Obituary Listing

Nov 25, 2016

Sister Jozefa Seskar O.S.B., 89, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, passed away Friday November 25, 2016 at the monastery.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Chapel at St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island. Burial is in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the Monastery,...

Nov 24, 2016

On Thanksgiving day, the world got a little smaller when it unexpectedly lost Ellen Robb of Milan, IL. She was 61.  As a teenager, Ellen met and fell in love with John Robb while working at Zayre's Department Store. She embraced her new role as stepmother to his son Chris, and she loved him as her own from the...

Nov 24, 2016

Eugene "Gene" J. Desaunoy, 89, of Milan, passed away Thursday November 24, 2016 at his home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am Friday December 2, 2016 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Visitation will be from 3:30-7:00pm Thursday at

Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, with a rosary recited at 3:00pm followed by...

Nov 21, 2016

Donald G. Morrison, 80, of Milan, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 surrounded by family at his home.  Funeral services for Mr. Morrison will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at Two Rivers United Methodist Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at church.  Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery.  Wheelan Pressly...

Nov 17, 2016

Katheryn A Cox, 85, of New Port Richey, formerly of Milan, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2016 in Florida.

A celebration of life is to take place on Friday, December 2, 2016 from 4-7 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan.  A memorial mass will be held at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan at 10:00 am on...

Nov 16, 2016

Terrance "Terry"  Lee Hartley Sr., 79, of Milan, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 21, 2016 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 115 W. 12 Ave., Milan.  Visitation will be held from 12 PM to 3 PM on Sunday, November...

Nov 16, 2016

Christian F. "Chris" Hanshaw, 96, of Davenport, formerly of Moline,

passed away Wednesday November 16, 2016 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice

House, Bettendorf.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral

Home and Crematory, 3030 - 7th Ave., Rock Island, where visitation will

be 10:00 a.m. to...

Nov 15, 2016

Michael F. Hartmann, 67, of Milan, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after a decades-long, courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis.   He was surrounded with love by his children. A funeral mass  will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be Sunday from...

Nov 14, 2016

Richard B. Smith Jr., 37, of Rock Island, died Monday, November 14, 2016.  Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 12 - 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.  Cremation rites will follow services.  Memorials may be made in care of the family.

Richard was born...

Nov 13, 2016

Janet A. Norman, 73, of Coal Valley, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at her home. Services for Mrs. Norman will be 10 am, Friday at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, Coal Valley. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 7 pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, where a family prayer service will be conducted...

Nov 13, 2016

Wallace L. Doering, 86, of Rock Island passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016.  There will be no services or visitation.  Burial was yesterday at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island.  Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island handled the arrangements.

Mr. Doering was born September 8, 1930 in Moline, the son of Leander and May...

Nov 13, 2016

A. Duncan Reid, 80, of Rock Island, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 at the home of his son and daughter-in-law in Bettendorf. Funeral services are 10:00 am on Saturday in the Fieldhouse of Rock Island High School. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 4 to 8 pm Friday in the Fieldhouse. Memorials may be made...

Nov 12, 2016

Belinda Ann (Quackenbush) Grudzinski, 84, of Moline, passed away Saturday November 12, 2016 at Rosewood Care Center, Moline.

There will be no local services, private burial will be held in Logan, OH.

Belinda was born on April 15, 1932 in Logan, OH, the daughter of Peter Raymond and Mildred Louise (Norris) Rider.

She...

Nov 11, 2016

Ray Rodgers (Paperman)

Ray Rodgers, 64, of Rock Island, passed away Friday November 11, 2016 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.

Funeral services will be 11:00am Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00-7:00pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be...

Nov 10, 2016

Pascasie Ndikumana, 65, of Rock Island, passed away on Thurday, November 10, 2016 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity, R.I.  Services for Pascasie will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Calvary International Revival Church, 519 13th Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.  Burial will be...

Nov 10, 2016

Ardith I. Schafer, 95, of Rock Island, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Funeral services are 11 am Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Entombment is in the Memorial Park Mausoleum, Rock Island. Visitation is 9:30 am until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials...

Nov 8, 2016

Delores M. Heath, 87, of Rock Island, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services are 10:30 am Monday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation will be 2 to 5 on Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to...

Nov 8, 2016

Frederick A. Trulson, Jr., 82, of Rock Island, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at the Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Services for Fred will be 10 am, Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Milan. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 pm, at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Burial will be in the Chapel Grove Cemetery....

Nov 8, 2016

Phyllis L. Appel, 81, of Milan, passed away Tuesday November 8, 2016 at her home.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Ladies Union Cemetery, Stockton, IL. There is no visitation planned, Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, is assisting the family. Memorials  may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan,...

Nov 7, 2016

Debra D. "Deb" Garner, 49, of Rock Island, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 7, 2016, at her home.   Memorial Service will be 2:00pm Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Greeting of family and friends will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made in care of the...