Obituaries

Charles J. Lankford
Jan 1, 2004
Charles Junior Lankford, 55, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Sunday, August 8, 2004 at his home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at...

John V. Spencer
Jan 1, 2004
John V. Spencer, 82, of Bettendorf, died Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus, Davenport. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 1, 2005 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Albia, Iowa. Inurnment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Melrose, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the family. John was born January...

Lois Schunter
Jan 1, 2004
Lois M. Schunter, 86, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 19, 2003 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Davenport where she was a loyal member. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Paul L. Hammill
Jan 1, 2004
Paul L. Hammill, 83, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Thursday, October 23, 2003 at Manor Care Nursing Center, Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 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. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials...

Pamela J. Conway
Jan 1, 2004
Pamela J. Conway, 49, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Friday, November 19, 2004 at her home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf. Interment will be private. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral...

Alan D. Rodgers
Jan 1, 2004
Alan D. Rodgers, 53, of Bettendorf, died Thursday, September 9, 2204 at his residence. A memorial service will be held from 3 to 5 PM on Monday, September 13, 2004 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Memorials may be made to the family. Alan was born on April 6, 1951 in Davenport, the son of James & Eva (Nelson) Rodgers....

Ralph Fulwider
Jan 1, 2004
Graveside services for Ralph A. Fulwider, 82, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Those wishing to attend his service should meet at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf by 1:30 P.M. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. He was born April...

James D. Broderick
Jan 1, 2004
James D. Broderick, 61, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Friday, February 25, 2004 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be...

Beverly A. Hartwig
Jan 1, 2004
Beverly A. Hartwig, 60, a resident of Coal Valley, Illinois and formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa died Monday, June 21, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, June 25, 2004 at Salem Lutheran Church, Moline, Illinois. Burial will be in the Rock Island National...

Rachel D. Nichols
Jan 1, 2004
Rachel D. Nichols, 65, a resident of Buffalo, Iowa, died Monday, November 29, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. Funeral services will be 2:30 P.M. Saturday, December 4, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Buffalo. Serving as pallbearers will be Jim Hulse, Stephen Thompson, Creighton Harrington, Nick Larson, Michael...

Mary A. Galbraith
Jan 1, 2004
Mary A. Galbraith, 60, a resident of Davenport died Saturday, September 27, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. A memorial gathering will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. at Meadow Crest Apartments in the Community Center, 2501 W. 53rd St. in Davenport. Memorials may be made to the family....

Martha Elna Lafayette
Jan 1, 2004
Martha Elna LaFayette, 83, a resident of Davenport and formerly of Riverdale, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at the Kahl Home for the Aged, Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, February 12, 2005 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M....

C. Stuart Hudson
Jan 1, 2004
C. Stuart Hudson, 91, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at his home. Services will be private and there will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Bettendorf Children’s Museum. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. He was born January 14, 1914 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Claude...

Melvin E. Letcher
Jan 1, 2004
Melvin E. (Mel) Letcher, 71, of DeWitt, Iowa, died October 15, 2003 at Trinity Medical Center, North Campus in Davenport, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 19, 2003 at The Presbyterian Church, Fulton, Illinois. Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements. He served in the U.S. Air Force during...

Jasper B. Stroud
Jan 1, 2004
Jasper Boyd Stroud, 83, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Thursday, January 29, 2004 at the Davenport Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 31, 2004 at Grandview Baptist Church, Davenport. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Memorials...

Helen E. Moran
Jan 1, 2004
Helen E. Moran, 87, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Monday, January 12, 2004 at Crest Health Center, Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 15, 2004 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may...

Beatrice Ohlrogge
Jan 1, 2004
Beatrice I. Ohlrogge, 80, a resident of Riverdale, Iowa died Thursday, September 11, 2003 at Manor Care Nursing Center, Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral...

Lauretta M. Houts
Jan 1, 2004
Lauretta M. Houts, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Monday, December 13, 2004 at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 17, 2004 at Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo, Illinois. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home,...

Marion B. Anderson
Jan 1, 2004
Marion B. Anderson, 85, a resident of Bettendorf, died Monday, January 5, 2004 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A. M. Thursday, January 8, 2004 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bettendorf. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 6 P.M. at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be...

Mary Ellen Young
Jan 1, 2004
Mary Ellen Young, 80, of Bettendorf, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at Iowa Masonic Health Facility, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 21, 2005 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home with a prayer service to be held at 6:00 P.M. Burial will be...