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Verna Jean Nelson Harmon
Visitation will be Saturday, Feb. 2, from 9 to 11 a.m. with services following at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church, Erie. The Rev. Rod Dye will officiate. Burial is at Erie Cemetery. Sullivan-Ellis Mortuary, East Moline, is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the DeKalb County Hospice, 2727 Sycamore Road, Suite 1B, DeKalb, Ill. 60115; Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 10 Health Services Drive, DeKalb, Ill., 60115; and United Methodist Church, Erie. Jean was born Jan. 28, 1934, in Sterling, Ill., the daughter of Vernon B. and Ruth E. Eddy Avery. She married John Freude, later marrying Melvin Lindy Nelson, and after his death, Gary Harmon. She was a secretary of new accounts at the Erie State Bank for 25 years, retiring in 2000. She owned and operated Jean's Beauty Shop and was former owner and operator of The Pink Pony Drive-in. She volunteered at a preschool after Lindy (Melvin Nelson) passed away and went to New Orleans and helped with the Hurricane Katrina recovery. She also did mission work with her husband, Gary. Jean and Lindy were treasurers of the United Methodist Church. She was always volunteering. She also was a greeter at Sullivan-Ellis Mortuary. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey (Laurie) Wolf Freude, Des Moines, Iowa, Michael (Dawn) Freude, Franklin Grove, Ill.; daughter, Janelle (Jerry) Flieder, Sycamore; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Ronald L. (Helen) Marlowe Avery, Abingdon, Va., Arlyn R. (Judy) Avery, Erie; a host of nieces and nephews; stepdaughters, Angela (Patrick) Roegher, Toledo, Ohio, Lori White, Bowling Green, Ohio; stepsons, Eric (Stephania) Harmon, Delta, Ohio, Brad (Dixie) Harmon, Deshler, Ohio; and several stepgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and husbands, Lindy Nelson and Gary Harmon. Condolences may be left for the family at www.sullivanellisltd.com. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
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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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