 1913 - 1978 (64 years)
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| Name |
Rollo Harvey Makoben |
| Birth |
14 Dec 1913 |
Iowa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
12 Feb 1978 |
Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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Rollo Makoben Obituary
Quad City Times, Monday, February 13, 1978, Page 16 |
| Burial |
Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States |
| Person ID |
I18732 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
15 Apr 2017 |
| Father |
Theodore Makoben, b. 11 Jan 1886, Scott County, Iowa d. 31 Mar 1925, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 39 years) |
| Mother |
Mathilda Glaser, b. 13 Nov 1882, Iowa d. 24 Nov 1965, Iowa (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Dec 1909 |
Scott County, Iowa |
| Family ID |
F6387 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Norma Matilda Schroeder, b. 17 Jul 1912, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 24 Nov 2010, Escondido, San Diego, California (Age 98 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Nov 1976 |
Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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Norma (Schroeder) Sarsgaard and Rollo Makoben Marriage
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) 24 Nov 1976, Wednesday, Page 10 |
| Family ID |
F6234 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Jun 2019 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 14 Dec 1913 - Iowa |
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 | Marriage - 6 Jul 1937 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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| Marriage - 23 Nov 1976 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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| Death - 12 Feb 1978 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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 | Burial - - Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States |
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| Photos
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 | Mad Rush For Gasoline Caused This Fire
Cities Service Gasoline Filling Station
The Penn Filling Station opened in 1919 at 1425 W. Locust St. Manager Hugo Schroeder and his wife Lillie lived on site. Though the address number varied at times, it was located on the southeast corner of Locust street and Fillmore Lane at what would eventually be the Riefe's Drive-In restaurant parking lot. It became a Cities Service Oil Station in 1923 and operated as such through 1934. In 1935 it became the Makoben & Bloom filling station. Rollo Makoben would move and open a new filling and service station with Fred Engel at 2025 Hickory Grove Road in 1939. |
 | Makoben & Engel Filling and Service Station
Makoben & Engel Filling and Service Station
Rollo Makoben (front) stands outside the doorway of his new station on the occasion of its Grand Opening May 20-21, 1939. |
 | Makoben & Engel Filling and Service Station - 1939
Makoben & Engel Filling and Service Station - 1939
Rollo Makoben (left) and Fred Engel (right) pose at the pumps during the grand opening of their new Shell filling station - May 20-21, 1939. Fred was Rollo's brother-in-law. |
 | Customers Of The Month
Rollo Makoben and Fred Engel Service Station - July 1962
This article appeared in print in July 1962 with brief bios of partners Rollo Makoben and Fred Engel of the Makoben and Engel garage, 2025 Hickory Grove Rd.
Rollo lived in Stockton, Iowa, in the early 1930's. Fred Engel worked as a mechanic at Dau's Garage in Algona, Iowa, before leaving for Davenport on February 1, 1939, after he and Rollo purchased the oil station and garage on Hickory Grove Rd. |
 | Dad's Club President Plaque
1952 Johnson Elementary School D.A.D.s' Club President Plaque
D.A.D.s' Club (Davenport Associated Dads' Club) was organized with 55 members at Johnson Elementary School in 1952. This plaque was presented to Rollo Makoben for serving as the very first president of the organization. In the second year, membership rose to 72 and in the third year it more than tripled to 246 members! In the fourth year the club sponsored the very first Easter Bonnet Parade, a tradition that would carry on faithfully almost to the closing of the school in 2002. |
 | Rollo Makoben and Fred Engel - August 2, 1950
Pictured is Rollo Makoben and Fred Engel standing outside their Shell service station at 2025 Hickory Grove Road. Engel owned the stock car, which was driven by Bill Spiess. William (Bill) Spiess, Daune Gamber and Ralph Albrecht had all been with Makoben and Engel for a good number of years, making the organization a well-rounded repair shop, specializing in brakes, automatic transmissions and tune-ups. The boys atop the jalopy are Gene Engel, Billy Engel and Jerry Makoben. Rollo and Fred were both racing enthusiasts, Engel having attended the Indianapolis 500 from 1947-1962.
The Makoben & Engel garage and service station held their Grand Opening May 20-21, 1939. Fred and Rollo were brothers-in-law.
On Tuesday night, July 11, 1950, Bill Spiess took third place in the 20-lap semi-main behind drivers Lloyd Brown and Doc Narber. In the feature, Narber of Cedar Rapids took first and Lloyd Brown of Chadwick, Illinois took second.
On Monday, April 23, 1962, Duane Gamber, 29, of 1307 Brown street, suffered severe burns while repairing a car at Makoben & Engel's service station. Gamber had been soldering an oil pan when it caught fire. He was burned when he grabbed the pan and threw it out from under the vehicle. In 1974, Duane became the proprietor of Gamber's Skelly Service, 1435 W. Locust St. |
 | (Rollo) Makoben and (Frederick) Engel Service Station Pickup
Makoben and Engel Service Station Pickup - September 6, 1955
Pictured here is the service truck from the Makoben and Engel Shell service station and garage located at 2025 Hickory Grove Road. The truck is parked in front of owner Rollo Makoben's home just a stone's throw from the garage at 1922 W. Lombard Street. Rollo partnered with his brother-in-law Fred Engel, opening the business there in 1939. |
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