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Harry A. Peterson

Harry A. Peterson

Oct 30, 2018

Harry A. Peterson, 95, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.

Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, November 2, 2018 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 3 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030...

Ruth E. "Ruthie" Williams

Ruth E. "Ruthie" Williams

Oct 29, 2018

Ruth E. "Ruthie" Williams, 87, of Rock Island, passed away peacefully, Monday October 29, 2018 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline.

Services are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may...

Mark R. Winters

Mark R. Winters

Oct 29, 2018

Mark R. Winters, 65, of Milan, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. A Celebration of Life gathering will be Wednesday, October 31, 2018 from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Private inurnment will be at a later date in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu...

Effie T. (Chioles)  Skafidas

Effie T. (Chioles) Skafidas

Oct 28, 2018

Effie T. Chioles Skafidas, 92, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 at Amber Ridge, Moline.

Funeral services are 10 am on Friday at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Rock Island. Burial will be at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation is 4 to 7 pm Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030...

Phyllis J. (Rosenthal)  Swink

Phyllis J. (Rosenthal) Swink

Oct 26, 2018

Phyllis J. (Rosenthal) Swink, 86, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 at Generations - Rock Island.  A memorial visitation for Phyllis and her sister, Marilyn Rosenthal, who passed away October 24 th will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4 th Ave. E, Milan.  Memorials...

Calvin August Wilkens

Calvin August Wilkens

Oct 25, 2018

Calvin August Wilkens, 17, of Anchorage, Alaska, died on October 25, 2018.

Interment with committal prayers will be at 11 am on Saturday, Nov. 10 th , at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Taylor Ridge.  A funeral service was held at Zion Lutheran Church in Anchorage on Nov. 1 st .  Memorials can be made to the Robert Wilkens...

Tamalea M. (Richards)  Proehl

Tamalea M. (Richards) Proehl

Oct 25, 2018

Tamalea M. Proehl, 72, of Milan, died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Rock Island.  Per her wishes, cremation rites were accorded.  A memorial visitation will be Tuesday from 3-6 pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.  Memorials may be made in care of Calvary Church of the Quad Cities.

Tamalea was born...

Barbara Aljunia (Perryman)  Jones

Barbara Aljunia (Perryman) Jones

Oct 24, 2018

Barbara A. Jones, 95, of Mt. Vernon, formerly of Rock Island, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at home. Cremation rites were accorded. Services will be Tuesday at Noon at Second Baptist Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be an hour prior at the church.  Inurnment will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.  Memorials may be made in care...

Robert A. Goodall

Robert A. Goodall

Oct 24, 2018

Robert A. Goodall, 77, of Davenport, formerly of Milan, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Genesis Medical Center, East, Davenport. Services for Mr. Goodall will be 1 pm, Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, where military honors will be conducted by the Milan American Legion Post No 569.  Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Phillip E. Benson

Phillip E. Benson

Oct 24, 2018

Phillip "Phil" E. Benson, 83, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at his home.  Services will be 10 am Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.  Visitation will be Sunday from 1-4 pm at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented.  Memorials...

Carl Turner

Carl Turner

Oct 23, 2018

Carl Turner, 78, of Bondurant, Iowa, formerly of the Quad Cities, passed away Tuesday October 23, 2018 in Des Moines.

A Memorial service will be held at 1:00pm Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 11:00am to service time Saturday at the funeral home. Following the services, the family will gather at...

Tommy L. Tucker

Tommy L. Tucker

Oct 23, 2018

Tommy L. Tucker, 90, of Milan, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Moline.

Funeral services are 10 am Saturday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan.  Burial is at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Taylor Ridge.   Visitation is 4 to 7 pm Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.  Memorials may be made to St. Matthew...

Raymond E. Garner

Raymond E. Garner

Oct 22, 2018

Raymond E. Garner, 86, of Milan, passed away Monday October 22, 2018 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.

Services will be 11am Monday October 29, 2018 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 300 2nd Ave W, Milan. Visitation will be Monday from 10am to service time at the church. Burial will follow in National Cemetery, Rock Island,...

Lois P. Hemm

Lois P. Hemm

Oct 22, 2018

Lois P. Hemm, 75, of Moline, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Services for Mrs. Hemm will be 9 am, Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 pm to 7 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National...

Danis "Dani" L. Lindholme

Danis "Dani" L. Lindholme

Oct 21, 2018

Danis L. "Dani" Lindholme, 73, of Rock Island, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Lindholme will be 10:30 am, Saturday, November 24, 2018 at First Lutheran Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4 pm to 7 pm, Friday, November 23, 2018 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Inurnment will...

Debbie Dee (Edmunds)  Coleman

Debbie Dee (Edmunds) Coleman

Oct 20, 2018

Debbie Dee Coleman, 52, of East Moline, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity, Rock Island, surrounded by those closest to her heart.  Funeral services for Debbie will be 12 Noon on Monday at Second Baptist Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be held from 10 to 12 Noon before services at church.  Memorials may be...

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...

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