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Joseph W. Thomas
Dec 21, 2022
Joseph W. Thomas, 59, of Grand Mound, IA, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Genesis – DeWitt. Per his wishes cremation rites will be accorded and no services will be held. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.
Joseph was born on March 5, 1963 in Phoenix, AZ, the son of Richard...
Patricia Ann (Ryan) Brandt
Dec 21, 2022
Patricia Ann Brandt, 91, of Milan, died Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Milan. The service may be viewed via live-stream by visiting: https://vimeo.com/event/2736480. The recorded version can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/qclivestreaming/Patricia-Brandt. A rosary will be recited at 3 pm followed...
Katherine "Kathy" L. Crooks
Dec 21, 2022
Katherine "Kathy" L. Crooks, 71, of Davenport, formerly of Rock Island and Sterling, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Country Manor Memory Care, Davenport.
A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, December 26, 2022 at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. There is no committal service at this...
Sherry L. (White) Schnitzer
Dec 19, 2022
Sherry L. Schnitzer, 75, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at her residence. Per her wishes cremation rites will be accorded and no services will be held. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.
Sherry was born on August 12, 1947, the daughter of Ed and Mary White. She married...
Betty Lou (Berg) Tobin
Dec 18, 2022
Betty Lou Tobin, 88, of Milan died Sunday, December 18, 2022 at home with family by her side.
A funeral service will be 10:00am Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00pm Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may...
Donald L. Crawford
Dec 18, 2022
Donald L. Crawford, 66, of Taylor Ridge, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the funeral...
Gerald J. Taylor And E. Martha Taylor
Dec 18, 2022
Jerry Taylor, the only child of Thomas James and Lola Belle Taylor, left us Thursday, Dec. 8, surrounded by his loving and caring family. Martha Taylor, also 74, one of four children of Thomas James and Lilly Lavon Devereux, knowing already the love of her life had gone ahead to hold the door, passed Dec. 16, also surrounded by...
Justin W. Neil
Dec 17, 2022
Justin W. Neil, 32, of Rock Island passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at home.
Cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services at this time. Memorials may be made in care of the family to help with expenses. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family.
Justin...
Bruce Dana Gilbert
Dec 17, 2022
Bruce Dana Gilbert, 71, Rock Island, IL passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at ProMedica Senior Care in Davenport, IA. There will be a visitation from 9-10:00 AM with a funeral service following at 10:00 AM on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Burial at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials preferred to...
Roberta Faye (Levinson) Galex
Dec 17, 2022
To family and friends Roberta Galex was simply "Bobbie."
"Mom never met a stranger and it was usually discovered early on after meeting someone, we were related," her daughter Harriet recalled.
An engaging and energetic woman, Bobbie put aside youthful dreams of being an operatic singer when she became a wife and mother, while also...
Sean Allen Sr.
Dec 12, 2022
Sean Allen Sr. gained his wings in the earliest hours of December 12th of 2022. Sean was born August 25th to Charlene Lampkin and Joe Allen Sr. in Chicago IL, in 1973. He graduated from Rock Island High School in 1991, where he played football and was an exceptional duo alongside his older brother Joe.
To his...
Katherine M. Osborn
Dec 12, 2022
Katherine M. Osborn, 94, of Reynolds, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022, at Silver Cross at Friendship Manor, Rock Island. Services for Mrs. Osborn will be 11 am, Monday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Reynolds. Visitation will be prior to the service from 9 am to 11 am at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock...
Donald Eugene Means
Dec 12, 2022
Donald Eugene Means, 83, of Milan, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, at his residence. Memorial services are 12:30pm Friday, December 16, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation is one-hour prior at the funeral home. The service will be live-streamed and can be accessed at: https://www.wheelanpressly.com/live-stream. Inurnment with military honors will follow...
Margo E. (Thomas) Harman
Dec 12, 2022
Margo E. Harman, 72, of Moline, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, at her residence, surrounded by her family.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, December 16, 2022, at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and...
Betty L. (O'Connell) Blaser
Dec 11, 2022
Betty Blaser,93, passed away on December 11, 2022 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa.  Funeral services will be 10:00am Monday December 19, 2022, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Milan, IL. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00-5:00pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan IL
Betty Lou Blaser was born to Ethel and Innis...
John K. Schmidt Dds
Dec 10, 2022
John K. Schmidt DDS, 78, of Sherrard passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at First Lutheran Church, 3117 175th Ave. Sherrard. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Saturday at church. Burial with military honors will be in Sherrard Cemetery. Memorials...
David L. Mosley
Dec 8, 2022
David L. Mosley, 45, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at his residence.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be...
Michelle Anne (Larson) Weckerly
Dec 8, 2022
Michelle Anne Weckerly, 29, of Taylor Ridge, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Trinity, Rock Island. A funeral service will be 10 am Friday, December 16, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Illinois. Memorials...
Pamela Bennett
Dec 6, 2022
Pamela (Hood) Bennett, 73, of Collinsville, Texas, formerly of Rock Island, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at home.
A memorial service will be held at 3:30 pm on Sunday, January 15th, 2023 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave, Rock Island, with visitation starting at 2:30 pm. The family asks that everyone wear...
Earl W. Smith
Dec 6, 2022
Earl W. Smith, 87, of Moline, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Cedarhurst Senior Living, Moline. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2022, at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 2106 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2022, at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly...
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