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Dorothy Wildman
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made in her name to the First Baptist Church of Rock Island or the Alzheimer's Association. Dorothy was born on Sept. 18, 1922, in Rock Island, the twin daughter of Jack and Gwenola Connell Kittilsen. She married Sylvan Raymond Wildman on Sept. 18, 1946, in Rock Island. Together they raised four daughters. When she was young, she worked at Rock Island Family Welfare Association in Rock Island. She also worked at the Rock Island Public Library and the Rock Island Arsenal. Dorothy received her associate's degree in liberal studies from Black Hawk College in the early '70s. She was a life member of First Baptist Church in Rock Island and a member of the King's Daughters. She enjoyed sewing clothes for her children when they were young and crocheting a variety of items for all her loved ones. After retirement in 1986, she and her husband enjoyed 22 years at their summer home in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. In her later years, Dorothy loved to work on crossword and word search puzzles. Dorothy was the most kind, caring and loving individual and always had a smile for everyone she met. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with all of them. Survivors include her daughters, Nancy (Joseph) Katterhenry, Newburgh, Ind., Ann Wildman, Archer, Fla., Frances (Roger) Pearson, Silvis; grandchildren, April, Stephanie, Dustin, Angela and Mark; great-grandchildren, Mikaela and Eli; numerous nieces; and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ray; and daughter, Janet Gifford. Online condolences may be left for her family by visiting her obituary online at www.esterdahl.com. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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