Evelyn G. Engstrom, 95, a lifelong resident of Coal Valley, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in her home. Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Coal Valley, with The Rev. Robert Hagen officiating. Burial is in Coal Valley Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to the church. Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Coal Valley, is serving the family. The former Evelyn Grace Nightingale was born Sept. 14, 1917, in Coal Valley, the daughter of Henry and Nellie Kraklow Nightingale. She was employed by Moline School District 40 for 27 years, retiring as Moline High School Registrar in 1982. She was a life long member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Coal Valley, and was a member of the church's Mary Martha Guild. She was most proud of raising her five sons as a single mother, loved being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and loved Christmas. Evelyn is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Sandy Engstrom, Randy and Bonnie Engstrom, Stan and Julie Engstrom and Dennis and Linda Engstrom, all of Coal Valley, and Sarah Schafer of Sherrard; 13 grandchildren and their spouses, Tim and Sandra Engstrom, Tammy and Mark Saelens, Tara Engstrom-Watt and her husband Bret, Trisha Engstrom-Gehring and her husband Mike, Heather and Matt Johnson, Heidi and Jeff Bernhardt, Holly and Sergio Mercado, Kim and Terry McMaster, Corey Engstrom, Ashley and Sarah Engstrom, Kiel Engstrom, Samantha and Jason Cochuyt and Stephanie and Brent Rueb; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Engstrom; four sisters, Helen Reiling, Dorothy Willhouse, Madeline Sievers and Edna DeBaillie; and three brothers, John, Carl and Bill Nightingale. Evelyn's family invites friends to share stories and condolences and light a candle in her memory atwww.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.
Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: Fanatics have grown wonderfully civil since the president snubbedthem by revoking Burnside's infamous attack upon the freedom of the press. 1888 -- 125 years ago: The Interstate baseball league has collapsed, leaving Davenport'sleading team without a league connection. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Passengers were stunned yesterday when lightning struck a LongView street car at 9th Ave. and 25th St. 1938 -- 75 years ago: X-ray examinations today traced the trouble with Dizzy Dean's$250,000 pitching arm to a pulled muscle back of his right shoulder blade. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Radio station WQAD in Moline is being considered by the NationalCivil Defense Office for selection as a "secured communication center" Mrs. Gault,executive deputy director of the Moline Civil Defense unit reported today. 1988 -- 25 years ago: "Marketplace 29 A.D." an unusual vacation Bible school programthat will allow children to live three days as people did during the Bible Times June 21-23. The three day program, is a joint project of Aldersgate and Bethel-Wesley UnitedMethodist churches.