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Beverly J Largent
Aug 14, 2014
Beverly J. Largent, 80, of Davenport, formerly of Rock Island, passed away Thursday August 14, 2014 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.
Services will be 10:00am Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00pm Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be left to...
Alvin C Jennings
Aug 13, 2014
Alvin C. Jennings, 61, of Davenport, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at his home.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service.
Alvin was born August 21, 1952...
June E Thompson
Aug 13, 2014
June E. Thompson, 96, a resident of Heartland Health Care Center,
Moline, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at UnityPoint
Health-Trinity Moline.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Wheelan-Pressly
Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation is 10 a.m. until
service time...
Rita R Hearn
Aug 12, 2014
Rita R. Hearn, 49, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday August 12, 2014 at O.S.F.-St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.
Services are 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 19th, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, with vistation one hour prior to services. Inurnment will be at a later date.
Rita was born July 26, 1965...
Martin D Newman
Aug 12, 2014
Marlin D. Newman, 51, of Moline, passed away Tuesday August 12, 2014 at his home.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 18th, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 - 7th Ave., Rock Island, where visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 19th, at Mount Hope Cemetery,...
Rose M Elliott
Aug 11, 2014
Rose M. Elliott, 91, of Rock Island, passed away Monday August 11, 2014 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.
A memorial service will be 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 15th, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2767 - 9th St., Rock Island. No visitation is planned. Inurnment will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 18th, at National Cemetery, Arsenal...
Julius R Leffler Sr
Aug 9, 2014
Julius R. Leffler Sr., 75, of Aledo, formerly of Milan, passed away Saturday August 9, 2014 at Brookstone Senior Living, Aledo.
Services will be 11:00am Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, with visitation from 10:00am to service time. Burial will follow in New Windsor Cemetery. Memorials may be left to ARC of Rock Island County....
Robert Neil Ochsner
Aug 7, 2014
Robert N. Ochsner, 71, of Reynolds, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Unity Point Health - Trinity Rock Island. Funeral services are 10:00a.m. on Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Reynolds. Burial with military honors is at Reynolds Cemetery, Reynolds. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Reynolds. Memorials may be made...
George E Sowers
Aug 4, 2014
George E. Sowers, 92, of Rock Island, passed away Monday August 4, 2014 at home.
A memorial service will be 10:00am, Friday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in the National Cemetery, Rock Island with Military Honors by Moline American Legion 246.
Memorials may be...
Maddilynn A "Maddi" Boultinghouse
Aug 3, 2014
Maddilynn A. "Maddi" Boultinghouse, 4 year old daughter of Hope Blake and Alex Boultinghouse, Rock Island, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria from injuries received in an accident.
Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery, Rock...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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