All Obituaries

Rev. Levi C. Glispie, 92 of Rock Island, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 at his home. Arrangements are pending.     

Katie Albertson, 88, passed away December 13, 2019 at her home in Overlook Village in Moline. A memorial visitation for Katie will be held on Friday, December 20, 2019 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4th Ave. E., Milan. Private entombment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in East Moline, IL. Memorials may be made to Rock Island County Senior Center. Katie was born September 3, 1931 in East Moline, daughter of Thomas O. and Hildur V. Wilder. She met...

Judy F. DeSchepper, 65, of Milan, died Thursday, December 12, 2019 at her home.  Cremation rites were accorded.  A memorial gathering will take place from 4-6 pm Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Avenue, Milan.  Memorials may be made in care of the QC Animal Welfare Center, Milan. Judy was born in Lepanto, Arkansas on January 19, 1954, a daughter of Benton and Beulah Sides Franks.  She married Greg DeSchepper in 1970,...

                Clifford E. Mathena, 84, of Taylor Ridge, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis.                   Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan.  Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, December 16, 2019 at...

Sister Irene Krogmeier, O.S.B., 97, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2019 in the Chapel of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island.  Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Monastery, where a Christian wake service will be held at 7 p.m.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to...

Donald Ray Bulens, 89, of Rock Island, went to be with the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday December 9, 2019 at Hope Creek Care Center, Moline. A Memorial Service will be 11:00am Monday at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island. Friends are welcome to greet the family one hour prior to service time at church. Inurnment will follow in Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be left to Meals on Wheels. Donald was born on September 2, 1930 in Moline, the son of Alfred and Emma...

John Richard “Rick” Cloninger, 64, of Rock Island, took his last breath, Monday, December 9, 2019 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, while in the arms of his loving wife.  Services are 10 am Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 4-6 pm Friday, December 13, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.  Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island.  In lieu of...

Robert J. Jackson, 72, of Rock Island, Ill., passed away Monday December 9, 2019 in Rock Island. In accordance with his wishes, no services are planned at this time. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Robert was born January 5, 1947 in Rock Island, a son of Laverne and Roselle Conwell Jackson. He married Sandra A. Carr on...

Kenny A. Anderson, 59, of Milan, died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at his home.  Cremation rites were accorded.  A memorial service will be 1:30 pm Friday, December 13, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan.  Visitation will be from 12:30 – 1:30 pm Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made in care of the QC Animal Welfare Center, Milan or Christian Care, Rock Island.  Kenny was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8,...

Norma Jean Downing, 88, of Sherrard, formerly of Rock Island, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019.  Services for Norma Jean will be held at 12 pm, Friday at the Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be Friday from 10 am until the time of the service at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the family and will be split between Dementia Society of America and...