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Faye Stoewer
Funeral services will be held at noon, Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Faith Lutheran Church, 1611 41st St., Moline, with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Ill., at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Faith Lutheran Church, 1611 41st St., Moline, IL 61265; or Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, 1509 27th Ave. N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55418. Miller & Steinke Funeral Home, Galena, is in charge of arrangements. She was preceded in death by husband of 61 years, William "Bill," and her brother, Charles. She is survived by son, Greg (Mary) and children, Yiyuan, Lai Xin; and son, Jon (Cindy) and children, Alex and Rachel; as well as brother-in-law, Red, and his four daughters, Maine; and sister-in-law, Anastasia and her daughter, Chicago. Faye was a caring, loving mother and grandmother. She grew up in Chicago, raised family in Moline and recently moved to Roseville. Her education included a master's degree in library science. Faye brought music and arts into our family. Faye played bass violin at polkas and was an inaugural member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. She sang in the Handel Oratorio Society's Messiah, Rock Island, and North Suburban Chorus, Roseville. She was a librarian (fine arts, science and technology) at the Rock Island Library and a volunteer at the Putnam Museum, Davenport. Faye and Bill were frequent travelers to Mexico and Europe. They wintered in Tempe, Ariz., for 30 years. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com. 
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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.
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