John "Tony" Anthony Appleman, 52, of Baton Rouge, La., formerly of Moline, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Baton Rouge. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 3205 60th St., Moline. Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. A private family rosary will be held at an earlier time. Cremation rites will follow and burial of ashes will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to Christ the King Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline American Legion Post No. 246 or to Alleman High School. Tony was born on Aug. 4, 1960, in Amboy, Ill., the son of John "Jack" Alzaa and Julie Ann Morrissey Appleman. His senior year in college, he was president of The Student Body at S.I.U. He worked as a self-employed contractor and as security at the LSU games. Tony was a huge Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Cardinals fan and attended many Super Bowl games. He enjoyed playing golf as well as caddying for Jeff Sluman. Tony was a loyal friend and uncle who traveled the whole United States and lived life to the fullest. Survivors include his parents, Jack and Julie Appleman, Moline; siblings, Judi Sunner, Moline, Jill (Chris Scott) Appleman, Moline, Jeff Appleman, Granger, Ind., Jerry (Amy) Appleman, Atlanta, Ga., Stacy (Luke) Appleman-Steen, Moline; nieces and nephews, John David, Ashley, Kayla, Morgan, Kim, Julie, Jackie, Jeffrey, Jamie, Jacob, Jared, Josie, Alex, Aaron, Peyton and Bentley. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jim, and sister-in-law, Michele. Online condolences may be left for his family by visiting his obituary online at www.esterdahl.com.
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.