Obituary Listing

Mar 23, 2015

George Frank Skafidas, 94, a long-time Rock Island resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2015 at St. Anthony's Continuing Care Center, Rock Island.

Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Friday at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Rock Island. Burial is at the Rock Island National Cemetery, where military honors will be presented by Moline...

Mar 20, 2015

Patricia L. Farmer, 73, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Services for Patricia will be held at a later date. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island is assisting the family. Patricia was born on February 21, 1942 in Chicago, a daughter of Fred and Katherine Johnson.

Survivors...

Mar 19, 2015

Donald A. Wilkens, 82, of Illinois City, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held 11:00am on Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church, Taylor Ridge. Burial will follow at Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Memorials may...

Mar 18, 2015

Agnes C. VanLandegen, 85, of Rock Island, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Rosewood Care Center of Moline. Funeral services will be held at 9:30am Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial will follow in Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 pm Sunday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home,...

Mar 18, 2015

Earl A. Higgins, 68, ofMilanpassed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Earl received a lung transplant on August 20, 2014 and fought a courageous and brave battle to regain his health for his family. He later passed away from complications due to cancer. Services for Earl will...

Mar 18, 2015

Travis Dean "Turbo" DeVriendt, 25, of Sherrard, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Genesis East, Davenport.

A Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation is 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family.

Travis was born Aug. 2, 1989...

Mar 18, 2015

Leonard Curry, 86, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday March 18, 2015 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island. Services will be 1:00pm Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 12:00pm to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island. Leonard was born on November 18, 1928 in Bloomington, IL....

Mar 17, 2015

Garry Lane Massey, 74, of Huntsville, AL, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, due to heart failure. Garry, previously a resident of the Quad Cities, was born February 14, 1941 in Alexis Illinois.

A memorial service will be 2 pm, Saturday, April 4th at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Milan. Visitation will be from...

Mar 17, 2015

Sally M. Thomas, 84, of Taylor Ridge, passed away Tuesday March 17, 2015 at her home. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, with visitation one hour prior to services. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made to the Taylor Ridge United...

Mar 16, 2015

Mary "Micky" Phillips Arnold of Coal Valley, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at her home.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 4 to 7 Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or...

Mar 16, 2015

Chester Thomas "Punky" Punkiewicz, 91, formally of Rock Island, passed away March 16, 2015 in San Diego, Calif., with daughters, Janet and Judy at his side. He was born August 1, 1923. A celebration of life and inurnment will be held at a later date in Crane Lake, Minn.

"Punky" graduated from Moline High School...

Mar 14, 2015

Nicholas J. "Nic" Stearns, 27, of Milan, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 as a result of a car accident in Texas.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Preemption United Methodist Church. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Additional visitation is 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday...

Mar 14, 2015

Roger L. Fields, 79, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at his residence with his family by his side.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial will be at...

Mar 13, 2015

Frances Louise Simmons, 93, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Rock

Island, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at Tatum Highlands A.C.H. in Cave Creek, Ariz. A Mass of Christian burial will be 10 am Monday, March 23, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-4 pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home,...

Mar 11, 2015

Dolores E. Bowman, 73, of Milan, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Hope Creek Nursing Center, East Moline.

Visitation will be held from 4 PM - 7 PM on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Burial will be at Friedens Cemetery, St. Louis, MO. Memorials may be...

Mar 11, 2015

Cynthia V. Norris, 46, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at her home. A memorial service will be 3 pm Saturday, March 21 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be an hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Inurnment will be private at a later date. Memorials may be made in...

Mar 11, 2015

Ann H. Burlingame, 97, a resident of Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the center.

Private graveside services were held Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, 4501 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, is assisting the...

Mar 9, 2015

Carole J. Tingle, of Rock Island, joined her Creator in Heaven on March 9, 2015 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 13 at Two Rivers United Methodist Church, 1820 5th Avenue, Rock Island. Burial is in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is at 4 to 8 pm...

Mar 9, 2015

Isaac "Jay" Hurwitz, 85, of Highland Park, Ill., formerly of the Quad Cities,

died Monday, March 9, 2015. A graveside service will be at Noon Wednesday at Hebrew

Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made in care of Congregation

Beth Israel at the Tri-City Jewish Center, Rock Island, or to a...

Mar 8, 2015

Elmer Heard, 84, of Moline, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015, at UPH-Trinity, Moline.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM on Friday, March 20, 2015 at Olivet Baptist Church, 1115 21st Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4 PM - 7 PM on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave.,...