Grace A. Uhr, 90, of Bettendorf, died Dec. 6, 2012, at Bettendorf Health Care Center. Services are 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at McGinnis-Chambers, Bettendorf, with visitation 9:30 a.m. to services. Burial is at Davenport Memorial Park. She was born Nov. 24, 1922. She married Raymond "Lyle" Uhr March 28, 1942. He died July 1972. She was a member of Bettendorf Presbyterian Church and an avid bowler. Surviving are her children, Terry (Carol) Uhr, Bettendorf and Becky Uhr, Davenport; grandson, Taylor Uhr.
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.