Edna Atwood

Edna Ilene Atwood, 89, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Pleasant Valley, Iowa.

Her funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. She will be laid to rest at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family or the Iowa Hospice of Muscatine.

She was born November 23, 1921 in Purdin, Missouri, the daughter of Charley & Dolores (Taylor) Maxwell. On May 14, 1941, she was united in marriage to Herbert F. Atwood in Trenton, Missouri.

Edna & her husband owned & operated Edna’s Café in Riverdale, Iowa for 31 years, retiring in 1993. She will always be remembered for the delicious “comfort” food she prepared and served to her many loyal customers over the years

Those left to honor her memory include her daughter, Shirlene (Jack) Hoots of Riverdale; her son, Herbert Janeil (Kathie) Atwood of Riverdale; her grandchildren, Kevin (Jaime) Atwood of Moline, Illinois, Aaron (Shelly) Hoots of Bettendorf and Kimberlee (Brad) Robertson of LeClaire, Iowa; ten great-grandchildren; her sisters, Viola Lambert of Monroe, Iowa, Nerene Baskett of Brookfield, Missouri and Lilah Forbes of Brookfield, Missouri; along with many other relatives and wonderful friends

The family would like to thank the many people that cared for Edna during the last few years; Dr. P. Huettman & Staff, Dr. Andrew Edwards & Staff, Dr. Nidal Harb & Staff, Dr. B. Konda & Staff, Dr. G. Pribble & Staff, Genesis Infusion Center Staff, the Riverview Manor Staff and the Iowa Hospice Staff.

She was preceded in death by her husband on May 10, 2010; and her parents.