Moline Memories 1966: 2026

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Congratulations - Howard Lindstrom and Becky McFarlin - 56th Wedding Anniversary!

Congratulations - Howard Lindstrom and Becky McFarlin -
56th Wedding Anniversary!

Howard Lindstrom and Becky McFarlin were married
December 30, 1967

Congratulations on their 56th wedding anniversary!

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Adam Jones and Melo Cream

Greg Jackson (son), Homer Jackson (grandfather),
Martin Jackson (grandson)

"Last month I heard from Greg Jackson. His father Homer was a friend of mine when Bob and I (and later, Dale) worked in Moline, Illinois. Homer was a swell guy, a real Cubs fan (win or lose), and the best donut maker in the history of the world, BC and AD. Forget about loose-meat sandwiches, the best thing about living in the Quad-Cities was Melo-Cream Donuts! Does anyone remember "Adam Jones Dilly Bread?" Homer did that for me. He even had bags printed with that on them. The bread was really good – yum! Not quite as good as the Jack Barlow Donut, but very few things are. They were covered in peanuts and if you ate them frozen they tasted like ice cream! Greg has a blog about Moline: http://molinememories.blogspot.com. It was nice to hear from him. (It must be spring; my taste buds are blooming.)"

Adam Jones, WQUA Radio and very popular

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Eyre - Sundine - Ethridge

Name That Trio - Garfield Gashouse Gang - MHS 1966

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Wharton Field House

In the Beginning

Above is possibly the earliest known picture of me. My mother, Gladys Parker Jackson, is holding my older sister and brother. I could be on the way, but I am not sure. Homer Jackson, my father, is revealed in the shadow on the bottom of the shot. He always wore a hat outside. Behind is Wharton Field House, which my father helped build as a laborer. The street behind is 23rd Avenue. Visible is the home of Kathleen Wilcox' grandparents.

This is the Moline I remember. This is why people told me I was lucky:

You live across from the Field House? You never have to worry about where to park the car!
You can walk to Whitey's!?
Your mom is a teacher and your dad makes doughnuts!

Across 18th Street A lived Ken, Linda, and Betty Wiley. Linda was a classmate. When they split the streets for going to one junior high or another, I went to Calvin Coolidge and her side got to stay at John Deere for 8th and 9th grade.

Darlene Gabriel and her sister lived across the alley.

A few houses away, on 23rd Avenue, Tom and Rick Hansen lived. One of my father's 8 mm films shows Tom, Darlene, and me playing in our backyard.

Our parents knew each other from parents' meetings, visiting each other, and saying hello at all the local stores.

AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 4:54 PM

This is wonderful, Greg! I am not sure if you remember me from High School but I also graduated in 1966. These pictures and memories really took me back. I miss the good old days and facinate my grandchildren with stories from my childhood. It was a great time to be a kid in Moline.
Cindy Long Laughead

Monday, February 2, 2026

Happy 50th Anniversary, Steve Quick and Susan Ogle, and God's Blessings

This is first 50th anniversary I have run across for MHS 1966, The Class the Stars Fell On. Steve retired as a Colonel in the Air Force, which is the highest field grade officer ranking, requiring 22 years of service plus 3 years as a Lt. Colonel.

Thank you for your service to our country, Steve, and thank you for being a military wife, Susan.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Lively Catching of the 50th Wedding Anniversary

https://molinememories.blogspot.com/2025/08/50th-wedding-anniversaries-repeat-with.html

I have tried to keep the wedding anniversaries available for everyone. That works, because recently the new page numbers reached 14,000 - much more fun than scratching around a blog and then losing individual anniversaries (but not really lost, just in hiding at times). And now - the new, latest, most exciting total (tattle) is - 17,000 recent additional clicks! - like 717,000 total. Oh the humanity! You did it! 717,016! 2-1-2026.

Gregory L. Jackson MHS 66 - Senior Blogger

Here is the link for all of the goldens. Or most of them.

https://molinememories.blogspot.com/2025/08/50th-wedding-anniversaries-repeat-with.html

Sometimes one spouse does not live to the 50th wedding anniversary, but the date is still the golden anniversary, even in this grief-denying society of ours. I am listing all golden anniversary posts here and also putting this post in the left column with the rings graphic.

In the unlikely event of an oversight, please let the overworked and underpaid blogger know. I am adding the label Golden Wedding Anniversary to the ones previously posted. Click on the label list and see if you were included, or look on your post and see if the label is there.

Golden Wedding Anniversary labeled posts - linked here.

Significant anniversaries are also posted if one spouse belongs to The Class the Stars Fell On - MHS 66. That can be 10, 20, 24, 36, or any other year.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary - Jeff and Patty Puck Hall - MHS 66

Congratulations and God's Blessings for many more.

Jeff and Patty Puck Hall recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

They went to Garfield, like many MHS notables, but they did not date then, Patty hastens to add.

They celebrated anniversaries with the rest of their kin.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

In Case You Are Wondering about Golden Wedding Anniversaries

The Golden Wedding Anniversary examples are repeating from the top down of the original golden list. That brings out the originals for those who are shy.

Honoris Causa - William Daniels & Bonnie Bartlett

Barbara Dodd & Daniel Hawotte

Jim & Jorja Hepner Beert

Barbara Stevens & Dan Lear

Jeff & Patty Puck Hall

Steve & Susan Ogle Quick

Rex & LaWanda Mae Bullock

Jeannine Lawson & Jay McFadyen

John & Diana Robeson

Gregory & Christina Ellenberger Jackson

Tim & Joyce Ballard

Jack & Debborah Anderson Clow

George & Kathleen Wilcox Kapetenakis

Al & Lucia Biorn Bofinger

Donald & Mary Parsons Caisley

Steve & Liz Morgan Kilgard

Tom & Jane Gramkow

Garry & Barbara Temple Black - 51st!

Rex and LaWanda Mae Bullock - 55th!

Jay & Rita Delmar - 53rd!

Ron & Marilyn Lindberg - 50th!

Dirk and Karen Ekdahl Sauer - 50th! Hannibal, Missouri, 3 PM.k

John Jackson and Jane Rosborough - 50th!

Howard Lindstrom and Beckie McFarland - 56th!

Golden Wedding Anniversary - Barbara Stevens and Dan Lear - Congratulations and God's Blessings

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Golden Wedding Anniversary - Barbara Stevens and Dan Lear - Congratulations and God's Blessings

Barbara Stevens and Dan Lear celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on October 18th.

Fifty years ago.

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GJ - I am posting 50th wedding anniversaries and other anniversaries being celebrated. Let me know on Facebook if you want yours listed. I will mark the 50th with the golden wedding anniversary label so we can see them as a group.

Thank you for sending me other notices, more somber. It helps to have them in one place.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Jorja Hepher - MHS 66 - and James Beert: September 21, 1968

James and Jorja, September 21, 1968.

Jim passed on to eternal life in 2014.

Friday, January 9, 2026

Daniel and Barbara (Dodd) Hawotte Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary

Daniel and Barbara (Dodd) Hawotte
celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Barbara and Daniel Hawotte, Moline, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands with their family in June.

Barbara Dodd and Mr. Hawotte, both of Moline, were married Oct. 22, 1966, at Plymouth-Gordon United Church of Christ, Moline.

Their children are Andrea (Greg Snow), Shorewood, Ill.; and Brian (Karla), Rock Island. Their three granddaughters are Casey, Riley and Reagan.

Mr. Hawotte is employed by the Greater Quad-City Auto Auction. He retired from the Rock Island Arsenal in 2007 after 29 years.

Mrs. Hawotte retired from the Rock Island Arsenal in 2003 after 32 years.

They are members of Hope United Church of Christ, Moline.

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Honoris Causa - A Couple To Add To Our Golden Wedding Anniversary List - William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett - 67 Years!+

The longtime couple, whose 73rd wedding anniversary falls on June 30, exclusively tells PEOPLE about their enduring love story.

Mr. Feeny isn’t done teaching life lessons.

Fans of “Boy Meets World” actor William Daniels initially believed he had died on Thursday when the 98-year-old posted a throwback photo on social media to promote a sale on his signed headshots.

The longtime actor’s followers, who apparently did not read the post’s caption, saw the image and assumed it was a death announcement.

Honoris Causa A Couple To Add To Our Golden Wedding Anniversary List - William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett - 67 Years!

William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett got married June 30, 1951. Here is a wonderful description of their personal and professional lives.

Read about the Bartlett Performing Arts Center here.

Golden Wedding Anniversary labeled posts - linked here.

Significant anniversaries are also posted if one spouse belongs to The Class the Stars Fell On - MHS 66. That can be 10, 20, 24, 36, or any other year.