Obituaries

Helena "Helen" Mekshes

Apr 5, 2013

Helena C. “Helen” Mekshes, 95, formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Friday, April 5, 2013 at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, Taylorville, Illinois.

Private family services are to be held.  McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements.

Helen was born August 21, 1917 in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Sandor and Alice (Golovich) Molnar.  She...

Brenda Hardy

Apr 4, 2013

Brenda L. Hardy, 46, a resident of Blue Grass, Iowa passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport, Iowa.

Services were private.  Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.  McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf assisted the family with arrangements.

She was born in Davenport...

Helen Davis

Apr 3, 2013

Helen K. Davis, 95, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Manor Care Utica Ridge in Davenport, Iowa.

Private family services will be held at the Rock Island National Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the Quad-City Animal Welfare Center of Milan, Illinois.  McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf is assisting...

Jerry Petersen

Mar 29, 2013

Jerris G. “Jerry” Petersen, 80, of Donahue, died Friday, March 29, 2013 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.  Burial...

Rebecca Castro

Mar 25, 2013

Rebecca Castro, 93, of Bettendorf, died Monday, March 25, 2013 at her home.

Funeral Services and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  A...

Lyle Winslow

Mar 20, 2013

Lyle A. Winslow, 88, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Trinity Rock Island.

Private family services will be held.  Memorials may be made to the LeClaire Volunteer Fire Department.  McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements.

He was born in Hebron, Nebraska on...

Margaret Anderson

Mar 19, 2013

Margaret L. Anderson, 81, a resident of Princeton, Iowa died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home, Pleasant Valley, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 22, 2013 at Princeton Presbyterian Church, Princeton.  Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until the time of service Friday at the church.  A...

Elizabeth Randall

Mar 18, 2013

Elizabeth Jane (Janie) Randall of Eldridge, Iowa, a teacher, community volunteer, and homemaker died on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf following an extended illness.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Faith Lutheran Church in Eldridge.  Visitation will be from 4:00...

Alta Porter

Mar 18, 2013

Alta Vera Porter, 94, a resident of the Bettendorf Healthcare Center, Bettendorf, Iowa died on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the center.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, March 22, 2013 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be from 3:00 P.M. to...

Charles Butts

Mar 17, 2013

Charles Monroe Butts, 80, of Bettendorf, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at his home. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19th at the funeral...

Marvin Hayes

Mar 13, 2013

Marvin L. Hayes, 64, of Bettendorf, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 15, 2013 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until the time of the services on Friday at the funeral home.  Cremation rites will be accorded following...

Sue Kernan

Mar 13, 2013

Suellen A. Kernan, 72, a resident of Princeton, Iowa died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport after an extended illness.

A time of remembrance will be held from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Following the visitation, the family invites you to...

Linda Owens

Mar 10, 2013

Linda Carlene Owens, 63, aresident of Rock Island, Illinois died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Trinity Rock Island.  Private family services are to be held.

Annis Mcconnell

Mar 6, 2013

Annis V. McConnell, 94, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 surrounded by her beloved family.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, March 8, 2013 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M....

David Baugh

Mar 5, 2013

David M. Baugh, 74, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

A service of remembrance will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf.  The family will greet friends from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M....

Johannah Cary

Mar 5, 2013

Johannah L. Cary, 29, of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Monday, March 11, 2013 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the services on Monday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in...

Richard Unwin

Mar 4, 2013

Richard V. “Dick” Unwin, 95, of LeClaire, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility in Bettendorf. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2013 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery in LeClaire. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until the time...

Sharon Schwarz

Mar 3, 2013

Sharon Lynn (King) Schwarz, 63, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, March 3, 2013.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 8, 2013 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  She will be laid to rest at Davenport Memorial Park.  Visitation will be...

John Curry

Mar 3, 2013

John Howard Curry, 59, of Davenport, IA, died March 3, 2013 in his home.

A memorial service is being planned and will be announced in the future.  Memorials can be made to the Curry family.

John was born December 30, 1953 in Peoria, IL, to Norman N. Curry and Doris J. Curry.

John...

Dean Schneckloth

Mar 1, 2013

Dean M. Schneckloth, 72, of Eldridge, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf after an extended illness.

A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 4, 2013 at Faith Lutheran Church in Eldridge.  Burial will follow at a later date in...