Obituaries

Verna A. Arp
Sep 6, 2005
Verna A. Arp, 83, of rural LeClaire, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, September 9, 2005 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasant Valley, Iowa, where she was a member.. Visitation will be from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday evening at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Burial will...

Thomas L. Mcallister
Sep 3, 2005
Thomas L. McAllister, 58, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Saturday, September 3, 2005 at his residence. Gravesite services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at the Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Those wishing to attend the service should meet at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday. Memorials may be made...

I'Yana E. Johnson
Sep 2, 2005
I’yana Elise Johnson, the infant daughter of Krystall LaTina White & Elijah A. Johnson, both of Davenport, Iowa died at birth on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 2, 2005 at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport. Memorials may be made to the family. McGinnis-Chambers...

Jack Brown
Sep 1, 2005
Jack L. Brown, 74, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Thursday, September 01, 2005 at his home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 3. 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Violet M. Rice
Aug 27, 2005
Violet M. Rice, 76, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died on Saturday, August 27, 2005 at Manor Care Nursing Center, Davenport. Committal services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at the Pine Hill Cemetery Chapel. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. She was...

Robert G. Allison
Aug 25, 2005
Robert G. Allison, 77, of Bettendorf, passed peacefully on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at his home after a one-year battle with lung cancer. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, August 27, 2005 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf. Following his wishes, his body was deeded to the University of Iowa Deeded Body program...

Michael M. Gimm
Aug 23, 2005
Michael M. Gimm, 56, a resident of Bangkok, Thailand and formerly of LeClaire, Iowa died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 in Thailand. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Those wishing to attend his service should meet at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf, Iowa by 9:30 A.M. Wednesday....

Mary W. Hoffman
Aug 21, 2005
Mary W. Hoffman, 85, a resident of the Iowa Masonic Health Facilities of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Friday, July 15, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at Asbury United Methodist Church, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, DeWitt, Iowa. Visitation will be...

Eric L. Bloomer
Aug 21, 2005
Eric L. Bloomer, 30, of Davenport, died Wednesday, July 13th, 2005, at Genesis Medical Center-West, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 18th at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park...

Blanche M. Borton
Aug 20, 2005
Blanche Maxine Dailey Borton, a resident of Kahoka, Mo., from 1943 to 1968, and of Bettendorf, Iowa, for the last 32 years, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on August 20, 2005. Throughout her life, she shared her wonderful sense of humor, exhibited a free spirit and demonstrated an unconditional love of her family and for...

Ray N. Gilkison
Aug 20, 2005
Ray Nathan Gilkison, 77, of Davenport, Iowa died Saturday, August 20, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Center, Davenport. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to...

Carole D. Endorf-Heath
Aug 16, 2005
Carole D. Endorf-Heath, 60, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Monday, August 15, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport surrounded by her beloved family after enduring a long & courageous battle with cancer. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 19, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be...

William J. Mayes
Aug 15, 2005
William J. Mayes, 71, of Buffalo, Iowa, died Sunday, July 10, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus, Davenport. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, July 14, 2005 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Buffalo. Memorials may be...

Patricia A. Leech
Aug 12, 2005
Patricia A. Leech, 62, of Davenport, died Thursday, June 28, 2005, at her home. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. today at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton, Iowa. Those left to honor her memory include her stepchildren, Diane, James, and Tim Leech; and her sisters, Dean Shreve and Bonnie Hendley. Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Patricia's...

Brian R. Woolverton
Aug 12, 2005
Brian R. Woolverton, 45, of Bettendorf, formerly of Lisle, Illinois, died Saturday, July 9, 2005 in Moline. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in East Moline, Illinois. Per his request, cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be made to the family. Brian...

Sharon K. Hildebrandt
Aug 12, 2005
Sharon K. Hildebrandt, 60, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Thursday, June 30, 2005 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. & 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday...

Amy Lee Sims
Aug 12, 2005
Amy Lee Sims, 22, a resident of Davenport, Iowa and formerly of Overland Park, Kansas died on Sunday, July 3, 2005 after an ATV accident at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, July 8, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport....

Casey A. Schaeffer
Aug 4, 2005
Casey A. Schaeffer, 46, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa and formerly of Springfield, Illinois died on Monday, August 8, 2005 at his home after an extended illness. Private family services will be held. Contributions in his memory may be made to Genesis Hospice or the American Cancer Society. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. He...

Wanda J. Rappa
Aug 4, 2005
Wanda Joann Rappa, 76, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died on Thursday, August 4, 2005 at Trinity at Terrace Park Hospital, Bettendorf. Private family services will be held. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or to the American Cancer Society. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. She was born February...

Geraldine R. Hoffman
Aug 3, 2005
Geraldine R. (Fedder) Hoffman, 86, a resident of Riverdale, Iowa died on Saturday, June 25, 2005 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home....