Obituary Listing

Nov 28, 2016

Ricardo Wayne Almanza, infant son of Antonio Almanza-Lopez and Cassandra Renne Hensley, passed away November 28, 2016 at OSF-St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.

Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 - 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, with funeral services following at 6:00 p.m.  Memorials may be made...

Nov 28, 2016

Hazel Schwartz, of Rock Island, passed at St. Anthony's Care Center, Rock Island, and went home to meet the Lord on Monday November 28, 2016. Graveside services will be 11:00 am Saturday at the Chapel of Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. No visitation is planned. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family. Hazel was born...

Nov 28, 2016

Sally J. Peck, 70 of Rock Island, died Monday, November 28th at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, bringing an end to a long battle with lung disease.

A Celebration of Life Memorial will take place at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island on Friday, December 2nd at 6:00 pm.  A prayer service will...

Nov 28, 2016

Dale E. Dusenberry, 66, of Rock Island, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am on Friday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory,...

Nov 27, 2016

Warren Wayne Booker Sr., 81, of Milan, died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity, Rock Island.  Cremation rites were accorded.  A memorial visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.  Burial will be private at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be...

Nov 26, 2016

Peter J. Richards, 63, of Rock Island, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at his home.  Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded.  A Memorial Gathering will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Saturday, December 10 at Peter's home - 920 43rd St. in Rock Island.  Memorials may be made to the family in care...

Nov 26, 2016

Lester R. Bales, 53, of East Moline, formerly of Mediapolis, IA, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at his residence.

A celebration of life gathering will be held from 2 pm to 4 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan.  Memorials may be made to the...

Nov 26, 2016

Charles G. Van De Sampel Sr., 85 of Milan, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 at his home.

Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.  Graveside services will be 1:30 Wednesday at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented by Milan American Legion Post 569. ...

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...