeral home or mailed to family at 3702 Clover Hills Drive, Bettendorf 52722.

      Mrs. Besick was born April 13, 1934, in Keokuk, the daughter of James C. and Ferne Rice Bryant. She married Gerald E. Besick of Douds, Sept. 14, 1957, in Kahoka, Mo.

To see the complete obituary, read the April 30, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.