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Caroline Jane Cooper
Jul 10, 2016
Caroline "Jane" Cooper, 95, of Rock Island, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home & Crematory, Rock Island. Mass, for Jane, will be 10 am, Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial will be in the...
Donald W. Schroeder
Jul 10, 2016
Donald W. Schroeder, 80, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday July 10, 2016 at his home.
A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 29th, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island, with visitation from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the church. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. In lieu of flowers,...
Albert D. Gersick
Jul 10, 2016
Albert D. Gersick, 105, of Northbrook, IL, formerly of Rock Island, passed away Sunday July 10, 2016 at his home. Graveside services will be 3:00 pm Tuesday at the Rock Island Hebrew Cemetery. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family. Memorials may be left to the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities. Albert was born...
Jolane Budelier
Jul 10, 2016
JoLane Budelier, 81, of Rock Island, IL passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Amber Ridge Memory Care, Moline with her daughters by her side.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at St. Pius X Church, Rock Island, IL. Â A private burial is planned at Rock Island National Cemetery,...
Jack L. Fogel
Jul 9, 2016
Jack L. Fogel, 80, of Rock Island, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at his home. Services for Mr. Fogel will be 10 am, Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 pm to 7pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home & Crematory, Rock Island. Entombment will be in the St. Mary Mausoleum, East...
Mary Jayne (Brandt) Finley
Jul 9, 2016
Mary Jayne Hunt Finley, 93, of Rock Island, formerly of Chillicothe, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 at her home. Per her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. Private graveside services and inurnment will be held in Chillicothe Cemetery.
Mary Jayne was born on March 7, 1923 in Peoria. She was adopted by the late  Arnold P....
Joe M. Williams, Jr.
Jul 9, 2016
Joe M. Williams, Jr., 92, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Memorial services will be 11:00 am on Monday, July 18 at First Baptist Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at church. Inurnment will take place in Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Josephine "Jo" Polito
Jul 9, 2016
Josephine "Jo" Polito, 96, of Friendship Manor, Rock Island, passed away Saturday July 9, 2016 at Silver Cross Nursing and Rehab, Rock Island.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00pm Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, with a rosary recited...
Ruby C. (Barnett) Veasey
Jul 8, 2016
Ruby C. Veasey, 66, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 15, 2016 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 9 AM until service time. Burial will be at National Cemetery,...
Lossee Morford
Jul 8, 2016
Lossee Morford, 91, of Taylor Ridge, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016 at Avonlea Cottages, Milan.
Services for Mr. Morford will be 10 am, Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home & Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Aledo Cemetery, where military honors will...
Beverly Jean (Ferkel) Reddick
Jul 8, 2016
Beverly J. Reddick, 78, of Andalusia, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at home. Funeral services for Beverly will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4th Ave. E., Milan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will take place in Andalusia...
Michael D. Lingafelter
Jul 7, 2016
Michael D. "Big Mike" Lingafelter, 75, of Milan passed away Thursday July 7, 2016 at his home.
A Memorial visitation will be held 2:00-4:00pm Sunday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, followed by a gathering celebrating his life at Kavanaugh's Hilltop, 1228-30th Street, Rock Island. Â Michael requested his body be donated to the University of...
Margaret "Maggie" Hasselroth
Jul 6, 2016
Margaret "Maggie" Hasselroth, 88, of Milan, passed away Wednesday July 6, 2016 at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island.
Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00-5:00pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Private inurnment will be at a later date in Drury Reynolds Cemetery. Memorials may be left to Friendship Manor.
Margaret was born on March 18,...
Donald E. Hofer
Jul 5, 2016
Donald E. Hofer, 93, of Aledo, formerly of Taylor Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Services for Mr. Hofer will be 10:30 am, Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home & Crematory, Reynolds. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 8 pm, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Reynolds Cemetery....
Debbie J. Wood
Jul 5, 2016
Debbie J. Wood, 56, of Milan, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016 at her home. There will be no services or visitation. She was born on April 21, 1960 in Rock Island. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home & Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family. Survivors include her five siblings and many friends. Online condolences may be left for the...
Larry Allen Weston
Jul 4, 2016
Larry A. Weston, 74, of Andalusia, passed away with his family by his side on Monday, July 4, 2016 at home. Per Larry's wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Andalusia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in care of the family....
Cheryl Ann Sand
Jul 2, 2016
Cheryl Ann Sand, 63, of Bettendorf, IA, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at UnityPoint, Trinity, Rock Island.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 - 7th Ave., Rock Island. Entombment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery-Mausoleum, East Moline, IL. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the...
Dave Allen Montgomery
Jun 27, 2016
Dave A. Montgomery, 64, of Milan, died Monday, June 27, 2016 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity, Rock Island. Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial visitation will be Tuesday, July 5, from 4-7 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Burial was private at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors were presented. Memorials may be made...
Rev. Charles Brian Pendleton
Jun 27, 2016
Rev. Charles B. Pendleton, 71, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at Fort Armstrong in Rock Island, after a long battle with heart disease.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour...
George Crozier Kieffer
Jun 26, 2016
George Crozier Kieffer, 84, of Rock Island, Illinois passed away unexpectedly at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island, surrounded by his family. Services will be 11 am Friday, July 1, 2016 at South Park Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. Burial at the National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois (Arsenal Island). Visitation is 4 to 7 pm on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral...
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