GIRLS' STATE TRACK AND FIELD UPDATES

Funerals, Dec. 7, 2012


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Posted Online: Dec. 06, 2012, 5:09 pm
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Atwood, Michael T., 62, Rock Island; 10 a.m., Wheelan-Pressly, RockIsland.
Behm, Phyllis, Davenport; 10 a.m., Runge, Davenport.
Espe, Dorothy Delores, 92, Davenport, formerly of Austin, Minn.; 11 a.m., Worlein, Austin.
Farr, Donna M., 69, Moline; 11 a.m., Esterdahl, Moline.
Gesell, Mildred "Millie," 88, Bettendorf; 10:30 a.m. St. Paul Lutheran, Davenport.
Mlekush, Shirley A. Newberry, 77, Rock Island; 2 p.m., Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island.
Pauley, Mary Lou, 85, Milan; 11:30 a.m., Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.
Victoria Villegas, Agustin, 57, Moline; 10 a.m., DeRoo, Moline.
Wallen, Stuvie C., 94, East Moline; 10:30 a.m., All Saints Episcopal, Moline.
Winegard, Alfred Daniel, 86, Muscatine; 11 a.m., Providence Baptist, Illinois City.
Wolf, Barbara J., Kewanee; 11:30 a.m., First Baptist, Kewanee.



















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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.
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