Margaret Vinzant, 97, of Moline, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. Visitation is 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline. Private services are Tuesday at the funeral home, with Rev. Stanley Gustafson officiating. Burial is in Rose Lawn Memorial Estate, Moline. Memorials may be made to Faith Baptist Church, Moline, where she was a member. The former Margaret Annetta Luse was born Aug. 10, 1915, to Ira and Annetta Womack Luse. She married Aulden Vinzant on July 11, 1934, in Princeton, Mo. He died May 6, 1990. Margaret enjoyed sewing and made clothing for herself and her children and took care of kids and grandkids for at least 40 years. Margaret is survived by two daughters, Janice Herrmann and her husband George, and Twila Cashen, all of Moline; three grandchildren and their spouses, Susan and Stanley Gustafson, Gary Herrmann and Laura and John O'Melia; six great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Madolyn Kelley, Jack Luse and Helen Browning. She was preceded in death by her husband; a grandson, Derek Cashen; three brothers; and four sisters. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family atwww.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.
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.