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Patricia Carlson
Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Burial is at Roselawn Memorial Estate, Moline. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to services. A memorial fund has been established. Patricia Watson was born July 31, 1938, in Moline, the daughter of Lloyd and Henrietta Birkhahn Watson. She married LeRoy Carlson on Dec. 23, 1958, and together they had three children. Patricia had worked at the former International Harvester Works, East Moline, and as a bartender at Buzz and Doris' in Moline and the Latin Village Tavern, East Moline. She dearly loved her family and enjoyed attending her grandson's stock car races. Survivors include her children, Peggy Summers, Milan, Wayne Carlson, East Moline, and Natalie Carlson, Moline; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Frances Moon, Rock Island, and Carolyn Mason, Bettendorf; and special friends, Joanna Morgan and Mike Livingston. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Mercedes. The family wishes to thank the wonderful staff of Trinity Pathway Hospice and Dr. Stewart Garneau, for their compassionate care. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.vanhoe.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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