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Clara B. Fisher

Clara B. Fisher

Oct 31, 2015

Clara B. Fisher, 91, of Rock Island, IL, died on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. The visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. The funeral will take place Wednesday at 10 a.m. also at the funeral home. Burial...

Victor N. Wilson

Victor N. Wilson

Oct 30, 2015

Victor N. Wilson, 75, of Milan, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Services for Mr. Wilson will be 11 am, Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be...

Virgil L. Mccormick

Virgil L. Mccormick

Oct 30, 2015

Virgil L. McCormick, 84, of Moline, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.

A Celebration of Life visitation will be held 10:00 am to 12:30 pm on Friday, November 6, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Private family burial will be at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Moline. Memorials may...

Bessie H. Baker

Bessie H. Baker

Oct 30, 2015

Bessie H. Baker, 97, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Silver Cross Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Friendship Manor, Rock Island. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will...

Wilma A. Hendren

Wilma A. Hendren

Oct 29, 2015

Wilma A. Hendren, 84, of Milan, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Services for Mrs. Hendren will be 10 am, Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery....

Joanne M. Forlini

Joanne M. Forlini

Oct 28, 2015

Joanne M. Forlini, 71, of Rock Island passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her home following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The Rosary will be prayed at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island and Visitation will follow from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00...

Richard N. "Dick" Gage

Richard N. "Dick" Gage

Oct 27, 2015

Richard N. "Dick" Gage of Rock Island died Oct. 27 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. He was 92.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 at South Park Presbyterian Church, Rock Island, where Dick was a member, an elder and a deacon. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...

Merle E. Heath

Merle E. Heath

Oct 26, 2015

Merle E. Heath, 94, of East Moline, formerly of Rock Island, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015 at home. Services for Mr. Heath will be 10 am, Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National...

Vickie A. Mesich

Vickie A. Mesich

Oct 24, 2015

Vickie A. Mesich, 62, of Davenport, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Manor Care-Locust, Davenport.

Graveside service will be held 11:15 A.M. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, in their mausoleum chapel.

Vickie was born August 7, 1954 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Emil and Evelyn (Ewig)...

Sandra J. Young

Sandra J. Young

Oct 24, 2015

Sandra J. Young, 78, of Milan, IL, passed away Saturday October 24, 2015 at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehabilitation, Rock Island. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Mausoleum Chapel at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. There will be no visitation, Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 - 7th Ave., Rock Island is assisting the family. Memorials...

Mary Jane Kale

Mary Jane Kale

Oct 22, 2015

Mary Jane Kale, 92, of Rock Island, passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Avonlea Cottage, Milan, after suffering many years with dementia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 26 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island....

Earl T. Weir Jr

Earl T. Weir Jr

Oct 22, 2015

Earl T. Weir, 87, of Milan, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at his residence.

Funeral service will be at 1:00 PM on Monday, October 26, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church, Milan. Visitation will be from 3 pm to 6 pm on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan....

Joshua E. Lofquist

Joshua E. Lofquist

Oct 22, 2015

Joshua E. Lofquist, 37, of Davenport, passed away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport.

Visitation is from 1 to 5 Saturday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. There will be a time of sharing at 3:30. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or to the Hope...

Richard "Dick" W. Starofsky

Richard "Dick" W. Starofsky

Oct 20, 2015

Richard W. "Dick" Starofsky, 87 of Moline, passed away with his family at his side, on Tuesday October 20, 2015, at the Aledo Rehabilitation & Health Care Center after many years of suffering with Alzheimer's .

Services are 11 a.m., Saturday, October 24, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, with Pastor Greg Michel officiating. Visitation is...

Richard "Tiny" J. Norcross

Richard "Tiny" J. Norcross

Oct 20, 2015

Richard "Tiny" J. Norcross, 66, of Milan, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island, surrounded by family.

Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held October 31, 2015 at 11 am at Heritage Church, Rock Island, with a private burial. Memorials may be made to the...

Annabelle Bunce

Annabelle Bunce

Oct 20, 2015

Annabelle Bunce, 85, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Burial will be at Pleasant...

William E. Bradford

William E. Bradford

Oct 20, 2015

William E. Bradford, 59, of Moline, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at his home. Memorial services are 11:00am Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church, Moline. Memorials may be made in care of the family.

William Eugene Bradford was born on June 3, 1956 in Hobbs, New Mexico, a son of Grady and Mary...

Lynette H. Marr

Lynette H. Marr

Oct 19, 2015

Lynette H. Marr, 76, of Illinois City, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.

Funeral service will be held 10:00 AM on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home,201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be 3 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the funeral home. Burial...

William L. Pouder, Sr

William L. Pouder, Sr

Oct 18, 2015

William L. Pouder Sr.,75, of Coal Valley, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. A memorial visitation will be Friday from 4 -7 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Memorials may be made to the family.

William was born on December 29, 1939 in Rock Island, a son of...

Shirley A. Struble

Shirley A. Struble

Oct 18, 2015

Shirley Adeline Struble, 85, of Rock Island, died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehab, Rock Island. Cremation rites were accorded. Per Shirley's wishes, services will be private. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, is assisting the family.

Shirley was born on September 10, 1930 in Turin, Iowa, a daughter of Ralph Sr....

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