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Royce N. Bates, Sr.
Sep 20, 2020
Royce N. Bates, Sr., 69, of Milan, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Services for Mr. Bates will be 1 pm, Friday at the Bible Missionary Campground, 18120-81st St. Sherrard. Visitation will be from 5 pm to 8 pm, Thursday at the Trinity Bible Missionary Church, Milan. Burial will be in...
Jeffrey Edward Roessler
Sep 20, 2020
Jeffrey Edward Roessler, 59, of Rock Island, died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the Aledo Rehabilitation and Heath Care Center, Aledo. Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial visitation will be from 4-6 pm Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Masks and social distancing will be required. A celebration of Jeff's...
Victoria J. (Schroder) Bennett
Sep 20, 2020
Our mother, Victoria J. Bennett, 75, of Milan, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at her residence.
A private inurnment will be held at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at Pinnacle Country Club in Milan on Sunday, September 27, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. In...
Donald E. Meier, Sr.
Sep 19, 2020
Donald E. Meier Sr., 90, of Rock Island, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home. Services for Mr. Meier will be 11 am, Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, and may be viewed at https:// www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in...
John R. Lewarne
Sep 19, 2020
John R. Lewarne, 79, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at home.
John was born April 26, 1941 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Jack and Amber (Rogers) Lewarne. He attended the University of Iowa, receiving a Journalism degree in 1964, and a Law degree in 1967. While a student, John worked as...
Evelyn Jean (Rohr) Skaggs
Sep 19, 2020
Evelyn J. Skaggs, 100, of Rock Island, Illinois, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her beloved home of over seventy years.
Visitation will be held from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. We ask that visitors wear a mask, per state...
Ruby "Maxine" (Gidel) Messmer
Sep 18, 2020
Ruby "Maxine" Messmer, 97, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Rock Island, died Friday, September 18, 2020 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Mo. Funeral services will be at 11 am Friday, September 25, 2020 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Services may also be viewed via live-stream by visiting www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Visitation will be from...
Cloman Conley Jr.
Sep 17, 2020
Cloman Conley Jr., 76, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loved ones.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 pm Friday, September 25, 2020 at the Word of Life Church, 1804 7th Ave., Rock Island. The funeral service will be live-streamed and be viewed at https://vimeo.com/460347396. Visitation will...
Charles Dismer Jr.
Sep 14, 2020
Charles Dismer Jr., of Rock Island, was born in Davenport, IA on July 9, 1925 and graduated to his eternal home with Jesus on September 14, 2020. After proudly serving his country in the Army during WWII, he married Helen A. Albrecht on July 19, 1947.
A Live-streamed Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on...
Harry "Bucky" E. Spaulding
Sep 14, 2020
Harry "Bucky" E. Spaulding , 79, of Rock Island, passed away Monday September 14, 2020 at home.
Private family live-streamed service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, September 18, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, with online access at www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m....
James "Jim" E. Lundquist
Sep 13, 2020
James "Jim" E. Lundquist, 89, of Eldridge, Iowa died Sunday, September 13, 2020. Cremation rites were accorded. A private service will be held. Inurnment will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented by the Walcott American Legion Post 548. Memorials may be made in care of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport or...
Jeffrey Lee Fainter
Sep 12, 2020
Jeffrey Lee Fainter, 49, of Davenport, died Saturday, September 12, 2020 as the result of an accident. A funeral service will be 3 pm Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be an hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Cremation rites will follow services. Inurnment will...
Vellie Mae (Summage) Moore
Sep 12, 2020
Vellie M. "Boo" Moore, 80, of Davenport, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Word of Life Church, 1804 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030...
Eileen (Parvin) Campana
Sep 11, 2020
Fern Eileen Campana, 98, of Moline, passed away Friday September 11, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.
Visitation will be from 11:00am to 1:30pm Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Private graveside services will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be left for Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rock Island.
...Brian Lee Horn
Sep 11, 2020
Brian L. Horn, 56, of Davenport, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 in Rock Island. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 6104 W. River Drive Davenport, Iowa 52802. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Brian was born June 26,...
Pamela L. Andrews
Sep 11, 2020
Pamela L. Andrews, 72, of Moline, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am, Thursday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Burial will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery....
Charles C. Heggen
Sep 11, 2020
Charles C. Heggen Sr., 86, of Rock Island, passed away peacefully surrounded by his children, Friday September 11, 2020 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 11:00am Friday, September 18, 2020 at Broadway Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Burial...
John Allen Miller
Sep 10, 2020
John A. Miller, 77, of Preemption, passed away Thursday September 10, 2020 at Clarissa Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, with his daughter, Christine and brother, Walt by his side .
Private funeral services will be live broadcast at 2:00pm Thursday, September 17, from Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, and may be viewed at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/milan-live-stream. Public visitation will...
Mark A. Vanholbeck
Sep 9, 2020
Mark A VanHolbeck, 47, of Davenport, IA, formerly of Superior, WI, died suddenly on Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 2020 at Genesis East Medical Center, with his sister by his side. Mark was born on July 16, 1973 in Superior, WI, the son of Juliann M Berg and the late Fredrick J VanHolbeck.
Mark worked for Genesis Medical Center,...
Anna H. (Swanson) Grams
Sep 8, 2020
Anna H. Grams, 95, of Moline, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. A live-streamed funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, with online access at www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m....
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