Obituaries

Tama Nelson-Berner
Jan 1, 2004
Tama Lynn Nelson-Berner, 33, a resident of Blue Grass, Iowa died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa following a courageous 6-month battle with leukemia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 3, 2003 at Grace Evangelical Free Church, 5520 Eastern Ave. in Davenport. Burial will be in Blue Grass Cemetery....

Howard M. Keel
Jan 1, 2004
Howard M. Keel, 80, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Sunday, January 2, 2005 at Trinity at Terrace Park Hospital, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, January 6, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at the...

Helen Brenner
Jan 1, 2004
Helen Brenner, 89, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Monday, October 13, 2003 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials...

Col. Kenneth Herman
Jan 1, 2004
Col. Kenneth Herman, (USAF, Ret.), 81, a resident of Arlington, Texas and formerly of Scott County, Iowa died Friday, April 2, 2004 at Kindred Hospital in Arlington. Graveside military honors will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Those wishing to attend the service should meet at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf...

Braden F. Carvutto
Jan 1, 2004
Braden Thudium Carvutto, 96, a resident of the Iowa Masonic Health Facility, Bettendorf, Iowa died Monday, May 24, 2004 at the health facility. Interment will be in Pickney, Michigan. A memorial services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Saturday, July 10, 2004 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility Community Room. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with...

Roy B. Keppy
Jan 1, 2004
Roy B. Keppy, 82, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa died Saturday, May 21, 2005 at Oakwood Assisted Living, Ridgecrest Village in Davenport, Iowa where he had resided the past two years. Funeral services will be held at 11AM Tuesday, May 24th at Faith Lutheran Church, Eldridge where he was a charter member. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park....

Betty Schutte
Jan 1, 2004
Betty Mae Schutte, 66, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Friday, December 26, 2003 at her home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral...

William F. Shumate
Jan 1, 2004
William F. Shumate, 69, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Tuesday, February 10, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, February 13, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday...

Shirley A. Dixon
Jan 1, 2004
Shirley A. Dixon, 81, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Thursday, September 23, 2004 at her home following an extended illness. Private family services will be held the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. She will be laid to rest in the Ames City Cemetery, Ames, Iowa. There will be no visitation. Contributions in her memory may be made to a...

Frederick H. Schuster
Jan 1, 2004
Reverend Frederick H. Schuster, 69, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Sunday, May 22, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1122 W. Central Park Avenue, Davenport. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Visitation...

Teresa Sorensen
Jan 1, 2004
Teresa Masters Sorensen, 53, a resident of Moline, Illinois passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday, February 6, 2004 at home after a courageous 9-month battle with cancer. A Celebration of her life will be held from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 10, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf, Iowa. Memorials may be made to...

Donald K. Hamann
Jan 1, 2004
Donald K. Hamann, 48, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa died Saturday, November 1, 2003 at the Bettendorf Healthcare Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at...

Margaret W. Lake
Jan 1, 2004
Margaret W. Lake, 72, a resident of Bettendorf, died Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at Crest Health Center in Davenport. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 6, 2003 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Bettendorf where she was a member. Interment will be private. Visitation will be Friday, December 5, 2003 from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M....

Margaret Garver
Jan 1, 2004
Margaret M. Garver, 79, died on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at her residence in Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be private. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. Margaret was born July 18, 1924 in Beardstown, IL, the daughter of Arthur and Lala (Collier) Garver. She was...

Kael Xavier Reickard
Jan 1, 2004
Kael Xavier Reickard, the infant son of Chad & Kristin (Wangerin) Reickard of Bettendorf, Iowa died Thursday, October 7, 2004 at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. He had been ill since shortly after his birth. He was born August 18, 2004 in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, October 11, 2004 at St. Paul Lutheran...

Dorothy L. Butterfield
Jan 1, 2004
Dorothy L. Butterfield, 77, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Saturday, December 25, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport, Iowa following an extended illness. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. She was born July 12,...

John E. Strong, Sr.
Jan 1, 2004
John E. Strong Sr., 89, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Friday, April 8, 2005 at the Bettendorf Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at the First Assembly of God Church, Bettendorf where he was a faithful member. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M....

Marion D. Lagrange
Jan 1, 2004
Marion D. LaGrange, 91, a resident of Pleasant Valley, Iowa died on Sunday, January 19, 2004 at Doctor’s Regional Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 23, 2004 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasant Valley where she was a member. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M....