Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 13

QUAOCITY TIMES Saturday, December 1, 2001 PJ QUAD-CITY AREA Longtime Tri-City Jewish Center for the record obituaries administrator will be honored Stan James, Albany, Joe James, Oxford Junction, and Robert James, Nashville, 31 grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; her fiance, Clifton Seidel, Wyoming, Iowa; sisters, Ida Tillery and Faye Anderson, both of Manteca, and Pat Burgess, Fresno, and brothers, Larry Tillery, Merced, and Doug Tillery, Modesto, Calif. Marion Bartel Mrs. Hall was employed as a welder during World War II. Bethine Kilbane was born-May 13, 1924, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She married Charles Hall in 1945 in Omaha, Neb.

He died in 2000. Memorials may be made to University of Iowa Hospital Heart Clinic, Iowa City Survivors include a daughter, Cynthia Hender, and a son, Patrick both of Moline; and four grandchildren. Richard Boyer MORRISON, I1L Services for Richard E. Boyer, 58, of 113 Maple will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Morrison.

Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Dixon. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday volunteer in the original building on 7th Avenue and 18th Street in Rock Island. When we moved, I helped make the move from the old building to the new building," she said. She plans to continue doing, on a volunteer basis, some of the things she has been doing in her paid position.

"I love to do the decorating during the holidays and planting outdoors," she added. "I've made wonderful friendships I never would have had, had it not been for my position." Her retirement represents a loss to the Tri-City Jewish Center, other members say. "I feel we're going to lose a tremendous amount of knowledge, experience and expertise," said Allan Ross, a member of the center's board of directors. "Maxine has been a stabilizing force, there's no doubt about it, when it comes to the physical plant of a large institution. We have gone through cantors and rabbis and teachers and she's been there rock solid," the executive director of the Jewish Federation of the Quad-Cities, Chuck Rubovits, said.

Barb Arland-Fye can be contacted at (563) 363-2248 or By Barb Arland-Fye QUAD-CITY TIMES Maxine Kovitz, longtime administrator at the Tri-City Jewish Center in Rock Island, is being honored Dec. 7 during a Sabbath service and dinner. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the center, 2715 30th Rock Island. The cost of the dinner is $18 for adults and $9 for 12 years old and younger.

To make reserva it- Kovitz tions, call Cheryl at the center office at (309) 788-3426. Kovitz will retire at the end of December after 20 years with the center. She has been active in all aspects of Jewish community life in the Quad-Cities. Among her achievements are helping to design the center's Kosher kitchen, creating the Circle of Remembrance Fund and developing and managing, with her husband, the weekly bingo fundraiser at the center. "I've grown up in this community.

I've been a member of the congregation my entire life. I have been actively involved as a MORRISON, 111. Marion Bartel, 98, Morrison, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Morrison. Services will be 11 a.m.

Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Morrison. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the church. A wake will be conducted there at 7:30 p.m.

Allen-Grennan Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Bartel served as a housekeeper at the parishes of her son, the Rev. Leo Bartel. Marion Allen was born June 30, 1903, in rural Lyndon.

She married Leo Bartel Sr. in 1931 in Fulton. He died inn 1950. Survivors include daughter, Mary Real, Mount Carroll, Elizabeth Bartel, Bonham, Texas, and Joan Sandoval, Sterling; sons, Rev. Leo with whom she lived for more than 31 years; and John Arlington Heights; 10 grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren.

Bethine Hall PORT BYRON, 111. Bethine Hall, 77, Port Byron, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. Private services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline.

Entombment will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation is 3-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Births Genesis Medical Center, Davenport RAES, Kelly and Jon, Davenport, boy, Nov. 22.

Trinity Medical Center North Campus, Davenport GEIGLE. Bridget and Josh, Walcott. Iowa, boy, Nov. 27. IRONSHIELD, Melody and ROSA, Flavio, Davenport, girl, Nov.

27. Trinity Medical Center West Campus, Rock Island HOOKS, Jamie. Milan. boy, Nov. 16.

FtUMLER, Jennifer and THORNDYKE. David, Moline, boy, Nov. 27. sovy oro KETALAAR. Gerald "Chip" Jr.

and Tracy. Lexington, boy, Nov. 21 Grandparents include Gerald Sr. and Susan Ketelaar, Colona, III. Fire calls Bettendorf Friday 2:05 p.m., 3469 Middle Road, furnace motor.

Davenport Friday 6:37 a.m., 4760 Rockingham Road, investigate. 7:42 a.m., 420 N. Harrison investigate. p.m., 6061 Appomattox Road, structure. 1:19 p.m., 618 E.

Locust investigate. 2:32 p.m., 4303 N. Brady investigate. 3:09 p.m., 212 N. Brady investigate.

Daily EMS calls: 28. East Moline Friday Daily EMS calls: 5. Moline Friday Daily EMS calls: 8. Rock Island Thursday 1:30 p.m., 1804 16th false alarm. 3:55 p.m., 41 3 1 0th false alarm.

5:19 p.m., 1609 12th investigate. Daily EMS calls: 10 iiiinois candidate for governor visits Q-C MILAN, 111. Illinois Sen. Patrick O'Malley, R-Palos Park, will be in the Quad-Cities today to speak at 11 a.m. to the Rock Island Conservation Club at the Department of Natural Resources check station in Milan.

1 4" i New associate pastor begins work at St. Mark's at the funeral home. Mr. Boyer died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at his home.

He was self-employed as a barber in Morrison for 35 Mr. Boyer years. Most recently, he operated the El Matador Barber Shop, Morrison. He was born Oct. 29, 1943, in Dixon.

He married Barbara Reisinger in 1963 in Dixon. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Morrison, and Morrison Kiwanis Club. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; daughters, Diane Head, Clinton, Iowa, and Pam Boyer, Goldsboro, N.C.; two grandchildren; and a brother, Jim, DeLand, Fla. Obituary policy: The Quad-City Times publishes standard obituary notices as a public service, without charge. This page also includes Custom Obituaries, a service for families wishing to include additional information at a fee.

mmnm The Rev. Gary Boschee is the new associate pastor at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Davenport. He grew up a son of a Lutheran pastor. He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor of arts degree in general music from Gustavus Adolphus Col in Belle Plaine, Rev.

Boschee lege. He completed an intensive youth ministry course through Tentmakers Youth Ministry and received his master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary in 1996. Between his college and seminary years, he worked in sales Continued from Page B2 Jane Buech CLINTON, Iowa Jane. Buech, 83, of 801 28th Ave. formerly of 518 S.

5th Clinton, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at Eagle Point Nursing Rehabilitation Center, Clinton, after an extended illness. Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Center Grove Cemetery, north of Elvira. No public visitation will be held.

Clinton Chapel of Snell-Zornig-Dennis A. Lemke Funeral Homes and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Buech was a home-maker. Jane Marlowe was born Aug.

29, 1918, in Charlotte. She married Alger Buech in 1952. He died in 1977. A memorial fund has been established. Survivors include nieces and nephews.

Joyce James OXFORD JUNCTION, Iowa Services for J. Joyce James, 69, Oxford Junction, were Nov. 29 at the Assembly of God, Oxford Junction. Burial is in Mayflower Cemetery, Oxford Junction. She died Nov.

26, 2001, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a heart attack. She was an ordained minister. Joyce Tillery was born April 3, 1932, in Hot Springs, Ark. She married Melvin Williams in 1947 in Patterson, Calif.

She married Sterling "Eddie" James in 1953 in Tomball, Texas. They founded the Crossroads of Life Church, Oxford Junction. He died in 1998. Survivors include daughters, Bonnie Harvey, Hot Springs, and Joan Seaburg and Roxanna Graves, both of Oxford Junction; sons, Keith Williams, Donald James, Scott James and Rocky James, all of Hot Springs, I. WW '0 jrWr All Saints Lutheran welcomes Augie speakers A five-week series on a variety of topics will be held Sundays in December and January at All Saints Lutheran Church, 5002 Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport The adult forums will be a.m.

A different speaker from Augustana College, Rock Island, will lead each session. The sessions are: Sunday Do Ethics and Politics Go Together by Daniel Lee, Ph.D. Dec. 9 Personal Germ War- Church of Jesus Christ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will sponsor a "Gift to the Community," the 2001 Creche Exhibit. Artwork and displays honoring the Savior can be viewed 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m. Dec. 8 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec.

9 at the Church of and retail management, then served two years as a youth director in Dayton, Ohio. During his seminary studies, he interned at Holy Family Lutheran Church in Chicago. During this time, the plight of the poor and disadvantaged touched his heart, and he observed innovative approaches to ministry, he said. After graduating from the seminary, he served as the pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Cuba City, Wis. His love for youth and urban ministry led him to accept a call to St.

Mark. He married Sherri Stokes in 1992. She is completing a degree in music education and works as a part-time choir director in a school district in Hazel Green, Wis. They have a 4-year-old son, Daniel. fare: A Report from the Trenches by Dara Dec.

16 Evolution, God, and Moral Choice: Has Evolutionary Theory Eroded Ethics? by C. Kevin Geedey, Ph.D. Jan. 6 Changing the Nature of Nature: The Ethics of Genetic Manipulation by Heidi StorLPLD. Jan 13 Land Use: The Public Good and Private Rights by Norman Moline, Ph.D.

hosts Creche Exhibit Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Institute Building, 708 Brady Davenport, and 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8 at First Congregational Church, 101 W. Pearl Geneseo.nl. Admission is free.

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