Fabrizio Fedrizzi, 69, of Bettendorf, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the services on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. Fabrizio was born June 26, 1943, in Cles, Italy, the son of Luigino and Ines (de Pretis) Fedrizzi. He was united to Connie Fletcher on Nov. 30, 1974, in Crosby, Minn. Fabrizio owned and operated Kirby Vacuum Sales in Bettendorf for many years. Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Connie; his sons, Franco (Alana) Fedrizzi, Davenport, Gino Fedrizzi, LeClaire, and Marco Fedrizzi, Bettendorf; his mother, Ines; his sister, Sandra (Andrea) Fuganti; his brothers, Giancarlo (Valeria) Fedrizzi, Oliviero (Carla) Fedrizzi and Pierluigi (Patrizia) Fedrizzi; and several nieces and nephews, all in Italy. He was preceded in death by his father. Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Fabrizio's obituary at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.
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.