The Rock Island Argus from Rock Island, Illinois (2024)

e- ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1967 flf'W V-' I A. Romine Of Rock Island Dies at Age 66 Clemens Jackson Of Rock Island Succumbs at 63 Clemens Mickey Jackson, 63, of 918 10th Rock Island, died Saturday night in St. Anthonys Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 Wednesday afternoon in the Nicholson Funeral Home, Rock Island. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Mr. Jackson was born in Clarksville, and had resided in Rock Island 22 years. He was employed by the J.I. Case Rock Island. Survivors include the widow; his' father, Alonzo Jackson of Paynesville, a daughter, Mrs.

-Mary Louise Trent, Rock, Island and two grandchildren. 'VN. i- TOUCH AND GO Flags are aflutter and motors sputter as the Gendarmerie Francaise form a human pyramid on motorcycles at Expo 67 Autostade in Montreal. 0 Missionary To Speak at Free Methodist Church V. P.

Wilkison Succumbs; Rites Are Pending Virgil P. Wilkison. 66, of 2205 16th Rock Island, died at 1:20 this morning in St. Anthonys Hospital, following an extended illness. Funeral services are pending at the Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island.

Mr. Wilkison was born May 11,1901 in Sheffield, Iowa, a son of Edward and Eva Wilkison. He received his education in Sheffield and Platteville, schools, and married Allene M. Sexton Feb. 11, 1954 in Dubuque, Iowa.

He was employed as a spray painter at the Farmall Works, Rock Island, retiring in 1956. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and was a member of American Legion Post No. 200; Gustaf C. Lannoo Post No, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy. Surviving are the widow; son, Ted P.

of Round Lake, three grandchildren and a brother, Bert, of Platteville. He was preceded in death by a sister. Funerals -BERG Funeral services for Magnus Berg, 59, of 2937 River Heights Rock Island, president of the Normoyle Berg Construction Rock Island, who was killed in a light plane crash last Thursday in the western secton of Saskatchewan, Canada, were conducted this afternoon in the First Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Edward P. Nelson, pastor, officiating.

Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Rock Island. Honorary pallbearers were J. Normoyle J. Normoyle J. L.

Murphy, Edgar Partlow, Maurice DeMaught, Kenneth Enright, Leo Cavanaugh, Olaf Rosenwing, Gunnar Nelson, James Taylor Donald Bealer, Robert HiUan, George Hall Robert Tilley, Herschel Criswell, Charles Cole, William Hamick, Peter Helmers, Lee Davis, John Meyer, Charles Bullard, and Olle Oselleford. Active pallbearers were Leon Russell, Ray Duvall, Eric Mattson, Jerry Hall, Arthur Day and Harold Hall. LOFGREN Funeral services for Mrs. Lucille A. Lofgren, 65, of 2324 29 Rock Island, who died Saturday morning in Moline Lutheran Hospital were conducted this morning in the Knox-Larson Funeral Home, with a reader from First Church of Christ Scientist officiating.

Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Pallbearers were Donald and Lyle Forward, Ernest Rossow Ralph Chaney, Perry Ross and Francis Selby. Russia made its llalm to Alaska on the basis of voyages by Vitus Bering in 1728 and 1741. if VI iX r- i 1 I tmm- MISS BODTCHER SYMPATHY FLOWERS Express your deepest fiscera feelings, simply and beautifully with flower. We Send Sympathy Flower Anywhere Oct.

14th Miss Olive Bodtcher, a registered nurse who has spent the past seven years in Burundi in Central Africa as a Free Methodist medical missionary, will be the featured speaker at the Free Methodist Church, Rock Island, this' weekend. She will talk at a meeting Friday, at 7:30 p.m., and again Sunday morning, at 11. Miss Bodtcher has seen the little country weather several political crises since it achieved independence in 1962. First the prime minister was assassinated in 1965, and then, the following summer, Burundis king was deposed by his own son, who was in turn deposed by an army captain who set up a republic. Throughout the confusion, Miss Bodtcher continued her work directing dispensaries at Muyebe and Rwintare mission stations, although at times the dispensaries were forced to Iim it their services.

Much of the actual work is done by African dispensers. Although the political confusion led to actual persecution and martyrdom of Christians in some areas, Miss Bodtcher has seen the church grow. In last year membership Increased by 27 per cent. Miss Bodtcher will illustrate her presentation with colored slides. Both meetings are open to the public.

UNITY MEETING Miss Mabel Swanson of the Unity Center Church, Cedar Rapids, will be at the Rock Island YWCA tomorrow for two meetings, one at 1:30 p.m., and the other at 7:30 p.m. The meetings are open to all persons who are interested in the Unity Church movement, with headquarters in Lees Summit, Mo. Ray Romine, 66, of 416 14 Rock Island, died at 5 last evening in St. Anthonys Hospital, following a six-year illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon in the Hodgson Funeral Home, with the Rev.

Lowell M. Campbell, pastor of the Milan Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, East Moline. Friends may call after 7 tonight at the. funeral home.

Mr. Romine was born Aug. 3, 1901 in Fairbanks, a son of John and Etta Turley Romine. He received his education in Fairbanks schools and had resided in Rock Island for the past 45 years. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator for many years, and attended Milan Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are the widow; six daughters, Mrs. Dean (Betty) Paulsen of Rock Island, Mrs. Raymond (Ruth) Ehlers of Milan, Mrs. Carl (Nancy) Betty of Rock Island, Mrs. Clifford (Alice) Rosenthal of Rock Island, Mrs.

Earl (Rita) Nevins of Des Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Bobbie (Sharon) Locker of Fort Worth, a son, Raymond G. Romine of Rock Island; a sister, Mrs. Jim Little of Pimento, three half-sisters, Mrs. Vivian Sedam of Moline, Mrs.

Mary Webster of Lynn, Iowa, and Mrs. Nellie McKillip, of Andalusia; two half-brothers, John Romine of Milan and Richard of Rock Island; the step-mother, Mrs. Mary Romine of Milan and 32 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He Was preceded in death by two sisters Moline PARMENTIER RITES Services for Joseph Parmen tier, 60, of 2409 4th Moline, who died Friday, will be at 10:30 tomorrow morning in the Esterdahl Chapel. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gerdens Cemetery.

The Rosary will be recited at 7 tonight in the mortuary, where friends may call. MRS; BENJAMIN Mrs. John L. Benjamin, 70, of 1006 17th Moline, died last night in Moline Public Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon in the Schroder Chapel, Silvis with the Rev.

Roger Christianson of Colona Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Bethesda Cemetery, Hillsdale. Friends may call after noon tomorrow. Mrs. Benjamin, the former Violet Billings, was born in Waterloo, Iowa, and was married to Mr.

Benjamin Jan. 8, 1917, in Hudson, Iowa. He died in 1948. She had resided in Erie, Green Rock and Cambridge before moving to Moline. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs.

E. W. Sims of Houston, Mrs. Otto Larson of Andover and Mrs. Willard Peterson of East Moline; a son, Gene L.

of Green Rock; a stepson, Dwight F. of Waterloo; 12 grandchildren; eight great-children, and a sister, Mrs. Rose Benson of Waterloo. JOHN E. SKOGLUND John E.

Skoglund, 80, formerly of 2744 13th Moline, died yesterday morning in Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley. Services will be at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon in the Esterdahl Chapel with the Rev, LeRoy Anderson of the i Lutheran Church, Moline, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tomorrow night. Mr.

Skoglund was born in Vastergotland, Sweden, and married Emma Nelson April 26, 1913, in Moline. She died Dec. 30, 1965. In 1954 he retired as. an assembler from International Harvester Farmall Works, after 28 years.

Surviving are a son, Richard of Moline, a grandson and a brother, August in Sweden. City Residents Sister-In-Law, Dies Word has been received by Mrs. Carl P. White, 1821 35th Rock Island, of death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. William Heston, 72, of Fairfield, Iowa, who died yesterday in a Fairfield nursing home.

Funeral services and burial will be held in Fairfield. Survivors include the widower and three sons. OLD BELIEF According to an old Indonesian belief, rice possesses a soul, and harvesters hide their knives in the palms of their hands to avoid offending the rice goddess. numerous times and landed in a field. He was thrown from the car.

The wreckage was found about 8 Sunday morning by a milk truck driver. The accident is under investigation by tke Missouri Highway Patrol. Funeral services will be at 1:30 tomorrow in the Karle-Shaffer Funeral Home in Kahoka. Burial will bein Kahoka. Justice was born Feb.

18, 1944 in Clark County, Missorui, a son of Gilbert and Irene Thews Justice. He was a member of the Ballard Baptist Church. He was graduated from the Kahoka High School in 1962 and was married June 26, 1965 to Sherry Graham at Kahoka. She survives along with a daughter, Kayla Marie; his parents of Kahoka; two brothers, Richard of Louis and Roger of Kahoka, and a sister, Mrs. Terry Hambelton of East Moline.

Davenport MRS. JAMES WILSON Funeral services for Mrs. James D. Wilson, 84, who died yesterday in the Royal Neighbor Home Davenport, will be at 10 Wednesday morning in the Runge Chapel, with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after 5 this evening.

Mrs. Wilson was born in Ja-bez, and was married to Mr. Wilson. He preceded her in death. She had resided at the Royal Neighbor Home since October 1961.

Surviving are four sons, Carl, Lonnie and Ray, all of Bloomington, 111., and James of Chicago. ALVIN BLOCKER Services for Alvin Blocker, 65, of 611 Farnam who died last night at St. Lukes Hospital, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Runge Mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation is after 7. tonight at the funeral home. Mr. Blocker was born in Scott County and married Julia Koenig March 12, 1924. He was employed with Drewery Limited, until his retirement in 1964.

Surwing are the widow; six daughters, Mrs. Norma Beadel, Orange, Mrs. Linda Richters, Mrs. Catherine Wallace and Mrs. Mary Groenbeck, all of Davenport; Mrs.

Judith Tinier, Eldridge, and Mrs. Julia Thee, Donahue; three sons, Michael, Davenport, John, El Cajon, and Herbert, Davenport; a brother, Roland, Compton, a sister, Mrs. Bernice Mechel, Lakewood, 33 grandchildren, and a greatgrandchild.4 LOUIS HOFFBAUER Funeral services for Louis Hoffbauer, 89, of Eagle Grove, formerly of Blue Grass, who died yesterday in Mercy Hospital, Fort Dodge, Iowa, will be held at 9 tomorrow morning in the Kastler-Babco*ck Funeral Home, Eagle Grove, with graveside services at 3 tomorrow afternoon in Blue Grass Cemetery. Mr. Hoffbauer was bom in Buffalo and moved to Eagle Grove in 1922.

He married Ella Meyhaus, who. died in 1959. He had owned a bottling works in Eagle Grove and' Al-gona. Surviving is a brother, Max Hoffbauer of Dallas, Tex. GUBERUD RITES Funeral services for Wendee R.

Guberud, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roswald Guberud, 624 W. 16th who died Friday night in Davenport Osteopathic Hospital after an extended illness, were held this afternoon in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Davenport, with burial in Walcott Cemetery. The Runge Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements.

Quarterbacks Club Reservations for Luncheons Asked Regular and new members of the Island Quarterback Club were advised today to make reservations for the final four luncheons meetings. Tickets are available at the main lobby desk at the Rock Island YMCA. Price Boeye, chairman of the club, urged members to make reservations by phone before Wednesday evening so that the right number of meals can be prepared for the Friday meeting- The Quarterback club sessions are held at the YMCA dining room and there are four meetings still on the current schedule. Tickets are priced at $5. In the Christian religion, hex-ameron means the six 'days of creation.

COLONA Larry Duane Justice, 23, of Colona was killed about 5 Sunday morning on Missouri 81 south of Kahoka, Mo. -Justice was traveling south, apparently at a high rate of speed, when he skidded to the left across the highway, hit and broke a utility pole, tore up seven fence posts, turned over Kenneth Dierolf, Past Dies, in Peoria Kenneth A. Dierolf, 64, of Peoria, a past resident of Rock Island, died yesterday in his home, following an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will lie conducted at 9:30 tomorrow morning in the Wilton Mortuary, Peoria, with a reader from the Christian Science Church, Peoria, officiating. Graveside servic es will be at 12:30 tomorrow afternoon in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island.

Mr. Dierolf was born Nov. 11, 1902 in Rock Island, a son of Edward and Margaret A. Dierolf. He received his education Rock Island public schools and formerly was a partner in the Dierolf Dairy, Rock Island selling the firm in 1947, and moving to Peoria.

He had been associated with the C.P. Division of St. Regis, Chicago, in Peoria. He married Hope Anderson in 1926 in Rock Island and was a charter member of Central Illinois Dairy Technology. Surviving are the widow; a spn, Ronald K.

of Carlonsville, a grandson; two brothers, Carl E. of Seattle, and Arthur W. of Tucson, Ariz. and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy M.

Pfaff and Mrs. Edna G. Horst, both of Rock Island. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mrs.

Anderson, Past Resident, Dies in Utah Mrs. Carrie Anderson, I Helper, Utah, a former Rock Island resident, died at Helper Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Mitchel Funeral Home, Pryce, Utah, after which the body will be returned to the Hinchcliff-Pearson Funeral Home, Galesburg, for further services. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Galesburg.

Mrs. Anderson, the former Carrie Mosher, was born Sept. 17, 1879, in Cuba, a daughter of Frank and Salome Mosh-She was -married in 1900 to er. Rhode Anderson of Marietta, Hi. She had been a resident of Galesburg for many years, moving to Rock Island after the death of her husband in January 1944.

She had resided at Helper for the past several years. Survivors, include three daughters, Mrs. James Jennings, Rock Island, Mrs. John Gordon, Davis, and Mrs. Lawrence Poiset, Perris, three sons, Don of Oakland, and Marion and Lloyd of Helper; 12 grandchildren and several great-grancchildren.

East Moline HENRY HARGROVE Henry M. Hargrove, 69, of 1111 42nd Apt. A. East Moline, died yesterday mom ing in Moline Lutheran Hospi tal. Services will be at 3 tomorrow afternoon in the Esterdahl Chapel.

Burial will be in Hampton Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary. Mr. Hargrove owned and operated the Motor Moline, for 28 years. He was a trap shooter and also sponsored midget racers from 1951 until 1957.

He was bom in Cunningham, and married June Leep-er April 12, 1942, in Kahoka, Surviving are the widow; a son, William of Moline; a daughterMrs. Philip Hendrickson of Decatur; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Armistead of Clarksville, and Mrs. Ralph Mills of Cunningham, and two brothers, Lloyd of Palmyra, and Herbert of Clarksville. BABEL OF TONGUES How many languages are spoken by Indias 500 million people? The estimates run as high as 2,000, including various dialects.

Fourteen state languages are recognized. English is in wide usage; Hindi is spoken by 30 per cent. CLEMENS JACKSON RAY A. ROMINE Mrs. Moore, Life Resident Of City, Dies Mrs.

Margaret C. Moore, of 4302 23rd Rock Island, died at 4:50 this morning in St. Anthonys Hospital, following an extended illness. Funeral services are pending at the Wheelan Funeral Home. Mrs.

Moore was born Nov. Mrs. Moor 26, 1915 in Rock Island, a daugh ter of Harry and Augusta Yeager. She received her education in Rock Island schools and was married to Fred J. Moore June 14, 1938 in Rock Island.

She formerly was employed by; the Bituminous Casualty and was a member of St. Pius X. Roman Catholic Church. Surviving are the widower; her mother, Mrs. Augusta Yeager of Rock Island; three sons, James, who is attending the University of Iowa, Timothy, serving with the Navy in Vietnam and Michael, at home; two brothers, Richard of Rock Island, and Harold of San Diego, and a sister, Mrs.

Joseph Edmondson of Rock Island. She was preceded in death by her MODEL WWG 101 All These Quality Features: 1 Trlpl-etlon agitator for thorough claanalng a Balloon roll, adjustable, safety-type wringer a Porcelain enamel tub, 7-lb. capacity, polypropylene tub cover 1 a Heavy-duty motor, nigged Borg -Warner transmission a Non-tip design, four aasy-rolling casttn Mrs. Bennett, Life Resident, Taken By Death Mrs. Theressa M.

Bennett, 85, tf 3717 11th Rock Island, died at 7:35 yesterday morning in Shady Lawn Nursing Home, Rock Island, a three-year illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 tomorrow afternoon in Mrs. Bennett Knox-Larson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Fred J. Rolf of Rock.

Island, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Friends may call at the funeral home. Mrs. Bennett was born Sept.

15, 1882 in Rock Island, a daughter of Joseph V. and Mary Scheurman Mier. She received her education in Rock Island public schools and was a 1 i resident of Rock Island. She was married to Dennis J. Bennett Dec.

18, 1901 in Rock Island. He died July 12, 1955. Surviving are three sons, Frederick J. of Cordova, Allen J. and Edward both of Rock Island; six grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; a sister, Mrs.

Earl Miner of Pine City, Minn, and a brother, Louis Mier of Lakefield, Minn. She also' was preceded in death by a grandson, a great-granddaughter, five brothers and a sister. Beg Your Pardon Among the survivors inadver tedly omitted in the obituary of Luvater Nelson, of Los Angeles, who died recently in California, were brothers, Silvis of Rock Island, McKinley and Charles of Rock Island, Edward and J. W. Nelson both of Cali-fornia and J.

C. Nelson, and sisters, Mrs. Edgerson, Mrs. Sainmie Miller, Mrs. Effie Bakers, and Mrs.

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