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Jack Hobbs
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Visitation will be noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Jack was born March 18, 1963, in Moline, the son of Jack N. and Eleanor Christensen Hobbs. He married Janet Rowe Aug. 29, 1998, in Moline. Jack worked at Ernie's Auto in Silvis for 20 years before he became owner of Hobbs Auto Repair in Silvis. He was a total Harley man and enjoyed collecting antiques, classic cars, mushroom hunting for morels, fishing, music, researching his family genealogy and spending time with his family and dogs. Survivors include his parents, Jack and Eleanor Hobbs; his wife, Janet; children, Brandon C., Jack N. and Brianna L. Hobbs, all of Silvis; sisters Julie Doy, West Des Moines, Iowa, and Sue Whipple, The Villages, Fla. Jack was preceded in death by his grandparents. The family would like to thank MDA-ALS Foundation, Iowa City Healthcare and Trinity Hospice for the support and care given to Jack. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schrodermortuary.com. 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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