Obituaries

Aug 28, 2014

Eva Mae Stein, 89, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Thursday, August 28, 2014 at UnityPoint Trinity in Rock Island, Illinois.

Services will be private and burial will be in Pennington Cemetery in Sigourney, Iowa.  Memorials may be made to UnityPoint Hospice, the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.

Eva was born April 4,...

Aug 28, 2014

Shirley Schumacher, 78, a resident of Portland, Oregon and formerly of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Hopewell House in Portland.

Funeral Services and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bettendorf.  A memorial visitation will be...

Aug 26, 2014

Linda Lou Robbins, 72, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, August 29, 2014 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf.  Burial will be private.  Visitation will be from 2:00...

Aug 26, 2014

Flora Ann Snyder, 80, a resident of Bettendorf, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 29, 2014 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park....

Aug 22, 2014

Henry H. “Butch” Haines, 71, of Davenport, died Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Bettendorf Healthcare Center.

Services will be private.  Burial will be held at Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport.

He was born April 21, 1943 in Davenport, the son of Nathan H. and Betty Lou Stahr.  Most recently he was employed...

Aug 21, 2014

Norma Maxine Lensch, 85, a resident of Bettendorf, died on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at UnityPoint Health Trinity Bettendorf.

Private burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements.

Born on May 10, 1929 in Princeton, Iowa, Norma...

Aug 18, 2014

Carol J. Moore, 65, of Davenport, Iowa died Monday, August 18, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services in Davenport.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 22, 2014 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Davenport where she was a member.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home...

Aug 17, 2014

Jean Frances Gripp, 91, a resident of Midlothian, TX, formerly of Davenport, died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at her home.

Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 22, 2014 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to services...

Aug 16, 2014

Gabriella Trinity Trice, infant daughter of Chavaras and Krystall Trice, was born at 10:28 p.m. on August 16, 2014 at UnityPoint Trinity Hospital in Bettendorf and passed away later that evening.

Private family graveside services will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport. Memorials may be made to the family. McGinnis-Chambers...

Aug 13, 2014

Brenda L. Newkirk , 74, of Moline, Illinois and formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at her home.

Funeral Services & Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, August 18, 2014 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00...

Aug 10, 2014

Lynette E. Andrews, 59, of Dixon, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at her home surrounded by her beloved family following her courageous battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge, Iowa.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00...

Aug 9, 2014

Bertha M. DeFrance, 91, died Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Davenport Lutheran Home in Davenport, Iowa where she had been a resident since August 2005.

Her funeral will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Christ United Methodist Church, Toledo, Iowa.  Visitation will begin at 9:30 AM .  Burial will be in Woodlawn...

Aug 6, 2014

Alberta E. Littrel, 91, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa and formerly of LeClaire, Iowa died on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at home in Bettendorf.

Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf.  She will be laid to rest at Glendale Cemetery in LeClaire. ...

Aug 1, 2014

Sheri Marquette, 61, a resident of Camanche, Iowa, died Friday, August 1, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery in LeClaire. Visitation will be on Monday, August...

Jul 31, 2014

Mortier Kenneth “Mort” Beckmann, 86, a resident of Webster, WI formerly of Bettendorf, died Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN with his family by his side.

A graveside service will be held at 12 Noon on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. –...

Jul 30, 2014

Elaine M. Freiburger, 88, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Davenport Lutheran Home.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, August 4, 2014 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  She will be laid to rest at Davenport Memorial Park.  Visitation will be...

Jul 29, 2014

Norma Jean Nigh, 91, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at UnityPoint Trinity Hospital in Bettendorf.

Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 1, 2014 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday. A graveside service will be...

Jul 27, 2014

Viola M. "Vi" Millick died Sunday afternoon the 27th of July 2014 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility after a brief illness. She was 87. She was born in the small town of Wien in northeast Missouri on St. Patrick's Day of 1927. Mrs. Millick grew up in Wien and graduated from Marceline High School. A middle child with...

Jul 27, 2014

Judith Noel Kowalske, 78, a resident of Bettendorf, formerly of Milwaukee, WI died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

A Memorial Mass celebrating her life will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Holy Apostles Catholic Church in New Berlin, WI.  Visitation will be held one...

Jul 22, 2014

Sally A. Wooldridge-Duncan, 83, of Clinton, Iowa and formerly of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clinton.

A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2014 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Memorials may be made to the...