Cheryl Enderle Pople, 74, of Rock Island, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at her home after a brief illness. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, where the Mohassan Caldron No. 2 will conduct a service at 7 p.m. A memorial service is scheduled at noon Friday at South Park Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. Private burial is Friday at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to WVIK, Rock Island. Cheryl Ann Whitcomb was born Sept. 28, 1938, in Davenport, the second daughter of Clifford and Delora Call Whitcomb. She married Richard Enderle in Davenport in December 1956. They had three children, Julia (Jeffrey) Petersen, Park View, Iowa, Lisa (David) Finlayson, Auburn, Wash., and Scott (Julie) Enderle, Frisco, Texas. She was grandmother to Emily (Petersen) Schaub, Adam Petersen, Joanna Finlayson, Katie Enderle and John Enderle; and great-grandmother to Arthur and Ethan Schaub. Cheryl also is survived by her sister, Carolyn (Ardo) Holmgrain, of Rock Island, and their children, Kent Holmgrain and Ardith Holmgrain (Juliusz Sas). She married Murray Pople in June 2001 in Rock Island and is survived by him and his six children and their families. Cheryl was active in her children's early lives in Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, PTA and Band Parents. She loved music and was an accomplished pianist. She is a former board member of Quad-City Symphony and also volunteered for WVIK radio (where she enjoyed reading to the blind), Genesis West Auxiliary and Eastern Star, Mohassan Caldron No. 2 (Past Mighty Chosen One). She was a member of South Park Presbyterian Church and active in Sternwheelers Mariners, doing mission work in the United States. Online condolences may be left at www.wheelanpressly.com.
Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices. 1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m. 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. 1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.