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Joe Gildersleeve
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Vandemore Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Geneseo. Inurnment will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation for Joe will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. As per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be left to Joe David Gildersleeve Memorial Fund. Joe was born on Aug. 24, 1935, in Annawan, to David and Edith McDonald Gildersleeve. He was a 1953 graduate of Geneseo High School. On Sept. 1, 1956, he was united in marriage to Betty L. Mariman at St. Malachy's Church in Geneseo. Joe worked as a bricklayer for Eldon and Buffy Zimmerman Masonry for 27 years. He then went to work for John Deere in the Parts Division from 1979 to 1996, retiring as the parts handler for the combine division. After his retirement from John Deere he did masonry work for Double S Masonry. Joe was a member of the Geneseo Moose Lodge No. 990 and the Geneseo Rolle Bolle Club. He enjoyed playing cards, going to auctions, reading plat books and taking day trips with Betty. Joe also was an avid Cubs and Bears fan. Joe is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty; one son, Randy (Deb) Gildersleeve, Arizona; two daughters, Lori (Dave) Naseef, Geneseo, Lynn (Brian) Baker, Moline; six grandchildren, Kristie Leachman, Nick Moore, Heather Gildersleeve, Alex Naseef, Sam and Grace Baker; three great-grandchildren, Tirzah and McKenna Leachman, Jackson Moore; two sisters, Betty Davis, Geneseo, Doris Swanson, Geneseo; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Edith Gildersleeve; infant daughter, Suzanne; sister and brother-in-law, Pauline and Wendell Hill. Share a message of sympathy with Joe's family at www.vandemorefuneralhome.com. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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