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Dennis 'D.J.' Jaros
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 1, at Zion Lutheran Church, 17628 Hubbard Road, East Moline. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron. Memorials may be made to the family. Dennis was born Oct. 21, 1943, in Chicago, the son of Jack and Doris Phillips Hickson. He married Raeleen Gerlach on Jan. 12, 1974, in Port Byron. Dennis drove trucks and also worked as an auto mechanic. He loved to ride his motorcycle and fly his plane. Dennis belonged to the Experimental Aircraft Association. Survivors include his wife, Raeleen Jaros, Port Byron; his children, Darren Jaros, Geneseo, and Patricia (Nathan) Zahringer, Moline; two grandchildren, Adrianna and Myles Zahringer; brothers, Al Jaros, John (Lori) Hickson, Thomas Hickson, Joe (Darlene) Hickson and David Hickson; and sisters, Gail (Skip) Anderson and Cathy (Jim) Bladel. He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Calvin Jaros; a sister, Cynthia Jaros; and a brother, Steve Hixson. Share a memory or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com. 
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Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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