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Michael Fay Pomeroy
Nov 11, 2014
Michael F. Pomeroy, 69, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday November 11, 2014 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island. A graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, with burial following. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are entrusted to Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 - 7th Ave., Rock Island. Memorials may be...
Shirley I. Curtiss
Nov 9, 2014
Shirley I. Curtiss, 77, of Rock Island, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or...
Marcia Collins Ross
Nov 9, 2014
Marcia Collins Ross, 74, of Marco Island, FL, formerly of Southborough, MA, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Naples Community Hospital, Naples, FL. Funeral services will be at 1:00 Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave, Rock Island, Ill. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will...
Dr. Jacob P. Rayapati
Nov 9, 2014
Dr. Jacob P. Rayapati, 78, of Moline, IL, formerly of West Chester, PA, died November 9, 2014, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA.
A professor of English language and literature, Jacob first studied at Andhra University in his native India before earning his Ph.D. in American Literature at the University of Pennsylvania in...
Marie O. Stropes
Nov 9, 2014
Marie O. Stropes, 93, of Rock Island, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at the Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Graveside services will be 11 am, Thursday at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Those wishing to attend should meet at 10:30 am, Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island.
Marie was born...
Constance J. "Connie" Moran
Nov 8, 2014
Constance J. "Connie" Moran, 70, of Rock Island, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport. Burial is at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island....
Willard M. "Mike" Prescott
Nov 8, 2014
Willard M. "Mike" Prescott, 76, a lifelong resident of Milan, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the home he was also born in. A graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 12th, at Andalusia Cemetery, Andalusia, IL, with inurnment following. Arrangements are entrusted to Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, IL. Willard Michael Prescott was born January...
James W. Friday
Nov 7, 2014
James W. Friday, 44, of Coal Valley, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014.
Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 4 PM to 7 PM on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at the funeral home. Burial...
Joyce A. Shelton
Nov 7, 2014
Joyce A. Shelton, 59, of Moline, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2014 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, surrounded by her loving family. Services for Joyce will be 10 am, Wednesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030-7th Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4 pm to 7 pm, Tuesday at the funeral home....
Ralph J. "Joe" Raisbeck
Nov 7, 2014
Ralph J. "Joe" Raisbeck, 86, of Milan, died Friday, November 7, 2014 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:30 - 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, where a Rosary will be recited at...
Patrick M. Ford
Nov 6, 2014
Patrick M. Ford, 76, of Coal Valley, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, where military honors...
Raymond E. Martin
Nov 6, 2014
Raymond E. Martin, 65, of Colona, formerly of Reynolds, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Thursday November 6, 2014 at Genesis, Illini Campus, Silvis. A memorial visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 801 W. Edgington St., Reynolds, IL. Private family inurnment will be at a later date. In lieu...
Margie Alice Madden
Nov 4, 2014
Margie Alice Madden, 86, of Milan, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at Friendship Manor Silver Cross Pavilion. A memorial service will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be Saturday from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Inurnment will be private at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal...
Jerry L. Reimers
Nov 4, 2014
Jerry L. Reimers, 70, of Rock Island, peacefully passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at his home.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 4 PM to 7 PM on Friday, November 7, 2014 at the...
Leroy H. Mcmanus
Nov 4, 2014
LeRoy H. "Sonny" McManus, 83, of Reynolds, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Taylor Ridge. Burial is at the Reynolds Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, where...
Kenneth K. Pfaff
Nov 4, 2014
Kenneth K. Pfaff, 69, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Rock Island.
A Memorial Service will be held at 12:30 PM on Friday, November 7, 2014, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 4 PM to 7 PM...
Mary S. Lambert
Nov 3, 2014
Mary S. (VanHecke)Lambert, 67, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014, at Fort Armstrong, Rock Island. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 3 PM to 5 PM on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the family. Mary was born November 27, 1946,...
Capitola "Cappie" Monson
Nov 3, 2014
Capitola "Cappie" Monson, 90, of Gower, Mo., formerly of Hamlet, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at the Gower Convalescent Center.
Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Hamlet-Perryton Presbyterian Church, Hamlet. Burial is at the Hamlet Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Reynolds. Memorials may be made...
Carene M. "Billie" Peterson
Nov 2, 2014
Carene M. "Billie" Peterson, 99, of Moline, died Sunday, November 2, 2014 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. A Requiem Mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Anglican Church, Rock Island. A memorial visitation will be from 9 - 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Inurnment will be private at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island....
Donna L. Gulley
Nov 1, 2014
At her home in Milan and in the loving embrace of her husband of 61 years, Donna Gulley passed from this life on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the age of 80.
Born at home in Boden, IL on March 3rd, 1934, the 8th of 13 children of Ethel and George Harris, Donna's uncommon strength...
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