Michael A. Markell, 65, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity, Rock Island.  Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.  Burial will take place in Rock Island National Cemetery.  Memorials may be made in care of the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan.

Michael was born on December 29, 1950 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Margaret Markell.  He served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era.  Mike was employed at Alcoa for 28 years, retiring in 2003.  He was a mill operator and also a wage evaluator for United Steel Workers Local #105.  Mike was united in marriage to Mynda Thorpe on August 24, 1986 in Las Vegas.

Mike was a member of the Rock Island Economic Growth Board and United Steel Workers Local #105, he was also the President of the Greenbush Neighbors.  He enjoyed gardening and spending time with family and friends.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Myndie; mother and father in law, Priscilla and Bob Bass, Coal Valley; sisters in law, Lisa (Don) Johnson, LeClaire, Iowa and Ellen (Barry) Leeds, Erie; nieces, Katelyn and Jennifer; nephews, Kyle and Sean and a great niece, Allurah.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Josephine.