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James William Metz

James William Metz

Apr 17, 2024

James William Metz passed away on April 17, 2024, in Peoria, IL surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren.

Jim was born April 10, 1943, to Simon and Hortense Metz and welcomed into the world by his twelve older siblings. He grew up on a farm in Riverside, Iowa and in 1961 graduated from Riverside High School....

Dennis M. Laird

Dennis M. Laird

Apr 16, 2024

Dennis M. Laird, 74, of Moline, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at his home. Services for Mr. Laird will be 10 am, Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 3 pm to 7 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal...

Mary E Magerkurth

Mary E Magerkurth

Apr 16, 2024

Mary E. Magerkurth, 94, of Milan passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Cedarhurst of Moline.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 pm on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Preemption Cemetery. Memorials...

Donald R Wolverton

Donald R Wolverton

Apr 15, 2024

Donald R. Wolverton, 83, Rock Island, IL passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024 at his home under the care of hospice and with his wife by his side. Visitation will be from 4-6:00 PM on Monday, April 22, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Funeral at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the...

Mary A Finch

Mary A Finch

Apr 15, 2024

Mary Anne Finch, 81, of Preemption, IL died on Monday, April 15, 2024 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA. There will be a private family graveside service at Preemption Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

She was the fourth child of eight and the first to be born in the...

Sheryl J Noble

Sheryl J Noble

Apr 14, 2024

Sheryl June Noble, 72, Joy, IL passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Mercer Manor in Aledo, IL. There will be a visitation from 1-4:00 PM on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Memorials may be made to the family or directed towards dementia research.

Sheryl was born on June 8,...

Pattie J. (Reed)  Robinson

Pattie J. (Reed) Robinson

Apr 14, 2024

Pattie Jeane Reed Robinson, 59, of Moline, passed away peacefully at 3:55pm on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis, Illinois.

Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2024, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation is one hour prior. Burial at Greenview Memorial Gardens.

Pattie was born at 1:11am...

Joseph D. Mcknight

Joseph D. Mcknight

Apr 14, 2024

Joseph D. McKnight, 92, of Milan, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Silver Cross Nursing Center, Rock Island. Services for Mr. McKnight will be 10 am, Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be on Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Rock Island Memorial...

Barbara E Verschoore

Barbara E Verschoore

Apr 14, 2024

Barbara E. Verschoore, 84, of Taylor Ridge passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Andalusia. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 pm on Friday at church, with a rosary to be recited at 3:30 pm. Burial will...

Cinda L Matter

Cinda L Matter

Apr 12, 2024

Cinda L. Matter, 69, of Rock Island, died Friday, April 12, 2024 at home.  A funeral service will be Friday at 10:00 am at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.  Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.  Burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island.  In lieu of plants and...

Alice Helen Seitz

Alice Helen Seitz

Apr 11, 2024

Alice Helen Seitz, 86, of Palm Coast, Florida was serenaded by angels on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Reynolds. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery,...

James L Finley

James L Finley

Apr 9, 2024

James L. Finley, 83, of Arcadia, FL, formally of Hampton, IL, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Arcadia Hospice House in Arcadia, FL.

There will be a visitation from 11:00am to 12:00pm with a funeral service following at 12:00pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Burial will be in Andalusia...

Brian Joseph Hoftender

Brian Joseph Hoftender

Apr 7, 2024

Brian J. Hoftender, 58, of Muscatine County, Iowa, formerly of Tulsa, OK, died Sunday, April 7, 2024.  Cremation rites were accorded.  A memorial service will be 1 pm Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Avenue, Milan.  Visitation will be from 12 – 1 pm Saturday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be...

Linda A Anderson

Linda A Anderson

Apr 7, 2024

Linda A. Anderson, 63, of Andalusia passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Edgington Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 am on Thursday at church. Private burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery....

Wilber "Bud" C Hodges Jr

Wilber "Bud" C Hodges Jr

Apr 6, 2024

Wilber "Bud" C. Hodges Jr., 81, Coal Valley, IL passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Allure of the Quad Cities, Moline, IL. He will be interred in a private ceremony with military honors at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Milan American Legion.

Bud was born November 1, 1942 on a...

George “Bill” William Ovens

George “Bill” William Ovens

Apr 6, 2024

George William "Bill" Ovens, 88, of Rock Island, died April 6, 2024.

Visitation will be Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island. A prayer service will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will take place at Calvary Mausoleum in Rock...

Bernard J Walker

Bernard J Walker

Apr 4, 2024

Bernard Jeffrey Walker, 66, of Blaine, MN, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, at VA Minneapolis Health Care, Minneapolis, MN.

A visitation will be held on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 10:00am to 11:00am with a funeral service immediately following at Word of Life Church, 1804 7th Ave, Rock Island, IL 61201. Burial will be in Rock...

David L. Toliver

David L. Toliver

Apr 4, 2024

David Lawerence Toliver, 53, of California, passed away, April 4, 2024.

Visitation will be Friday, April 12, 2024 from 10:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. at Second Baptist Church, 919 6th Ave, Rock Island, IL 61201 with the funeral to immediately follow.

Born on September 4, 1970 in Rock Island, IL, David was the youngest son of Shirley...

Lowell E. Hauger

Lowell E. Hauger

Apr 3, 2024

Lowell E. Hauger, 85, of Milan, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Avenue, Milan. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Preemption Cemetery. Those who would like to...

Ruby L Houston

Ruby L Houston

Mar 30, 2024

Ruby L. Houston, 91, Rock Island, IL fell asleep in death on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Allure of Quad Cities in Moline, IL. Ruby was born on April 29, 1932 in Porterville, MS, the daughter of Alberta Whitsett and Emmanuel Boyd, Lewis H. Brown who reared her. There will be a visitation from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM with a...

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