Home Delivery |
Contact Us |
Jobs |
Alerts |
News Archives |
Site map |
Log In |
Webmail |
Internet Services |
Mobile
Text size: 
Earl Gift
A gathering will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl, 1301 4th St., Orion. Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. Burial of cremains will be at Beulah Rural Township Cemetery. Military honors will be performed by the Orion American Legion Post No. 255. Memorials may be made to Retreat & Refresh Stroke Camp. Earl was born on Dec. 28, 1941, in Franklin County, Pa., the son of Charles Robert and Lola Mae Burkholder Gift. He married Becky Stevens on May 21, 1966, in Boise, Idaho, and later married Dorothy Ann Wilson on Sept. 3, 1976, in Pearland, Texas. Earl worked as a telephone technician for the former Bell companies, AT&T and Lucent Technologies. He retired from Lucent Technologies in 1991. Earl was a handyman, avid do-it-yourselfer and computer enthusiast who took great joy in helping others. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Gift, Coal Valley; children, Lisa (Andy) Jenkins, West Valley City, Utah, Eric (Lori) Gift, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; grandchildren, Kristine Gift, Kevin Gift, Cameron Gift; sisters, Charlotte Sweeney, Maryland, Lola Mae (Jerry) Bane, West Virginia; brother, Charles Gift, Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Irene Bolen; and brother, Frank Gift. Online condolences may be left for the family by visiting his obituary at www.esterdahl.com. 
|
 
|
 |
|
||
Davenport, IA Details |
|||
Easy Fast Cheese Fudge
(More recipes)
| (More Print Ads) |
Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
(More History)