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Allan P. Carius
Dec 24, 2017
Allan P. Carius, 75, of Milan, died Sunday, December 24, 2017 at his home. Services will be private at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made in care of Monmouth College.
Allan was born in Moline, Illinois on December 10, 1942, a son of...
Donna J. Wildermuth
Dec 23, 2017
Donna J. Wildermuth, 78, of Milan, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island after a valiantly fought battle with cancer.
A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Per her wishes cremation will follow visitation, with a private...
Sarah D. Mcnamara
Dec 22, 2017
Sarah Daugherty McNamara was born in Macon, GA on December 21, 1926 to Hallie Cranford Daugherty and Lucius Lamar Daugherty. Sarah and her family moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1936 where her father operated a wholesale lumber business. She later attended Florida State College in Tallahassee, FL and then the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. After...
Gerald L. Nave
Dec 22, 2017
Gerald "Jerry" Lee Nave, 71, Of Rock Island, passed away December 22, 2017. Jerry was born on August 8, 1946 to birth parents James and Bernadine (Craig) Phillips. Jerry was later adopted by August and Elizabeth (Hinesh) Nave.
Jerry was loved by many. He has now returned home to Heaven, to be with our Lord and Savior...
Walter F Schaecher
Dec 22, 2017
Walter F. Schaecher, 92, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am, Wednesday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island,...
Mattie L. (Austin) Lee
Dec 20, 2017
Mattie L. Lee, 57, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Genesis Medical Center – Illini Campus, Silvis. Funeral services for Mattie will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. ...
Nancy P. Haynes
Dec 20, 2017
Nancy P. Haynes, 64, of Reynolds passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her home. Memorial services will be 2 pm, Tuesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family. Nancy was born on October 19, 1953 in...
Dennis "Grady" Stotlar
Dec 19, 2017
Sherrard - Dennis "Grady" Stotlar, an avid NASCAR fan, rounded his last lap and crossed the fin ish line at 71 years old on Dec. 19, 2017. With is wife, Holly, his son, Jason and their close family members by his side, he took the checkered flag. News of his demise was held back through the holidays per his...
David Earl Scott
Dec 19, 2017
David Earl Scott, 60, of Los Angeles, CA, formerly of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday December 19, 2017.
Funeral services will be 3:00PM Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030-7th Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour before at the funeral home.
Memorials may be left in Davids memory to the family.
...Dorothy (Desramoudt) Nelson
Dec 19, 2017
Dorothy Nelson
Martha "Dorothy" Nelson, 94, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Unity Point Health-Trinity, Rock Island.
Services will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, December 27, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.
Visitation will be from Wednesday from 9:00-11:00am at the funeral home.
Burial will...
Christine E. (Reed) Criddle
Dec 19, 2017
Christine E. Criddle, 82, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her home. A memorial service for Christine will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 2106 7 th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the Chapel. Inurnment will be in Rock Island...
Nelvin "Whitey" H. Wistedt
Dec 19, 2017
Nelvin H. "Whitey" Wistedt, 80, of Rock Island, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 at St. Anthony's Continuing Care Center, Rock Island.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 Ave., Rock Island. Visitation is 3 to 6 pm Friday at the funeral home. In...
Jerry R. "Booker" Woods, Sr.
Dec 17, 2017
Jerry R. "Booker" Woods, Sr., 65, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island. A Memorial Service for Booker will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. following services on...
Mamon Hill
Dec 16, 2017
Mamon Hill, 89, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Second Baptist Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
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Donna L. (Travis) Teague
Dec 16, 2017
Donna L. Teague, 91, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Moline. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Memorials may be made to...
Lucienne P. (Smarjesse) Knapp
Dec 15, 2017
Lucienne P. Knapp, 93, of Rock Island, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst, Ill. Funeral services are 11 am on Friday at South Park Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. Burial is at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 9:30 am until service time on Friday at the church. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the...
Madelein R. (D'Haeze) Petty
Dec 15, 2017
Madelein R. Petty, 89, of Rock Island, formerly of Milan, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at her residence.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave, Milan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Burial will be at Calvary...
Clair Stuart Rursch
Dec 15, 2017
Clair Stuart Rursch, 74, of Taylor Ridge, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Edgington Cemetery. Memorials may be made in care of...
Ivan Albert Harkey
Dec 15, 2017
Ivan A. Harkey, 90, of Aledo, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Per Ivan's wishes, casual attire is requested. Burial will be at Preemption Cemetery where military honors will be conducted. ...
Edward "Nunu" White Johnson Jr.
Dec 14, 2017
Edward "NuNu" White Johnson Jr., 65, of Chicago, formerly of Rock Island, died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at California Gardens Nursing Center, Chicago. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be...
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