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Duane G. Wilker

Duane G. Wilker

Oct 20, 2018

Duane G. Wilker, 89, of Moline, formerly of Rock Island, passed away Saturday October 20, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 27, at First Lutheran Church, Rock Island. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 26, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral...

M. Barbara Rowe

M. Barbara Rowe

Oct 20, 2018

M. Barbara Rowe, 83, of Milan, passed away Saturday October 20, 2018 at home.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Burial will be at Preemption Cemetery, Preemption, Ill. Visitation will be 5pm to 7pm Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Mary E. (Roche)  Benson

Mary E. (Roche) Benson

Oct 20, 2018

Mary E. Benson, 98, longtime Rock Island resident, died Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Silver Cross Pavilion at Friendship Manor, Rock Island.  In accordance with her wishes, cremation rites were accorded.  There will be no services.  Inurnment will be at Calvary Mausoleum, Rock Island.  Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family.

Mary was...

Curtis Wayne Allender

Curtis Wayne Allender

Oct 19, 2018

Curtis Wayne Allender, infant son of Sara Flowers and August Allender, of Moline, died Friday, October 19, 2018 at UPH – Trinity, Rock Island.  Services will be 11 am Saturday at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 2106 7th Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation will be Saturday from 10 am until service time at the Knox Chapel.  Burial will...

Matthew D. Foster

Matthew D. Foster

Oct 19, 2018

Matthew D. Foster, 42, of Rock Island, died Friday, October 19, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.  Cremation rites were accorded.  A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2767 9th St., Rock Island.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in care...

Bonnie L. Townsend

Bonnie L. Townsend

Oct 19, 2018

Bonnie L. (Hogren) Townsend, 81, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018 at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Townsend will be 11 am, Wednesday at Salem Lutheran Church, Moline. There will be no visitation. Private inurnment will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Salem Lutheran Church, or to the...

Elizabeth A. "Butts" Rock

Elizabeth A. "Butts" Rock

Oct 19, 2018

Elizabeth A. "Butts" Rock, 56, of Silvis, Ill. passed away Friday October 19, 2018 at home. Services are 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 23, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island, with visitation 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made to the family to be...

Arthur R. Gowey

Arthur R. Gowey

Oct 18, 2018

Arthur R. "Fritz" Gowey, 89, of Milan, passed away Thursday October 18, 2018 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on 10:00am Tuesday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7pm Monday at the funeral home, with a Masonic Service at 7pm. Private burial...

Helen J. Johnson

Helen J. Johnson

Oct 17, 2018

Helen Johnson, 63 of Viola, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. A memorial service for Helen will be 2 pm, Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. There will be no visitation. Private inurnment will be in Chippiannock Mausoleum.  Memorials may be made to the family.

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Judith "Judy" Jean Adrian

Judith "Judy" Jean Adrian

Oct 17, 2018

Judith "Judy" J. Adrian, 77, of Rock Island, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at her home.  Funeral services for Judy will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery.  Memorials...

Annette Louise (Walker)  Mapp

Annette Louise (Walker) Mapp

Oct 13, 2018

Annette Louise Mapp, 76, of Rock Island, died Saturday, October 13, 2018 at her home.  Funeral services will be 3 pm Saturday at the Word of Life Christian Center, 1804 7th Ave., Rock Island, where visitation will be from 1 pm until service time.  Memorials may be made in care of the family.  Arrangements entrusted to Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home...

John R. Terfler

John R. Terfler

Oct 13, 2018

John R. Terfler, 54, of Rock Island, died Saturday, October 13, 2018 at his home.  A funeral service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

John was born in Milwaukee, Wisc. on April 18, 1964, a son of Raymond and...

Cassidy Cleaveland Hedeen

Cassidy Cleaveland Hedeen

Oct 13, 2018

Cassidy Cleaveland Hedeen, 36, of Rock Island, passed away, Saturday, October 13, 2018 at OSF-St. Francis Hospital, Peoria.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, followed by a potluck Celebration of Life at Steve's Olde Time Tap, Rock Island.  Visitation...

Alice Marie (Carlson)  Madison

Alice Marie (Carlson) Madison

Oct 13, 2018

Alice M. Madison, 95, formerly of Andalusia, passed away Saturday October 13, 2018 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island.

Services will be 12:00pm Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be from 10:00 to service time at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Andalusia Cemetery. Memorials may be left to the Andalusia Volunteer Ambulance...

Dalton R. Franks

Dalton R. Franks

Oct 12, 2018

Dalton R. Franks, 85, of Decatur, formerly of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018 at Heartland Health Care Center, Decatur. Services for Mr. Franks will be 11 am, Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery,...

Kyle T. Decoster

Kyle T. Decoster

Oct 12, 2018

Kyle T. DeCoster, 34, of Milan, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, following a motorcycle accident. A memorial mass for Kyle will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Private inurnment will be at a later date. Following services, there will be a luncheon at St. Ambrose,...

Elizabeth "Betty" (Weber)  True

Elizabeth "Betty" (Weber) True

Oct 11, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" True, 91, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Park Vista, East Moline.

Graveside service will be held at 12:00 PM (Noon) on Monday, October 15, 2018 at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery – Mausoleum Chapel.  Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or the Cancer Society.  Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and...

Heinz W. Ehlers

Heinz W. Ehlers

Oct 10, 2018

Heinz W. Ehlers, 90, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline.  Cremation rites were accorded.  A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock Island.  The family will greet friends following the service.  Memorials may be made in care of St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock Island.

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Dr. Dorothy J. Parkander

Dr. Dorothy J. Parkander

Oct 8, 2018

Dr. Dorothy Parkander, 93, Rock Island, died October 8, 2018 after a short illness.

Services for Dr. Parkander will be 10 am, Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030-7th Avenue, Rock Island. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery,...

Donna Mae (Farwell)  Mack

Donna Mae (Farwell) Mack

Oct 8, 2018

Donna M. Mack, 87, of Reynolds, died Monday, October 8, 2018 at her home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Andalusia.  Visitation is 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, October 10th) at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Reynolds, where a rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. ...

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