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Ruth L. Martin
Sep 26, 2016
Ruth L. Martin, 64, of Milan, passed away Monday September 26, 2016 at her home. A service to celebrate her life will be 5:00pm Thursday at Ben Butterworth Parkway West Pavilion, 5201 Old River Drive, Moline. Moline. Family will greet friends from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the pavilion. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to the family....
Melvin J. Blaser
Sep 26, 2016
Melvin J. Blaser, 90, of Rock Island, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016 at UnityPoint Health Trinity - Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Milan. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4th Ave. E., Milan.  Burial with military...
Nancy Lee (Hickerson) Anderson
Sep 26, 2016
Nancy L. Anderson, 82, of Milan, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 at her home. Funeral services are 10 am Friday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan. Burial is at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Taylor Ridge. Visitation is 4 to 7 pm Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Memorials may be made to the Milan Food Pantry, Concordia...
Marjorie Lois (Duffey) Harman
Sep 25, 2016
Marjorie Lois Harman, 89, of Taylor Ridge, formerly of Woodhull, died Sunday, September 25, 2016 at home. Per her wishes, there will be no services. Cremation rites were accorded. Inurnment will be at Woodhull Cemetery, Woodhull, Ill.
Marjorie was born in Unionville, Mo. on October 8, 1926, a daughter of Leland and Irma Waite Duffey. ...
Vera L. (Witherspooon) Bolte
Sep 24, 2016
Vera L. Bolte, 96, of Rock Island, died Saturday, September 24, 2016. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made in care of First Baptist Church, Rock Island, or...
Kevin T. Kelly, Sr.
Sep 23, 2016
Kevin T. Kelly, Sr., 59, of Davenport, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at his home.
Graveside services ,with military honors, will be 11:00 am Monday, October 3rd, at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Those wishing to attend are to meet at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 -7th Ave., Rock Island at 10:30 am Monday. Memorials may...
Carol Louise (Johnson) Peterson
Sep 21, 2016
Carol Louise Johnson Peterson, 93, of Rock Island, Ill., died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 at the Silver Cross Health and Rehab Pavilion at Friendship Manor, Rock Island.
A memorial service will be held at 11 am on Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport. Visitation is 3 to 5 pm Sunday at the church. Private burial will...
Richard L. Stodd
Sep 21, 2016
Richard L. Stodd of Moline, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island, after a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. Rich was 67 years old. Visitation will be held today, Friday, September 23, 2016 from 4 to 7 pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Rock Island. Funeral Services will be held at 10...
Lawrence "Larry" D. Leatherman
Sep 20, 2016
Lawrence "Larry" D. Leatherman, 75, of Rock Island, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, September 26, 2016 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 2 PM to 5 PM on...
John "Jack" R. Swanson
Sep 18, 2016
John "Jack" R. Swanson, 71, of Coal Valley, formerly of Rockford passed away Sunday September 18, 2016 at his home.
Funeral services are 11am Friday September 23, 2016 at Salem Lutheran Church, 1629 S. 6th St., Rockford, IL, with visitation from 10am to service time. Additional visitation will be from 5:00-7:00pm Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201...
Ken G. Davis
Sep 18, 2016
Kenneth "Ken" G. Davis, 69, of Milan, passed away Sunday September 18, 2016 at his home.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00-7:00pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be left to St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan,...
Charles Ira Pierce
Sep 17, 2016
Charles I. Pierce, 97, of Moline, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island.
A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline. A gathering celebrating Charlie's life will follow at 4 pm at the Outing Club, Davenport. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home...
Arthur J. "Jim" Niswander
Sep 17, 2016
Arthur J. "Jim" Niswander, 88, of Bettendorf, formerly of Milan, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Bettendorf Health Care Center. Cremation rites have been accorded and a Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral...
Barbara J. White
Sep 16, 2016
Barbara J. White, 60, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 at her home. Services for Ms. White will be 11 am Friday, September 30, 2016 at Second Baptist Church, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to her family. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family. Barbara was born on April 1,...
Janan Irene Tacey
Sep 16, 2016
Janan I. "Jan" Tacey, 67, a resident of Generations at Columbus Park, Chicago, formerly of Rock Island, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 at the nursing center.
A memorial service will be 6 pm Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4 pm until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials...
Kevin D. Regal
Sep 15, 2016
Kevin D. Regal, 58, of Milan, passed away with his loving wife and children by his side  on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Services for Kevin will be 11 am, Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home & Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be 2 to 5 pm, Sunday at the funeral home....
Joseph D. Boccarossa
Sep 13, 2016
Joseph D. Boccarossa, 100, of LaMotte, Iowa, formerly of Rock Island, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue, Iowa. Funeral services are 1 pm Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, Ill. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented by Moline American Legion...
Edna Mae (Randles) Hudnall
Sep 13, 2016
Edna Mae Hudnall, 84, formerly of Milan, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 in Utah. Private services will be held. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made in care of the ARC of the Quad Cities or the Alzheimer's Association. Wheelan – Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family...
Echo R. (Smith) Sutton-Downs
Sep 12, 2016
Echo Sutton-Downs, 43, of Moline passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016 at UnityPoint Health Trinity - Rock Island, as the result of a motorcycle accident. Per her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Memorials may be made...
Raymond W. Dasso, M.D.
Sep 11, 2016
Raymond William Dasso, M.D., 91, of Rock Island, passed away on Sept. 11, 2016 at UnityPoint-Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island, at 11 a.m., Friday. Burial will be at Calvary cemetery. Visitation will be Friday at 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Pius X...
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