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Mary Rhodenbaugh
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, 1301 4th St., Orion. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at the funeral home with an Order of Eastern Star service immediately following at 7 p.m. Burial will be at Western Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Mary's family for a fund to be established. Mary was born on Oct. 10, 1922, in Sherrard, the daughter of Lester and Gladys Thompson Morgan. John and Lillie Thompson, her aunt and uncle, adopted and raised her. She married Dean W. Rhodenbaugh on Oct. 4, 1941, in Swedona. He preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 1989. Mary worked as a bookkeeper and office manager of Shepherd Lumber in Sherrard. Later she worked in bookkeeping and accounts payable for Eagle Food, Inc., in Milan, until her retirement. She was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church of Sherrard, as well as the Presbyterian Women and Sherrard Women's Club. Mary was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star Valley Chapter 274. She was also in the Sherrard Fire Department Auxiliary and the Sherrard Lioness Club. Mary enjoyed spending time with family and friends, sewing on Wednesdays at church, and playing cards. Survivors include her children, Larry (Nancy) Rhodenbaugh, Sherrard, Harlan "Huck" (Kathy) Rhodenbaugh, Moline, Carol (Glenn) Rohm, Coal Valley, Diane (Greg) Frew, Sherrard, Debra (Warren) Birely, Sherrard; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; sister, Gloria (Don) Paulsen, Orion; special friend, Beryl Jean, Tucson, Ariz.; many nieces, nephews, cousins and wonderful friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and grandson, Christopher Wisong. Online condolences may be left for her family by visiting her obituary online at www.esterdahl.com. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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