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Joseph J. Choronzak, Jr.

Joseph J. Choronzak, Jr.

Mar 1, 2019

Joseph J. Choronzak, Jr., 67, of Rock Island, formerly of Melrose Park, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7...

Jay Michael Gellerman

Jay Michael Gellerman

Mar 1, 2019

Jay Michael Gellerman, age 80, of Bettendorf, passed away at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, surrounded by his family on Friday, March 1, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at Noon on Monday at the Congregation Beth Israel at the Tri City Jewish Center, 2715 30th St., Rock Island.  Burial is at Hebrew Cemetery, Rock Island. ...

Ercell (Edwards)  Gathright

Ercell (Edwards) Gathright

Feb 28, 2019

ROCK ISLAND – Ercell Gathright, 92, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday February 28, 2019 at UPH-Trinity.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday March 8, 2019 at KNOX Chapel of Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home, 2106 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Friends are welcome to gather at 10:00 am at the funeral home. Interment will take place at...

Irene M. Tollenaer

Irene M. Tollenaer

Feb 28, 2019

Irene M. Tollenaer, 91, of Milan, passed away Thursday February 28, 2019 at Avonlea Cottage, Milan. Services will be 11 am, Tuesday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 9 am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Entombment will follow in Rock Island Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorials may be left...

Anna Pauline Blackmon

Anna Pauline Blackmon

Feb 27, 2019

Anna Pauline Blackmon, 92, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday February 27, 2019 at UnityPoint-Trinity, Rock Island.

Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island, with services at 11:00 a.m. The burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church,...

Ruth B. Levy

Ruth B. Levy

Feb 27, 2019

Ruth B. Levy, 80, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.

Graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Davenport Jewish Cemetery on Fairmount, aka Tri-City Jewish Cemetery, Davenport.

Ruth was born on December 18, 1938 in Rock Island, the daughter of...

James C. Ryckaert

James C. Ryckaert

Feb 27, 2019

James "Jim" C. Ryckaert, 79, of Taylor Ridge died at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity, Rock Island.

Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Tuesday, March 5th at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 4 pm to...

Delores Mae (Waldron)  Hoffman

Delores Mae (Waldron) Hoffman

Feb 26, 2019

Delores Mae Hoffman, 84, of Geneseo, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.  A funeral service for Delores will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4 th Ave. E., Milan.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.  Memorials may be...

Shari (Hinson)  Tillia-Barton

Shari (Hinson) Tillia-Barton

Feb 26, 2019

Shari Tillia Barton, 52, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday February 26, 2019 at home.

A celebration gathering will be held at a future date for family and friends.

Shari was born on November 13, 1966 in Rock Island, the daughter of Jerry and Linda (Raisbeck) Hinson.

She had been employed as a...

John A. Keck

John A. Keck

Feb 26, 2019

John Anthony Keck, 77, of Rock Island died in his home on February 26th, 2019.

John was born October 12, 1941, in Quincy, Illinois to George and Lavonne (Kennedy) Keck.

Service's celebrating John's life will be held 11am Saturday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be 10 until services.

John...

Lillie L. Lampe

Lillie L. Lampe

Feb 25, 2019

Lillie L. Lampe, 81, of Milan, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Generations, Rock Island. A memorial visitation will be Monday from 10 am to 12 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Inurnment will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan.

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Elizabeth A. Carlson

Elizabeth A. Carlson

Feb 25, 2019

Elizabeth A. Carlson, 61, of Moline, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 at her home. A Celebration of Life Visitation will be Sunday, March 17, 2019 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Elizabeth was born on February 5, 1958 in Rock Island.  She was proceeded in death by her...

Gloria Dean (Gibbs)  Meyers

Gloria Dean (Gibbs) Meyers

Feb 25, 2019

Gloria Dean Meyers (Gibbs), 87, of Rock Island, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones on Monday February 25, 2019.

Graveside services are pending for this spring. Inurnment will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery.

Gloria was born in Henderson, KY, on June 29, 1931, the daughter of Dollie Mae Sowards...

Jimmie F. Weihler

Jimmie F. Weihler

Feb 24, 2019

Jimmie F. Weihler, 84, of Carbon Cliff, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Avonlea Cottage, Milan.  Funeral services for Jimmie will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4 th Ave. E., Milan.  Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m.  Friday at the funeral home.   Burial will follow the service in German Cemetery,...

Curtis Roberts

Curtis Roberts

Feb 23, 2019

Curtis Roberts, 84, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at St. Anthony's Care Center, Rock Island.

Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to services Saturday. Inurnment, with military honors, will be 2:30 p.m. Monday at National Cemetery,...

Kaycee                   "Lisa" Elisabeth (Carmen)  Wynn

Kaycee "Lisa" Elisabeth (Carmen) Wynn

Feb 23, 2019

KayCee "Lisa" Elisabeth Wynn, 47, of Ottawa, Ill., formerly of Rock Island, died Saturday, February 23, 2019 at O.S.F. St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.  Services will be 1 pm Thursday at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 2106 7th Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation will be an hour prior to service time at Knox Chapel.  Burial will...

Dramont E. Holt

Dramont E. Holt

Feb 22, 2019

Dramont E. Holt, 48, of Rock Island, passed away February 22, 2019 at UnityPoint Trinity, Rock Island.

Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 4, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7TH Avenue, Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to services. Inurnment will be at a later date.

Dramont was born July 18, 1970...

Lawrence "Brick" Johnson

Lawrence "Brick" Johnson

Feb 22, 2019

Lawrence "Brick" Johnson, 64, of Davenport, passed away Friday February 22, 2019 in Rock Island at his sister's home.

A Memorial service will be 1:00pm Friday at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 12:00pm to service time at the funeral home.

Lawrence was born on February 12, 1955 in...

Linda D. Flaugh

Linda D. Flaugh

Feb 22, 2019

Linda D. Flaugh, 70, of Rock Island, Ill. passed away Friday February 22, 2019 at UnityPoint Trinity, Rock Island.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Inurnment will be at a later date at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to...

Doris E. (Aten)  Pells

Doris E. (Aten) Pells

Feb 20, 2019

In Memory of Doris E. Pells

Doris E. Pells passed away peacefully in the loving embrace of her family on February 20, 2019. She was 96 years old.

Doris Aten was born in Adair, Ill., on May 30, 1922 to Gale and Beulah (Coyner) Aten. She graduated from Moline High School in 1940 and later...

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