Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries

Totoo Pinto

Totoo Pinto

Jul 4, 2019

Totoo Pinto passed away peacefully early morning July 4, 2019 surrounded by family in her apartment at Park Vista, East Moline.

A Celebration of life will be held at 12:00pm Saturday at St. Pius Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 10:00am to service time at church.

She was born July 1, 1932, in Karachi,...

John E. Wells

John E. Wells

Jul 2, 2019

John E. Wells, 86, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday July 2, 2019 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island, after a long illness.

Visitation will be from 3:30-7:00pm Monday July 8, 2019, at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, where a rosary will be recited at 3:30 pm.  A Mass of Christian burial will...

Virgil W. Hindman

Virgil W. Hindman

Jul 2, 2019

Virgil W. Hindman, 86, of Okeechobee, Fla., formerly of Rock Island, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Lawnwood Medical Center in Ft. Pierce, FL

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave.,  Rock Island. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors...

Ronald B. Phillips

Ronald B. Phillips

Jul 1, 2019

Ronald B. Phillips, 63 of East Moline, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019 Aperion Care, East Moline. Services for Ron will be 2 pm, Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the family. Ronald was born on March 20, 1956 in Tennessee,...

Darrin A. Vanthournout

Darrin A. Vanthournout

Jul 1, 2019

Darrin A. Vanthournout, 36, of Moline, passed away Monday July 1, 2019 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island.

A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 – 7:00pm, Thursday July 11, 2019 at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Inurnment will be Friday in Rock Island National Cemetery, with Military Honors, those wishing to attend should meet at...

Gary R. Benson

Gary R. Benson

Jul 1, 2019

Gary R. Benson , 83, of Moline, passed away Monday July 1, 2019 at home.

Memorial services are 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at Salem Lutheran Church, Moline. Inurnment, with military honors presented by Moline American Legion, Post 246 will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 9,...

Phyllis C. (Bush)  Fluegel

Phyllis C. (Bush) Fluegel

Jul 1, 2019

Phyllis C. Fluegel, 93, of Taylor Ridge, passed away peacefully, Monday, July 1, 2019 at her daughter's home, surrounded by family.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Andalusia.  Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030...

Evelyn D. Falconer

Evelyn D. Falconer

Jun 29, 2019

Evelyn D. Falconer, 84, of Coyne Center, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at her home. Services for Mrs. Falconer will be 7 pm, Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be Friday from 5 pm to 7 pm at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Rock Island...

Mary Ann Strader

Mary Ann Strader

Jun 28, 2019

Mary Ann Strader, 88, of Coal Valley, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Services for Mary Ann will be 11 am, Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 10 am to 11 am, Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may...

Damon L. Pursell

Damon L. Pursell

Jun 26, 2019

Damon L. Pursell , 77, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday June 26, 2019 at University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

Services are 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 1, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Entombment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery - Mausoleum, Rock Island. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to...

Dale E. Orwig

Dale E. Orwig

Jun 25, 2019

Dale Orwig, 90, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at his home.  Services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2767 9th St, Rock Island.  Private inurnment will be in Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.  Memorials may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Rock...

Barbara L. (Riley)  Henson

Barbara L. (Riley) Henson

Jun 25, 2019

Barbara L. Henson, 88, of Moline, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at home surrounded by family.  A memorial service will be 11 am Friday, June 28, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 10-11 am Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be...

Loretta M. (Ziemer)  Decap

Loretta M. (Ziemer) Decap

Jun 25, 2019

Loretta M. DeCap, 75, of Rock Island, formerly of Matherville, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan.  Visitation will be one hour prior to service.  Inurnment will be...

William "Little Bit" Donelson

William "Little Bit" Donelson

Jun 22, 2019

William "Littlebit" Donelson Jr. 70, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday June 22, 2019 at his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Littlebit accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized at an early age at Morning View Baptist Church in Eads, TN. Two weeks prior to his death he recommitted...

Matthew M. Bowling

Matthew M. Bowling

Jun 21, 2019

Matthew M. Bowling, 53, of Milan, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.  Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4 th Ave. E, Milan.  A Celebration of Matthew's Life will be held by the family immediately following visitation at the Rock Island Moose...

James D. Christie

James D. Christie

Jun 21, 2019

James D. Christie, 87, of Milan, died Friday, June 21, 2019 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Rock Island.

Funeral services are 10 am on Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan.  Burial with military honors will be at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm on...

Jenise J. (Willhite)  Sulouff

Jenise J. (Willhite) Sulouff

Jun 21, 2019

Jenise J. Sulouff, 96, of Moline, passed away Friday June 21, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline.

Private family services and entombment will be at the Mausoleum of Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, assisted the family with arrangements.

Jenise was born December 2, 1922 in Moline, a...

Byron K. Beck

Byron K. Beck

Jun 20, 2019

Byron K. Beck, age 78, died June 20, 2019 at Genesis East Hospital in Davenport. His funeral service will be at St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock Island, on Saturday, June 29 at 10:00, with visitation at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Rock Island from 4:00 to 6:00 on Friday, June 28. Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island....

Walton Jones

Walton Jones

Jun 17, 2019

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4.

Rev. Dr. Walton Jones Sr., 49, returned to his heavenly home on June 17, 2019. His devotion to his family...

Joseph R. Jones

Joseph R. Jones

Jun 16, 2019

Joseph R. Jones, 78, of Taylor Ridge, died at home surrounded by family on Sunday, June 16, 2019 following a long battle with cancer.  A Funeral Mass for Joseph will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Taylor Ridge.  Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

An orange arrow pointing to the right on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.