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Donna Kay (Green) Miller
Jan 9, 2021
Donna Kay Miller, 71, of Milan, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 surrounded by family. A live-streamed memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, and can be viewed online at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/milan-live-stream. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the...
Ra Joo
Jan 9, 2021
Ra Joo, 48, was taken off life support on Friday, January 8th after surgery complications. His passing came as a shock, and we are devastated. He taught us to be kind, to laugh loudly, and to never doubt ourselves when pursuing a goal.
Livestream services will be 10:00am Friday and may be viewed at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Private visitation...
Gary E. Kerres
Jan 9, 2021
Gary E. Kerres, 77, of Edgington, passed away unexpectedly on January 9, 2021, at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.
A private family funeral service will be held on Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.  A recording of the funeral service may be viewed at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/obituary/Gary-Kerres.  Burial will be at Edgington Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the...
Vicki L. (Whoolery) Seeck
Jan 8, 2021
Vicki L. Seeck, 68, of Bettendorf, IA passed away on Friday, January 8th, 2021, peacefully in her sleep. She was a long time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. A memorial service will be private at St. Paul Lutheran Church, however, a live-stream broadcast will be available for viewing at 10:00 am Friday, January 15, 2021...
Brynlee Lorraine Gelski
Jan 6, 2021
Brynlee Lorraine Gelski, infant daughter of Alyssa Aoyagi and Samuel Gelski, of Davenport, was born silently on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Moline. Private services for Brynlee will be 1pm, Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the family.
Survivors include her parents; grandparents, Karri Gelski, Rock Island,...
Randy P. Eckert
Jan 6, 2021
Randy P. Eckert, 71, of Milan, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at his residence.
A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island or to a charity...
John H. Greer, Jr.
Jan 5, 2021
John H. Greer, Jr. 53, of Rock Island, was peacefully called home on Tuesday January 5, 2021.
Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 19, at Word of Life Church, 1804 7th Avenue, Rock Island, to be followed by a private family service. Arrangements are entrusted to Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island....
James A. Rosene
Jan 5, 2021
James A. Rosene , 80, of Rock Island passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
Private family services will be 1:00 p.m. January 14 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave. Milan. A recording will be available for viewing after services at Jim's obituary page at wheelanpressly.com. Private...
Reverend John M. Leaf
Jan 5, 2021
Rev. John Martin Leaf, 82, of Moline, passed away on January 5th, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 11 am Monday, January 11, 2021 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, IL, where his father had been a minister. Due to capacity limitations the funeral will be live-streamed by visiting https://youtu.be/a418Ej9G6vk. Visitation will be from...
Bernard Lacey
Jan 4, 2021
Bernard Lacey , 68, of Rock Island, passed away Monday January 4, 2021 at UnityPoint-Trinity, Rock Island.
Private services at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, may be viewed via live-stream broadcast at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, at wheelanpressly.com/live-stream-Rock Island. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 11, at...
Laurence "Larry" G. Hoffeditz
Jan 4, 2021
Laurence "Larry" G. Hoffeditz , 89, of Taylor Ridge, IL, passed away Monday January 4, 2021 at home.
A graveside service and inurnment will be held at a later date at Andalusia Cemetery, Andalusia, IL. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to Reynolds...
Roy Irwin Groenwoldt Jr.
Jan 4, 2021
Roy I. Groenwoldt Jr., 71, of Davenport, died Monday, January 4, 2021 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity, Bettendorf. Per his wishes, cremation rites were accorded and there will be no services.
Roy was born in Davenport, Iowa on August 22, 1949, a son of Roy I. Sr. and Margaret Yates Groenwoldt.
Roy worked as a...
Violet M. (Crocker) Jones
Jan 3, 2021
Violet M. Jones, 77, of Milan, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Avonlea Cottage, Milan.
A private family funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, January 8, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Burial will be at Bailey Cemetery, Keswick, IA. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or...
Louise A. (Smith) Larson
Jan 3, 2021
Louise A. Larson, 96, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at her home. Funeral services will be live-streamed on Friday, January 8th at 11 a.m. and can be accessed online at https://vimeo.com/496711131 . Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 7th at the KNOX CHAPEL of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 2106...
Paul J. Trulson
Jan 2, 2021
Paul J. Trulson, 87, of Monteagle, TN, formerly of Milan, passed away Saturday January 2, 2021 in Tullahoma, TN.
Private services will be held Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. A recording of the service will be available to view on Saturday afternoon by visiting https://www.wheelanpressly.com/obituaries. Private burial will be in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Taylor...
Fred W. Orth
Jan 2, 2021
Fred W. Orth, 89, of Moline, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1 PM, Friday, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island, where a rosary will be recited at 12:45 PM. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the...
Edward R. Elliott
Jan 2, 2021
Edward R. Elliott, 96, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday January 2, 2021 at Silver Cross Health and Rehabilitation, Rock Island.
Livestream services will be held 10:30am Friday and viewed at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be left to Fifteenth Avenue Christian Church, Rock Island, where he was a member.
...Joseph M. Miller
Jan 2, 2021
Joseph M. Miller, 77, of Rock Island, died Saturday, January 2, 2020 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity, Rock Island. Per his wishes, cremation rites were accorded and there will be no services. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family.
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Clarence "Sy" Leroy Deloose
Jan 1, 2021
Clarence "Sy" LeRoy DeLoose, 93, of Milan, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis. Due to COVID-19, the service and visitation will only be for the closest family members and friends of the deceased. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Calvary Church of the Quad Cities, 4700 53rd St., Moline....
Eleanor W. "Mickey" Dotson
Jan 1, 2021
Eleanor W. "Mickey" Dotson, 93, of Moline, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at her home. Private services will be 11 am, Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Â A recording of the service will be available to view on Thursday afternoon by visiting https://www.wheelanpressly.com/obituary/Eleanor-Dotson. Inurnment will at a later date in Rock Island...
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