All Obituaries

Norma Arlene McGrath, 85, of Silvis, formerly of Andalusia, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, April 29, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 pm on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made in care of Shriners Hospitals for Children. Arlene was born on November 28, 1938 in...

Colette M. Unzel, 65, East Moline, IL passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Genesis Illini Hospital, Silvis following a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. There will be a visitation from 1-2:00 PM with a funeral service following at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Burial at Rock Island Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the QC Animal Welfare Center. Colette was born on December 11, 1958 to Robert and Alice (Arndt)...

Virginia Merchant, 96, of Bettendorf, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024, at her home. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2024, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Davenport. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling, Illinois. Virginia was born January 22, 1928, in Carroll County, Illinois, to Henry and Anna (Miller) Appel. She...

Laurie “Kathy” Fisher, 75, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday April 20, 2024 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 11:30 am Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Children’s Advocacy Center. Laurie had been employed at Blackhawk State Bank as a teller and bookkeeper for 45 years. She loved spending time with her...

James L. Bertelsen, 82, of Coal Valley, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Services for Mr. Bertelsen will be 1 pm, Saturday at Grace Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Rock Island National Cemetery, where military honors will be conducted. Memorials may be made to the Martin Luther King Jr....

David K. Burkhead, 87, Rock Island, IL passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024 at his home with family by his side. There will be a visitation from 10-11:00 AM with a funeral service following at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.  Private inurnment at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. Dave was born on May 9, 1936 to Fred and Dorothy (Timm) Burkhead in Rock Island. After high school, he enlisted in...

James William Metz passed away on April 17, 2024, in Peoria, IL surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. Jim was born April 10, 1943, to Simon and Hortense Metz and welcomed into the world by his twelve older siblings. He grew up on a farm in Riverside, Iowa and in 1961 graduated from Riverside High School. Following his passion, he went on to major in Art at St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa. Jim enlisted and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam war. While...

Dennis M. Laird, 74, of Moline, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at his home. Services for Mr. Laird will be 10 am, Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 3 pm to 7 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be conducted. Memorials may be made to the family to benefit veterans charities of their choice. Dennis was born on August 17, 1949,...

Mary E. Magerkurth, 94, of Milan passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Cedarhurst of Moline. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 pm on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Preemption Cemetery. Memorials may be made in care First Baptist Church, Rock Island. Mary was born on May 4, 1929 in Milan, IL, a daughter of Clarence and Claudia (Peebler) Galusha. She...