Obituaries

Levi J. Hamilton
May 19, 2006
Levi J. Hamilton, 26, a resident of Princeton, Iowa died unexpectedly on Friday, May 19, 2006 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport, Iowa. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Princeton. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M....

Duane R. Faur
May 19, 2006
Duane R. Faur, 61, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa died on Friday, May 19, 2006 at Manor Care Nursing Center in Davenport. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Those wishing to attend the service should meet at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf, Iowa by 9:30 A.M....

Theodore A. "Ted" Rice
May 18, 2006
Theodore A. “Ted” Rice, 74, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Friday, May 19, 2006 at Trinity Pathway Hospice in Bettendorf. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, May 22, 2006 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Sunday at...

Laverne H. Wegmann
May 16, 2006
LaVerne H. Wegmann, 80, of Riverdale, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 19, 2006 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf, where he was a member. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Thursday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. A Christian Wake Service will...

Lisa G. Lee
May 13, 2006
Lisa G. Lee, 40, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2006 after a long & courageous battle with depression. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at Faith Lutheran Church in Eldridge where she was a member. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will...

David R. Williams
May 5, 2006
David R. Williams, 56, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died unexpectedly on Friday, May 5, 2006 at Trinity at Terrace Park Hospital in Bettendorf. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1107 Tanglefoot Lane in Bettendorf where he was a member. Burial will be in Pine...

Claud E. Smithson
May 5, 2006
Obituary: Claud E. Smithson Claud E. Smithson, 74, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Friday, May 5, 2006 at his home. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday at...

Arthur L. Grabeel
May 4, 2006
Arthur L. Grabeel, 68, a resident of Destin, Florida and formerly of Eldridge, Iowa died on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at his home after “kicking cancer’s rear” for 16 years. A memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. on Friday, May 19, 2006 at the Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge. Contributions in his memory may...

Sharon L. Dickson
May 4, 2006
Sharon L. Dickson, 67, a resident of Port Byron, Illinois was called to Heaven on Thursday and is now dancing on the streets of gold. She fought a long & courageous battle with cancer before God called her home. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 1:30 P.M. Monday, May 8, 2006 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral...

John F. Wiand
May 3, 2006
John F. Wiand, 91, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at Riverview Manor in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May 6, 2006 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park....

William H. "Cannonball" Warren
May 2, 2006
William H. “Cannonball” Warren, 74, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, May 8, 2006 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M....

John D. Gilroy
Apr 29, 2006
John Donald Gilroy, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, died at home on April 29, 2006, at the age of 96, of age-related illnesses. He was born in Maquoketa, IA on January 9, 1910, to Peter Simon and Nellie O’Connor Gilroy, the youngest of three sons. The family soon moved from Lost Nation, IA to Bettendorf, IA, where they operated...

Kimberly Ann Daniel
Apr 26, 2006
Kimberly Ann Daniel, 46, a resident of Davenport died Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport. A gathering to celebrate her life will be held at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Credit Island Lodge in Davenport. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Dialysis Unit...

Amaya J. Morgan
Apr 20, 2006
Amaya Jonae Morgan, infant daughter of Jocelyn N. Burrage and Marvin Morgan, Jr., of Rock Island, Illinois, died Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Trinity Medical Center, 7th Street Campus in Moline, Illinois. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, April 24, 2006 at Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport, Iowa. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, Iowa is assisting...

Robert W. Tripp
Apr 20, 2006
Robert W. Tripp, 58, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Thursday, April 20, 2006 at Trinity Pathway Hospice at Terrace Park, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M., Monday, April 24, 2006 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Sunday evening at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. A Christian...

R. Gene Meer
Apr 18, 2006
R. Gene Meer, 80, a resident of Riverdale, Iowa died on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 21, 2006 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Graveside services will...

Elizabeth L. Crowell
Apr 13, 2006
Elizabeth Leigh Crowell, 31, of Davenport, Iowa, died Thursday, April 13, 2006 in Davenport. Per the family’s request, cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no services or visitation. Memorials may be made to the family in order to establish a trust fund for her son, Kyle. Elizabeth was born April 9, 1975 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter...

Patti Ann Berens
Apr 7, 2006
Funeral services for Patti Ann Berens, 45, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa and formerly of Ida Grove, Iowa, will be on Tuesday at 3:00 PM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, Iowa, with visiting Pastor Keith Piotter of Bettendorf, Iowa, as celebrant. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Tuesday at the church. The local...

Dennis Smith
Apr 7, 2006
Dennis W. Smith, 62, of Park View, IA, died Friday, April 7, 2006 at his home. Celebration of Life services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at Park View Lutheran Church, Park View, where he was a member. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at Park View Lutheran Church. In lieu...

John E. Farley
Apr 6, 2006
John E. Farley, 80, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa died on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 10, 2006 at the Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Monday at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday...