{"id":14485,"date":"2021-11-30T10:28:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=14485"},"modified":"2021-11-30T10:28:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:28:35","slug":"in-memoriam-liz-finkenhoefer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2021\/11\/30\/in-memoriam-liz-finkenhoefer\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Liz Finkenhoefer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center has lost another selfless volunteer and dear friend upon the death of Elizabeth Finkenhoefer. Liz was a steadfast volunteer from the Scott County Genealogical Society. She brought her sparkling eyes to SC every week to spend time indexing the Davenport Gazette newspaper from the 1870s; painstakingly recording snippets of personal and business information, gleaning what she could in order to assist fellow researchers in their quest for family history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14527\" data-id=\"14527\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liz1997_edited-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Scott County Iow Genealogical Society scrapbooks, Aug 2007 meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14526\" data-id=\"14526\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C543&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C408&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C815&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0004_edited-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Scott County Iow Genealogical Society scrapbooks, 2003 Annual Meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14525\" data-id=\"14525\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?w=2450&amp;ssl=1 2450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0003_edited.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Scott County Iow Genealogical Society scrapbooks, 2003 trip to Ft. Wayne<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14524\" data-id=\"14524\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/KIC-Image-0002_edited-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Scott County Iow Genealogical Society scrapbooks, 2001 preparing court records for microfilming<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Liz was an excellent sleuth, having researched her family as well as her husband\u2019s. Her enthusiastic approach and contagious laughter lifted everyone she was around. Clever, witty, upbeat, and dedicated this woman had an eye for detail. Liz hadn\u2019t been able to come to Special Collections for a number of years, but it was always a joy when she would call requesting just one more little look-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:27.67365%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/dhs1942\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg?fit=298%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"298,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637780300&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DHS1942\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1942 DHS Blackhawk Yearbook&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg?fit=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg?fit=298%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"14529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/dhs1942\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg?fit=298%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"298,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637780300&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DHS1942\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1942 DHS Blackhawk Yearbook&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg?fit=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg?fit=298%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 3 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=298&#038;ssl=1 298w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"413\" data-id=\"14529\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/dhs1942\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg\" data-width=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DHS1942.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:24.43576%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14531\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/quad_city_times_mon__feb_8__1943_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_-scaled.jpg?fit=1630%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1630,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Monday, February 8, 1943 p. 4&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_-scaled.jpg?fit=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C1005&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"14531\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/quad_city_times_mon__feb_8__1943_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_-scaled.jpg?fit=1630%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1630,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Monday, February 8, 1943 p. 4&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_-scaled.jpg?fit=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C1005&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open 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data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/quad_city_times_mon__feb_8__1943_\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_-652x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1630\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Feb_8__1943_-652x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:47.89058%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/quad_city_times_mon__apr_2__1984_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Apr_2__1984_-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2046&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2046\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Quad_City_Times_Mon__Apr_2__1984_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Quad-City Times, Monday, April 2, 1984 p. 35&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Apr_2__1984_-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Apr_2__1984_-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"14532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/quad_city_times_mon__apr_2__1984_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quad_City_Times_Mon__Apr_2__1984_-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2046&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2046\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Quad_City_Times_Mon__Apr_2__1984_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Quad-City Times, Monday, April 2, 1984 p. 35&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth &#8220;Liz&#8221; Carmela Moravek was born at Mercy Hospital in Davenport on November 29, 1923 to Aloysius Moravek and Thelma Byers who resided at 129 West Mississippi Boulevard, Bettendorf, Iowa. She married Chester Francis Finkenhoefer on February 8, 1943. More information about her life can be found in her obituary: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmdfuneralhome.com\/obituary\/Elizabeth-Finkenhoefer\">https:\/\/www.hmdfuneralhome.com\/obituary\/Elizabeth-Finkenhoefer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"513\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14535\" data-id=\"14535\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LizBirth_resized.jpg?resize=640%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LizBirth_resized.jpg?resize=1024%2C820&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liz.png?resize=498%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liz.png?w=498&amp;ssl=1 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/liz.png?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Image of Liz Finkenhoefer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At nearly 98 years of age, we know she led a meaningful life and enjoyed many adventures along her genealogical journey. Cheers to the Czechs and Liz (Moravek) Finkenhoefer. She will be sorely missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<em>posted by Karen and Cristina<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center has lost another selfless volunteer and dear friend upon the death of Elizabeth Finkenhoefer. Liz was a steadfast volunteer from the Scott County Genealogical Society. 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