Obituaries for May 11, 2013
Francis Shawver   May 12, 2013
Cynthia Schroeder   May 12, 2013
Jan Robinson   May 12, 2013
Randall Ott   May 12, 2013
Pearl O'Dell   May 12, 2013
Betty Matelski   May 12, 2013
Dana Mabry  May 12, 2013
Jeffrey Haley   May 12, 2013
Joseph Carrillo   May 12, 2013
Jane VerBeke Ward   May 12, 2013
Sharon Sizemore   May 12, 2013
Ninita Rexroth   May 12, 2013
Ida Moore   May 12, 2013
John Irwin   May 12, 2013
Jerry Guinn  May 12, 2013
Richard Entwistle  May 12, 2013
Richard DeLille  May 12, 2013
Virgil Scheib  May 12, 2013
Mary Orendorff   May 12, 2013
Cindy Lester   May 12, 2013
Wade Hines  May 12, 2013
Gloria Cervantes   May 12, 2013
Virginia Albertson  May 12, 2013
David VanArnam  May 12, 2013
Bonnie Barnes   May 12, 2013
Sandra Rochau   May 11, 2013
Jan Robinson  May 11, 2013
Patricia O’Hara   May 11, 2013
Floyd 'Ray' Jacobsen   May 11, 2013
J.C. Hester   May 11, 2013
Connie Kropf  May 11, 2013
Arlene Bates   May 11, 2013
Dwaine Hasson   May 11, 2013
Sharon Sizemore  May 11, 2013
Ninita Rexroth  May 11, 2013
Ida Moore  May 11, 2013
Jerry Guinn   May 11, 2013
Theresa DeCrane   May 11, 2013
Breon Norton   May 11, 2013
Cindy Lester  May 11, 2013
Gloria Cervantes  May 11, 2013
Bonnie Barnes  May 11, 2013



Local events heading








  Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.




(More History)