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July 11, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 21 Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 VFW Members & Guests are encouraged to join us for these activities SUMMER HAPPENINGS: EVERY MORNING: Breakfast 8 am to 10 am. Biscuits and Gravy -- $3.00/ 2 Biscuits; $2.50/1 Biscuit; Eggs and Sausage $4.50 Donation – members and guests. (Possibly more options added later during season) NO BREAKFAST will be served on VFW and Auxiliary meeting days (2nd Saturday each month). SANDWICHES AVAILABLE in the Canteen EVERY FIRST SATURDAY (thru summer season) ACE OF SPADES GAME 4:00 TO 6:00. Drawing at 6pm.Food will be available EVERY SUNDAY – CANTEEN BINGO – 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm WIN Prizes. First card free. Food will be avail- able. FATHER'S DAY - Sunday, June 17: RIB EYE STEAK DINNER 11:30am-2pm. Raffle drawing for Schwinn Bicycle. Check at the Post or on the VFW Post 769 web site for information on additional activities being planned. www.vfwpost769.org Comrades meet –2nd Saturday each month –10:00 a.m. at Post Auxiliary meets – 2nd Saturday in the dining room area at 10:00 a.m. NOTE: VFW Auxiliary is collecting coupons you may have that you won't use. These go to the military families who can use them up to 6 months after expiration. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. Coupons can be left at Post, Mt. Quail Restaurant, General Store, Community Thrift Store, or Lutheran Church. We are also collecting labels for the school and National Home for Children. You can leave items at same locations as coupons. In Memoriam IRENE LOUISE ROMMEL-HAYES After a long hard battle with can- cer, Irene Rommel-Hayes, long time Quartzsite resident graduated from this life to the next life on June 22, 2018. Born November 4, 1947 in East Orange, Essex County, New Jer- sey, Irene grew up in Hollywood, Florida where she graduated from Miami Edison High School in Mi- ami, Dade County, Florida in 1965. She worked as a Bank Teller, a Bank Customer Service Clerk, and an Ad- ministrative Assistant for and Envi- ronmental Company before retiring to Quartzsite. Irene moved to Quartzsite in 2000 where she lived at Hassler's RV Park, Crawford's RV Park, and fi - nally found home and friends in JR's RV Park. Irene was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she held several call- ings over the years. She had a zest for life, and faith that could move mountains. Irene was preceded in death by her parents, Herman Ernest and Meredith Frances (Richter) Rom- mel; her older sister Meredith Ann (Rommel) Cole and brother-in-law Ernest Albert Cole Jr. She is survived by her husband Ernest Hayes of Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas; Father-in-law Dub Hayes of Moberly, Missouri; nephew Ben- jamin Cole of Florida, and a mul- titude of friends in Quartzsite. All who will miss her deeply. Irene was an avid reader and loved books of all kinds. She also enjoyed making wire wrap jewelry, and wire wrap greeting cards. She was an an- imal rights advocate and had volun- teered with Quartzsite Paw Power for quite some time. A friend to all, a heart of gold, an ear to lend , or a shoulder to cry on, Irene was always there for friend, foe or stranger. Her generosity, compas- sion, and love for everyone was an example of a true Christ-life life. Irene was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary, Life Member of the USO, and volunteered for such or- ganizations as Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Operation Grati- tude, and the Wounded Warrior Project. Her family and friends would like to thank River Valley Home Health and Hospice for their professional, loving and tender care of Irene over the past six months. Irene will be buried in the Hayes family plot in Moberly, Missouri. Colorado River Funeral Services, in Parker, Arizona are in charge of all arrangements. A memorial service will be planned for later in the fall. In lieu of fl owers or cards, please consider a donation to River Valley Home Health and Hospice, 1713 Kofa Avenue Suite G, Parker, AZ 85344. www.rvhhh.com.

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