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Wanda F. Pike
Sep 27, 2015
Wanda F. Pike, 83, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday September 27, 2015 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 - 7th Ave., Rock Island. Burial will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. In...
Mary F. Pilcher
Sep 27, 2015
Mary F. Pilcher, 74, of Rock Island, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Silver Cross Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Friendship Manor, Rock Island. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00am on Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Moline. There will be a rosary prayed at 3:30pm on Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock...
Leslie H. "Les" Black
Sep 25, 2015
Leslie H. "Les" Black, 81, of Taylor Ridge, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 at the V.A. Medical Center, Iowa City. A memorial service for Mr. Black will be at 3 p.m., Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the funeral home on...
Carolyn F. Collins
Sep 23, 2015
Carolyn F. Collins, 68, of Andalusia, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 4th Ave. E., Milan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the...
William L. Syers
Sep 22, 2015
William Louis Syers, 85, a lifelong resident and true native son of Iowa passed away on Sept. 22, 2015 while in hospice care.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 at St. James Lutheran Church, Bettendorf. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal, where military honors will be presented by Moline...
Raymond "Sonny" George Lohse
Sep 21, 2015
Raymond "Sonny" George Lohse, 92, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, where military honors will be conducted. In...
Norman F. Buck
Sep 19, 2015
Norman F. Buck, 96, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Iowa Masonic Home, Bettendorf.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, Illinois is assisting the family.
Norman was born January 13, 1919 in...
Barbara Hubbard Wheelan
Sep 17, 2015
Barbara Hubbard Wheelan, 89, of Rock Island, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Anglican Church, 1818 6th Ave., Rock Island. Burial is at the Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home,...
Marie Deroin
Sep 17, 2015
Marie L. DeRoin, 89, of East Moline, passed away Thursday September 17, 2015 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Funeral services will be 10:30am Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 8:30 to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Estates Cemetery, Moline. Marie was born on...
Beatrice Martin
Sep 17, 2015
Beatrice Martin, 66, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Unity Point-Trinity, Rock Island. Services are 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, where visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Inurnment will be at a later date. Beatrice was born July 30, 1949 in Monticello, Ark., a...
Lois D. "Darlene" Manary
Sep 17, 2015
Lois D. "Darlene" Manary, 82, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity, Rock Island. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 on Monday at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Memorials may be made...
Donna Mae Ramsdale
Sep 16, 2015
Donna M. Ramsdale, 83, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday September 16, 2015 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 11am Monday September 21, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock Island. Per her request there will be no visitation. Private burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials...
Beverly A. Carey
Sep 15, 2015
Beverly A. Carey, 81, of Davenport, passed away Tuesday September 15, 2015 at St. Mary's Healthcare, Davenport. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Monday September 21, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Beverly was born July 1, 1934 in Centerville, IA, the...
Kenneth S. De Pooter
Sep 13, 2015
Kenneth S. De Pooter, 54, of Illinois City, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Per Ken's wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral...
Dr. Alex B. Stone
Sep 13, 2015
Dr. Alex B. Stone, 93, of Rock Island, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 in Evanston, Ill.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Congregation Beth Israel at the Tri City Jewish Center, Rock Island. Burial is at Mount Nebo Cemetery, Davenport. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Nancy L. Mccombs Gosney
Sep 12, 2015
Nancy L. McCombs Gosney, 74, of Milan, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 at Fort Armstrong, Rock Island. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made in care of the family....
Edward M. Praet
Sep 11, 2015
Edward M. Praet, 78, of Milan, the son of the late Achiel and Henrietta (Sutterman) Praet, husband of Kay (Nice) Praet, passed away September 11 ,2015 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House. He graduated from Rock Island high school in 1955. Edward served his apprenticeships, taught apprenticeship classes, served on the Executive Board, was a business agent...
Mary Gianulis
Sep 11, 2015
Mary Gianulis, 88, of Milan, formerly of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 15th from Noon to 1:00 p.m. at St. Geogre Greek Orthodox Church, Rock Island. There will be a funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at the church with the burial to follow at Memorial...
Loretta Irene "Toodie" Smith
Sep 11, 2015
Loretta Irene "Toodie" Smith, 88, of Rock Island, died Friday, September 11, 2015 at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Rock Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be an hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials...
Dr. Paula Y. Arnell
Sep 11, 2015
Dr. Paula Ann Youngberg Arnell
Dr. Paula Ann Youngberg Arnell died at home on Sept 11, 2015 at the age of 76 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Visitation will be on Friday, September 18th, from 4-7 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Rock Island. The funeral service will be held the next day, Saturday...
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