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Robert Eddleman
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 14, at First Baptist Church of East Moline, 4021 9 1/2 St. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. with an Eastern Star service beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of East Moline or InTouch Day Care and Home Care in Moline. Bob was born on March 15, 1929, in Moline, the son of Ray and Cassie Anderson Eddleman. Bob graduated from United Township High School in 1947, and then from the Moline Institute of Commerce having studied accounting in 1954. He earned an associate's degree in applied science from Black Hawk College in 1974, and in electronic technology and refrigeration in 1986. He married Leona Redden on Sept. 9, 1950, in East Moline. She preceded him in death in October 2001. Robert married Deane Knight on March 15, 2003. She passed away in February 2011. As a life-long member of First Baptist Church of East Moline Bob was active on various church boards and with the American Baptist Men's Group. He also was a 50-year member of East Moline Masonic Lodge No. 969 A.F. & A.M. and of Rose Chapter of Order of Eastern Star. He worked from 1947 to 1955 as a stock clerk at John Deere Malleable. He was a cost accountant with AMETEK until 1970. Bob worked in the Maintenance Department at Black Hawk College until his retirement in 1991. He enjoyed golfing in the East Moline Church League and he loved to fish, roller skate and ski. He started many a day "getting fit" at the Moline Family YMCA. He was a member of the Mississippi Valley Woodcarvers Association. He also volunteered as a tutor for the Literacy Connection at Washington Elementary School in Moline. And, last, but not least, the CUBS have lost one of its biggest fans! He is survived by his daughters, Diane (Greg) Moroni, Rock Island, and Dawn Eddleman, Rock Island; grandchildren, Kristin Moroni, Grayslake, Ill., Keith (Agnieszka) Moroni, Wheeling, Ill., Kevin Moroni, Rock Island, Kara Moroni, DeKalb, Ill.; sister, Karen Murphy and family, East Moline; and stepdaughter, Donna (Robert) Hamrick and family, Coal Valley. There are many nieces; nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and spouses. The family wants to thank the staff at In-Touch for the kind and dedicated care by Bryon Eckert. Online condolences may be left for his family by visiting his obituary online at www.esterdahl.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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