Obituaries

Lester Light

Dec 2, 2011

Lester L. Light, 88, of Bettendorf, died Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa. Per his request there will be no services or visitation and cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to a charity of the Donor’s choice. Lester was born May 28, 1923 in Williamson, Iowa, the son of Orville...

Miranda Coakley

Nov 30, 2011

Miranda Lyn Coakley, 29 and her unborn son, Jerrick Michael died unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday at their home in Bettendorf.

Services will be held at 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in the chapel at Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport.  Visitation...

Anne Collins

Nov 28, 2011

Anne Collins, 73, of Buffalo, Iowa, died Monday, November 28, 2011 at Trinity Muscatine.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 3, 2011 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Davenport. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday, December 2 nd at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral...

Joseph Halpin

Nov 25, 2011

Joseph P. Halpin, 89, of Bettendorf, died Friday, November 25, 2011 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral...

Jeannette Blunk

Nov 24, 2011

Jeannette Laura Blunk, 85, a life-long resident of Scott County died on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at Manor Care Utica Ridge of Davenport where she had resided the past three years.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at St. Paul...

George Nixon

Nov 24, 2011

George R. Nixon, 63, of Long Grove, Iowa, died Thursday, November 24, 2011 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. Per George’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and there will be no services. A memorial has been established in his memory and can be directed to the funeral home. Chambers Funeral Home of Eldridge...

Sandra Bergthold

Nov 23, 2011

Sandra J. Bergthold, 61, of Davenport, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Monday, November 28, 2011 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park....

Johnny Ring

Nov 23, 2011

Johnny C. Ring, 79, of LeClaire, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Pleasant Valley.

Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 25, 2011 at Davenport Memorial Park in Davenport. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 25 th at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in...

Charles Woodford

Nov 22, 2011

Charles L. Woodford, 81, a resident of Long Grove, Iowa died on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf after a brief battle with lymphoma.

A service to celebrate his life will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, November 25 th at the McGinnis-Chambers...

Phyllis Simmons

Nov 20, 2011

Phyllis Jean Simmons, 64 a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away at her home on Sunday, November 20 th surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with cancer.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. The family...

Marjorie Prusia

Nov 20, 2011

Marjorie P. Prusia, 83, of Davenport and formerly of LeClaire, died Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Manor Care Utica Ridge in Davenport.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, November 28, 2011 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday at the funeral home. Burial...

Ralph Duree

Nov 19, 2011

Another Good Man from the Greatest Generation has left this world.

Ralph “Toad” Duree, 84, of Eldridge, Iowa, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge....

Robert Carter

Nov 13, 2011

Robert Edward Carter, 82, a resident of Princeton, Iowa died at his home on Sunday, November 13, 2011.

His funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the Princeton Presbyterian Church where he was a member. He will be laid to rest at McCausland Cemetery, McCausland, Iowa....

Robert Fisher

Nov 13, 2011

Robert J. Fisher, 55, of Davenport, died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus in Davenport.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 P.M., Friday, November 18, 2011 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 11:30 A.M. until the time of the services at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Kevin Derrickson

Nov 13, 2011

Kevin D. Derrickson, 34, a resident of Buffalo, Iowa died at his home on Sunday, November 13, 2011 following a courageous 3-year battle with lymphoma and leukemia. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf. Graveside services will be held at 10:00...

Edna Slater

Nov 10, 2011

Edna L. Slater, 80, of Omaha, Nebraska and formerly of Davenport, died Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the Douglas County Health Center in Omaha. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M., Monday, November 14, 2011 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the services on Monday at the...

Dale Wiese

Nov 7, 2011

Dale George Wiese, 56, of Davenport, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2011 at his home following complications of Multiple Sclerosis.

A service to celebrate his life will be held at 12:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the services on...

Robert Twedt

Nov 6, 2011

Robert O. “Bob” Twedt, 79, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Trinity Bettendorf.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, November 11, 2011 in the chapel at Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday at...

Vincent Hunt

Nov 4, 2011

Vincent L. Hunt, 86, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Friday, November 4, 2011 at Manor Care Utica Ridge in Davenport.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Friday, November 11, 2011 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bettendorf where he was a member and sang...

Alice Fulton

Nov 2, 2011

Alice L. Fulton, 89, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011 in Pleasant Valley, Iowa surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, November 5, 2011 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until the time of the services...