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Rita Christensen
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa with the Rev. Joseph Donton officiating. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Ottawa Funeral Home, 1111 LaSalle St., with the rosary being recited at 3 p.m. and Catholic Daughters of Americas in attendance. Burial will be at St. Columba Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wayne, Larry, Dale, Allen and Ronald Christensen and Frank Magana. Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick's Church or Marquette Academy. Rita was born on Jan. 24, 1928, in Ottawa, to James and Mary Murphy Fox. She married Henry Christensen on May 7, 1949, at St. Columba Church. He preceded her in death on May 10, 1998. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church, the Altar and Rosary Society and Catholic Daughters of Americas. She is survived by one daughter, Susan Christensen, Ottawa; one son, William "Bill" (Susan) Christensen, Seaton; three grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Henry; five brothers, Robert, James, Francis, John and Emmett Fox; and one sister, Alice Kiley. The online guestbook may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.ottawafuneralhome.com. 
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Today is Sunday, May 26, the 146th day of 2013. There are 219 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The information called for in yesterday's Argus, in relation to thechild abandoned in Moline, by its mother two years ago, was furnished us last evening.The child was found by a Swede and has been kindly cared for.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The annual review and inspection of the Rock Island volunteerfire department took place today, and there will be a firemen's ball tonight.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Captain H.F. Young, former Mississippi river pilot, and T.W.Chapman left Rock Island today for Alaska to enter river service there.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Poppies were blooming today at the headquarters of the Rock Islandunit of the American Legion auxiliary at the Y.M.C.A. as the little red memorial flowers, which the people of Rock Island will wear in honor of veterans.
1963 -- 50 years ago: One hundred and fifty of the best show horses in Illinois and Iowaare expected to compete tomorrow for some $500 in trophies, ribbons and prize money inthe first major horse show of the season.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Moline Public Hospital presented blue ribbons to the winnersof a recent poster contest, held in conjunction with National Hospital Week. Utilizingthe theme of "You're Our Specialty," the following were grand prize winners: MindyBenson, Moline; Thao Dang, Moline; Gared Laux, Moline; John Murphy, Rock Island;Justin Pulford and Bennie Jo Starkey, Moline.
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