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Willie Bragg, Jr.
Dec 23, 2019
Willie "Hollywood" Bragg Jr. 58, of Rock Island passed away on December 23, 2019 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity, Rock Island. Funeral services will be 1 pm Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be an hour prior to service time. Cremation rites to follow services. Memorials in care of the family....
Larry W. Phillips
Dec 23, 2019
Larry W. Phillips, 71, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2019 at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in...
Carolyn H. (Hill) Wales
Dec 23, 2019
Carolyn H. Wales, 94, of Bettendorf, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Private entombment will take place at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago.
Carolyn was born on January 26, 1925 in Rock Island, the daughter of Herman and Beatrice (Gould) Hill. She married Martin M. Wales. Carolyn was an interior...
John S. Leithner
Dec 22, 2019
John S. Leithner, 72, of Rock Island, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Genesis Medical Center, Davenport.
Funeral services will be 11:00am Friday, at Wheelan Pressly Funeral
Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00pm Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery, with...
Willie Mays Johnston
Dec 21, 2019
Willie M. Johnston, 67, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Funeral services for Willie will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2020 at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial with...
Donald L. Gordon
Dec 19, 2019
Donald L. Gordon Jr., 76, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday December 19, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City.
Per his wishes there will be no services at this time. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held 11:00am on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at First Evangelical Free Church, Moline.
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Janet L. Lincoln
Dec 18, 2019
Janet L. Lincoln, 89, of Moline, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, where a rosary will be recited at 1:30 pm. Interment services will be 1:30 pm, Monday at Calvary Mausoleum, Rock Island. Those...
Dennis A. Lambert
Dec 17, 2019
Dennis A. Lambert Jr., 64, of Bettendorf, passed away Tuesday December 17, 2019 at UPH Trinity, Bettendorf.
Funeral services will be 11:00am Monday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery, with Military Honors by the...
John D. Seabolt
Dec 16, 2019
John D. Seabolt, of Moline, Ill., passed away Monday December 16, 2019 at home.
A memorial visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, Ill. Inurnment will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family to be designated later....
Dorothy A. Stancil
Dec 16, 2019
Dorothy A. Stancil, 86, of Rock Island, departed this life on Monday, December 16, 2019, at home with her family by her side. Memorial services will be 2 pm, Friday, December 20, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a...
Lizabeth J. "Jeanette" (Hanson) Carlson
Dec 16, 2019
Lizabeth J. "Jeanette" Carlson, 95, of Rock Island, passed away on December 16 th , 2019, at UnityPoint Trinity, Rock Island. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 21 st , at First Lutheran Church, 1600 20 th St., Rock Island. Visitation will be Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in...
Sarah J. Wise
Dec 15, 2019
Sarah J. Wise, 65, of Moline, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019. Services for Sarah will be 2 pm, Sunday, January 5, 2020 at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be Sunday from 12 pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. Private burial will be Monday, January 6, 2020 in...
Rev. Levi C. Glispie
Dec 14, 2019
Rev. Levi C. Glispie, 92 of Rock Island, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 peacefully at his home.
A celebration of his life will be held on Monday, Dec. 23rd at 11 am at Second Baptist Church, Rock Island. Burial will be at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation is 2 to 5 pm Sunday, Dec. 22nd...
Katie M. (Wilder) Albertson
Dec 13, 2019
Katie Albertson, 88, passed away December 13, 2019 at her home in Overlook Village in Moline.
A memorial visitation for Katie will be held on Friday, December 20, 2019 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4th Ave. E., Milan. Private entombment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in East Moline,...
Clifford E. Mathena
Dec 12, 2019
Clifford E. Mathena, 84, of Taylor Ridge, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, December 16, 2019 at...
Judy F. (Franks) Deschepper
Dec 12, 2019
Judy F. DeSchepper, 65, of Milan, died Thursday, December 12, 2019 at her home. Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial gathering will take place from 4-6 pm Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Avenue, Milan. Memorials may be made in care of the QC Animal Welfare Center, Milan.
Judy was...
Jill T. Hitchcock
Dec 11, 2019
Jill T. Hitchcock , 49, of Davenport, Iowa passed away Wednesday December 11, 2019 in Davenport.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 28th, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, with visitation from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday prior to services. Private interment will be at Swedona Lutheran Cemetery, Swedona, Ill....
Sister Irene Krogmeier, O.S.B.
Dec 10, 2019
Sister Irene Krogmeier, O.S.B., 97, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2019 in the Chapel of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2019 at...
Robert J. Jackson
Dec 9, 2019
Robert J. Jackson, 72, of Rock Island, Ill., passed away Monday December 9, 2019 in Rock Island.
In accordance with his wishes, no services are planned at this time. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's...
Donald Ray Bulens
Dec 9, 2019
Donald Ray Bulens, 89, of Rock Island, went to be with the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday December 9, 2019 at Hope Creek Care Center, Moline.
A Memorial Service will be 11:00am Monday at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island. Friends are welcome to greet the family one hour prior to service time at church. Inurnment...
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