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Corazon De Leon
Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial service will be noon Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be an hour prior to service time. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Philippines. Corazon was born in the Philippines on March 16, 1937, a daughter of Augebio and Alejandra A. De Mata Halili. She married Cecilio De Leon in the Philippines. They moved to the United States in August 1994. Corazon was self-employed as a shoemaker in the Philippines. She later worked at McDonalds in Milan for 12 years. She enjoyed playing bingo and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Cecilio De Leon, Rock Island; children, Cynthia (Jeremiah) Israel, Rock Island, Carlito (Ida) De Leon, Philippines, Cecilio (Aileen) De Leon, Philippines, and Crisanto De Leon, Rock Island; and grandchildren, Elijah, Jeramiah, Elizabeth and nine others in the Philippines. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; and a sister. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanpressly.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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