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Sarah Hanson
Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, 18121 134th Ave. W, Taylor Ridge. Visitation will be an hour prior to service time at the church. Interment will be at Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, is assisting the family. Sarah was born March 27, 1921, in Centerville, Iowa, a daughter of William and Grace Stargel Wakefield. She married Floyd Mikles in Iowa in 1937. He preceded her in death. Sarah retired from Regal 8 Motel, Moline, in the early 80's, and prior to that she had worked as a cook for the Italian Village, Moline. Sarah was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Taylor Ridge, and enjoyed quilting, crocheting and word search puzzles. Survivors include her children, Fairy Mae Fontenoy, New Boston, Katherine Schuling, Wisconsin, Floyd Curtis Mikles, Waukegan, Ill., Charles Mikles, Wisconsin, and William Fredrick Mikles, Wisconsin; 15 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 28 great-great-grandchildren; special great-granddaughter, Heather Pepper Williamson, Milan; brothers, Clarence Wakefield, Davenport, and Everett Wakefield, Rock Island; and sister, Ruth Benz, Centerville, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Roberta Ann Mikles; three brothers; four sisters; and a grandson, Richard R. "Butch" Pepper. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanpressly.com 
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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