Shirline (Walker) Bragg Rockett
May 23, 2018
Shirline Bragg Rockett, 68, Davenport, passed away Wednesday May 23, 2018 at Clarissa Cook Hospice.
Visitation will be from 4-7pm Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Services will be 1:00pm Friday at Grace City Church, Rock Island, with Dwight L. Ford, officiating. Burial will follow in Pinehill Cemetery, Davenport.
Shirline was born...
Norman I. Rich
May 23, 2018
Norman I. Rich, of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Rock Island, and Davenport, passed away, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 from complications after surgery at St. Mary's Hospital of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He was 91. Norman was born to Louis H. & Ida Fox Rich, in Rock Island, on July 13, 1926. He attended Rock Island Public Schools, and...
Faye C. (Mccann) Amidon
May 22, 2018
Faye C. Amidon, 76, of Edgington, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 22, 2018 with family by her side at home. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 801 W. Edgington St., Reynolds. Graveside services will be held in Edgington Cemetery at 12 Noon on Friday. Memorials may be made...
Phyllis P. (Anderson) Schatterman
May 22, 2018
Phyllis P. Schatterman, 95, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 25th at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 24th, at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral...
Lillian H. Nelson
May 21, 2018
Lillian H. Nelson, 102, of Ridgecrest Retirement Village, Davenport, formerly of Rock Island, died peacefully at her home on Monday, May 21, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 Brady St., Davenport. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the church,...
Melvin "Dale" Way
May 20, 2018
Melvin "Dale" Way, 86, of Aledo, Ill., passed away Sunday May 20, 2018 at home.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, Ill., with visitation prior to services from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Inurnment, with military honors presented by the Aledo American...
Billy E. Sherrod
May 18, 2018
Billy E. Sherrod, 86, of East Moline, formerly of Lady Lake, Fla., passed away Friday May 18, 2018 at home.
Services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, with visitation from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday prior to services. Burial, with military honors presented by Moline American...
John B. Rice
May 18, 2018
John B. Rice, 74, of Viola, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at his residence.
A celebration of life gathering will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Aledo V.F.W. post 1571. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Viola Cemetery.
John...
Burgess D. Walker
May 17, 2018
Burgess D. Walker, 63, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday May 17, 2018 at UnityPoint-Trinity, Rock Island.
In accordance with his wishes, no services are planned. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, assisted the family with arrangements.
Burgess was born July 31, 1954 in East Moline, Illinois, a son of Dale D. and Joan...
Raymond A. Messmer
May 16, 2018
Raymond A. Messmer, 97, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Â His wife of 74 years, Ruby "Maxine" Messmer was by his side.
Funeral services are 10 am Wednesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where...
Jean L. (Meewes) Mueller
May 16, 2018
Jean L. Mueller, 87, of Silvis formerly of Milan, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at New Perspective, Silvis.
Funeral service will be held at 11:30 am on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until service. Burial will be at Zion...
Sister Rose Joseph Kennebeck
May 15, 2018
Sister Rose Joseph Kennebeck, O.S.B., 88, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Monastery.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2018 in the Chapel of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the Monastery, where a Christian...
Nadine (Lampkin) Gay
May 14, 2018
Nadine Gay, 62, of Moline, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, May 14, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Funeral services will be 12 (Noon) on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Second Baptist Church, Rock Island, with visitation from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at church. Cremation rites will follow the services. Memorials may be...
John "Jack" Carroll
May 13, 2018
John "Jack" Carroll, 79, of Dublin, OH, passed away surrounded by family on May 13, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Jack will be cremated and his remains brought back to his hometown of Rock Island, IL. Â A memorial visitation will take place on Friday May 18, 2018 from 4:00 to...
Frederick M. Kunst
May 12, 2018
Frederick M. Kunst, 73, of Milan, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented...
Marlene M. Aldeman
May 11, 2018
Marlene M. Aldeman, 82, of Rock Island, passed away Friday May 11, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 – 7th Ave., Rock Island. Inurnment will be in National Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home....
Richard J. Requet
May 11, 2018
Richard (Dick) J. Requet, 87 of Rock Island, joined his Heavenly Father on May 11, 2018.
Visitation will be held at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030-7th Ave., Rock Island on Monday, May 21, from 4 until 7 p.m., with a recitation of the rosary at 3:30. A solemn Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, May...
Sarah "Sally" A. Gianulis
May 11, 2018
Sarah A. "Sally" Gianulis, 68, of Rock Island, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at her home.
A memorial service will be held at 6 pm on Monday at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 2106 7 Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be 4 pm until service time. Memorials may be made to the Rock...
Dale E. Burrill
May 11, 2018
Dale E. Burrill, 70, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 at his home. Services for Dale will be 11 am, Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Viola. Memorials may be made to The...
Mary Louise (Mcadam) Schaefer
May 11, 2018
Mary L. Schaefer, 89, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at Silver Cross - Friendship Manor, Rock Island. A funeral service for Mary will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday,  prior to services...
