Obituaries

Nov 22, 2015

Winola F. Marion, 90, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the Davenport Lutheran Home in Davenport, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 27, 2015 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services.  Burial will follow in Rock Island National...

Nov 21, 2015

Catherine “Kay” Sharp, 88, a resident of Bettendorf, passed away, Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Manor Care, Utica Ridge in Davenport.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour...

Nov 18, 2015

Winona L. Smith, 93, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at UnityPoint Trinity Bettendorf.

Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m....

Nov 16, 2015

David L. Schmidt, 62, a resident of Coal Valley, Illinois, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 23, 2015 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Oakdale Memorials Gardens in Davenport. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Nov 16, 2015

Dennis F. Longlett, 68, of Eldridge, Iowa, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa..

A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa.  The family will receive friends one hour before the service and...

Nov 16, 2015

Dorothy Helen (Holmquist) Cowells, 86, a resident of Bettendorf, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 at UnityPoint Trinity Bettendorf.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2015 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Liberty Cemetery in rural Atkinson, Illinois. Visitation will be one hour...

Nov 15, 2015

Roy M. Sprout, 83, of McCausland, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 20, 2015 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening at the funeral home.  Burial with military rites conducted by...

Nov 14, 2015

Theresa A. Gregory, 58, of Davenport, Iowa, died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at her home.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, December 4, 2015 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  As per her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Nov 14, 2015

Elizabeth H. Bailey, 67, of Bettendorf, died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at her home.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 20, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pleasant Valley.  Memorials may be made to the Lupus Foundation.  McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements....

Nov 8, 2015

Lawrence Allen "Chubbs" McFate, 57, of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M., Friday, November 13, 2015 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the services on Friday at the funeral home.  Burial will...

Nov 8, 2015

Tearese (Collins) Simmering, 64, a resident of Bettendorf, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Davenport. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Davenport. Memorials may be made...

Nov 6, 2015

Gregory D. Truman, 59, a resident of Iowa City, formerly of Bettendorf, passed away in the loving arms of his wife, Judy Carbaugh, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. We lost our husband, brother, uncle, and friend on Friday, Nov 7, 2015, due to complications from a grand mal seizure.

A memorial service will be held at...

Nov 6, 2015

Phyllis A. Herrick, 63, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Friday, November 6, 2015 at her home after a long battle with cancer.

A visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home. As per her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be made to the family....

Nov 4, 2015

Wesley W. Kuehl, 84, of Eldridge, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church in Eldridge.  Burial will be in Durant Cemetery in Durant, Iowa.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6th at...

Oct 30, 2015

Roberta Edna “Bobbie” Swanson, 68, a resident of Bettendorf, died Friday, October 30, 2015 at her home.

A memorial service celebrating Bobbie’s life will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. In lieu of flowers (Bobbie did not like them), memorials may be made to Hand-in...

Oct 26, 2015

Richard L. "Dicky" Munger, 87, of Bettendorf, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at the Bettendorf Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until the time of the services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Oakdale Memorial Gardens in...

Oct 25, 2015

Clifford W. Eckermann, 88, of Bettendorf, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport.

Private family graveside services will be held at Pine Hill Cemetery in Davenport. Memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church in Eldridge. Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge is assisting the family with arrangements.

Born on September 16,...

Oct 22, 2015

Anthony D. “Tony” Polak, 62, of Rock Island, died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

Funeral Services & Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 A.M., Monday, October 26, 2015 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2:00 p.m....

Oct 18, 2015

Gordon L. “Gordy” Pelo, 93, a longtime resident of LeClaire, Iowa, died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 22, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church in LeClaire.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at McGinnis-Chambers...

Oct 18, 2015

Lois Mess Blunt, 74, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, died on Sunday, October 18, 2015 after a brief illness.  Cremation rites will be accorded.  Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice or directed to the family.  They have asked that flowers not be sent.

She was born in Princeton, Iowa on August 7, 1941,...