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Norine Coers
Services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron. Burial will be at the Cordova Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Aspen Rehab & Health Care, or to a charity of choice. Norine was born March 11, 1920, in Whitewater, Wis., the daughter of Roswell and Myrtle Way McCaslin. She married Harold Coers on Oct. 8, 1938, in Clinton, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 1995. Norine was employed at the Cordova Post Office, where she retired after 25 years of service. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cordova. Her greatest joy came from spending time with her family, especially attending her grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's activities. Norine always will be remembered for her hours and hours of mowing. Norine is survived by her children, Wayne Coers, Cordova, Juanita (Jerry) Nelms, Cordova; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Kenneth and Milo McCaslin; and a sister, Dolores Hoppe. Share a memory or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com. 
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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.
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