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Ila Robinson
Services are 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Calvary Lutheran Church, New Windsor. Burial is at Viola Cemetery. Visitation is 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at Dennison Funeral Home, Viola. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Calvary Lutheran Church, Viola Fire Department or the donor's choice. She was born Dec. 7, 1933, in Viola, daughter of Paul and Eva Thompson Nelson. She married Darrell J. "Red" Robinson, Feb. 21, 1954, at Calvary Lutheran Church, New Windsor. He preceded her in death on June 2, 2004. Ila worked for The Bank of Viola after high school until 1986. She enjoyed taking care of family, walking, cleaning and being outdoors. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, New Windsor, and served on Altar Guild, FernMar and other committees. She was a member of the Viola American Legion Auxiliary Unit 229. She is survived and lovingly remembered by her daughter, Lori (David) Olson, New Windsor; sons, Daniel (Kris) Robinson, Bettendorf, and David (Doreen) Robinson, Portsmouth, Va.; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; brother, Dale Nelson, Boyceville, Wis. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and brothers, LeRoy and Dean Nelson. Online condolences may be left at www.dennisonfuneralhome.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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