All Obituaries

Norma Arlene McGrath, 85, of Silvis, formerly of Andalusia, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, April 29, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 pm on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made in care of Shriners Hospitals for Children. Arlene was born on November 28, 1938 in...

Colette M. Unzel, 65, East Moline, IL passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Genesis Illini Hospital, Silvis following a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. There will be a visitation from 1-2:00 PM with a funeral service following at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Burial at Rock Island Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the QC Animal Welfare Center. Colette was born on December 11, 1958 to Robert and Alice (Arndt)...

Charles “Kenny” Deaton, 83, of Moline, died Sunday, April 21, 2024 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity, Rock Island.  A funeral service will be 11 am Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the KNOX CHAPEL of Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 2106 7th Avenue, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 10-11 am Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Knox Chapel.  Entombment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Moline.  Memorials may be made in care of First Landmark Missionary...

Brian R. Miller, 62, of Moline, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Celebrate of Moline. Private committal services for Mr. Miller will be on Friday at the Rock Island National Cemetery.  Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to his family. Brian was born on September 4, 1961, in Moline, a son of Richard and Marianne (Antoniou) Miller. Mr. Miller was a truck driver working for various companies. Brian enjoyed...

Debra Kay Vazquez, 65, of Davenport, died Saturday, April 20, 2024 at The Ivy at Davenport.  A visitation will be from 1-3 pm Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island.  Cremation rites will follow.  Memorials may be made in care of the family. Debra was born at home in Mercer County, Illinois on August 17, 1958, a daughter of Harvey L. and Edna M. Merreighan Mead.  She graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in...

Virginia Merchant, 96, of Bettendorf, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024, at her home. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2024, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Davenport. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling, Illinois. Virginia was born January 22, 1928, in Carroll County, Illinois, to Henry and Anna (Miller) Appel. She...

Lois Marie Brozovich, 71, of Galesburg, formerly of Moline, died Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Allure of Galesburg.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 am Friday, April 26, 2024 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 10-11 am Friday, April 26, 2024 at the church.  Burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island.  Memorials may be made in care of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rock Island or a charity of your...

Laurie “Kathy” Fisher, 75, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday April 20, 2024 at UPH Trinity, Rock Island. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 11:30 am Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Children’s Advocacy Center. Laurie had been employed at Blackhawk State Bank as a teller and bookkeeper for 45 years. She loved spending time with her...

James L. Bertelsen, 82, of Coal Valley, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Services for Mr. Bertelsen will be 1 pm, Saturday at Grace Presbyterian Church, Rock Island. The service will be live streamed at https://youtube.com/live/nS5vwB23Vi4?feature=share.  Visitation will be Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Rock Island National...

David K. Burkhead, 87, Rock Island, IL passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024 at his home with family by his side. There will be a visitation from 10-11:00 AM with a funeral service following at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.  Private inurnment at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. Dave was born on May 9, 1936 to Fred and Dorothy (Timm) Burkhead in Rock Island. After high school, he enlisted in...