Obituaries
George "Joe" F. Valentine Jr.
Aug 24, 2026
Funeral services for George “Joe” Franklin Valentine Jr., 89, of Bettendorf, will be 1:30 pm on Monday, August 31, 2026, at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, IA. Burial will follow at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, IA. Family will greet friends on Monday from 12:00 pm to service time at the funeral home.
George “Joe” passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026,...
William Lee Wailand
Aug 22, 2026
Graveside services for William Lee Wailand, 77, of Davenport will be 2:30 PM on Thursday, September, 3, 2026 at Oakdale Memorial Gardens Cemetery,Davenport, IA.
William Lee Wailand passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Bettendorf, IA.
William was born on May 26, 1949, the son of William and Clara (Fields) Wailand. He married Patricia Green in Davenport on...
Christine M. Abbott
Aug 27, 2026
Christine M. Abbott, 74 of Davenport, Iowa passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 4th at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, Iowa. Following visitation, cremation rites will be accorded, and inurnment will be at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the...
Kevin Lee Lane
Aug 28, 2026
A Memorial visitation, for Kevin Lee Lane, 63, of DeWitt, IA will be Friday, September 4, 2026, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge, IA. A private family graveside service will take place on Saturday at St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery, Long Grove, IA. Kevin passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026, at his home surrounded by...
Evelyn G. Thurston
Aug 24, 2026
Evelyn G. Thurston, 88, of Davenport, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Harmony at Utica Ridge in Davenport.
Private services will be held for Evelyn. A celebration of life is being planned by the family at a later date. Memorials may be made to Empowering Abilities of Davenport or the Bettendorf Presbyterian Church. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of...
Roger L. Hahn
Aug 21, 2026
Roger Lee Hahn, 87, of Davenport, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2026 at Bickford Cottage.
Roger was born on January 30, 1939. On December 7, 1956, he was united in marriage to Patty L. Randolph in Monmouth, Illinois, sharing 67 devoted years of marriage prior to her passing in December 2023. Above all else, Roger was a dedicated...
Evon Denise McNeal
Aug 16, 2026
Funeral services for Evon Denise McNeal, 54, of Davenport will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery. Family will greet friends on Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evon McNeal, 54, of Davenport, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at MercyOne Genesis Medical Center,...
Glen Earl Marston
Aug 13, 2026
Glen Earl Marston, 81, of Davenport, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Good Samaritan Care Center, Davenport, IA. Private family graveside services will take place at a later date at Pinehill Cemetery, Davenport, IA.
Glen was born on May 11, 1945, in Chicago, IL, the son of Earl and Victoria (Sorenson) Marston. He married Susan Shafer in Fulton, IL,...
Thomas Edward Hicks
Aug 13, 2026
Funeral services for Thomas Edward Hicks, 82, of Davenport will be 10:00 am on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, with military rites conducted by the American Legion #26, Davenport, IA. Family will greet friends on Thursday from 9:00 am to service time at the funeral home.
Thomas...
Jay B. Kemmerer
Aug 12, 2026
Jay B. Kemmerer, 88, of Davenport, Iowa passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at the Davenport Lutheran Home.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 27th at St. John’s United Methodist Church, Davenport. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Tunnel...
Elmer L. Mess
Aug 10, 2026
Elmer Laverne Mess, 86, a resident of rural Davenport, Iowa passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026, at Harmony Utica Ridge in Davenport.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Our Savior Presbyterian Church in Argo, Iowa. Burial will follow at Summit Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Friday...
Roger S. "Gov" Wakeland
Aug 8, 2026
Roger Wakeland, 92, of Eldridge, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2026, and went to join his beautiful wife, Ruth, in Heaven.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21st at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Roger and Ruth will be laid to rest together, side...
Dorothy Ann "Dottie" House
Aug 7, 2026
Not Gone…. Just Gone Ahead
Dorothy House
March 17, 1930-August 7, 2026
“To make a long story short…” (her familiar introduction to a recalled memory) the story of Dorothy (Dottie) House lasted 96 years and embraced her husband of 73 years, family, friends, faith, and learning.
Growing up on a farm in Scott County, Iowa during the Depression, she learned the values of hard...
Leslie H. Buffington
Aug 5, 2026
Leslie H. Buffington, 91, a resident of Davenport, Iowa and formerly of Buffalo, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at Harmony Utica Ridge in Davenport.
A celebration of life will be from 12:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at the Buffalo Activity Center, 329 Dodge St. in Buffalo. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf, Iowa is...
Sheri "Tess" Stafford
Aug 4, 2026
Sheri Stafford, lovingly known as “Tess” to her family, 63, of Henry, Illinois, formerly of Lacon, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Henry Rehab and Nursing.
Visitation will be from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15th at the Memorial Chapel at Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. The funeral service will begin at 3:00 p.m. with burial immediately...
Rick A. Suiter
Aug 3, 2026
Rick A. Suiter, 71, of Princeton, Iowa, passed away on August 3, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7th at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service. Burial will be at Jack’s Cemetery, LeClaire.
He was born December 17, 1954, in Davenport,...
Benjamin Mark Mink
Aug 2, 2026
Memorial services for Benjamin Mark Mink, 84 of Eldridge, will be 11:30 am on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. Inurnment will follow at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport. Family will greet friends on Tuesday from 10:30 am to service time at the funeral home. Mark passed away on Sunday, August 2nd, 2026 at home.
Mark was born...
Gene D. Belvel
Aug 2, 2026
Gene D. Belvel, 80, of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by the love of his family, on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
Family and friends are invited to gather in celebration of Gene's life during visitation from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Graveside services with military honors...
Robert Leroy Larson
Aug 2, 2026
Robert Leroy Larson, 88, of Davenport, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at Harmony Utica Ridge, Davenport, IA. There are no services planned at this time.
Robert was born on December 24, 1937, in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Harry and Dorothy (Smith) Larson. He married Joan Cox in 1988, she preceded him in death on October 13, 2023. He...
Helen F. Stubbe
Jul 31, 2026
Helen Stubbe, 98, of LeClaire, Iowa, formerly of Pleasant Valley, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5th at Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasant Valley. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to...


