Charles J. Crowe

Rock Island, Illinois Charles J. Crowe, 100, of Rock Island, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, in Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. Burial is in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation is one hour before the services. Memorials may be made to Arrowhead Ranch, Coal Valley. Charles Jacob Crowe was born February 17, 1903, in Kewanee, Illinois, the son of Charles A. and Ida (Wisniewski) Crowe. He attended St. Ambrose College and graduated from Brown's Business College. He married Ruth S. Seaberg on September 8, 1931, in Chicago. He worked in sales for the Wholesale Division of the former Lytle Motor Company, and for Willys-Overland Company and Chrysler Corporation, retiring in 1954. During his retirement, he conducted personal financing of real estate and market investments. He was a life member of the Outing Club, Davenport, Iowa Historical Society, and Elks Lodge #298, Davenport, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline, Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club, Rock Island County Historical Society, and Putnam Museum. He was a former member of the Board of Directors of First Federal Savings and Loan in Moline, and a 37 year member and past chairman of the Moline Zoning Board of Appeals. He enjoyed reading, history, investing and discussing current events with his wife, relatives and friends. He also enjoyed smoking a good cigar. Charles is survived by his wife of 71 years, Ruth; nieces and nephews, Dick and Wanda Seaberg of Lubbock, Texas; JoAnne and Dave Lund of Mesa, Arizona; Bill and Ida Seaberg of Evergreen, Colorado; and George and Sue Seaberg of Bettendorf, Iowa. He was preceded in death by a brother, George, and a sister, Monie Crowe. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY