Obituaries

Margaret J. Larson
Dec 20, 2008
Margaret Julia Lind Larson, 75, of Bettendorf, died at her residence on Saturday, December 15, 2007. She was born in Sheldon, Iowa, on October 9, 1932, the daughter of the late Roy and Julia Lind. On August 20, 1955, she married Roger Franklin Larson. He proceeded her in death in May 1986. Mrs. Larson worked as a teacher in...

Mary Jane Slaby
Dec 19, 2008
Mary Jane Slaby, 104, of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, died Friday, December 19, 2008 at Riverview Manor, Pleasant Valley. Private burial services will take place at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. A memorial service is scheduled for next May.

Rita M. Blayney
Dec 18, 2008
Rita Mae Blayney, 70, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Bickford Cottage in Davenport, Iowa. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00...

Paul Eugene Marshall
Dec 16, 2008
Paul Eugene Marshall, 79, a resident of Bettendorf died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, December 22, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service Monday. Burial will...

Edna D. Smith
Dec 15, 2008
Edna D. Smith, 89, a resident of the Iowa Masonic Health Facility of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Monday, December 15, 2008 at the health facility. An Order of the Eastern Star service and her funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery,...

Esther Peterson
Dec 13, 2008
Esther Peterson, 87, a resident of Silvis, Illinois, formerly of Bettendorf, passed away December 12, 2007 at the Aspen Rehab and Health Care Center, Silvis. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, December 17, 2007 at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Henderson Grove, Illinois. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the...

Marilyn A. Rector
Dec 13, 2008
Marilyn A. Rector, 70, a life-long resident of LeClaire, Iowa, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2007 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport, with her family at her bedside. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Monday at the...

Ross J. Ewers
Dec 13, 2008
Ross J. Ewers, 81, a resident of Donahue, Iowa passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, December 13, 2008 at the home of his daughter, Debbie Harry in Princeton, Iowa. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Long Grove, Iowa. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa...

Chester H. Morris
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary: Chester H. Morris Chester H. Morris, 80, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa died on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the New Life Community Church in LeClaire. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire. Visitation will be...

Kenneth C. Garrison
Dec 12, 2008
Kenneth C. Garrison, 77, of Davenport, Iowa, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Trinity Pathway Hospice, Rock Island, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, December 15, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Ken was...

Richard A. "Dick" Burkamper
Dec 9, 2008
Richard A. “Dick” B urkamper, 75, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa died at his home on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 surrounded by his beloved family. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church, 9414 228th St. North in Port Byron, Illinois. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire, Iowa where...

Celia E. Ferris
Dec 9, 2008
Celia E. Ferris, 94, of Rock Island, Illinois died on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Kahl Home for Aged in Davenport, Iowa. Celia was born May 10, 1914 in Urbana, Illinois, the daughter of Fred & Margaret Davidson. She married Ralph Ferris on January 1, 1932 in DeKalb, Illinois. They were divorced in 1943 and Celia never remarried....

John E. Kable
Dec 7, 2008
John E. Kable, 75, a longtime resident of Coal Valley, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus in Rock Island, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will...

Glenn A. Hansen
Dec 2, 2008
Glenn A. Hansen, 83, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa died on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa. His funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel of Bettendorf. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, Silvis, Illinois. Visitation will be from 10:00...

Marion Elizabeth Sullivan Larson
Dec 1, 2008
Marion Elizabeth Sullivan Larson, 90, a life-long resident of Rock Island, Illinois peacefully passed away in her sleep during the first snow of winter on Monday, December 1, 2008. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, December 5, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. She will be laid to rest at...

Raymond H. Kuehl
Nov 29, 2008
Raymond H. Kuehl, 89, a resident of Buffalo, Iowa died on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Monday, December 8, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf, Iowa. He has been cremated and he will be interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Buffalo following the...

John F. Arndt
Nov 29, 2008
John F. Arndt, 62, of Hayward, Wisconsin, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at his home in DeWitt, Iowa after a courageous battle with lymphoma for 15 years. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, December 4, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday at the funeral home....

William A. "Bill" Eagleson
Nov 25, 2008
William Arthur (Bill) Eagleson Jr., 64 years of age of Buffalo, Iowa was called to be with the Lord November 22, 2008 from his home in Buffalo. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Forrest Grove Cemetery in Canton, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. on...

James G. "Sam" Sampson
Nov 24, 2008
James G. “Sam” Sampson, 82, of Davenport, died Monday, November 24, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 1, 2008 at Grandview Baptist Church, Davenport, where he was a member. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Sunday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Rock Island National...

Robert B. Perkins
Nov 19, 2008
Robert B. Perkins, 85, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility, Bettendorf. A memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Sunday, November 23, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Private family burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Iowa...