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Carl A. Stratton
Sep 29, 2022
Carl A. Stratton of Colona, Illinois, formerly of Aledo, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022, at Genesis Clarissa C. Cook Hospice Center in Bettendorf, Iowa, after a brief illness.
Carl was born in Aledo, Illinois, on February 9, 1949 to Willis (Cecil) and Dorothy Stratton. He graduated from Aledo High School in 1967, and Black Hawk College...
Patricia A. Henneman
Sep 29, 2022
Patricia Henneman, a longtime teacher in the Rock Island-Milan School District, devoted advocate for social justice and loving mother and grandmother, died Thursday, Sept. 29, in Rock Island. She was 89.
Patricia Ann Schmidt was born Dec. 13, 1932, in Davenport to Carl and Irene Schmidt. Her family moved to Chicago when she was preschool-age after the...
Ruth Mae Alexander
Sep 29, 2022
Ruth M. Alexander, 86, of Milan, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022, at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Entombment will follow service. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, is assisting the family with services.
Ruth was...
Roxanna Jo (Harrington) Mckamey
Sep 28, 2022
Roxanna Jo McKamey, 71, of Bettendorf, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at her residence.
Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm on December 4, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island.
Roxanna was born on May 13, 1951 in Rock Island, the daughter of Floyd and...
Larry J. Hanegmon
Sep 28, 2022
Larry J. Hanegmon, 75, of Rock Island passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at home.
Private family services are to be held at a later date. Inurnment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island.
Larry was born on August 6, 1947 in Rock Island, a son of John and Elizabeth (Rogge) Hanegmon. He married...
James "Jim" A. Franks
Sep 25, 2022
James "Jim" A. Franks of rural Sherrard, IL passed away at his home on September 25, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
Per Jim's wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial gathering will be held at a later date.
Jim was born on August 7, 1944 in Poinsett County, Arkansas, the son of...
Michael "Mike" D. Debackere
Sep 25, 2022
Michael "Mike" D. DeBackere, 74, of Taylor Ridge passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. A private inurnment will be at Reynolds Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Mary Ann Thomson
Sep 25, 2022
Mary Ann Thomson, 77, of Moline, IL passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at her home. Rosary at 3:30 PM with visitation following from 4-7:00 PM on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Entombment...
Ruth Miller
Sep 23, 2022
Ruth Miller, 94, of Rock Island, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022, in her home.
Services will be at Community Christian Fellowship, 1702 6th Avenue, Moline on Saturday, October 8th. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. followed by a Memorial Service starting at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Christian...
Cheryl L. (Coverdill) Johnson
Sep 23, 2022
Cheryl Lee Johnson, 73, of Fyre Lake in Sherrard, passed away Friday September 23, 2022 at Cedarhurst Memory Care, Moline, after a long battle with dementia.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 12:00pm to 4:00pm Friday October 21, 2022 at the Sherrard Fire Station. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to the...
Robert E. Burgess
Sep 22, 2022
Robert E. Burgess, 67, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday September 22, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City.
A Memorial service will be held at 1:00pm, Friday September 30, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 12:00pm to service time at the funeral home. Inurnment will...
Larry V. Fisher
Sep 22, 2022
Larry V. Fisher, 72, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Aspen Rehabilitation and Health Care, Silvis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be one-hour prior. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Moline. Memorials may be made to Bethel Church, Rock...
Chris E. Vesey
Sep 20, 2022
Chris E. Vesey, 56, of Rock Island passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at House of Fire Ministries, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Saturday at church. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may...
Steven G. Crafton
Sep 20, 2022
Steve "Crappy" Crafton
Steve Crafton, 52, of Andalusia, boarded the train tracks to heaven, peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital.
Steve was born on April 17, 1970, the son of Danny Crafton and Diana Elliott. He was blessed with a second mother when his father...
Barbara Ann Milligan
Sep 20, 2022
Barbara Ann Milligan, 89, of El Dorado, Kansas, formerly of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday September 20, 2022 at her home in Kansas.
Services will be 11:00am Wednesday September 28, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00am until service time at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Greenview Cemetery,...
Peter Carl Brachtel
Sep 18, 2022
Peter Carl Brachtel, 76, of Des Moines, formerly of the Quad Cities, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the Des Moines VA Medical Center.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. The service will be livestreamed for friends and family that cannot...
Margaret "Peg" Elizabeth Walloch
Sep 18, 2022
Margaret "Peg" Walloch, 71, Davenport, IA passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at UnityPoint Trinity Hospital in Bettendorf with her daughter by her side. There will be a visitation from 5-7:00 PM with a time of memory sharing at 7:00 PM on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at the Hauberg Estate in Rock Island. The memorial Mass will be...
Frank O. Youngquist
Sep 17, 2022
Frank Youngquist passed away on September 17, 2022. Memorial visitation will be Friday October 14, 2022 from 4:00pm-7:00pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home Rock Island. A second visitation will be held Saturday October 15, 2022 at 12:00 -1:00 pm at the Cameron Christian Church, Cameron, IL. Funeral services will be Saturday October 15, 2022 at 1:00 pm, which will also...
Helen J. Demeyer
Sep 17, 2022
Helen J. (Vanderpool) DeMeyer, 92, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022, at her home. Graveside services will be Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Those wanting to attend are asked to meet at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island at 1:30pm. Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd/Grace Church,...
Thomas A. Bump
Sep 17, 2022
Thomas A. Bump, 81, of Silvis, died Saturday, September 17, 2022 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Cremation rites were accorded. A celebration of life gathering will be held at a later date. Memorials in care of a charity of your choice. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family.
Thomas was...
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