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Mary Ann Long
A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating her life will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Mary, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 1402 10th St., Orion. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will follow at Western Township Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice or to Western Township Cemetery. Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, Orion, is assisting the family with arrangements. Mary Ann was born on Dec. 22, 1922, in Orion, the daughter of John A. and Martha M. Pobanz Long. She graduated from Orion High School in 1940. In 1943, at the age of 20, she worked for the State Bank of Orion, now Bank Orion, in her words "hanging around" for 55 years, retiring in 1998 as vice president. She was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society of the church. Survivors include her nephews, James (Vicki) Geiger, Austin, Texas, John (Cathy) Geiger, St. Augustine, Bill (Tamey) Johnson, Orion, Gerald (Jennifer) Johnson, Orion, Steve (Deena) Johnson, Orion; niece, Julie (Rick) Nelson, Chapin, S.C. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Dale; sisters, Jean Geiger and Frances Johnson. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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