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Zachary J Vandevoorde

Zachary J Vandevoorde

Aug 3, 2014

Zachary J. VanDeVoorde, 55, of Moline, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at his home. A memorial service for Zachary will be 2 pm, Wednesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to family. An additional memorial gathering will be...

Homer "Ray" Carpenter

Homer "Ray" Carpenter

Aug 2, 2014

Homer "Ray" Carpenter, 71, of Moline, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital, Davenport. A time for visitation and fellowship will be held 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave. Milan, IL 61264. Memorials may be made to the family.

Homer was born on...

Marjorie A Purcell

Marjorie A Purcell

Aug 1, 2014

Marjorie Anne Chaney Purcell was born on October 8, 1920, in Rock Island to Clara Bernice Ramser Chaney and Raymond Edward Chaney, on their first wedding anniversary. She died in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on August 1, 2014, at MethWick Community, in the loving care of family and Unity Point Hospice.

Marge grew up in Rock...

Roosevelt L Walker Jr

Roosevelt L Walker Jr

Aug 1, 2014

Roosevelt L. Walker Jr, 83, of Rock Island, passed away Friday August 1, 2014 at Heartland Healthcare, Galesburg.

A Graveside Serice will be held 11:30 AM on Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be held 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock...

Shirley B Stigers

Shirley B Stigers

Aug 1, 2014

Shirley B. Stigers, 83, of Milan, passed away Friday August 1, 2014 at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rock Island.

Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave, Milan. Visitation will be 5 PM to 7 PM on Tuesday, August 5, 2014,...

Edwin E "Ed" Blaser

Edwin E "Ed" Blaser

Jul 31, 2014

Edwin E. "Ed" Blaser, 87, of Rock Island, died July 31, 2014.

Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, where a Masonic service will be conducted at 7 p.m. The funeral service will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 at the funeral home. Burial will...

Kennison Iris Mae

Kennison Iris Mae

Jul 31, 2014

Iris Kennison, 80, of Moline, passed away Thursday July 31, 2014 at Riverwood Rehab, East Moline.

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rock Island, where visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the family. Arrangements are...

Marie F Freed

Marie F Freed

Jul 30, 2014

Marie F. Freed, 95, of Milan, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, with a Rosary recited at 4 p.m....

Steven Glen Akers

Steven Glen Akers

Jul 29, 2014

Steven Glen Akers, infant son of Skylar Grace Ven Huizen and Travis Glen Akers, both of Geneseo, was born silently on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Private services for Steven will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Erie Christian Church. Burial will be in the Erie Cemetery. Wheelan-Pressly...

Lisa Marie Schmook

Lisa Marie Schmook

Jul 29, 2014

Lisa Marie Schmook, 46, of Rock Island, formerly of Buffalo, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at her home. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be an hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Cremation rites will follow the services. Memorials may be made...

Katrina Anne Conner

Katrina Anne Conner

Jul 26, 2014

Katrina A. Conner, 17, of Rock Island, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 26, 2014. Funeral services are on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the family.

Katrina was born on February 11, 1997 in...

Dr. Joseph R Bishop

Dr. Joseph R Bishop

Jul 24, 2014

Dr. Joseph R. Bishop, 87, of Moline, formerly of Rock Island, died Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.

Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at South Park Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, where military honors will be presented by Moline American Legion...

Nellie M Schare

Nellie M Schare

Jul 23, 2014

Nellie M. Schare, 75, of Milan, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at her home. There are no services planned at this time. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island is assisting the family.

Nellie was born on July 13, 1939 in Metropolis, Ill., a daughter of Juel Howard Anderson and Nellie Barton Anderson. She worked for...

Lois A Van Severen

Lois A Van Severen

Jul 23, 2014

Lois A. Van Severen, 82, a resident of Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline, formerly of Milan, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the center.

Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. on Monday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation is 2 to 5 Sunday at the Wheelan-Pressly...

Linnea Foster

Linnea Foster

Jul 22, 2014

Linnea Foster, 67, of Milan, passed away Tuesday July 22, 2014 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.

A memorial service will be 2:00PM on Sunday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior to services. Memorials may be made to the family.

Linnea was born on May 13, 1947 in Chicago the...

Kevin Zerull

Kevin Zerull

Jul 21, 2014

JOSEPH KEVIN ZERULL

J. Kevin Zerull, 63, of St. Augustine, Fla., formerly of Rock Island died July 21, 2014 at his home.

Services will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 2 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be held at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, from 11:00 am –...

Shirley A Carpenter

Shirley A Carpenter

Jul 21, 2014

Shirley A. Carpenter, 72, of Moline, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. A time for visitation and fellowship will be held Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave. Milan, IL 61264. Memorials may be made to the family.

Shirley was...

Harrison H "Sonny" Kavensky

Harrison H "Sonny" Kavensky

Jul 21, 2014

Harrison H. "Sonny" Kavensky, 86 of Boca Raton, FL and a native of Rock Island, IL passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014. Services will be held at Congregation Beth Israel at the Tri City Jewish Center on Wednesday, July 23 at 11 a.m. followed by a meal of condolence. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home is assisting the family....

Johnny L Rawlins

Johnny L Rawlins

Jul 20, 2014

Johnny L. Rawlins, 68, of Rock Island, formerly of Chicago, passed away Sunday July 20, 2014 at his home.

A Visitation and Remembrance will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 22nd, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 - 7th Ave., Rock Island. Inurnment will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to...

Dorothy Mae Robinson

Dorothy Mae Robinson

Jul 18, 2014

Dorothy Mae Robinson, of Milan, a loving mother and grandmother, died in a hospital in Rock Island on Friday, July 18, 2014, at the age of 90. The services in her memory will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Trinity Bible Missionary Church, 1205 E. First St., Milan. Visitation will be held one hour...

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