Obituaries

David W. Hixson
Jan 1, 2004
David W. Hixson, 73, a resident of Pleasant Valley, Iowa died Sunday, January 30, 2005 at Trinity at Terrace Park Medical Center, Bettendorf, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 4, 2005 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. Thursday...

Alta Z. Henry
Jan 1, 2004
Alta Z. Henry, 80, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, April 4, 2005 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Bettendorf where she was a devoted member. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Sunday at...

Carol Havenhill
Jan 1, 2004
Carol Lynn Havenhill, 42, a resident of Princeton, Iowa died Friday, December 5, 2003 at her home following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday, December 8, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf where a prayer service will be held at 8:00 P.M. Additional visiation will be from 10:00 A.M. to 10:45 A.M....

Mary O. "Kitty" Paaske
Jan 1, 2004
Mary O. "Kitty" Paaske, 91, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Sunday, June 6, 2004 at the Davenport Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 9, 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 the funeral...

Lester H. Matzen
Jan 1, 2004
Lester H. Matzen, 81, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa who was affectionately known as the “Bike Man” passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday evening, October 1, 2003 following a brave 2-year battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, October 5, 2003 at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. Private family services will...

Patricia J. Hillis
Jan 1, 2004
Graveside services for Patricia J. Hillis will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 27, 2004 at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Handicapped Development Center, Davenport. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements. Mrs. Hillis died Thursday, July 22, 2004 at Meadow Lawn Nursing Center, Davenport. She was born December 29, 1930...

Harold Lee Williams
Jan 1, 2004
Harold Lee Williams, 44, a resident of Bettendorf died Sunday, October 10, 2004 at Trinity at Terrace Park in Bettendorf after a sudden illness. Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, October 14, 2004 at Harmony Hills Baptist Church in Bettendorf where he was a member. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be held one...

Wayne D. Madsen
Jan 1, 2004
Wayne D. Madsen, 79, of Long Grove, Iowa, died Saturday, January 1, 2005 at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport. Memorials may be made to the family....

Leola M. "Lee" Lundholm
Jan 1, 2004
Leola M. “Lee” Lundholm, 93, of Princeton, Iowa, died Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Trinity at Terrace Park, Bettendorf. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Our Savior Presbyterian Church, LeClaire, Iowa, where she was a member. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the church....

Lillian A. Emery
Jan 1, 2004
Lillian A. Emery, 85, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa, died February 19, 2004 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility in Bettendorf. A memorial service will be held on Monday, February 23, 2004 at 1:00 P.M. at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel in Bettendorf. Interment will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted. Memorials may...

Harry E. Morris
Jan 1, 2004
Harry E. Morris, 83, a resident of Calamus, Iowa died Friday, September 26, 2003 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, September 30, 2003 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 P.M. to 1:30 P.M....

Wayne K. Piatt
Jan 1, 2004
Wayne K. Piatt Sr., 69, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at his home following an illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 2, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday at the...

Rita D. Tate
Jan 1, 2004
Rita D. Tate, 52, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Friday, November 28, 2003 at Manorcare Nursing Center, Davenport following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport where she was a member. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00...

Richard S. "Rick" Denger
Jan 1, 2004
Richard S. “Rick” Denger, 45, a 23-year veteran of the Bettendorf Police Department and a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Saturday, October 30, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus in Davenport following a courageous 18-month battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, Davenport...

Barbara A. Huffman
Jan 1, 2004
Barbara A. Huffman, 64, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Sunday, April 11, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home....

Kenneth C. Wright
Jan 1, 2004
Kenneth C. Wright, 86, a resident of Bryant, Iowa died Thursday, November 13, 2003 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, November 17, 2003 at Cedar Memorial Christian Church, Davenport where he was a member. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M....

Eleanore Diedrick
Jan 1, 2004
Eleanore Diedrick, 84, a resident of Moline, Illinois and formerly of Mesa, Arizona died Monday, August 2, 2004 at Trinity Medical Center, Moline after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 5, 2004 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf, Iowa. Entombment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery Mausoleum, East Moline, Illinois....

Mosselene A. "Mossy" Emendorfer
Jan 1, 2004
Mosselene A. "Mossy" Emendorfer, 91, a resident of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, and formerly of Davenport, Iowa, died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until the time of the service on...

Hortense "Hortie" Parker
Jan 1, 2004
Hortense E. "Hortie" Parker, 100, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa died Saturday, May 15, 2004 at Georgian Square in Bettendorf. In accordance with her Hortie’s wishes, her body was donated to the University of Iowa School of Medicine. Hortie was born February 23, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Justus Wilhelm & Regina Ebeling. After two previous marriages,...

Ida Mae Bethurem
Jan 1, 2004
Gravesite services for Ida Mae Bethurem will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, July 30, 2004 at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Ms. Bethurem died on July 4, 2004 at Oak Glen Home in Coal Valley, IL. She is survived by her sons, Jim Bethurem of Jeffersonville, IN & Gary Bethurem of California.