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Harriet Harley Celebrates Her 108th Birthday Mrs. Harriet Tinnes Harley of 3752 Thunder Ridge Road, # 123, Bettendorf, Iowa is celebrating her 108th birthday July 27th. There will be no party this year because of the virus. But, she would love to hear from old friends in the area. Mrs. Harley lived alone in her own home until she was 105. Now in assisted living she remains active doing word puzzles, reading, winning regularly at Bingo, and writing “her life story.” She thinks that despite the challenges, in many ways, she has lived during the best of times. Here is some of her story.Harriet Margaret Tinnes was born in Keokuk County. She grew up on a farm there working hard, helping nurse her family through scarlet fever, and weathering the depression. She played the piano, taught Sunday school, and led 4-H sewing classes in the area. She also served as editor of the Keota Klipper, the Keota High School paper. Mrs. Harley graduated in the KHS class of 1931. After earning her teaching certificate at Parsons College in Fairfield, she taught all eight grades in a one room schoolhouse heated by a pot-bellied stove. In 1936, she married Charles Wilton Harley of West Chester. They moved to Davenport where they owned and operated a confectionery called the Karmel Korn Shop and started a family. When World War II broke out, all the young men in her family joined the military. She became a Navy wife and traveled around the country with her aviator husband and her two small daughters. After the war, the family returned to Davenport where she and her husband owned and operated East Locust Hardware and Building Supply for 37 years. She served as First Lady of the Iowa Retail Hardware Association during her husband's presidency.
Happy 55th Birthday
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Shirley Arp was born in an old farmhouse on her grandfather’s farm near Probstei in Scott County on August 9, 1931 to Leilla Wulf Arp and Theodore H. Arp. She attended Blue Grass #6 Country School K thru 8th grade, bussed to J.B. Young Jr. High in Davenport for 9th grade and graduated a Country girl with honors from Davenport High School June 9, 1949.
Shirley has remained constant in her affection of her classmates and old Davenport High School. She married the love of her life, Allan A. Arp, on September 16, 1950. He died in April of 2009. They had enjoyed 58 ½ years together. While also farming she enjoyed a great secretarial career with the Davenport Community School District, retiring in 1993 from West High School after 30 years of service.
Shirley is a 72 year active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport. She has served in many official capacities for the American Legion Auxiliary at the County, District, and State levels.
Shirley has now reached the wonderful milestone of 90 years of age. Please join her family in honoring her at a reception from 1 to 4 pm on Saturday, August 7th at the Walcott Legion Past Home, 121 Bryant Street, Walcott, IA. She is the mother of 4 children, Gregory (Vicky), both deceased; Julie (Regis) Rulifson, Apex, N.C.; Brent (Nancy) Arp, Walcott; and Jane Tomesch, Ames, IA.
Shirley has 7 grandchildren: Nick Rulifson, Kate (Ben) Schreurs, Stephanie (Coy) Claussen; Laura (Tony) Frankowski; Christopher Arp; Dr. Alex (Jenny) Tomesch, and Zach Tomesch, she has 9 great grandchildren who affectionately call her “Gigi”.
She is very interested in her genealogy. She is the granddaughter of Julie (Jens) Wulf and Fred Wulf and Mary Hein Arp and Otto D. Arp and if you are a distant long lost relative, please come and introduce yourself.
Thank you
Celebration of Life Darrel (Shorty) Ellis
April 11, 1934 - September 15, 2020
Join us on Sunday, August 1, 2021
Credit Island Park, Shelter #2 Davenport, IA(follow signage in the park)Please come and share "Shorty" stories with friends and family
Shirley Arp was born in an old farmhouse on her grandfather’s farm near Probstei in Scott County on August 9, 1931 to Leilla Wulf Arp and Theodore H. Arp. She attended Blue Grass #6 Country School K thru 8th grade, bussed to J.B. Young Jr. High in Davenport for 9th grade and graduated a Country girl with honors from Davenport High School June 9, 1949.
Shirley has remained constant in her affection of her classmates and old Davenport High School. She married the love of her life, Allan A. Arp, on September 16, 1950. He died in April of 2009. They had enjoyed 58 ½ years together. While also farming she enjoyed a great secretarial career with the Davenport Community School District, retiring in 1993 from West High School after 30 years of service.
Shirley is a 72 year active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport. She has served in many official capacities for the American Legion Auxiliary at the County, District, and State levels.
Shirley has now reached the wonderful milestone of 90 years of age. Please join her family in honoring her at a reception from 1 to 4 pm on Saturday, August 7th at the Walcott Legion Past Home, 121 Bryant Street, Walcott, IA. She is the mother of 4 children, Gregory (Vicky), both deceased; Julie (Regis) Rulifson, Apex, N.C.; Brent (Nancy) Arp, Walcott; and Jane Tomesch, Ames, IA.
Shirley has 7 grandchildren: Nick Rulifson, Kate (Ben) Schreurs, Stephanie (Cay) Glaussen; Laura (Tony) Frankowski; Christopher Arp; Dr. Alex (Jenny) Tomesch, and Zach Tomesch, she has 9 great grandchildren who affectionately call her “Gigi”.
She is very interested in her genealogy. She is the granddaughter of Julie (Jens) Wulf and Fred Wulf and Mary Hein Arp and Otto D. Arp and if you are a distant long lost relative, please come and introduce yourself.
With much love and joy, we congratulate our parents, Jean & Howard Berchtold, on their 65th Wedding Anniversary.
After meeting on a blind date, Jean (Kennedy) and Howard were married on June 30, 1956 at St. Patrick’s Church in Galesburg, IL and have lived in Davenport since 1968.
Our parents are blessed with 5 children: Tim (Iowa), Dru (Alaska), Karen (California), Julie (Illinois), & Curt (Florida) – all Assumption High School alumni. “Gram & Papa” are the proud and adoring grandparents of Blake (Jason), Bob, Eric (Jamie), Brian (Dalila), Vince, Grace, Van, Nick, Beau, Jeremy, Sarah and Ave, and great-grandparents of Melissa, Nate, Ty, Henry, Quinn, Giselle, Bliss, Sunshine, Jett, Leo, Rain, Ruby and Kobe and Indi. They are also proud in-laws of Marty (Tim) Berchtold, Tony (Julie) Carballo and Gina (Curt) Berchtold.
After serving in the U. S. Marine Corps and earning an engineering degree from Bradley University, Howard worked as a mechanical engineer for Caterpillar until retiring in 1992. Jean earned her R. N. at St. Joseph’s School of Nursing and worked at Mercy Hospital until retiring in 1995.
Their retired years have been spent: enjoying and visiting their children, grandchildren and siblings (Zoom calls during COVID); counting money and driving “bread patrol” for St. Anthony’s; playing bridge; exercising at the Y; bike riding; fishing; celebrating with the birthday club; gardening; feeding the hummingbirds; recycling; watching Assumption football games; watching Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune and Seinfeld; doing crosswords and Sudoku; reading lots of books and enjoying their iPads; ‘resting their eyes’ when needed and relaxing in their favorite place – the Northwoods of Wisconsin – where the extended family gathers annually for our beloved summer vacation. We are so grateful for your unconditional love, support, and guidance. Cheers to 65 years!
Jean & Howard Berchtold
