Obituary Listing

Dec 29, 2014

Lester R. Carlson, 93, of Moline, IL, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at UPH-Trinity Terrace Park, Bettendorf. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island.Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made...

Dec 29, 2014

Marvin Strum, 85, of Rock Island, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Services for Mr. Strum will be 10 am, Wednesday at Congregation Beth Israel at the Tri City Jewish Center, Rock Island. Burial is in the Hebrew Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to Congregation Beth Israel at the...

Dec 27, 2014

John F. Meenan, 92, of Rock Island, died on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 at the United Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.

A Christian wake service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 1st at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, followed by visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial...

Dec 27, 2014

James Murphy Jr. 88, of Milan, went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 27th 2014. Funeral services will be 11am Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Milan with visitation from 10am to service time. Burial will be in Reynolds Cemetery. Memorials may be made to South Park Presbyterian Church in Rock Island. Mr. Murphy was born...

Dec 25, 2014

Richard C. VanDeVoorde, 73, of Rock Island, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family after a short battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, December 30 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rock Island, where he...

Dec 25, 2014

David S. Phillips, 67, of Buffalo Grove, IL, formerly of Rock Island, IL, passed away suddenly Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014 at Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL. Funeral Services are 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28th, at Congregation Beth Israel at the Tri City Jewish Center, Rock Island. Burial is at Hebrew Cemetery, Rock Island. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home,...

Dec 25, 2014

B. Jean Harper, 92, of Taylor Ridge, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at the Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Services for Jean will be 10 am, Saturday at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Milan. Visitation will be from 3 pm to 7 pm, Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Burial will be in the Beulah...

Dec 24, 2014

Drake R. DeKeyrel, 14 of Illinois City, died Wednesday Dec. 24, 2014 near his home, following a tragic accident.

Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday at Rockridge High School, Edgington. Burial is at the Illinois City Cemetery. Visitation is 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Dec 24, 2014

Joseph Glenn Sheil, 87, a life long resident of Rock Island, passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 24, 2014, after an extended illness and is now in the care of Our Lord.

Services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rock Island on Monday, December 29th. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. with...

Dec 23, 2014

Martin J. "Marty" DeHaven, 62, of Rock Island, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island.

Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to...

Dec 23, 2014

Ralph "Buster" E. Vroman Jr., 54, of Reno, Nev., formerly of Davenport, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery,...

Dec 22, 2014

Robert M. "Bob" Wakefield, 80, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 at his home.

Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation is 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where a Masonic service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Additional services will be 2:00...

Dec 22, 2014

"Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy Word." It has pleased our Lord to take to himself, on the evening of Dec. 22, 2014, our beloved mother and grandmother and sister in Christ, Norma Gertrude Wollenburg (nee Rethmeier). She fell asleep in peace to family singing the liturgy, in which Christ has...

Dec 22, 2014

Virgie C. Swift, 64, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made...

Dec 21, 2014

Edna Mae "Eddie" Eckhardt, 85, of Buffalo Prairie, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at All American Care of Muscatine. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Reynolds. Burial will follow in Buffalo Prairie Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with an...

Dec 19, 2014

Dennis Lee Martin, 58, of Taylor Ridge, died Friday, December 19, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made in care of...

Dec 19, 2014

Wanda Helen Bentley, 81, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island. Services for Mrs. Bentley will be 12 pm on Tuesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline....

Dec 18, 2014

Harold "Jack" J. Voss, 81, of Moline, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be conducted....

Dec 18, 2014

Daniel E. Jones, 62, of Milan, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 at UnityPoint Health -Trinity Rock Island.

Visitation is 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Private services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan.

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Dec 17, 2014

Mary Ellen Penny, 86, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation is 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral...