Obituaries

Jerry W. Scholey
Jan 1, 2004
Jerry W. Scholey, 60, a resident of Georgetown, Indiana and formerly of Davenport, Iowa died Sunday, October 5, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, October 9, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon...

James C. Overath
Jan 1, 2004
James C. Overath, 50, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Sunday, December 26, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, December 31, 2004 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Bettendorf where he was a member. Graveside services will be held at 9:30 A.M. Monday, January 3, 2005 at the...

Michael J. Clark
Jan 1, 2004
Michael J. Clark, 48, a resident of Bettedorf, Iowa died Sunday, March 27, 2005 at his home. Private family services will be held. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. He was born December 15, 1956 in Morrison, Illinois, the son of James & Mary Ann (Johnson) Clark. He married Cindy L. Fuller in Rock Island,...

Billy J. Billings
Jan 1, 2004
Billy J. Billings, 45, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Sunday, September 28, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport following a brief illness. Family graveside services will be held at Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire, Iowa. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family...

Grant V. Hoyt
Jan 1, 2004
Grant V. Hoyt, 88, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at Trinity at Terrace Park, Bettendorf. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 21, 2005 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be...

Thelma Irene Newton
Jan 1, 2004
Thelma Irene Newton, 84, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Wednesday, February 4, 2004 at the Bettendorf Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 7, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials...

Edward Williams
Jan 1, 2004
Edward Williams, 40, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Saturday, December 27, 2003 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 31, 2004 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 12:00 P.M. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family. He...

Eldon H. Holst
Jan 1, 2004
Services for Eldon H. Holst, 83, of LeClaire, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 21st at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge, with Dr. Arnold Conrad officiating. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday, June 20, at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the funeral....

Chester S. Hackett Jr.
Jan 1, 2004
Chester S. Hackett Jr., 59, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Sunday, September 7, 2003 at Meadow Lawn Nursing Center, Davenport. Memorials may be made to the family. He was born July 14, 1944 in Davenport, the son of Chester S. & Ruth Hackett Sr. He married Charlette A. Duwe in Fayette, Iowa on July 31, 1964. Chester was...

Jeanne Eileen Krambeck
Jan 1, 2004
Jeanne Eileen Krambeck, 55, a resident of Urbandale, Iowa and formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa died Friday, August 15, 2003 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa following an illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Rev. Pat Halverson, pastor of Our Savior Presbyterian Church will officiate. Serving as...

Helen M. Frickel
Jan 1, 2004
Helen Margaret Frickel, 85, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Saturday, January 17, 2004 at the Davenport Lutheran Home, Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association. She was born July 5, 1918 in Algona, Iowa, the daughter of Adolf...

Leona M. Canfield
Jan 1, 2004
Leona M. Canfield, a long-time resident of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away April 15, 2004 in Tucson, Arizona. She retired in 2001 and moved to Tucson to be near her son, Bill. Leona was born in Holland, Iowa and was the daughter of Frederick & Anna (Lingelbach) Finke. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Fred, John,...

Billie J. Martin
Jan 1, 2004
Billie J. Martin, 73, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Saturday, February 21, 2004 at Meadow Lawn Nursing Center, Davenport. Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 26, 2004 in the chapel at Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to Riverview Freewill Baptist Church, Bettendorf. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is...

Virginia J. Lightfoot
Jan 1, 2004
Virginia J. Lightfoot, 56, a resident of Davenport, died May 17, 2005 at her residence. Per her request, cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no services. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. Virginia was born October 7, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur J. & Virginia (Hocking) Digby. Those left to...

Frances Ulrich
Jan 1, 2004
Frances Ulrich, 82, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Thursday, May 20, 2004 at the Bettendorf Healthcare Center. Services will be private. Memorials may be made to the family. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. She was born June 27, 1921 in Marathon, Iowa, the daughter of Herbert C. & Ora E. (Gordon) Jones. In...

Beulah A. Barsness
Jan 1, 2004
Beulah A. Barsness, 92, a resident of the Iowa Masonic Health Facility, Bettendorf, Iowa and formerly of Mason City, Iowa died Saturday, September 4, 2004 at the facility. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, September 18, 2004 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City where she was a member. Family interment ceremonies will be held at...

Glenn A. Meyer
Jan 1, 2004
Glenn A. Meyer, 81, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at his home. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to Genesis V.N.A. Hospice. Mr. Meyer was born February 12, 1922 in Denison, Iowa the son of Albert & Anna (Weiss) Meyer and grew up on the family...

Leroy B. "Bud" Hoffman
Jan 1, 2004
LeRoy B. “Bud” Hoffmann, 86, a resident of rural Donahue, Iowa died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa. There will be no visitation or funeral. Private family services will be held at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Donahue Volunteer Fire Department or to the...

Hershel L. Worley
Jan 1, 2004
Hershel L. Worley, 73, a resident of Montpelier, Iowa, died on August 19, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus, Davenport, Iowa after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Friday, August 22, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, Iowa. Interment will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 Thursday at the funeral...

Melvin V. Nyenhuis
Jan 1, 2004
Melvin V. “Bud” Nyenhuis, 88, of Davenport and formerly of Rock Island, IL & LeClaire, IA, died Thursday, July 29, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M to 2:00 P.M., Monday, August 2, 2004, at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Gravesite services will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, IA. Memorials may be made...