Obituaries

Thelma L. Kankel
Jan 1, 2004
Thelma L. Kankel, 81, a resident of Morton, Illinois and formerly of Davenport, Iowa died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at the Brandonwood Retirement Center in Morton. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be private. Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. Saturday...

Richard C. Beckmann
Jan 1, 2004
Richard C. Beckmann, 87, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Sunday, May 1, 2005 at the Bettendorf Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service on Wednesday. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be...

Robert H. Auliff
Jan 1, 2004
Robert H. Auliff, 68, a resident of rural LeClaire, Iowa died Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at his home. He was the recipient of a heart transplant 9 years ago and thoroughly appreciated & enjoyed a second chance at life. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 12:00 Noon Sunday, August 29, 2004 at Boll’s Community Center,...

Robert Meyer
Jan 1, 2004
Robert L. Meyer, 48, a resident of Houston, Texas and formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at his home following a brief illness. A sharing of his life in memory will be held at 11:30 A.M. Saturday, June 5, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf where visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until service time...

H. Ray Mcdannell
Jan 1, 2004
H. Ray McDannell, 55, of Bettendorf, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at Trinity at Terrace Park, Bettendorf. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 10, 2004 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4800 Kennedy Drive, East Moline, IL. Memorials may be made to the family. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the...

James E. Delay
Jan 1, 2004
James E. DeLay, 60, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Saturday, December 18, 2004 at the Davenport Lutheran Home following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday at...

Louise Arnold
Jan 1, 2004
Louise Arnold, 74, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Friday, March 19, 2004 at Riverview Manor in Pleasant Valley. Private family services will be held. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Bill; her sons & daughters-in-law, Dick & Sandy Arnold of Racine, Wisconsin, Rob Arnold of San Diego, California and Michael...

Myrtle I. Hines
Jan 1, 2004
Myrtle I. Hines, 85, of Davenport, died Saturday, September 11, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M., today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the...

Robert P. "Bob" Chapman
Jan 1, 2004
Robert P. "Bob" Chapman, 62, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Saturday, March 20, 2004 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday, March 22, 2004 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Memorials may be made to the family. As per his request, his body will be cremated. Bob...

Larry E. Decker
Jan 1, 2004
Larry E. Decker, 73, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa died Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at his home following an extended illness. A memorial graveside service will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, April 24, 2004 at Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire, IA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pleasant View Baptist Church, Bettendorf where he was a member...

Gary G. Huettman
Jan 1, 2004
Gary G. Huettman, 59, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa died on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at his home surrounded by his beloved family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, June 11, 2005 at the New Life Community Church in LeClaire. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday...

Matthew Tyler Wallace
Jan 1, 2004
Matthew Tyler Wallace, infant son of Hamden Corey Wallace and Destiny York, of Bettendorf, died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Graveside Services will be 1:30 PM., Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at Davenport Memorial Park. Those wishing to attend the services should meet at 1:00 P.M. at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home,...

Marion J. "Mary Jane" Fickel
Jan 1, 2004
Marion J. “Mary Jane” Fickel, 74, of Princeton, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be in...

Marjorie L. Hempel
Jan 1, 2004
Marjorie L. Hempel, 86, of Bettendorf, died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus, Davenport. Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, March 19, 2005 at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. Marjorie was born September 1, 1918 in...

M. Paula Sharoian
Jan 1, 2004
M. Paula Sharoian, 67, a resident of Davenport, Iowa, died Friday, May 20, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Budd Lake, New Jersey. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday evening at...

Reinhardt G. Tonn
Jan 1, 2004
Reinhardt G. Tonn, 85, of Bettendorf, died Sunday, December 26, 2004 at Ridgecrest Village, Davenport. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Thursday, December 30, 2004 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Davenport. Following a luncheon at the church, burial with military honors will be held at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation wil be from 4 to 7 PM...

Harold Lloyd Leeper
Jan 1, 2004
Harold L. Leeper, 73, of Bettendorf, died Friday, December 24, 2004 at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island. There will be no visitation or services. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Massena, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the family. Harold was born on May 13, 1931 in Orient, Iowa, the son of Lloyd and...

Mae Bloomer
Jan 1, 2004
Eula Mae Bloomer, 81, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Thursday, November 18, 2004 at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus in Rock Island, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 22, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M....

Lorna M. Dawson
Jan 1, 2004
Lorna May Dawson, 88, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Friday, June 10, 2005 by the Order of the Eastern Star, Davenport Chapter. Burial will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be...

Robert M. Lewis
Jan 1, 2004
Robert M. Lewis, 73, a resident of Walcott, Iowa, died May 10, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport, Iowa after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 13, 2005 at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge, Iowa. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00...