Donna L. Rahn, 78, of rural Atkinson, passed away Nov. 28, 2012, at Hillcrest Home, Geneseo. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Edford Township, rural Geneseo. The Rev. Chris Bushre will officiate. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery. A visitation for Donna will be held 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Geneseo Chapel of Vandemore Funeral Homes. Memorials may be left to the St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund. Donna was born Oct. 3, 1934, in Cambridge, the daughter of Milton and Maude Baldwin Yarger. She was a graduate of Cambridge High School and was united in marriage to James D. Rahn May 9, 1954, in Kewanee. Donna belonged to St. John's Lutheran Church and enjoyed bingo, cards, traveling to Arizona for the winter and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Jim; two daughters (and spouses), Kathy (Kevin) Remick, Cambridge, and Cindy (Jim) Bishop, Kirkwood, Ill.; one son (and spouse), Dennis (Gigi) Rahn, Lena, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Patrice, Carrissa, Nicholas Sheehy, Angela Brewer, Caitlen, Olivia and Christopher; and one brother (and spouse), Eugene (Mary) Yarger, Atkinson. Donna was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Don and Dale Yarger. Share a message of sympathy with Donna's family at www.vandemorefuneralhome.com.
Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: The Rt. Rev. Harry I. Witherspoon, D.D. Bishop of Illinois, willpreach in Trinity (Episcopal) Church, in this city this evening. 1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Mississippi River flooded itsbanks at Rock Island, destroying the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber companyand damaging the Lumber Company and arsenal power plant. Total loss isestimated at $100.000. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of South Rock Island township are circulating a petitionfavoring the annexation of that area to the city of Rock Island. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Mrs. Thomas Ackles, of Rock Island, has been elected president ofthe Playcrafters for the next season. She succeeds Warren Leonard. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Some 8,000 people filed through the gates of Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday to view a display of a part of the nation's armed strength. The occasion was theannual observance of Armed Forces Day. 1988 -- 25 years ago: Willis Kuschmann, of Moline, who already has won his laurels as oneof the most artistic men in the Quad-Cities area, has a new hobby. He is deeply involvedin miniature railroading. At the age of 88, when many other seniors are dozing in theirchairs or sitting before the television, Mr. Kuschmann is planning and working on hiscollection.