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Lylah Holstrom
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at First Lutheran Church, Geneseo. The Rev. Dr. Arthur Bergren will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation for Lylah will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Vandemore Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Geneseo, where an Order of Eastern Star service will be held at 6:45 p.m. Memorials may be left to the First Lutheran Church or Hammond-Henry Hospital Foundation. She was born Feb. 9, 1933, in Moline to C. Elmer and Elsie Henander Larson. She married Forrest A. Holstrom on Nov. 14, 1954, in Geneseo. He preceded her in death on Oct. 22, 2004. Lylah was a 1951 graduate of Geneseo High School. While in high school, she worked as an operator at the Geneseo Telephone Company. After graduating from Lutheran Hospital School for Nurses in Moline in 1954, she worked at Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo and later as a private nurse. She was a longtime American Red Cross volunteer, and she and her husband coordinated many local bloodmobiles. She was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church in Geneseo, where she sang in the church choir for many years and took part in women's circle activities. When her children were young, she served as a Girl Scout leader and PTA volunteer. She was a Hammond-Henry Hospital Auxiliary member and a past worthy matron of the Geneseo chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She and her husband enjoyed traveling together in their retirement years. She also loved attending her class and family reunions. Surviving are a son, Carl Edward (Marsha) Holstrom, Bettendorf; a daughter, Laura (Kelly) VanLaningham, East Peoria; three grandsons, Brandon Holstrom, Elliott Holstrom and Noah VanLaningham; two stepgrandsons, Shea VanLaningham and Drew VanLaningham. Share a message of sympathy with Lylah's family at www.vandemorefuneralhome.com. 
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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