Obituaries

Leon Martin
Dec 20, 2009
Leon Martin, 91, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 28, 2009 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Iowa. Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. to...

Grace G. "Gracie" Carlson
Dec 16, 2009
Grace G. “Gracie” Carlson, 97, of Clinton, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Bickford Cottage in Clinton. Funeral services, originally scheduled at 12:00 P.M., Friday, December 19, 2008 at Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge, have been cancelled due to impending weather conditions. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park at a later date. Memorials may be made to...

Bobby D. Christy
Dec 15, 2009
Bobby D. Christy, a resident of Milan, Illinois, formerly of Blue Grass, Iowa died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Milan Illinois. Memorials may be made to the family. Bobby was born August 28, 1940 in Crowder, Missouri...

Joshua A. Tunison
Dec 15, 2009
Joshua Allen Thrasher Tunison, 31, a resident of Moline, Illinois died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 in Davenport, Iowa. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 3:00 P.M. Monday, December 21, 2009 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Interment will be private. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Monday at the...

D. Norida (Frank) Mohr
Dec 12, 2009
D. Norida (Frank) Mohr, 80, a resident of Eldridge, went home to the Lord on Thursday, December 10, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 A.M., Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Davenport. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Vera French Center in Davenport. Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge,...

Alice M. Leeder
Dec 11, 2009
Alice M. Leeder, 25, a resident of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Milwaukee, Wisconsin died Friday, December 11, 2009 at her home. Services are to be held at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1175 Lincoln Rd.,Bettendorf, Iowa. Alice was born November 23, 1984 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the daughter of Michael and...

Amanda C. Martinez
Dec 6, 2009
Amanda C. Martinez, 39, of Davenport, IA died Sunday December 6, 2009 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice after a courageous 13 month battle with brain cancer. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 1pm to 5pm at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, IA with a prayer service from 2:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. Amanda Caroline...

Steven Dale Bloyd
Dec 4, 2009
Steven Dale Bloyd, 47, a resident of Long Grove, Iowa died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport, Iowa. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Bettendorf Christian Church, 3487 Towne Pointe Dr., Bettendorf. Burial will be in St. Ann’s...

Beverly A. Burroughs
Dec 3, 2009
Beverly A. Burroughs, 72, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family....

Bernice Wulf
Dec 3, 2009
Bernice Wulf, 90, a life-long resident of Long Grove, Iowa, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. Funeral Services & Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M., Monday, December 7, 2009 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Long Grove. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on...

Nona J. Olson
Dec 2, 2009
Nona Jane McGohan Olson passed away December 2, 2009 in Eldridge, IA. A funeral service will be held at Swedesburg Lutheran Church, Swedesburg, IA, on Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 10:30 AM. Memorials can be made to Susan B. Komen For the Cure (1401 W. Central Park, Davenport, IA 52803) or the Swedish Heritage Museum (107 James Ave., Swedesburg,...

Earl A. Cook
Nov 27, 2009
Earl A. Cook, 76, of Davenport, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center in Davenport. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Those wishing to attend the service should meet at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf by 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday. Memorials may be made...

Jeannette Barger
Nov 24, 2009
Jeannette Thackston Barger, 76, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday, November 30, 2009 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf. Services and burial will take place in Hillsboro, Kentucky. Memorials may be made to the family. Those...

Michael W. Snell
Nov 23, 2009
Michael W. Snell, 40, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa and formerly of Moline, Illinois died unexpectedly on Monday, November 23, 2009 at Trinity at Terrace Park Hospital in Bettendorf. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 30, 2009 at the Rock Island National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted. Those wishing to attend his service should...

Jacqueline L. Hillard
Nov 19, 2009
Jacqueline L. Hillard, 72, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 23, 2009 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday at the funeral Home....

Robert J. Fraser
Nov 14, 2009
Robert J. Fraser, 58, of Princeton, Iowa, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center in Davenport, Iowa. A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Princeton Volunteer Fire Department in Princeton. Memorials may be made to the family. Bob was born September 22, 1951 in...

M. C. Odom
Nov 10, 2009
M. C. Odom, 76, a resident of Arlington, Texas and formerly of East Moline, Illinois and DeKalb, Illinois died on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the Arlington Villa Nursing Facility in Arlington. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 13, 2009 at the Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home, DeKalb. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, DeKalb....

Mary Ann Meier
Nov 9, 2009
Mary Ann Meier, 65, a resident of Davenport, Iowa and formerly of Eldridge, Iowa died on Monday, November 09, 2009 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa following a brief illness. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, November 13, 2009 at the Chambers Funeral Home of Eldridge. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery,...

Gene L. Bloom
Nov 5, 2009
Gene L. Bloom, 56, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, November 9, 2009 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Blue...

William E. "Bill" Gimm
Nov 4, 2009
William E. “Bill” Gimm, 62, of LeClaire, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at Trinity at Terrace Park in Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 7, 2009 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be on Monday at the Rock...