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Theodore "Ted" C. Wink
Jul 16, 2021
Theodore "Ted" C. Wink, 72, of Lynn Center, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Services for Ted will be 10:30 am, Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 pm to 7 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in the...
Robert "Bob" J. Towler
Jul 16, 2021
Robert J. Towler, 87, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021, at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island.
Born on December 26, 1933, Robert attended elementary and high school in Redwood Falls, MN. After serving in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War, he attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota, majoring in Forestry....
Luella L. (Berg) Mckee
Jul 15, 2021
Luella L. McKee, 93, of Milan, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be held from 12:00 pm (Noon) until the service. Burial will be at Preemption Cemetery,...
William D. "Bill" Gehlken
Jul 10, 2021
William D. "Bill" Gehlken, 79, of Illinois City, died Saturday, July 10, 2021 at home surrounded by family. Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial visitation will be from 5-7 pm Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Avenue, Milan. Memorials may be made in care of the family.
Bill was born...
Bryan L. Prescott
Jul 9, 2021
Bryan L. Prescott , 55, of Andalusia, Ill., passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill.
Bryan's family will host a celebration of his life and memorial gathering for friends and family at the family home 14820 78th Avenue W., Andalusia from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 30. A gravesite...
Karl R. Binder
Jul 8, 2021
Karl R. Binder , 57, of Milan, Ill., passed away Thursday July 8, 2021 at Mercer Manor, Aledo.
Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 12, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, at the funeral home. The funeral service will...
Bert A. Brown
Jul 8, 2021
Bert A. Brown, 83, of Rock Island passed away Thursday July 8, 2021 at his home.
Funeral services will be 10:00am Thursday July 15, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00-8:00pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery, with Military Honors by Moline American...
Desileana Phelps
Jul 7, 2021
Desileana Phelps, 45, of East Moline, passed away Wednesday July 7, 2021 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport.
Pending services are planned for 12:00pm Saturday July 17, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 11:00am to service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family.
...Dorothy V. Schiess
Jul 7, 2021
Dorothy V. Schiess, 98, of Rock Island, formerly of Sherrard, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island. Services for Dorothy will be 2 pm, Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Sherrard Cemetery....
Bradford "Brad" L. Postel
Jul 7, 2021
Bradford L. "Brad" Postel, 64, of Coal Valley, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 12 to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Inurnment with military honors will follow in Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made in care...
Grace Franck
Jul 7, 2021
Grace E. Franck, 89, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday July 7, 2021 at Clarissa Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Livestreamed funeral services will be 11am Monday July 12, 2021 at Wheelan-Presly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island and may be viewed at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 1:00 – 4:00pm at the funeral home....
Thomas "Tom" E. Williams
Jul 7, 2021
Thomas E. "Tom" Williams, 74, of Milan, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 12, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be from 9.30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home....
Vicky L. Schroeder Arp
Jul 6, 2021
Vicky L. Schroeder Arp, 67, of Davenport, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children and sister, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Vicky was born February 5, 1954 to Robert and Henrietta (Bormann) Schroeder. She was the eldest of three children, and a part of a very close extended family. ...
Dorothy V. (Bailey) Darland
Jul 6, 2021
Dorothy V. Darland , 92, of Rock Island, Ill., passed away Tuesday July 6, 2021 at her home.
Visitation will be 4:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Friday, July 9, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, with a service following at 6:30 p.m. (The funeral service will be live-streamed and may be viewed...
Richard H. Amy
Jul 4, 2021
Richard H. Amy, 92, of Milan, passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at his home. Services for Mr. Amy will be 11 am, Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be Thursday from 9:30 am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Military...
Donald W. Peterson
Jul 3, 2021
Donald W. Peterson, 93, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa.
A Visitation will be held Friday, August 20, from 4:00p.m. till 7:00p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Rock Island. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, August 21, 1:00 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church,...
Richard A. Mosenfelder
Jul 3, 2021
Richard A. Mosenfelder, 72, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday July 3, 2021 at his home.
Private family services will be held at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. A public celebration of life will be held at 3:00pm Saturday July 24, 2021 at Kavanaugh's Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St, Rock Island, IL 61201....
Willa M. Klemmer
Jul 2, 2021
Willa M. Klemmer, 75, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Live-streamed services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, and can be viewed online at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m....
James Berghuis
Jun 30, 2021
James Berghuis, 46, of Moline, passed away Wednesday June 30, 2021 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island. There will be no local services.
Richard August Desmet
Jun 30, 2021
Richard A. DeSmet, 90, of East Moline, passed away Wednesday June 30, 2021 at his residence.
Private services will be Tuesday in Rock Island National Cemetery.
Richard was born on January 11, 1931 in Rock Island, the son of Rene and Margaret (Hauman) DeSmet. He married Marietta Eeckhout on January 14, 1950 in East Moline....
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