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George A. Deem
Sep 27, 2018
George A. Deem, 78, of Andalusia, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 at his home. Graveside services for George will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Andalusia Cemetery. A Celebration of George's Life will be held on Saturday, October 6 th at the Andalusia Lions Club from 1 to 4 p.m. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, is assisting the family. In...
Timothy Nissen
Sep 25, 2018
Timothy H. Nissen, 59, of Milan, passed away Tuesday September 25, 2018 at his home.
A memorial service will be held 12:30pm Sunday at Revelation Church in Bettendorf, IA.
Tim was born on March 27, 1959 in Moline, the son of Herman and Donna (Parker) Nissen. He had been employed at Callos Resources, Moline. Tim...
Ted Muhammad
Sep 25, 2018
Ted Muhammad, 67, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. A memorial service for Ted will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island.
Ted was born Theodore Childs on October 11, 1950 to...
Billy J. Ramsey
Sep 25, 2018
Billy J. Ramsey, 90, of Milan, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Per Mr. Ramsey's request there will be no services or visitation. Private inurnment will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan is assisting the family. Billy was born...
Karen C. Crowe
Sep 24, 2018
Karen C. Crowe, 78, of Moline, formerly of Rock Island, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Aspen Rehabilitation and Health Center, Silvis. Services for Karen will be 11 am, Saturday at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 2106 – 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 7 pm at the...
Jeanette J. (Townsend) Wildermuth
Sep 23, 2018
Jeanette J. Wildermuth, 83, of Blue Grass, IA, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at her residence.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Inurnment will be 10:00 am on Thursday, September...
Kenneth "Ken" W. Williams
Sep 22, 2018
Kenneth "Ken" W. Williams, 90, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Moline.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may...
Mary Frances (Kerres) Stonehouse
Sep 21, 2018
Mary Frances Stonehouse, 83, of Milan passed away Friday, September 21, 2018, peacefully at home. Private services and burial will be held Wednesday at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, IL. There will be a luncheon at 12:30pm on Wednesday the 26th at Happy Joes in Milan, all are welcome to attend. Mary Frances was born in Rock Island, the daughter...
Betty Marie (Glancey) Vinzant
Sep 20, 2018
Betty M. Vinzant, 75, of Rock Island, died Thursday, September 20, 2018 at OSF St. Frances Medical Center, Peoria. There will be no services. Memorials may be made in care of the Arthritis Foundation or Susan G. Komen.
Betty was born on September 23, 1942 in Rock Island and raised by Walter L. Sr. and Helen True...
Patricia J. Goodnight
Sep 20, 2018
Patricia J. Goodnight, 80, of Reynolds, Ill. passed away Thursday September 20, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 24, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 801 W. Edgington St., Reynolds. Burial will be at Reynolds Cemetery, Reynolds. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at...
Milton R. Johnson
Sep 20, 2018
Milton R. Johnson, 90, of Moline, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Genesis-Illini Campus, Silvis.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Salem Lutheran Church, Moline. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Inurnment will be held at National Cemetery, Rock Island, with...
Stephen M. Berg
Sep 19, 2018
Stephen M. Berg, 68, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his home after a long courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 10 am Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be Sunday from 1-3 pm at the funeral home. The family encourages everyone to wear their favorite sports attire in honor...
Joyce L. (Goodman) Esser
Sep 19, 2018
Joyce L. Esser, 74, of Rock Island, formerly of Kewanee, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport. Cremation rites were accorded. A graveside service will be 11 am Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kewanee. Memorials may be made in care of the Parkinson's Foundation.
Joyce was born in Kewanee on...
Jennie M. Joannides
Sep 18, 2018
Jennie M. Joannides, 100, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away on September 18, 2018 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, WY.
Mrs. Joannides was born February 23, 1918 in Moline, Illinois to Katina and Andrew Mihail. She graduated as a 4-year honor student from Austin High School in Chicago, Illinois, and from the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church...
Rev. Dr. Eugene R. Hanson
Sep 18, 2018
The Reverend Doctor Eugene R. Hanson, 81, of Davenport, died in the confidence of resurrection life on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at Ridgecrest Village, Davenport, Iowa.
A memorial service will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, September 27, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport, with visitation one hour prior to services. Inurnment, with U.S. Army honors, will be at...
Elaine J. (Nimmick) Dusenberry
Sep 18, 2018
Elaine J. Dusenberry, 91, of Orion, formerly of Rock Island, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at her home. Services will be 11 am Saturday with visitation from 9 am until service time at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made in care of the American Heart...
Robert R. Bigford
Sep 17, 2018
Robert R. " Bob" Bigford, 81, of Rock Island, passed away Monday September 17, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Burial, with military honors presented by the Milan American Legion Post 569, will be at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island....
Alyn F. Hall
Sep 15, 2018
Alyn F. Hall, 16 of Milan, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am on Wednesday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Burial will be at the Sherrard Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 8 pm Tuesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Memorials may...
Donna M. (Schutte) Kester
Sep 15, 2018
Donna M. Kester, 87, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday September 15, 2018 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.
Graveside services will be 11:00am Thursday at Rock Island National Cemetery, with Rev. Roger Carlson, officiating. Those wishing to attend should meet at 10:30am at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Memorials may be left to...
Merle Lee Jesse Rudd
Sep 13, 2018
Merle Lee Jesse Rudd, 46, known as Yogi by his family, died in an accident on Thursday, Sept. 13th 2018 in Davenport.
Visitation will be from 2 and 4 pm on Wednesday, September 19th at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, where a memorial service will be held at 4 pm.
Yogi loved the outdoors, fishing,...
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