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Ollie "Ozzie" Ray Phelps
Sep 2, 2022
Ollie "Ozzie" Ray Phelps, 91, of Rock Island, died Friday, September 2, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 am Thursday, September 8, 2022 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. A rosary will be recited at 3:30 pm Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, followed by...
Janice M. (Fetes) Johnston
Sep 2, 2022
Janice M. Johnston, 77, of Moline, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022, at her residence.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory,...
John E Wangelin
Sep 1, 2022
John E. Wangelin, 88, of Milan passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at home.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in Chapel Grove Cemetery....
Billy D. Halley
Aug 31, 2022
Billy D. Halley, 95, of Rock Island, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Services for Mr. Halley will be 1 pm, on Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. The services will be live-streamed at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral...
Michael "Cowboy" Grissom
Aug 31, 2022
Michael E. "Cowboy" Grissom, 69, of Aledo, passed away Wednesday August 31, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family.
Memorial visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 pm Friday, September 9, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, with Western wear encouraged. A gathering celebrating Cowboy's life will be held starting at 1:00 pm Sunday, September 11,...
Garland P. Carrell
Aug 30, 2022
Garland Paul-Dex Carrell, 36, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
Garland was born on October 9, 1985 in Davenport, IA, the son of Garland C. Carrell and Pauletta.  He was veteran serving in the Army National Guard.
Garland is survived by his father, Garland Carrell; mother and step father, Pauletta and Dwayne...
Rev. Fred N. Penny
Aug 29, 2022
Our dearly beloved brother, Rev. Fred Nicholas (Nick) Penny, of Moline, Illinois, passed from this life into eternal life on August 29, 2022, at his home in Moline, Illinois. He was 75 years old. Rev. Penny was born on November 15, 1946, in Alton, Illinois, as the first son and the fourth child of the Rev. Fred L. Penny...
Faye J. (Vetter) Lawson
Aug 28, 2022
Faye J. Lawson, 95, of Rock Island, formerly of Milan, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Silver Cross Nursing at Friendship Manor, Rock Island. A private graveside service will be at Reynolds Cemetery. Memorials may be made in care of the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan.
Faye was born March 21, 1927, in Rock Island,...
Evette M. Shears
Aug 27, 2022
Evette M. Shears, 45, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island. Visitation will be held one hour prior.
Evette was born on October 6, 1976, in Davenport, the daughter of Pauline Cortez. She...
Mark John Lucas
Aug 27, 2022
Mark John Lucas, 47, Rock Island, IL passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at his home. There will be a private burial at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Rodney Wayne Palmer Sr.
Aug 26, 2022
Rodney Wayne Palmer Sr., 69, Moline, IL passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022 at his home. Celebration of life will be held at a later date. He was born on March 23, 1953 to Donald and Ellen (Hines) Palmer in Rock Island, IL. He grew up in the area and attended Sherrard High School. On September 18, 1976...
Sheila M. Seyb
Aug 26, 2022
Sheila M. Seyb, 60, of Rock Island, passed away Friday August 26, 2022 at her home.
Visitation will be 4:00-7:00pm Thursday September 1, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Graveside services will be 11:30am Friday at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. Memorials may be left to the family for her grandson's education fund....
Alfred "Al" Meyer
Aug 26, 2022
Alfred "Al" Meyer, 82, of Rock Island, passed away Friday August 26, 2022 at Genesis Medical Center East, Davenport.
A celebration of life service will be 12:30pm Friday September 23rd at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 11:00am to 12:30pm at the funeral home.  Inurnment will be at a later date in...
Bobbie G. Bassett Sr.
Aug 24, 2022
Bobbie G. Bassett Sr., 82, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday August 24, 2022 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 1:00pm Saturday September 3, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island and may be viewed online at https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00-7:00pm at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at...
Bernard Hendricks Scott
Aug 24, 2022
Bernard Hendricks Scott, 80, "Bernie" of Davenport, passed peacefully into Heaven surrounded by family at Clarissa Cook Hospice House, August 24, 2022.
Bernie was born November 14, 1941 to Ellen and Gregg Scott, in Dallas City, Illinois. He graduated in 1960, the last class of Davenport High School. Bernie was united in marriage August 19, 1967 to...
Napoleon "Poe" M. Waldrip
Aug 23, 2022
Napoleon M. "Poe" Waldrip, 50 of Rock Island, IL passed away the 23rd day of August 2022, at his home. Visitation will be 11am to noon on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 and the funeral service will start at noon immediately after the visitation. The services will be held at Word of Life Church in Rock Island. Burial will follow...
Bonnie Swanson
Aug 23, 2022
Bonnie L. Swanson, 90, of Omaha, NE formerly of Rock Island, Il passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at New Perspectives in Silvis, IL under the care of hospice surrounded by her family. Bonnie will be interred next to her husband at the Omaha National Cemetery.
Bonnie was born on September 25, 1931 to Glenn and...
Sister Charlotte Sonneville, Osb
Aug 22, 2022
Sister Charlotte (Angela) Sonneville, OSB, 92, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, IL, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in the Chapel of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island. The Mass will be live streamed through the Benedictine Sisters of...
Lyle Rutter
Aug 21, 2022
Lyle Rutter was born on May 11th, 1928 to Gladys King and Perry Rutter in Geuda Springs, Kansas. He grew up and attended school in Arkansas City, Kansas. After high school, he attended Cowley County Community College on a basketball scholarship. Lyle continued his education and basketball career at Kansas State University where his team took runner-up in the...
Mu Bree
Aug 20, 2022
Mu Bree, 90, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday August 20, 2022 at her home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00am Saturday August 27, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. The family will greet friends from 9:00am to service time. Burial will follow in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery.
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