Obituaries for May 20, 2013
Allan Thovson   May 21, 2013
Marjorie Slattery  May 21, 2013
Paul Lensmeyer  May 21, 2013
Stacy Kwak   May 21, 2013
Gerald Ketelsen  May 21, 2013
Jeffrey Sulouff   May 21, 2013
Edna Schrock  May 21, 2013
Gary Mayhew  May 21, 2013
Juanita Kutzman   May 21, 2013
Donald Fair   May 21, 2013
Duane Moline   May 21, 2013
Alvera Potratz  May 21, 2013
Jay Kiser   May 21, 2013
Amy Hatchett  May 21, 2013
Beatrice Ybarra   May 21, 2013
Richard Marie   May 21, 2013
Richard Kirchhoff   May 21, 2013
Deborah Dove   May 21, 2013
Allan Thovson  May 20, 2013
Stacy Kwak  May 20, 2013
Jerry Fusselman   May 20, 2013
Mary Jo Ehlers   May 20, 2013
Shirley Buck  May 20, 2013
Jeffrey Sulouff  May 20, 2013
Juanita Kutzman  May 20, 2013
Shirley Eiler   May 20, 2013
Danial Baird   May 20, 2013
Beatrice Ybarra  May 20, 2013
Richard Kirchhoff  May 20, 2013
Rose Coussens   May 20, 2013
Emil Benda  May 20, 2013
Gene "Buddy" Otto   May 20, 2013



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  Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.




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