Obituaries

Muriel K. Bezlay
Aug 31, 2008
Muriel K. Bezlay, 76, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at her home. Private family services will be held at the Wickham Family Cemetery in St. Elizabeth, Missouri. Memorials may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. She was born August 28, 1932 in...

Karen L. Williams
Aug 30, 2008
Karen L. Williams, 59, of Bettendorf, died Saturday, August 30, 2008 at her home. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family. Karen was born October 8, 1948 in Crosby, Minnesota, the daughter of Fred & Pearl (Soggie) Klchosky. She was united in marriage to Bert...

Georgianna Haessler
Aug 29, 2008
Georgianna Haessler, 92, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa passed away Friday, August 29, 2008 at the Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A. M. on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Doris E. Nelson
Aug 25, 2008
Doris Elizabeth Nelson, 95, a resident of Davenport died Monday, August 25, 2008 at the Crest Health Center, Davenport. A private funeral service will be held. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Doris was born September 8, 1912 to...

George W. Wheat
Aug 24, 2008
George W. Wheat, 70, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Sunday, August 24, 2008 at St. Anthony’s Continuing Care Center, Rock Island, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, August 29, 2008 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. A Christian...

Lois A. Schroder
Aug 24, 2008
Lois A. Schroder, 86, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility in Bettendorf following an extended illness. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Davenport where she was a long and faithful member. Burial will be in...

Jonathon J. Iverson
Aug 20, 2008
Jonathan J. Iverson, 40, of Davenport, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at his home. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at Living Waters Family Church in Davenport. The family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. until the time of the services on Tuesday at the church. Memorials...

Rollon "Red" Davis
Aug 19, 2008
Rollon “Red” Davis, 81, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may...

Helen M. Meyer
Aug 18, 2008
Helen M. Meyer, 82, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Monday, August 18, 2008 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M....

Mary Jane Hofland
Aug 17, 2008
Mary Jane “Aunt Jane” Hofland, 71, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Trinity at Terrace Park Hospital in Bettendorf. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church of Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Anthony Calvin Henderson-Hicks
Aug 14, 2008
Anthony Calvin Henderson-Hicks, infant son of Estelle Hicks and Anthony Henderson, of Bettendorf, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus, Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 16, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Laverne S. Taylor
Aug 9, 2008
LaVerne S. Taylor, 96, of Bettendorf, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. Private graveside services will take place at the Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Social Services of Iowa and may be sent in care of McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. LaVerne was born April...

Richard L. Simms
Aug 9, 2008
Richard L. (Ricky) Simms, 51, of Durant, Iowa, passed away on Sunday August 2, 2008 at his residence. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 5:00 P.M., Thursday, August 21, 2008 at The Colorado Academy in Lakewood, Colorado. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Ricky was born May 19, 1957...

Warren D. Hamilton
Aug 7, 2008
Warren D. Hamilton, 99, a resident of rural Princeton, Iowa died on Thursday, August 07, 2008 at the Bettendorf Healthcare Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. His funeral service will be held at 1:30 P.M. Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Our Savior Presbyterian Church, Argo, Iowa where he was a member. Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Princeton. Visitation will...

Patsy Ann Simpson
Aug 3, 2008
Patsy Ann Simpson, 66, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at her home. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 9, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Scott County. Patsy was born November 30, 1941 in Davenport, the...

Rosemary (Thomas) Davis
Jul 26, 2008
Rosemary (Thomas) Davis, 69, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died on Saturday, June 26, 2008 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, August 1, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M....

Alan C. "Skeeter" Skahill
Jul 21, 2008
Alan C. “Skeeter” Skahill, 77, a long time resident of Pleasant Valley, Iowa died peacefully at his home on Monday, July 21, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will...

A. Leroy Martin
Jul 20, 2008
A. Leroy Martin, 87, a resident of Gladewater, Texas, formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa, died on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. Friday, July 25, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. until the time of the services...

Judith K. Mccallister
Jul 20, 2008
Judith K. McCallister, 63, of Davenport, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be private. Judy’s family requests that contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society. Judy was born May 1, 1945 in Quincy, Illinois,...

Mackenzie Olivia Hall
Jul 19, 2008
Mackenzie Olivia Hall, infant daughter of Debra Miller and Adam Hall of East Moline, Illinois, departed this life on July 19, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Celebration of Life services will be held at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 3:30 P.M. until...