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John Moller
Friends and family are invited to a memorial service honoring John that will be held at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. In lieu of visitation, a Celebration of Life gathering will be held following the service at the Rock Island Elk Lodge, 2117 4th Ave., Rock Island, from noon to 5 p.m. John was born in Rock Island on May 20, 1939, the son of Kathryn and Henry Moller. He went to Rocky High School and in 1957 joined the U.S. Navy, traveling the South Pacific aboard a U.S. Navy Destroyer, serving three years. After the Navy, John worked as a house painter in his early years and then he worked at John Deere Harvester in various positions, ending as a supervisor. He left Deere in 1980 and bought a business called Cases and Kegs in the Village of East Davenport, which he ran for a number of years. At the same time, John also was fixing up houses to rent, which he continued to this day. John was a life-long fisherman and boater. His love of boating included everything from kayaking and canoeing to a sailboat, houseboat, cruiser and, of course, a variety of fishing boats, one of his favorites being "The Jed" (as in Jed Clampett), which was as old as he was. Another passion of John's was skiing, which he continued to do throughout last year. He loved to ski the Rocky Mountains, especially "the trees," but sometimes the trees won. He served as president for a while in the heyday of Sitzmachers Ski Club when it boasted a membership of nearly 800 skiers. John loved gardening and enjoyed canning homemade salsa. He was an excellent cook, specializing in pies, which were a work of art. John loved to play euchre his whole life and played in euchre tournaments several times a week in his retirement years. John was a generous man and devoted to his friends. He truly would give you the shirt off his back if he thought you needed it, or he would help you with any project. John is survived by his companion of the last 18 years, Susie Goodley; his daughter, Angie Moller, Sarasota, Fla.; his sister, Barbara Johnson (and Guy), Colorado Springs, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary; and his parents. In lieu of flowers, and to reflect his love of the river, memorial donations can be made to Living Lands and Waters or your favorite charity. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanpressly.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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