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Lorraine McElroy
Burial will take place at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Lorraine died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Senior Star, Davenport. Lorraine Edith Snead was born on July 12, 1919, in Roanoke, Va., a daughter of James Wilton and Minnie Ingram Snead. She was united in marriage to Charles R. McElroy on March 12, 1945, in Washington, D.C. He preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1985. Lorraine worked for the National Tea Company. She retired from Petersen Harned Von Maur in 1980. She was a member of the Lady Elks. Lorraine cherished her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed bridge, traveling, being outdoors and reading. Memorials may be made to Assumption High School. Mrs. McElroy is survived by her daughters, Marsha McElroy Paxton, Davenport, Peg (John) McElroy Fraser, Iowa City, Cathy (Dean) Maupin and Julia Russell, both of Davenport; grandchildren, Victoria "Tori" Smeaton, Davenport, Kimberly (Ahsan) Koupal Hamid, Chicago, Elizabeth (Michael) Maupin Belsky, Rock Island, Kristen (Lt. John) Rose, San Diego, and Karli Koupal (fiance, Nat Graves), Chicago; great-grandchildren, Kendall and Connor Smeaton, Kennedy Rose, and Ella Belsky; a niece, Patricia (Louis) Dichiacchio, Maryland; and her family bridge partners, Jeanne Watson and Dorothy "Dottie" Tucker. The family would like to thank the staff at Senior Star, and her nurses, Tonya and Diane, and her therapists, Tina, Sarah and Tiffany, for all the loving care and compassion they have shown to Lorraine. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her parents; two brothers and three sisters. Online remembrances and condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Lorraine's obituary at www.hmdfuneralhome.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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