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Gary L. Hesch
Mar 30, 2022
Gary L. Hesch , 75, of Eureka, IL, passed away Wednesday March 30, 2022 at OSF- St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.
A Mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 312 1st Street W., Milan, IL, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Burial, with...
James W. Schnitzer
Mar 30, 2022
James W. Schnitzer, 72, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at his residence. Per his wishes cremation rites will be accorded and no services will be held. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family with arrangements.
James was born on March 21, 1950 in Moline, the son of Robert and...
Gary Van Court
Mar 29, 2022
Gary Van Court, 74, of Bentonville, Arkansas, formerly of Rock Island, passed away peacefully at Circle of Life Hospice Home on March 29, 2022.
Gary graduated from Kewanee High School in 1966 and received his bachelor and masters in English and History from Western Illinois University. He was a junior high teacher at Coolidge in Moline before...
Barbara J. (Hobart) Reynolds
Mar 29, 2022
Barbara J. (Hobart) Reynolds, 89, of Milan, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at UPH-Trinity, Rock Island.
Private services will be held. Entombment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to QC Paws.
Barbara was born on July 19, 1932 in Rock Island, the daughter of Elmer and Hazel (Bryant)...
David C. Martin
Mar 28, 2022
David C. Martin, 74, of Silvis, died Monday, March 28, 2022 at his home. Per his wishes, cremation rites were accorded. There will be no services. Memorials may be made in care of the QC Animal Welfare Center, Milan. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family.
Dave was born in Rock Island, Illinois...
Mary Ann (Hartman) Voss
Mar 28, 2022
Mary Ann Voss , 69, of Moline, IL, passed away Monday March, 28, 2022 at her home in Moline.
A Mass of Christian burial will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 1, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Rock Island, IL. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. A rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March...
Margo E Vercauteren
Mar 28, 2022
Margo E. Vercauteren, 69, of Rock Island passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Rock Island.
No services are planned at this time and cremation rites have been accorded. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family.
Margo was born on September 20, 1952 in Moline, a daughter...
Rita T. Davis
Mar 27, 2022
Rita T. Davis, 43, Rock Island, died Sunday, March 27, 2022.
Funeral service will be 9:00 am on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Bethany Baptist Church, Moline. Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery.
Rita was born November 30, 1978 in Liberia, the daughter of Pah and Sarah (Tiah) Davis.  She married Stanley Zulu on June...
Sister Mary C. Core, O.S.B.
Mar 27, 2022
Sister Mary C. Core, O.S.B ., 73, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, IL, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island.
A private family Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, at St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, and will be live-streamed through Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery...
Margaret M. Wadsworth
Mar 27, 2022
Margaret M. (Van Ooteghem) Wadsworth, 95, of Rock Island passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. The mass can viewed online at https://vimeo.com/693151078. Visitation will be one-hour prior from 10 to 11 a.m. at the...
Jack S Kester
Mar 26, 2022
Jack S. Kester, 78, of Rock Island passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am Friday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 am Friday in McCarthy Hall at church. All...
Bridget M. Farver
Mar 26, 2022
Bridget M. Farver, 60, of Matherville, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 12 p.m. noon on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Farlow Grove Cemetery, Matherville. Memorials may be made to the family.
Bridget was born on July 27, 1961, in Moline, Illinois, the first and only daughter of...
William Stuart Beam
Mar 26, 2022
William S. "Bill" Beam, 76, of Moline, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm Friday, April 1, 2022 at the Knox Chapel of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 2106 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 10:30 am to 12 pm, service to follow.
Bill...
James "Jim" F. Boyd
Mar 25, 2022
James F. "Jim" Boyd, 65, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services will be 12 p.m. (noon) Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be two-hours prior to the service from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday at...
Donald H. Smith
Mar 24, 2022
Donald H. Smith, 93, of Rock Island, passed away Thursday March 24, 2022 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island.
He was laid to rest in the Walcott Cemetery, Walcott, Iowa.
Donald was born on January 20, 1929 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Cecilia (Neubauer) Smith.
Mr. Smith had retired from...
Evelyn L. Moser
Mar 24, 2022
Evelyn L. Moser, 93, of Rock Island, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Services for Mrs. Moser will be 11 am, Tuesday at First Lutheran Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be Monday from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Additional visitation will be from 10 am to 11 am Tuesday...
Jeffrey T. Hultgren
Mar 23, 2022
Jeffrey T. Hultgren, 66, of Milan, IL passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at his residence. Jeff was born in Moline, IL on February 2, 1956, to Nathan and Marion Hultgren. Â He graduated from Sherrard High School in Sherrard, IL and attended Milliken University in Decatur, IL. A member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenter's Local 4, Jeff worked...
Teresa S. Jett
Mar 22, 2022
Teresa S. Jett, 52, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the service from 12 to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be...
Mahlon Orville Sibert
Mar 21, 2022
Mahlon Orville Sibert of Falling Waters, WV, formerly of New Windsor, Ill., passed away suddenly on Monday, March 21, 2022 at the age of 57. Mahlon returned home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ while at camp, where he dedicated so much of his life to. Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Hope Church,...
Patricia "Patty" M. (Heilwagner) Herbert
Mar 19, 2022
Patricia (Patty) M. Herbert, 78, of Milan, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022 at her residence.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Milan American Legion Post #569. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Milan American Legion Auxiliary or...
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