Obituary Listing

Oct 1, 2016

John F. Schwegler, 85, of Rock Island, died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Friendship Manor in Rock Island, following a long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Services will be 10 am, Thursday, at Two Rivers United Methodist Church, 1820 Fifth Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation is at Wheelan-Pressly  Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030  7th Avenue,...

Oct 1, 2016

Margo A. Curry, 90, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Silver Cross - Friendship Manor, Rock Island.  Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to services.  Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery.  Memorials may be made in care of...

Sep 30, 2016

Braeden Leopard, infant son of Joseph and Kayleene Murphy Leopard, died Friday, September 30, 2016 at O.S.F. St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.  Cremation rites were accorded.  A memorial service will be noon, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at the Illinois City United Methodist Church, Illinois City.  Visitation will be an hour prior to service time at the church.  Memorials may...

Sep 29, 2016

John P. Langdon, 86, of Rock Island, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.  Cremation rites have been accorded and family graveside services will be held October 4th at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island.  Memorials may be made in care of the family for a charity to be designated later.  Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home...

Sep 28, 2016

Lois L. Vann, 85, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, September  28, 2016 at her home.  Per her request, private family services will be held.

Sep 28, 2016

Maureen Bickel, 83, of Milan, passed away Wednesday September 28, 2016 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline.

Services will be 1:00pm Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00pm Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery. Memorials may be left to Beulah Presbyterian Church.

Maureen was born on...

Sep 26, 2016

Patrick Carmichael, 67, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at his home.

No services are planned at this time. Memorials may be made to the family to be designated later.

Patrick was born March 17, 1949 in Rock Island, IL, a son of Bill and Marina (Economy) Carmichael, Jr. He had worked...

Sep 26, 2016

Larry W. Owens, 68, of Milan, passed away Monday September 26, 2016 at his home.

Funeral services will be 10:00am Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7pm at the funeral home . Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be left to Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan...

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....

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...