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William "Bud" E. Burton
May 16, 2019
William E. "Bud" Burton , 85, of Rock Island, Ill., passed away Thursday May 16, 2019 surrounded by family. William was born August 22, 1933 in New London, Missouri, a son of Eugene and Amy Coleman Burton. He married Mersel J. Nixon on February 26, 1955 in Rock Island. William spent most of his life in the construction industry...
Karen M. (Johnson) Rummels
May 16, 2019
Mrs. Karen Marie Rummels, 76, of Rock Island entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 5:30pm at Unitypoint Health-Trinity Hospital in Rock Island.
Family and friends will celebrate Karen's life on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 11:00am at the Second Baptist Church, 919-6th avenue, Rock Island. Rev. Dr. Melvin L. Grimes will officiate. A...
Raymond E. Mckinley, Sr.
May 15, 2019
Raymond E. McKinley, Sr., 72, of Rock Island, Ill., passed away May 15, 2019 at V.A. Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, Ill. Burial, with military honors presented by V.V.A. Chapter 299, will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island....
Lori R. Brown
May 14, 2019
Lori R. Brown, 58, of Milan, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island, after a courageous struggle with cancer. Services for Lori will be 10 am, Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030-7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 6 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Chippiannock...
Dale Edward Taets
May 14, 2019
Dale E. Taets, 94, of Moline, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at his home. Services will be 10 am Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4-6 pm Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, at a later date. Memorials may be made in...
Kathlyn A. "Kathy" (Johnson) Hall
May 13, 2019
Kathlyn A. "Kathy" Hall, 68, of Rock Island, formerly of Altona, Ill. died Monday, May 13, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday at First Lutheran Church, 1600 20th Street, Rock Island. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-7 pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Burial will...
Timica M. Morrow
May 12, 2019
Timica M. Morrow, 42, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday May 12, 2019.
Funeral services will be 12:00pm Thursday May 23, 2019 at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, with visitation from 11:00am to service time. Burial will follow in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island.
Timica was born on May 25, 1976 in Rock...
Sean K. Lawhorn
May 12, 2019
Sean K. Lawhorn, 51, of Rock Island, Ill., passed away Sunday May 12, 2019 at his home.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 16, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, Ill., with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. In...
Mary Rose Blondell
May 12, 2019
Mary Rose Blondell, 96, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday May 12, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 am, Friday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in McCarthy Hall at the church. Burial will follow at the Rock Island National...
William Leroy Morrison
May 12, 2019
William LeRoy Morrison, 81, of Davenport, passed away Sunday May 12, 2019 at Amber Ridge, Moline.
A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Memorials may be made to the...
Judith A. Eckermann
May 11, 2019
Judith A. Eckermann, 82, of Rock Island, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Aspen Care Center, Silvis.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be 5 pm, Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Kiwanis Pavilion at Sunset Marina, Rock Island. Private inurnment will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made...
Mary H. (Johnson) Savely
May 11, 2019
Mary H. Savely, 78 of Davenport, died Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Funeral services are 10 am Friday at First Lutheran Church, 1230 5th Ave., Moline. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation is 3 to 7 pm Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th...
Beverly A. (Williams) Etheridge
May 8, 2019
Beverly A. Williams - Etheridge, 59, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at her home. A Memorial Service for Bev will be held at 12:30 P.M. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the family.
Beverly was born...
Harlan F. Druckmiller
May 8, 2019
Harlan F. Druckmiller, 88, of Taylor Ridge, passed away Wednesday May 8, 2019 at Sunnybrook Assisted Living, Muscatine.
Funeral services will be 11am Saturday at Edgington Evangelical Presbyterian Church, with visitation one hour prior. Private burial will follow in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be left to the Rockridge Food Pantry.
Harlan was...
Carrol Ann (Gibbs) Eisentrager
May 8, 2019
Carrol A. Eisentrager, 64, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at her home. Private services will be held at a later date.
Carrol was born March 3, 1955 in Muscatine, Iowa, a daughter of Allen F. and Donna K. (Irwin) Gibbs. She worked in food service for many years at Hunter's, Eagle Foods and...
Catherine "Katie" L. Huggins
May 7, 2019
Catherine L. "Katie" Huggins, 80, of Sherrard, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Visitation will be Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, where a Christian Wake service will...
Betty M. (Garrison) Farmer
May 6, 2019
Betty M. Farmer, 86, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 10th at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island. Private inurnment will be in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made...
Virginia H. (Naab) Kennedy
May 6, 2019
Virginia H. Kennedy, 93, of Rock Island, passed away Monday May 6, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her children.
In accordance with her wishes, no services are planned. Interment will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Arrangements are entrusted to Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Memorial remembrance and donations may be made to St....
Kevin Francis Santry
May 5, 2019
Kevin F. Santry, 58 of Bettendorf, formerly of Rock Island, died Sunday, May 5, 2019 at his home after a sudden medical event.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 am on Monday, May 13 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be at 9 am until 10:30 am in the McCarthy Hall...
Michael R. Ehrmann
May 4, 2019
Michael R. Ehrmann, 62, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday May 4, 2018 at ManorCare, Davenport, Iowa.
A memorial service will be 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, with visitation from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, prior to services. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal...
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