Obituaries

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...

Mary N. Lay
Jan 1, 2004
Mary N. Lay, 79, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at the Bettendorf Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the 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. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials...

Gary Lee Buffett
Jan 1, 2004
Gary Lee Buffett, 53, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa and formerly of Kewanee, Illinois died Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Trinity at Terrace Park after suffering a massive heart attack at his home. His funeral will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 7, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Serving as pallbearers will be Matt Klimkewicz, Troy...

Ivan D. Delay
Jan 1, 2004
Ivan D. DeLay, 76, a resident of Crane, Missouri and formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa died Saturday, September 6, 2003 at his home. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation or the American Diabetes Association. He was born November 22, 1926 in Grand Mound, Iowa, the son of John & Olive DeLay. He married Bernadine E. Smith in...

Hugh H. Millick
Jan 1, 2004
Hubert H. “Hugh” Millick died Sunday evening, the 3rd of April 2005 at Iowa Masonic Health Facility, Bettendorf after an extended illness. He was 85. A life-long Bettendorf, Iowa resident, Mr. Millick was born in his parent’s home on Central Avenue on Friday the 15th of August 1919. He grew up fishing with his dad, fussing with his mother...

Betty A. Purington
Jan 1, 2004
Betty Anne Purington, 78, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at her home. A time of sharing will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 8, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf.. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home. A tree will be planted in Betty’s memory...

Inez M. Morgan
Jan 1, 2004
Inez M. Morgan, 91, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Sunday, January 18, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Private family services will be held. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. She was born January 11, 1913 in Monticello,...

Charles J. Ewald
Jan 1, 2004
Charles J. Ewald, 72, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Friday, November 14, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Interment will be at a later date at the Rock Island National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Kenneth W. Erbst
Jan 1, 2004
Kenneth W. Erbst, 44, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Thursday, March 18, 2004 at his home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, March 22, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Buffalo. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Monday at the...

Jerry W. Scholey
Jan 1, 2004
Jerry W. Scholey, 60, a resident of Georgetown, Indiana and formerly of Davenport, Iowa died Sunday, October 5, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, October 9, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon...

James C. Overath
Jan 1, 2004
James C. Overath, 50, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Sunday, December 26, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, December 31, 2004 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Bettendorf where he was a member. Graveside services will be held at 9:30 A.M. Monday, January 3, 2005 at the...

Michael J. Clark
Jan 1, 2004
Michael J. Clark, 48, a resident of Bettedorf, Iowa died Sunday, March 27, 2005 at his home. Private family services will be held. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. He was born December 15, 1956 in Morrison, Illinois, the son of James & Mary Ann (Johnson) Clark. He married Cindy L. Fuller in Rock Island,...

Billy J. Billings
Jan 1, 2004
Billy J. Billings, 45, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Sunday, September 28, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport following a brief illness. Family graveside services will be held at Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire, Iowa. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family...

Grant V. Hoyt
Jan 1, 2004
Grant V. Hoyt, 88, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at Trinity at Terrace Park, Bettendorf. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 21, 2005 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be...