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Deaths, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012
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Costas, Judith Jo Ann, 71, Muscatine; Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services, Muscatine. De Leon, Corazon H., 75, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Deffenbaugh, Rose B., 74, Davenport; Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport. Dujakovic, Velimir, 66, Davenport; Cunnick-Collins Mortuary, Davenport. Ham, Jacil, 80, Aledo; Fippinger Funeral Home, Aledo. Johnson, Bettyann, 70, East Moline; Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Pople, Cheryl Ann Enderle, 74, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Ruch, Evelyn Frances, 85, Bettendorf; McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Thomas, Eleanor C., 93, East Moline; Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Valentine, Kenneth E., 53, Bettendorf; Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport. 
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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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