Obituaries

Christine M. Swisher
Aug 25, 2009
Christine M. Swisher, 48, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Her funeral service will be held at 7:00 P.M. Friday, August 28, 2009 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf, Iowa. Interment will be private. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials...

Donna A. Berkenbile
Aug 23, 2009
Donna A. Berkenbile, 62, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Trinity Pathway Hospice in Bettendorf. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 3775 Middle Rd. in Bettendorf where she was a member. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Bernard S. Kostielney-Kaye
Aug 21, 2009
Bernard S. “Barney” Kostielney Kaye, 65, of Davenport, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf after a 9 month battle with lung & brain cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at St. James Lutheran Church in Bettendorf with a luncheon immediately following. Private burial...

Eugene W. "Jerry" Schoeberl
Aug 21, 2009
Eugene W. “Jerry” Schoeberl D.D.S., Emeritus FAGD, FADI started his new adventure into the unknown on Saturday, August 22, 2009. He passed away at Trinity Pathway Hospice in Bettendorf. Celebration of Life services will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Give Kids A Smile, a children’s dental access program through...

Gloria Guin
Aug 21, 2009
Gloria L. Guin, 69, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Friday, August 21, 2009 at Manor Care Utica Ridge, Davenport. Services for Gloria will be private. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements. Gloria was born April 8, 1940 in Jena, Louisiana the daughter of Erastus and Marie (Hamous) Guin. She enjoyed music, traveling and...

Roland W. Bettis, Sr.
Aug 20, 2009
Roland W. Bettis, Sr., 68, of Princeton, Iowa died Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 27, 2009 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be held at...

Michael K. West
Aug 19, 2009
Michael K. West, 59, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa died on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 surrounded by his beloved family after a 6 ½ year courageous battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 24, 2009 at Our Lady of the River Catholic Church, LeClaire, Iowa where he was a member. Burial...

Duane E. Tank
Aug 19, 2009
Duane E. Tank, 65, of Mayville, Wisconsin and recently of Bettendorf, Iowa died Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, August 22, 2009 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until the time of the...

Jon R. Ryan
Aug 15, 2009
Jon R. Ryan, 61, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Bettendorf of natural causes. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 18th St. & Mississippi Blvd. in Bettendorf. The family will greet friends from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M....

Douglas B. Moore
Aug 14, 2009
Douglas B. Moore, 67, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Friday, August 14, 2009 at the Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Internment...

Mary E. Scott
Aug 12, 2009
Mary E. Scott, 75, of Davenport died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, August 17, 2009 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the...

Sara J. Mahoney
Aug 10, 2009
Sara J. Mahoney, 68, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Monday, August 10, 2009 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Visitation will be Thursday, August 13th at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Bettendorf from 4:00-7:00 p.m. with a wake service beginning at 4 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at the church....

Anna E. Schuster
Aug 7, 2009
Anna E. Schuster, 73, of Bettendorf, Iowa died Friday, August 7, 2009 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Risen Christ Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf....

Herbert L. Hartwich
Aug 7, 2009
Herbert L. Hartwich, 72, of Davenport, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 14, 2009 at Bettendorf Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be...

Wendy S. Schmertmann
Aug 5, 2009
Wendy S. Schmertmann, 44, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf following a courageous battle with cancer. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the Bettendorf Christian Church where she was a member. The family will greet...

Judi Jay Rostenbach
Aug 4, 2009
Judi Jay Rostenbach, 47, Durant, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at the Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 7, 2009 at Grace Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa and...

Norman J. Leibold
Aug 1, 2009
Norman J. Leibold, 67, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. His funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. Friday, August 7, 2009 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial with military honors will be take place at the Rock Island National...

Ralph G. Gerdes
Aug 1, 2009
Ralph George Gerdes, 94, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital, Davenport, Iowa. A worship service to honor his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and to memorialize his passing is scheduled for 10:30 AM Saturday, August 22nd, at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, 644 River Drive, Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation at the funeral home is...

Patricia A. Mcmahon
Jul 29, 2009
Patricia A. McMahon, 61, of Davenport, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M., Monday, August 3, 2009 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the services on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Rock...

Neoma Watts
Jul 26, 2009
Neoma M. Watts, 67, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at her son’s home in rural Clinton County, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Glendale Cemetery in LeClaire, Iowa. Neoma May Bower was born September 14, 1941 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Lester and Helen...