Obituaries

Charles R. "Chuck" Tharp
Feb 6, 2008
Charles R. "Chuck" Tharp, 81, of Bettendorf, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at Bettendorf Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 9, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. A Masonic Service conducted by Hamilton Lodge #664 of Bettendorf will be held...

Pearl L. Mccabe
Feb 4, 2008
Pearl L. McCabe, 84, a resident of the Bettendorf Healthcare Center and formerly of Dixon, Iowa died on Monday, February 4, 2008 at the center. Her funeral service will be held at 1:30 P.M. Friday, February 8, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 12:30 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. Friday at the funeral home....

Marion L. Russow
Feb 3, 2008
Marion Loretta Russow, 68, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at her home following a sudden illness. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, February 8, 2008 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church of Bettendorf where she was a member. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from...

Marvin L. Carlson
Feb 3, 2008
Marvin L. Carlson, 71, of Long Grove, Iowa, passed away suddenly on Monday, February 4, 2008, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport, Iowa. The family will greet friends and relatives from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 9th at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. A private memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 1:30...

Beverly A. Bitzer
Feb 1, 2008
Obituary: Beverly A. Bitzer Beverly A. Bitzer, 75, a resident of Davenport, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at her home. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 1:30 P.M. Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Iowa Nature Conservancy, the Ames Historical...

Beverly A. Bitzer
Feb 1, 2008
Beverly A. Bitzer, 75, a resident of Davenport, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at her home. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 1:30 P.M. Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Iowa Nature Conservancy, the Ames Historical Society, the Putnam...
Madelyn E. "Maddie" Mess
Jan 31, 2008
Madelyn Elaine “Maddie” Mess, beloved 17 month-old daughter of Mark L. & Michele L. (Knisley) Mess of Eldridge, Iowa passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at her home. Her short life was filled with many challenges. She brought her whole community together with her smile and even though her time on earth was brief, the joys she brought...

John W. Mallette
Jan 30, 2008
John Wayne Mallette, 66, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Saturday at the funeral home. He was born August 13, 1941 in...

Emma Marie Haertjens
Jan 28, 2008
Emma Marie Haertjens, 95, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Monday, January 28, 2008 at her home. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 1, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Friday at the funeral home....

Edward M. Randolph
Jan 28, 2008
Edward M. Randolph, 82, of Bettendorf, died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at Bettendorf Healthcare Center, Bettendorf. There will be no services or visitation and burial will be private. Edward was born January 12, 1926 in LeClaire, Iowa, the son of Daniel J. & Lelia M. Sticher. He was united in marriage to Shirley L. Suiter on September 29, 1945...

Wayne D. Ernst
Jan 27, 2008
Wayne D. Ernst, 85, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa died on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at his home. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, February 1, 2008 at Faith Lutheran Church of Eldridge. Rev. Daniel Mixdorf, pastor of the church will officiate. His grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will...

Jodi D. Smith
Jan 26, 2008
Jodi D. Smith, 44, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the Midwest Regional Cancer Center in Zion, Illinois. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be private. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday...

Barbara J. Duncan
Jan 26, 2008
Barbara J. Duncan, 62, a resident of Blue Grass, Iowa died on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at her home surrounded by her beloved family after an extended illness. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at St. James Lutheran Church in Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in Blue Grass Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Betty L. Anderson
Jan 25, 2008
Betty Lee Anderson, 70, of Bettendorf, went to her Lord on Friday, January 25, 2008 after a brief battle with cancer. Celebration of Life services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in...

Barbara L. Laake
Jan 24, 2008
Barbara Larsen Laake, 76, a resident of Davenport, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Those wishing to attend the service must meet at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf at 9:15 A.M. Wednesday. Visitation will be...

Dorothy L. Hartz
Jan 22, 2008
Dorothy L. Hartz, 79, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Davenport where she was a faithful member. Entombment will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be...

Jacqueline M. "Jackie" Davis
Jan 22, 2008
Jacqueline M. "Jackie" Davis, 68, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, January 25, 2007 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Bettendorf where she was a member. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Friday...

Frances Almedia Hahn
Jan 21, 2008
Frances Almedia Hahn, 76, of Hampton, Illinois, and formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 21, 2008 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, January 25, 2008 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Thursday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Douglas A. "Doug" Geerts
Jan 19, 2008
Douglas A. “Doug” Geerts, 46, a resident of Davenport, Iowa passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Rochester Methodist Hospital-Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota surrounded by his loving family after more than a year of a courageous battle with leukemia. His funeral service will be held at 1:30 P.M. Friday, January 25, 2008 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel...

Harlen F. Duncan
Jan 17, 2008
Harlen F. Duncan, 69, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 21, 2008 at Our Savior Lutheran Church of Bettendorf where he was a member. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from...