IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Francis Dale

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"Dude" Teel

February 6, 1958 – March 23, 2018

Obituary

Francis Dale "Dude" Teel, 60, of Milan, died Friday, March 23, 2018 at his home.  Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Reynolds Cemetery, Reynolds.  Memorials may be made in care of the family.

Dude was born on February 6, 1958 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, a son of Francis L. "Frank" and Marjorie Knight Teel.  He graduated from Sherrard High School, class of 1976.

Dude married Terri Johnston in December of 2015 in Rock Island after being together for 14 years.

He worked as a boiler operator for the Rock Island Integrated Service at the Rock Island Arsenal for 30 years.

Dude was an avid outdoorsman as well as a huge supporter and member of the N.R.A.  He was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Bears and Chicago Blackhawks.  He loved music and barbequing and smoking meat.  Most of all, he loved his grandchildren who always referred to him as, "Papa Dude."

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Terri Teel, Milan; children, Micaela (Drew) Booth, Rock Island, Tiana VanDyke, Rock Island, Christopher (Erica) DePaepe, Andalusia and Jake (Brittany) Schmidt, Rockford; and grandchildren, Kyson, Kalia, Kashton, Brooklynn, Paislee, Baby DePaepe and Emory.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Charles Whittinghill and a few good fishing buddies.

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Services

Visitation

Calendar
March
27

Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.

201 4th Ave E, Milan, IL 61264

4:00 - 7:00 pm

Funeral Service

Calendar
March
28

Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.

201 4th Ave E, Milan, IL 61264

Starts at 10:00 am

Committal

Reynolds Cemetery

, Reynolds, IL 61279

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