Violet Marie Niehaus, 90, of West Burlington, passed away at 6:23 AM Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington. Born February 16, 1929, in Burlington, she was the daughter of John Arthur and Plommie Elmira Jackson Anderson. On May 30, 1948, she married Richard Charles Distelhorst in Messiah Lutheran Church. On October 7, 1995, she married Harold Earnest Niehaus in Grace United Methodist Church. Harold passed away on January 6, 2002. She graduated from...

LeVern Brown was born on June 16, 1936 to the union of Dovie and Columbus Williams in Hickman, Arkansas. LeVern received her formal education at Childress Elementary High School in Wynne, Arkansas. LeVern accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age, under the leadership of Reverend McFan of Union Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Wynne, Arkansas. She continued her faith under the leadership of Pastor Donald Robinson, Sr. of Greater Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Burlington,...

Wanita "Ann" Levins, 87, of Burlington, died at 5:31 PM Monday, December 2, 2019, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington. Born February 11, 1932, in Mt. Union, she was the daughter of Leland E.and Laura F. Walker Bozarth. On July 14, 1952, she married Donald Thomas Levins in West Burlington. He passed on January 4, 2010. Ann earned her RN degree from the Burlington School of Nursing and practiced nursing at St. Francis, Klein Center, and Hope Haven where she spent 37...

Our annual Holiday Remembrance Service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday December 7, 2019, at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home, 3940 Division Street. This Holiday Remembrance Service is a special service we provide for all the families Prugh Funeral Service and Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home have served throughout the year. We welcome all family members. Each family will receive one free Guardian Angel glass ornament personalized with the name and dates of their loved one. This ornament can be...

Patricia Ann Carlgren, 89, of Burlington, died at 2:35 PM Monday, December 2, 2019, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born July 25, 1930, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Harry Frederick and Rosalie Willa Todd Goudie. On April 27, 1951, she married Richard Roy Carlgren in their home in Northfield. He passed January 29, 1974. She was a farm wife until 1974. She then worked as a High School secretary until 1985 and later at her daughter's Convenience Store...

Bill Ghrist, 86, of Davenport, went home to be with the Lord at 8:10 AM Saturday, November 23, 2019, at the Rosewood Care Center of Moline. Born October 13, 1933, in Arditta, MO, he was the son of William P. and Velvie M. Lawing Ghrist. On July 30, 1956, he married Doris Mae Gallagher at the Walnut Street Baptist Church in Burlington. They were blessed with 50 wonderful years of marriage. He was employed with the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant for nine years, The Quad City Times for 10 years,...

Teagan Ann Snowden, infant, of Burlington, died at 9:07 PM Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born November 16, 2019, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Matthew Snowden and Renee Jean Paull.  Survivors include her parents; maternal grandparents; David & Rita Paull of Burlington; paternal grandparents, Beth Ann (Scott) Groff-Parry of Walkerton, VA; aunt, Elizabeth (Jeff) Brown of Lake Jackson, TX; three uncles, Jason (Lindsey)...

Beverly Joan Foster (Hill), 74, of Burlington, died Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at the Danville Care Center. Born October 11, 1945, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Edward Leroy and Nellie Marie Robbins Hill.  She was a 1964 graduate of Burlington High School.  Beverly was a member of the West Burlington Christian Church. She loved Christian music, especially the Gaithers. She also enjoyed watching NASCAR and baseball games.  Survivors include her son, Seth Foster...

Larry Springsteen, 81, of Burlington, died at 11:12 PM Thursday, November 21, 2019, in Burlington. Born August 4, 1938, in Iowa, he was the son of Harry Lloyd and Bessie Esther Ferrington Springsteen. On July 8, 1967, he married Donna Laue in Burlington.  Larry graduated from Huron High School in the class of 1958. Larry was an iron worker for the local 577 union.  He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and served as a medic.  Larry was a true outdoorsman; he enjoyed fishing,...

Patricia Joyce Williams, 92, formerly of Burlington, died at 4:45 PM Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the West Point Care Center. Born February 11, 1927, in Burlington; due to the untimely deaths of her parents, Delbert and Alice Messmer Green, she was raised by her maternal grandparents, Cora and Andrew Mesmer. On January 18, 1947, she married John E. Williams in Burlington. She was a bookkeeper for multiple businesses in Burlington throughout her career and retired from Winegard after 15...