R. Hoppe

Moline, Illinois
Manley R. Hoppe, 96, of Moline, Illinois, long-time area businessman and community leader, died Sunday, October 28, 2007, in Trinity Pathway Hospice at Terrace Park, Bettendorf, Iowa.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday in First Congregational Church, Moline, with The Reverend Allen Mothershed officiating. Burial is in Moline Memorial Park. Visitation is 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline. Memorials may be made to the church, Quad City Symphony, or a favorite charity.
Manley Robert Hoppe was born November 28, 1910, in Groton, South Dakota, the son of Julius and Josephine (Swanson) Hoppe. He graduated from Des Moines, Iowa, North High School and Iowa State College, where he attained a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1932, and an M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1935. He married Lois Mildred Guyett on June 20, 1937, in Woodbine, Iowa. She died October 29, 1999.
From 1932 to 1933, he was Graduate Assistant in Chemical Engineering at Iowa State College, from 1933 to 1935, Chemical Engineer for Burgess Battery Company, Freeport, Illinois, and from 1935 to 1936, Chemical Engineering Instructor at Iowa State College.
He joined Parr Instrument Company, Moline, in June, 1936, as Chemical Engineer. From 1942 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Army as Major in the Chemical Warfare Service, and was Chief Operating Officer of the Incendiary Bomb Plant at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Denver, Colorado.
After the war, he returned to Parr Instrument Company, Moline, in 1946 as Vice President, became President in 1957, Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1974, and has been Chairman Emeritus from 2003 to 2007.
Mr. Hoppe received many honors and recognitions, including the Iowa State University Alumni Merit Award in 1969, SAMA Award (the scientific instrument industry's highest award) ?in recognition of leadership, vision, and devotion of time and energy to the growth of the entire scientific instrument industry? in 1983, and was inducted into the Quad Cities Area Business Hall of Fame in 2007.
He was involved in Community and Civic organizations: Associated Industries of the Quad-Cities, Director and President 1955-1956; Moline Chamber of Commerce, Director 1957-1962; Moline Housing Authority, Commissioner 1968-1978; First Congregational Church, Moline, Chairman, Board of Trustees 1964-1966; Arrowhead Ranch, Director 1957-1963; Community Chest, Moline, Vice President 1961-1963; and Moline Rotary Club, President 1955-1956 and a Paul Harris Fellow. He endowed a Professorship in Chemical Engineering and established numerous scholarships for undergraduate Chemical Engineering students at Iowa State University, and established endowments for student research assistants in the natural or social sciences through the Augustana College Research Foundation.
His many professional activities include: Augustana Research Foundation, Director for over 30 years and President for two extended terms; American Chemical Society, 50-year member and Chairman of the Illinois-Iowa Section 1951; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois; Scientific Apparatus Makers Association, Director 1969-1971 and Section Chairman 1969-1971.
He enjoyed travel, fishing, and photography.
Manley is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Jean and Mike Steffenson of Davenport, Iowa, and Susan and Jim Crookston of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida; five grandchildren and spouses, Douglas and Jean Steffenson of Wilmette, Illinois, Drs. Sandra and Gary Tamkin of Lafayette, California, Laura and Land Deleot of Nashville, Tennessee, Jennifer Crookston and Tom Harrell of Nashville, Tennessee, and Kathryn and Matt Birkholz of Portland, Oregon; four great granddaughters, Hannah and Liesl Steffenson and Emily and Megan Tamkin; helpful neighbors, Jodi Helms and Alan Nefsker; and loving friends, Judy Schutts, and Charlene and Scott Lamb.
Manley?s family invites friends to sign his guestbook, share a story about him, or light a candle in his memory at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.