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Margaret L. Kelly

Margaret L. Kelly

May 29, 2018

Margaret L. Kelly, 93, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Rock Island.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Bobby F. Bond

Bobby F. Bond

May 29, 2018

Bobby F. Bond, 83, of Milan, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 9:00 am on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan.  Visitation will be from 5 pm to 7 pm on Friday, June 1, 2018 at the funeral home. ...

Beverly Joan Blaser

Beverly Joan Blaser

May 29, 2018

Beverly Joan Blaser, 86, formerly of Taylor Ridge IL, left us peacefully on Tuesday May 29, 2018 at Park Vista Legacy Unit, East Moline IL.

Services will be Saturday at 1:00pm, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E 4th Ave, Milan IL, with visitation immediately preceding from 11:30 to 1:00. Memorials can be made to the Rock Island...

Doris E. (Griffith)  Boomershine

Doris E. (Griffith) Boomershine

May 29, 2018

Doris E. Boomershine, 93, of Rock Island, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Avonlea Cottage, Milan.  Funeral services will be 11 a.m. with visitation from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, June 2,  at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.  Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Moline.  Memorials may be made in care of First Free Evangelical Church, Moline or...

Kenneth E. Spidle

Kenneth E. Spidle

May 27, 2018

Kenneth E. Spidle, 92, of Milan, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, June 1, 2018 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to mass.  Burial will be at National Cemetery, Rock Island. ...

Susan T. Boeye

Susan T. Boeye

May 27, 2018

Susan Temple Boeye who was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away on Sunday, May 27th, 2018 at the age of 76. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 1st at 11:00 a.m. at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, which is located at 3030 7th Avenue in Rock Island, Illinois. Visitation will be on Thursday, May...

Shirley C. (Tacey)  Bush

Shirley C. (Tacey) Bush

May 27, 2018

Shirley C. Bush, 95, of Taylor Ridge, died Sunday, May 27, 2018 at her home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am on Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Andalusia.  Entombment is in Calvary Mausoleum, Rock Island.  Visitation is 4 to 7 pm Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave.,...

Michael Earl (Pitts)  Paul

Michael Earl (Pitts) Paul

May 26, 2018

Michael Earl (Pitts) Paul, 56, of Elmwood Park, died Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Westlake Hospital, Melrose Park, Ill.  A funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island.  A rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Thursday followed by visitation from 4-7 p.m. at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and...

Donald C. Hemm

Donald C. Hemm

May 25, 2018

Donald C. Hemm, 79, of Moline, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018 at Generations, Rock Island. Services for Mr. Hemm will be 10 am, Wednesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, casual attire is requested. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 7pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery,...

Lester Honeyman

Lester Honeyman

May 24, 2018

Lester Honeyman, 90, of Rock Island, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island. Lester was born on December 17, 1927 in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Max and Bessie Kurlap Honeyman.  Lester married Alberta Hurry on July 1, 1997 in Rock Island, IL. Lester served in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to...

Dolores I. Fox

Dolores I. Fox

May 23, 2018

Dolores I Fox, 87, died May 23, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Elmhurst, IL. Family and friends are invited to celebrate her life at her home, 1336 31st St, Rock Island IL on August 4th 2018 at 1:00 pm.

Dolores was born March 30, 1931 in Shannon City, IA to John Carl "Carl" Shrader...

Shirline (Walker)  Bragg Rockett

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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