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QUAD-CITY TIMES QCTIMES.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009 B5 one grandson, Drake Tillis of Ames, Iowa; and two step- grandchildren, Kimberly Gilchrist and Zachary Asmussen; two sisters-in-law, Barnie Tillis of DeWitt, Iowa and LaVonne Tillis of Pearl City, 111. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Francis and Jack Tillis, and a sister, Mary (Robert) Hinson. Information available and condolences accepted at www.kramerfuneral.com. Assumption Catholic Church in Charlotte, Iowa. Together they farmed near Charlotte on his home place for 30 years.

They retired in 1988 when they rnoved to Petersburg. Some of his most pleasurable pastimes were weekend trips with his family.reading the paper, fishing with his son and watching "MASH" reruns. Surviving are Ed's wife, Corrine; two daughters, Catherine "Kate" Tillis and Myrna Tillis, both of Dyersville; a son, Martin (Camille) Tillis of Bettendorf; Howard Evans; great granddaughter, Andrine Marburger. She was born on July 21, 1918, in Owatonna, daughter of George Francis Evans and Stella Mary Thompson. She married John Louis Ahrens on November 25, 1937, in Nashua, Iowa.

Blanche was a quality control for Pioneer Seeds for 30 plus years. She went to Rock Island High School and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Online condolence may be sent to www.fryfuneralhome.com. Allen Boyer SAVANNA, 111. -Allen Boyer, 100, of Savanna, 111., died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the Big Meadows Nursing Facility in Savanna.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Funeral Expense Fund, P.O. Box 2985 Fayetteville, AR 72702. To sign the online guest book visit Merle L. Hamann WALCOTT, Iowa Merle L.

Hamann, 69, of Walcott, Iowa, died on Saturday, March 7, 2009. He was born October 21, 1939, the son of LeRoy and Alice (Ruehmann) Hamann in Davenport. He married Doris V. Lilienthal on November 11, 1961, in Davenport. He was a member of Wahkonsa Country" Club, the Iowa State Rifle Pistol Association and was a Benefactor member of the NRA.

He is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife, his son Paul of Walcott, Iowa, his daughter Jane (Bill) Graesser of Middle Amana, Iowa, and his brother Delmar (Shirley) Hamann of Brookfield, Wis. Services will be private. A memorial has been established in his memory. Online remembrances and condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com. Robert Hogan ROCK ISLAND Robert L.

Hogan, 79, of Rock Island died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at his home. A Mass of Christian burial Oldest surviving child of Charlie Chaplin dies at 82 Inurnment will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Newcomb Presbyterian Church, Race for the Cure or a favorite charity for children. Phyllis was born December 21, 1925, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Bryan and Edna (Rice) Wilson. She was united in marriage to Howard R.

Leedham on October 3, 1948, in Davenport. He died in 1985. Phyllis worked for United Light Power Company, Iowa Illinois Gas Electric and Bendix Corporation. She retired from the Arsenal where she was a secretary comptroller for seven years. She was a member of Newcomb Presbyterian Church, Rebecca Circle, and enjoyed bowling, golfing, gardening and yardwork.

She also was a member of the Genesis Auxiliary. Those left to honor her memory include her sons, Ronald (Michelle) Leedham, Montgomery, 111., and Bruce (Maureen) Leedham, Davenport; grandchildren, Casey and Patrick, both of Davenport, Matthew and Elizabeth, Montgomery, 111. Her parents and a sister, Shirley Kester, preceded her in death. Henry C. Meinsma FULTON, 111.

Henry C. Meinsma, 89, of Fulton, 111., died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Harbor Crest Nursing Home Fulton. Visitation is Wednesday, March 11, 2009, from 5 until 8 p.m., at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Fulton. Fureral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2009, at the First Reformed Church, Fulton, 111.

To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com. Esther B. (Mrs. Winston) Smith DEWITT, Iowa-Esther B. (Mrs.

Winston) Smith, 90, of rural DeWitt, died March 7, 2009, at Genesis Medical Center DeWitt. Esther Bertha Hallgren was born October 20, 1918, in Villa Nova, Iowa, to Carl "David" and Malinda (Otto) Hallgren. Esther married Winston Smith on April 7, 1942, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Grand Mound. She was a nurse's aide retiring from the DeWitt Community Hospital. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Grand Mound, and a 25 year Los Angeles Times Sydney Chaplin, an actor who experienced his greatest success on stage, earning a Tony Award for starring in the 1950s musical "Bells Are Ringing," died Tuesday.

He was 82. 'Chaplin, the oldest surviving child of film legend Charlie Chaplin, died at his Rancho Mirage home of complications following a stroke, said Jerry Bodie, a longtime friend. He was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and his second wife, Lita Grey, an ingenue who married the movie giant when she was 16 and he was 35. Their marriage ended when Sydney was 1 year old in a sensational divorce that made headlines. Sydney Chaplin said that he was a veteran of World War II before he really came to know his work-obsessed movie star father.

"He was a strange man," Chaplin told People magazine in 1989. "He had great difficulty expressing his feelings to me, which was odd because he expressed emotion on screen so mar-velously." Discharged from the Army, Chaplin was persuaded by a friend to try acting. In 1946, he co-founded the Circle Theater in Los Angeles that developed a reputation for quality productions. His father eventually directed Chaplin in several stage projects. "Once my father saw I was taking this acting stuff seriously, he gave me my first movie job, as the young composer in a 1952 film, Sydney told People.

"He simply called me one day and said, 'I've written a new picture and I've written a role for Chaplin said in 2003 in the Detroit Free Press. Sydney Chaplin also appeared in "A Countess From Hong Kong," the 1967 film that was his father's last as a director. On Broadway, Sydney Chaplin broke through in OBITUARIES FUNERALS TODAY Mildred Bills, 2 p.m., Stack-house-Moore, 225 E. Park Geneseo, III. Beulah Cooper, 1 p.m., Runge, Davenport.

Edward Davis, 10:30 a.m., St. Pius Catholic Church, Rock Island. Xavler Thomas Gabbard, 10 a.m Frank-Law-Jones, Mt. Carroll, III. Rei Hartman, 2 p.m., Bosma-Renkes, Fulton, III.

Marjorie Gilmore Hoover, 11 a.m., Van Hoe, East Moline. Larry Jones, 1 p.m., Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island. Paul Juist, 10:30 a.m., Bosma-Renkes, Fulton, III. Vera Kononovs, 1 p.m., Halli-gan McCabe-DeVries, Davenport. Clifford Jerome VCJ" McVey, 10 a.m.

Schroder, Silvis. Vera Mezinskis, 5 p.m., Geni-sis West Chapel, Davenport. Gerald Ramsdale, 1 1 a.m., Halligan McCabe DeVries, Davenport. Kevin Turner, 1 1 a.m., New Life Southern Baptist Church, Davenport. TOMORROW Blanche Irene Ahrens, 10:30 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church, Tipton. Ralph Brooks, 10:30 a.m., First Congregational United Church Christ, DeWitt, Iowa. Michael Clemence, 10:30 a.m., Prince of Peace Parish, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Clinton, Iowa. Francies Dynes, 10:30 a.m., Fairview United Methodist Church, Annawan, III. John S.

Fisher, 10 a.m., College Avenue Presbyterian Church, Aiedo, III. Maxlne E. Gilmore, 10:30 a.m., Carson Son, Maquoketa, Iowa. Ruth M. Munch, 1 0:30 a.m., Sout Park Presbyterian Church, Rock Island.

Nola Mae Perry, 10 a.m., Immahuel Luteran Church, Davenport. Harmon Lee Tingle, noon, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, East Moline. Mildred E. Williams, 1 1 a.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Maquoketa, Iowa.

PENDING Donna J. Borst, 71, of Rock Island, died Sunday, March 8, 2009, at Trinity Pathway Hospice, Bettendorf. Arrangements are pending at Wheelan Pressly, Rock Island. Jennifer R. Davenport, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at Genesis West Medical Center.

Arrangements are pending at Runge, Davenport Nancy Ann Janes, 53, formerly of St. Paul died Saturday March 7, 2009, at Trinity Pathway Hospice at Terrace Park, Bettendorf. Arrangements are pending at Trimble, Moline. Wayne M. Johnson, 71, of Pichnn I fill Hicri Prirlaw March 6, 2009, at Trinity Medical Center in Bettendorf.

Arrangements are pending at Rux, Galva. Cindy L. Pachtlnger, 47, of Monmouth, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at her home. Arrangements are pending at Lahey, Maquoketa. Donald Powell, 75, of East Moline, died Sunday, March 8, uuy, at genesis west ivieaicai Center, Davenport.

Arrange-; ments are pending at Trimble, Moline. Robert J. 'Bob' Sutherland, 56, I 11 I I 1 1 ui iviutino, uitiu ounuay, iviaiuu 8, 2009. Arrangements are pending at Wendts, Moline. John J.

Witmer, 76, of Moscow, Iowa, died on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa. Arrangements are pending at Bentley, Wilton, Iowa. Ronald Wolfe, 72, of Eld-gridge, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the University Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Arrangements are pending at Cunnick-Collins, Davenport. I Blanche Irene Ahrens TIPTON, Iowa Blanche Irene Ahrens, 90, of Tfpton, Iowa, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at Clarissa C.

Cook Hos-pice House, Bettendorf, due to congestive heart failure. Visi-, tation is today, March 9, 2009, from 3 until 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Tipton, Ser vices are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at the church. Burial will be in Inland Cemetery, Bennett, Iowa.

Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran, Genesis Hospice, United Marriage Encounter. I Survivors include two daughters, Kathy and Bill Triebe of Somerset, Bon-' nie and Duane Marburger of Muscatine, Iowa; daughter- in-law, Elizabeth Ahrens of I West Branch, Iowa; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and her cat, Salem. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, John Ahrens, son, James Ahrens; I twi brothers, Floyd Evans and Ahrens the Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Visitation will be held from 10 until 11a.m. Wednesday prior to the Boyer service at the funeral home.

Cremation rites will be accorded following the service and inurnment will follow at a later date at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Freeport, 111. Memorials may be given to the Americ'an Cancer Society in Allen's name. Online condolences and memorial tributes may be given to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome Allen was born December 12, 1908, in Lena, 111., the son of T. Arthur and Leah (Blair) Boyer. He attended school in the Lena area.

Allen was married to Isabel Mammosser and they later divorced. Allen then married WynnettaThomasson on February 2, 1940, in Dubuque, Iowa. She preceded him in death on November 9, 1994. Allen worked as a farmer most of his life. He also ran the Pleasant Valley Store and worked in the Stockton Country Store.

He retired from Ackers Implement where he worked on farm equipment. Allen is survived by four sons, Clyde (Rosalind) Boyer of Savanna, 111., F. Eugene (Betty) Boyer of Mt. Carroll, 111., Milo Boyer of Stockton, 111. and Bud Boyer of Freeport, two daughters, Janice (Bob Brinkmeier) Boyer of Freeport, and Joyce (Gene) Brinker of Warren, 17 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Allen was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wyn-netta; one son, Dale Boyer; one grandchild, and one great -grandchild. John S. Fisher ALEDO, 111. John S. Fisher, 83, of rural Aledo, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, March 5, 2009.

Visitation is from 5 until 8 p.m. today, Funeral Home, Aledo. Funeral services are Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at 10 a.m. at College Avenue Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be made to the College Avenue Presbyterian Church or the Mercer County Food Pantry.

Glen Freeman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Glen Freeman, 58, of Fayetteville died Friday, March 6, 2009, in -imimm I Ark. Freeman He was born Decem ber 1, 1950, in Sikeston, the son of J.C. and Beulah Wise Freeman. He was a retired truck driver.

He was a lovipg husband, father, and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Harold Wayne Freeman and a grandson, Austin Daniel Freeman. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Karla Freeman; one son, Daniel Freeman and wife Jenny of Silvis, three daughters, Laura Freeman of Fayetteville, Marci Gutierrez and hus -band Saul of Davenport, Deanna Portwood of Fayetteville; three brothers, Charles William "Sonny" Freeman and wife Erma of Marble Hill, Marvin Eugene Freeman and wife Dora of Fayetteville John Calvin "Jack" Freeman and wife Patricia of Fayetteville; one sister, Dora Elizabeth Davis and husband Etsel of Indianapolis, 16 grandchildren. Services wDl be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Moore's Chapel.

Burial will be in Mt.Comfort Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 6 p.m. Tuesday. Following visitation there will be a gathering, location to be announced at visitation. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made te Glen Freeman 1956 in the hit Broadway show "Bells Are Ringing" after actress Judy Holliday invited him to try out She said "that Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne had written a musical for her and they all thought I'd be perfect for the male lead," Sydney said.

He auditioned as many as 15 times before landing the part of Jeff Moss, who falls in love with the switchboard operator, played by Holliday. His other major Broadway success came in the original production of "Funny Girl" opposite Bar-bra Streisand. He played the gangster boyfriend Nick Arnsteinto Streisand's Fanny Brice. Both actors received Tony nominations for their performances in the musical -the last of his five roles on Broadway but feuded, and he left the show. After Omar Sharif was cast as Arnstein in the 1968 film version of "Funny Girl," Chaplin said he found himself curiously undisap-poirited.

He realized that he "never had the burning desire for recognition and respect that had driven my father," he said in 2003 in the Detroit Free Press. "But then I never had to dance on the streets of London for pennies to stay alive," as his father once did. Sydney Earl Chaplin was born March 30, 1926, in a Beverly Hills mansion and was named for his father's older half brother, Sydney, who helped launch Charlie Chaplin's career. His film and television career stretched to the late 1970s, and he appeared in more than 35 projects. He had matinee -idol looks and often ended up in romances with his co-stars.

In addition to his son, Chaplin is survived by Margaret Beebe Chaplin, whom he married in 1998; actress Geraldine Chaplin and sevenother half-siblings; and a granddaughter. released in 1968, marked Samperi's directorial debut at age 24. The movie "translated the anxiety and unrest of the time into an accessible movie," film critic Fabio Ferzetti wrote in II Messag-gero newspaper Thursday. Samperi's biggest success came a few years later, with "Malizia" which turned Italian actress Laura Antonelli into an erotic icon, thanks to her role as a sexy, socially climbing maid. The 1973 movie was seen as scandalous but was also a commercial hit and became a cultural sensation.

Born in the northeastern Italian city of Padua, Samperi briefly studied literature and philosophy before turning to cinema. His career also included flops, including a sequel to "Mai -izia," made about 20 years after the original. Samperi had failed to score a success for many years, and recently he had worked primarily for TV. Samperi is survived by his wife and a son. A funeral is scheduled fo Friday, his brother said.

will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at St. PiusX Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation Hogan will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at Rafferty Funeral Home 2111-lst Street Moline with a Christian wakrtervice at 4 p.m.

Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, with military honors by American Legion Post 246, Moline. Memorials can be made to Alleman High School or St. Pius Church. Bob was born August 22, 1929 in Clintonville, the son of Clement and Dora Weyenberg Hogan. He married Fayne Poquette on October 1, 1949, in Rock Island.

Mr. Hogan was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during the Korean War on the Aircraft Carrier USS Roosevelt. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service, Moline, in 1988 after 40 years.

Bob was a member of St. Pius Catholic Church and former member of the Alleman Booster Club. He enjoyed polka music and playing the concertina. In his retirement years he enjoyed bike rides along the Ben Butterworth Parkway and working in his yard. Survivors include his wife, Fayne; daughter, LuAnn Hogan, Rock Island; sons- and daughter-in-law, Michael, Minneapolis, Minn, and Dr.

Daniel and Rhonda Hogan, Rock Island; grandchildren, Connor, Carh, Lauren and Brenna; sister, June (Daniel) Krakosky, Ramsey, N.J.', and four nephews. He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Rosemary, and a nephew, Joseph. Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com. Nathan Kirk MOLINE-Nathan L. Kirk, 34, of Moline, formerly of Minooka, 111., died Friday, March 6, 2009, at Trinity Medical Center West, Rock Island.

Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Mo. Memorials may be made to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline, is assisting the family. Nathan was born June 4, 1974, in Fairfax, the son of Woodrow Kirk and Linda Partridge Kwak.

He is survived by his mother, Linda Kwak, Minooka, and father, Woodrow (Janette) Kirk, Colona; fiancee, Glinda Bessee, Moline, and her daughter, Erica (Brandon) and son, Alex; sister, Jamie; brothers, Keith and Jason and longtime friend, Lee Charvat. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.deroofuneralhome.com. Phyllis H. Leedham DAVENPORT-Phyllis H. Leedham, 83, formerly of Davenport, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Tilllers Nursing Home in Oswego, 111, Funeral services will be Thursday, March 12.

2009, at 10:30 am at "'ypr-r I Newcomb Presbyterian Church, Davenport, with a luncheon to follow. Visitation will be Wednesday Leedham from 1-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Runge Mortuary, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Italian sex-comedy director, 64, dies member of its Ladies Aid.

Esther was an active member and host of the Eastern Iowa Threshers for over 32 years. Survivors Smith include her husband, Winston; children, Janet (Bill) Robinson, DeWitt and Jean (Michael) McAdams, DeWitt; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild and her sister, Ruth Bentley, Clinton, Iowa. Her parents, an infant brother, her sister and three nephews preceded Esther in death. Visitation will be at Schultz Funeral Home, Grand on Tuesday, March 10, 2009-, from 3-7 p.m. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 10:30 a.m.

at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Grand Mound with the Rev. Arthur Rickman presiding. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Mound. Condolences may be expressed at and a photo tribute viewed at www.schultzfu-neralhomes.com. Edward H.

Tillis DYERSVILLE, Iowa Edward H. Tillis, 86, of rural Dyersville, Iowa, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the Strawberry Point Lutheran Home after an extended illness. Friends may call from 3 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at Kramer FuneraL Home in Dyersville where a parish school rosary will be be recited Tillis at 4 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. DonaldHertges will officiate. Ed was born October 7, 1922, in Sabula, Iowa, the son of John and Hattie (Doyle) Tillis.

He attended school in Sabula, graduating from Sabula High School in 1940. He began farming with his father 'in Clinton County near Charlotte, Iowa. He married Corrine Heiar on October 4, 1958, at I1 "Iff I 'J The Associated Press ROME Italian director Salvatore Samperi, best known for erotic comedies that challenged the morals of Italy's middle class, has died at age 64, his family said Thursday. Samperi died Wednesday, said his brother Jadran Samperi, declining to give the cause of the death. The director died in his house on Lake Bracciano, about 30 miles north of Rome, according to the ANSA news agency.

Samperi's movies offered a social critique of the Italian bourgeoisie, often through the lens of sex. Critics say his best works explored the forbidden pas -sions and relationships within middle-class families as a way to show what he saw as their decadence and hypocrisy. In what is considered by many critics his best movie, "Grazie, Zia" You, Samperi tells the story of a rich young man who engages in a sexually charged relationship with his aunt movie,.