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Arden DeReu
A funeral Mass celebrating his life will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, at St. Malachy's Catholic Church, Geneseo. Father Michael Pakula will officiate. Burial will be at St. Anthony's Cemetery, Atkinson, with military services at the graveside. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Geneseo chapel of Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services with a parish rosary at 8 p.m. There also will be a one-hour visitation prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to the Arden DeReu Memorial Fund. Arden was born Aug. 5, 1918, in Atkinson, son of Eli M. and Louise DeGrave DeReu. He was educated in Atkinson schools and graduated from Atkinson High School in 1936. Arden worked for John Deere and J.I. Case and then spent 42 months in the Army Ordnance during World War II in the South Pacific. He attended Virginia Tech, the University of Hawaii and graduated from St. Ambrose College in 1948. His marriage to Dorothy J. Bolte took place on May 5, 1956, in Geneseo. She died July 27, 2001. He was president of DeReu Skelgas in Geneseo for 40 years, retiring in 1988. He was past president of the Illinois L.P. Gas Association. Arden's memberships included St. Malachy's Catholic Church, Geneseo, Catholic Order of Foresters and Holy Name Society, and he served as extra ordinary minister for 25 years. He served for many years as the Geneseo Police Commissioner and on the Zoning Board of Appeals. He was also a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose 990, Geneseo, the Geneseo American Legion and VFW, the Henry County 40&8 and the Moline Viking Club. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, David and Suzanne DeReu, Geneseo, and Roger and Dara DeReu, Texas; grandchildren, Robert, Anthony and Elizabeth DeReu and Veronica, Victoria, and Vanessa DeReu; sister-in-law, Norma Starr, Moline; and good friend, Elizabeth Gradert. He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a son, Robert; a sister; and three brothers. Video tribute may be viewed and condolences expressed by visiting Arden's obituary at www.stackhousemoore.com. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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