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Charles Norris
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, at Hodgson Funeral Home,Rock Island. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at GreenviewMemorialGardens,East Moline. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Chuck was born March 6, 1925, onBigIsland,Milan,to Charles and Bertha Norris. At 18 years old, Chuck joined the Navy Amphibious Force and served on L.S.T. 358 Landing Ship. This was a sister ship to the L.S.T. 325 that was docked atMolinein 2008. Chuck served on 358 through three invasions during World War II and was authorized to wear three European Theater battle stars and service medals. In later years, he enjoyed keeping in touch with his captain. After the war, Chuck married Dolores "Dee" Bartell on Sept. 6, 1947. Early on, he farmed inMercerCounty. Chuck had been a precision grinder, and served as a union committeeman at the formerFarmallPlant inRock Island. After leaving Farmall, Chuck worked as a real estate broker inIllinoisandIowa, owning and operating Chuck Norris Realty inCoalValleyfor 20 years. Chuck was an avid horseshoe pitcher, and was instrumental in getting the Moline Triangle Horseshoe Club started atRiversideParkinMoline. Over the years Chuck won many awards, along with first place in his division at the World Horseshoe Tournament in Columbus,Ohio,in 1992. In 2007, he was inducted into the Illinois Horseshoe Pitchers' Hall of Fame. Chuck also loved to travel, hunt and fish. He and Dolores enjoyed the cabin he built on LeisureLakeinMaquoketa,Iowa,for many years. He was a past member and president of the Moline and Reynolds Horseshoe Clubs, and a member of the Horseshoe Pitchers Association, the LST Association and the East Moline American Legion. Chuck was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He will be lovingly missed. Chuck is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dolores; daughters and sons-in-law, Sheryl and Alan Wright and Pamela and Barry Deditch; grandchildren, Stacey Edgcomb, Michael Wright, Joel Wright, Serena Moore, Crystal Bessmer, Jeremy Fox; 13 great-grandchildren; and a cousin, Helen Heber; and numerous nieces and nephews. His parents, brothers, James, Raymond, and Arthur Norris, a sister, Myrtle Norris, and a granddaughter, Dawn Michele Wright, preceded him in death. Condolences may be left for the family atwww.hodgsonfuneralhome.com. 
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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.
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