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Marian McChesney
A celebration of Marian's life will be held 11 a.m. June 9 at Elim Covenant Church in Moline. Per her wishes, Marian was cremated and her remains will be interred at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Marian Joyce Palmer was born on July 23, 1922, in Moline, to Harry and Edna Palmer. She and her brother, Colvin, were raised in East Moline and she graduated from United Township High School in 1940. Her grandparents were pioneers in East Moline, having a farm on the Mississippi River. Her parents operated the Palmer Florist Shop. She was employed at Strombeck Becker and Graybar Electric. She married Richard McChesney on March 13, 1954. They lived in East Moline, where they had three children, Royce, Reid and Ruth. In 1983, after Richard retired from the Rock Island Arsenal, they moved to Casselberry, Fla., where they lived for 20 years. After her husband passed away, Marian returned to live in Carbon Cliff. In September 2011, she relocated to Los Angeles, Calif., to be closer to her daughter and her family. Marian kept busy with bridge clubs, traveling, entertaining, reading, being involved in her church activities and most of all enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She will be remembered for her wit and great sense of humor. She is survived by her son, Reid, Dallas, Texas; daughter, Ruth (Bruce) Martin, Westlake Village, Calif.; grandsons, Tyler Martin, San Francisco, Calif., and Drake Martin, Westlake Village. Marian was preceded in death by her daughter, Royce; husband, Richard; and brother, Colvin. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Faustman Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital (who are working on a cure for type 1 diabetes) www.faustmanlab.org or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org). 
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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