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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Robert D. Nelson
Oct 18, 2015
Robert "Bob" Nelson
Robert D. "Bob" Nelson, 82, formerly of Coal Valley, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri. Bob was born June 1, 1933 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; the youngest son of Melvin and Meta (Fredricksen) Nelson. He graduated from Rock Island High School and attended Cornell College; he was...
Phyllis J. Sitter
Oct 18, 2015
Phyllis J. Sitter, 94 of Dixon, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at Amber Ridge Memory Care Center, Moline, Ill.
A memorial service will be held at 11 am on Saturday at the First Baptist Church, Dixon. Private burial is at Chapel Hill Memorial Garden. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, Ill., is assisting the family. Memorials...
Debbi L. Hajny
Oct 17, 2015
Debbi L. Hajny, 53, of East Moline, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at her home. Services for Debbi will be 11 am, Wednesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to her family.
Debbi was born...
Alice R. Brown
Oct 17, 2015
Alice "Rexine" Brown, 83, of Andalusia, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Aledo Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. A private family Baha'i service will be held at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 4th Ave E., Milan. Burial will follow services in Andalusia Cemetery. There will be a Celebration of Life held following the services and burial...
Ralph W. Burkhead
Oct 14, 2015
Ralph W. Burkhead, 90, of Canon City, Colo., formerly of Rock Island, died Oct. 14, 2015 in Canon City.
A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Friday Oct. 30, 2015 at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Inurnment will be at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented...
Joanna Rose Brooks
Oct 14, 2015
Joanna Rose Brooks, 89 of Moline (formerly of Rock Island) went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. She passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family.
Visitation will be held on Friday, October 16, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Rock Island. The...
Michael J. Sexton
Oct 10, 2015
Michael J. Sexton, 52, of Rock Island, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 am Tuesday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation is 4 to 7 pm Monday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, where a rosary will...
Donald Lee Hillman
Oct 6, 2015
Donald Lee Hillman, 78, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday October 6, 2015 at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am Friday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00pm Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to...
Michael D. Dawson
Oct 5, 2015
Michael D. Dawson, 68, Hinesville, GA, passed away Monday October 5, 2015 in Savannah, GA. A Memorial Service will be held at 11am Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be from 10am to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery, with Military Honors by Moline American Legion Post...
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