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William Daniels


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Posted Online: Nov. 17, 2012, 4:34 pm
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William "Bill" M. Daniels, 52, of Milan, passed away Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the family.
Bill was born on Feb. 8, 1960, in Rock Island, the son of William R. and Nellie Daniels. He married Jody L. Foster on May 2, 2008, in Rock Island.
Mr. Daniels was a carpenter with Union Local 166. He loved spending time in the outdoors, especially in his gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Jody; father, William "Bill" R. Daniels; son, Thomas Daniels (Kelly Steiner), Milan; daughter, Jamie Foster (Logan Frost), Milan; brother, Scott Daniels, Washington state; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and JoAnn Foster; nephew, Casey Daniels; niece, McKenna Keith.
He was preceded in death by his mother; and sister, Stephanie.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanpressly.com.














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