James L. Fleming
Mar 2, 2021
James L. Fleming, 85, of Bettendorf, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport. Cremation rites were accorded. A private family memorial service will be at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport. Inurnment will follow in the St. Paul Lutheran Church Memorial Garden, Davenport. Memorials may be made in care of St. Paul Lutheran Church or the...
Danny J. Koester
Mar 2, 2021
Danny J. Koester, 74, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at his home. Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family with arrangements.
Danny was born on February 8, 1947 in Rock Island, a son of Leonard and...
Walter R. Schweiss
Mar 2, 2021
Walter R. Schweiss, 83, of Davenport, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Inurnment will be at a later date at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the Quad Cities Animal Welfare Center, Milan.
Walter was...
Brandon W. Rottman
Mar 1, 2021
Brandon W. Rottman, 31, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at his residence.
A live-streamed funeral service will be held at 9:30 am on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, and can be viewed at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/obituary/Brandon-Rottman. Visitation will be from 5 pm to 8 pm on Thursday, March...
Marcella (Klement) Nelson
Mar 1, 2021
Marcella "Marcy" Nelson, 93, formerly of Rock Island, died, Monday, March 1, 2021 at her daughter's home in Blue Grass, Iowa. A private family graveside service will take place at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. In lieu of flowers and in respecting Marcy's wishes, the family requests that those wishing to express sympathy give someone, "a smile and...
Margaret Bernice Swisher
Mar 1, 2021
Margaret Bernice Swisher , 98, of Rock Island, passed away Monday March 1, 2021 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 8, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Public gathering...
Daniel "Lano" C. Lanaghan
Feb 28, 2021
Daniel C. Lanaghan , 68, of Rock Island, known to many as "Lano", died Sunday, February 28, 2021 at home. Cremation rites were accorded. There will be no services at this time. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport or a charity of your choice. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family....
Jeanne F. (Long) Janssen
Feb 28, 2021
Jeanne F. Janssen , 92, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island.
A live-streamed memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, (and may be viewed at wheelanpressly.com/live-stream/Rock Island). Visitation will be one hour prior...
Larry P. Dean
Feb 27, 2021
Larry P. Dean, 82, of Rock Island, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Private inurnment services will be held at a later date in the Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in honor of...
Frank L. Bridge
Feb 26, 2021
Frank L. Bridge, 95, of Taylor Ridge, Illinois, passed away peacefully Friday, February 26, 2021, at Avonlea Cottage in Milan, Illinois. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, IL. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 8, at Zion Lutheran Church in Taylor Ridge with...
Mary Rita (Hardy) Schmitz
Feb 26, 2021
Mary Rita Schmitz put on her prettiest party dress and went out dancing Friday night, February 26th with her loving husband of 52 years. Mary Rita Hardy was born September 24, 1919 in Masury, Ohio. She married Leo Franklin Schmitz November 22, 1945 at Saint Francis Xavier church in Medina, Ohio. Mary grew up in the Cleveland Ohio area,...
Wayne E. Sivels
Feb 26, 2021
Wayne E. Sivels, 68, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at home of pancreatic cancer. A live-streamed funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, and can be accessed online by visiting https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. to 1...
Carolyn J. (Diller) O'Neill
Feb 23, 2021
Carolyn J. O'Neill, 91, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday February 23, 2021 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island.
Graveside services will be 10:30am Saturday at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family.
Carolyn was born on July 12, 1929 in Davenport, IA., the daughter of Ransom...
Lois B. Lemaster (Mumford)
Feb 22, 2021
Lois B. Lemaster (Mumford), 83, of Sherrard, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at Genesis Medical Center-Illini Campus, Silvis. A live-streamed visitation and time of sharing will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. The live-stream can be accessed online by visiting https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Face...
Elizabeth A. Grobstein
Feb 22, 2021
Elizabeth Ann Leonard Poelvoorde Grobstein was born on September 20, 1930 in Rockford, IL to Richard and Ethel Leonard and died in Rock Island on February 22. She married Amos Poelvoorde Jr. (d. 1975) in 1947 and gave birth to Richard, Patricia (husband, Jeffrey Gripp), Jeffrey and Rebecca (Sharpe). She married Samuel Grobstein (father of Tony [Otis Marechaux], Janet...
Joan (Deyo) Heth Claussen
Feb 21, 2021
Joan Deyo Heth Claussen, 88, of Rock Island, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Park Vista Retirement Living in East Moline, Illinois due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. Joan graduated from Rock Island High School in 1950 before attending Augustana College. At Augustana, Joan was a member of the tennis team and was also a part of...
Robert L. Pannell
Feb 19, 2021
Robert L. Pannell, 87, of East Moline, died Friday, February 19, 2021 at his home. A public visitation will be from 10 – 12 (Noon) on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Capacity limitations will be monitored and face masks and social distancing will be required. A private burial will...
Michael A. Swanson
Feb 18, 2021
Michael A. Swanson , son of Hiram L. Swanson and Rose M. (Golick) Swanson died at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa on February 18, 2021.
Michael, born in 1941, graduated from Rock Island High School in 1959 where he played football. He served in the U.S. Army as a Military Policeman in Vietnam after...
Hugh "Butch" Woeber Jr.
Feb 18, 2021
Hugh "Butch" Woeber, Jr., 81, Andalusia, died Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Mercer Manor Rehabilitation Center, Aledo.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Andalusia. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Inurnment will be later at Andalusia Cemetery. Memorials may be made...
Steven "Spider" F. Duffy
Feb 18, 2021
Steven "Spider" F. Duffy, 72, of Davenport, passed away February 18, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, with his loving wife by his side.
A funeral service celebrating Steve's life will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at the Starlight Ballroom, 2815 Locust Street, Davenport, IA. The funeral...
