Charlotte Catherine Scott

Charlotte Catherine Scott, of Rock Island, IL, left us on her 97th birthday, May 4, 2016, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA. Services will be Monday, May 9th, at 11:00 a.m., with a one-hour visitation prior to the service, at First Congregational Church, 2201 – 7th Avenue, Moline, IL. Burial will be at National Cemetery on Arsenal Island in Rock Island. Arrangements are being handled by Wendt Funeral Home, Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church. Charlotte was born in McGregor, IA, on May 4, 1919, to Leo Michael and Anna Amelia (Nothdurft) Callan. She graduated from high school in Dubuque, IA, and was united in marriage with Aratus Rezin Scott on December 25, 1940, in the First Congregational Church in Dubuque. He preceded her in death in 2008. They lived in Florida, Texas, and Nevada as she followed Rezin’s military assignments during WWII. She also worked in the Rock Island Arsenal shops during the war. Charlotte was a dedicated homemaker. After the war, she and Rezin settled in Rock Island where they raised their two children. She participated in their activities and was very active in PTA. Over the years, she took pride in her community and contributed by being an election judge, census taker, and personal property tax assessor in Rock Island. She also was part of a Cancer Support Group, for many years that sewed dressings for cancer patients. She and Rezin loved to attend estate sales and auctions, searching for treasures. Charlotte loved to bake, and was known for her pies and cakes. She was a long-time member of First Congregational Church in Moline. Survivors include her daughter, Karen Ann Ylinen of Moline; her son, Gregory (Elizabeth) Rezin of Davenport, IA; grandsons, Paul (Ilona) Ylinen of Austin, TX, Benjamin Ylinen of Basalt, CO, Nicholas Scott of Davenport, IA, and Bryan Scott of Emeryville, CA; great-grandchildren, Alexia and Lukas Ylinen of Austin, TX; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, a brother, Henry Callan, and a sister, Mary Louise Handel.

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