Obituaries

Oct 14, 2019

Nancy Lynn Evans (TouVelle), of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Arizona. In her final days, she was surrounded by her family and the kind and caring staff of Banner Medical.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 21, 2019 at St. James Lutheran Church in...

Oct 13, 2019

Virginia L. (“Ginny”) Fry, 90, of Burlington, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 13. Services will begin with visitation at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, followed by her memorial at noon, at Faith Lutheran Church, 3109 Sunnyside Ave., Burlington.

Virginia was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Burlington, for 78 years; because an explosion severely damaged Trinity in March,...

Oct 11, 2019

Elsie A. Griffith, 84, of Bettendorf passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019 at the Iowa Masonic Home.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral in Bettendorf.   Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time.  Inurnment will be at a later date at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery.  Memorials may...

Oct 11, 2019

Eric D. Heyl, 43, of Moline, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019 at his home.

A Celebration of Life will be held 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Viking Club, 1450 41st Street, Moline.

Eric was born March 19, 1976 in Iowa City, the son of Lloyd Leonard & Susan Heyl.  He had been employed variously as a machine...

Oct 9, 2019

Charles D. Snyder, 86, of Bettendorf, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held from 8:30 a.m. until the time of...

Oct 2, 2019

Carmen E. Sullivan’s Circle of Life

Over the past few weeks I have spent a lot of time thinking about the circle of life.  Each one of us has our own circle of our lives and I am going to share with you Carmen’s circle of her life.

Carmen Elaine Brech...

Sep 27, 2019

Stanley L. Petersen, 85, of Bettendorf, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home.  Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa. ...

Sep 25, 2019

Michael J. Niewald, 79, of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the funeral...

Sep 25, 2019

Karen Maurine Kimmel, 53, a resident of the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at UnityPoint Trinity in Rock Island, Illinois.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf, Iowa.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday evening from 4:00 p.m....

Sep 21, 2019

Teresa M. Durant, 58, of Bettendorf passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at her residence.

Per her wishes, there will be no visitation or services and cremation rites have been accorded.  Memorials may be made to The Make-A-Wish Foundation.  McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf is assisting with the arrangements.

Teresa was born on February...

Sep 21, 2019

Virva J. Richard, 90, of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, September 27, 2019 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at Pleasant Valley...

Sep 20, 2019

Phyllis J. Long, 87, of Bettendorf, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.

Private family burial will be held at Rock Island Arsenal National Cemetery.  Memorials may be directed to Genesis Hospice.  McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf is assisting the family with arrangements.

Phyllis was born on...

Sep 19, 2019

Jack A. Martin, 67, of Peru, Indiana, formerly of Bettendorf, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Aperion Care in Peru.

A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Noon on Sunday, September 29th at Temple Emanuel in Davenport, Iowa.  McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Sep 15, 2019

Barbara E. Schroeder, 82, of Davenport, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport.

Per her request, there will be no services or visitation and private services will be held at Davenport Memorial Park.

Barbara was born December 20, 1936 in Los Angeles, the daughter of Michael &...

Sep 9, 2019

Elsie M. Hornbuckle, 84, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 in the home of her beloved caregiver and daughter, Tammy.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to...

Sep 9, 2019

Elaine J. Robertson, 82, of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home....

Sep 7, 2019

Elizabeth “Betty” A. Spies, 87, of Eldridge, Iowa passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at Faith Lutheran Church in Eldridge.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening at the church. Visitation will also...

Sep 3, 2019

Linda A. Childe, 79, of Davenport, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Davenport.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at Bettendorf Presbyterian Church.  Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church.  Burial will be at Pine Hill Cemetery in Davenport. ...

Sep 3, 2019

Harold O. Jones, 100, of Springfield, Illinois, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Regency Healthcare Center in Springfield.

A celebration of Harold’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 6th at the First Baptist Church Bettendorf, Iowa.  Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of...

Sep 3, 2019

James M. Ulczycki, 62, of Port Byron, Illinois passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.  James had lived in Fort Myers, Florida for many years prior to his recent move to Port Byron.

Visitation will be from 3pm to 6pm on Tuesday, September 10 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Per Jim’s wishes,...