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Robert Blaine
Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Woodhull. Burial is at the Woodhull Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Peterson-Wallin-Knox in Woodhull, where memorials may be left to Bethany Lutheran Church or Clover Township Library. Online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknoxfuneralhome.com. He was born Sept. 22, 1922, in Rivoli Township, Ill., to Percy and Murrey Berkley Blaine. He graduated from Oxford Township/Alpha High School and married LaVona "Vonie" Rehn on Jan. 15, 1945, in Woodhull. She died March 30, 2003. Bob farmed all his life. For several summers, he was employed by Bolduc & Sons in Woodhull. He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church and was a mason for many years. He was a former director at Crescent Lake in Alpha. He enjoyed playing cards as a member of the "50" Club. He was an avid Illini fan, enjoyed gardening, flowers, reading and especially being with friends and family. Survivors include one son, Tim (Michelle) Blaine, Woodhull; five grandchildren, Sarah (Bob) Carlberg, Riverview, Fla., Melissa (Mike) Bushnell, Galesburg, Amanda Linnenberger, Indiana, Alison Blaine (Nick Kesler), Woodhull, and Briyan Iaun, California; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Sylvia Petrovich, Alpha. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; one daughter, Kathy; five sisters and two brothers. 
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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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