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Lawrence "Larry" B Mcmanus
Dec 31, 2021
Lawrence "Larry" Bernard McManus 82, of Taylor Ridge passed away Friday December 31, 2021 following a brief illness. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan is assisting the family.
Larry was born December 17, 1939 in Taylor Ridge as the second of 6 sons to Joseph and Dorothy (Redecker) McManus.
Larry served in the army during...
George L. Beeding Jr.
Dec 30, 2021
George L. Beeding Jr., 83, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the funeral home. Burial with military honors...
June C. Grindley
Dec 29, 2021
June C. Grindley, 79, of Rock Island passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island.
Services will be at 12:00 noon on Thursday, January 6th at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery....
Norma Maxine Pettit
Dec 29, 2021
Norma Maxine Pettit, 90, of Taylor Ridge, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at her home. Services will be private at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Private burial will follow in Edgington Cemetery.
Norma was born on November 12, 1931, in Fairfield, Iowa, a daughter of Raymond and Mable (Haskins) Hill. She married James "Jim" Pettit...
Amy Jo Miller
Dec 29, 2021
Amy Jo Miller, 88, of Milan passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Monday at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00 am Monday at church. Burial will be in Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...
Rose E. (Pike) Klak
Dec 27, 2021
Rose Klak, 97, passed gently into Jesus' waiting arms at home on Monday, 27 Dec, 2021. She was born in Hannibal, Missouri to John and Mary Pike on 14 May 1924, and grew up in Hannibal, Missouri. She moved to Rock Island from Sioux City, Iowa, and married Dan Klak in 1942. They raised 4 children in Rock Island,...
Debbie L. (Carleton) Pauly
Dec 26, 2021
Debbie L. Pauly, 68, of Milan, passed away Sunday December 26, 2021 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island.
A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday January 5, 2022 from 4:00-7:00pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.
Deborah was born on January 20, 1953 in Rock Island, the daughter of Edmund and Mary Ann (Geyssens) Carleton....
Crystal L. Weistart
Dec 26, 2021
Crystal L. Weistart, 62, of Milan, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021, at her home. Cremation rites will be accorded and there will be no services at this time. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan is assisting the family with arrangements.
Crystal was born on April 24, 1959, in Dixon, Illinois, a daughter of Franklin DeVoss and...
Scott O. Hyde
Dec 25, 2021
Scott O. Hyde, 56, of Davenport was peacefully called home to God on Christmas Day, December 25, 2021.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Monday, January 3rd at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Sunday, January 2nd at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Indian...
Charles "Howie" H. Baird
Dec 25, 2021
Charles "Howie" H. Baird , 94, of Rock Island, IL, passed away Saturday December 25, 2021 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline, IL.
In accordance with his wishes, no services are planned. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, is assisting with arrangements.
Charles Howard Baird was born August 4, 1927...
Freemont "Junior" J. Herring
Dec 24, 2021
Freemont "Junior" J. Herring, 92, of Moline, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021.
Funeral service will be 11:00 am Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be hour prior to service. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the family.
Survivors include: children,...
Deborah H. (Hedgepeth) Smith
Dec 24, 2021
Deborah H. Smith , 64, of Milan, IL, passed away Friday December 24, 2021 in Moore Haven, FL.
Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2022Â at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave, Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to services. Private family interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials...
Duane L. Allison
Dec 24, 2021
Duane L. Allison, 92, of East Moline, died Friday, December 24, 2021 at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 2502 29th Avenue, Rock Island. Live-stream of the funeral mass will be available by visiting, https://vimeo.com/660253293. Visitation will be from 9:30 – 10:30...
Brandie R. (Smith) Youngs
Dec 23, 2021
Brandie R. Youngs, 45, of Silvis passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at home.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, January 4th at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Monday, January 3rd at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in care of the...
Cheryl Kathryn (Wall) Derr
Dec 22, 2021
Cheryl Kathryn Derr, 75, of Milan, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity, Rock Island. Per her wishes, cremation rites were accorded and there will be no services. Inurnment will take place at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.
Cheryl was born in Davenport, Iowa on December 20, 1946, a daughter of Donald R....
Stanley E. Weinstein
Dec 22, 2021
Stanley E. Weinstein , 90, of Rock Island, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 22, 2021, with his daughter Ellie by his side. Graveside funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 24, at Hebrew Cemetery, 2715 30th St., Rock Island. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...
William H. Humphrey
Dec 21, 2021
William H. Humphrey , 89, of East Moline, formerly of Milan, IL, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Park Vista of East Moline.
A Memorial Mass of Christian burial and celebration of William's life will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 312 1st Street W., Milan.
William was born...
Deborah L. (Mclain) Beattie
Dec 20, 2021
Deborah L. Beattie, 68, of New Windsor, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021 at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Avenue, Milan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery, Rock...
Cecelia Marie Kale
Dec 19, 2021
Cecelia Marie Kale, 72, of East Peoria, passed away with loved ones at bedside on December 19, 2021.
A memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00pm Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Memorials may be left in her name to TAPS No-Kill Animal Shelter, Pekin, IL.
She...
Melvin C. Staley
Dec 18, 2021
Melvin C. Staley, 83, of Milan, IL, passed away Saturday December 18, 2021 in Milan.
In accordance with his wishes, no services are planned. Interment with military honors will be in National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, is assisting with arrangements.
Melvin was born September 16, 1938 in Gilchrist, IL, a...
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