Our Funeral Directors

Charles D. Sellevold

Chuck has been a licensed funeral director for 40 years and is licensed in the states of Iowa, Illinois and his home state of Wisconsin. He has been active in state funeral directors associations and numerous civic and fraternal organizations, including being a founding member and Charter President of the Pleasant Valley, Iowa, Lion's Club. Chuck has been a resident of the Quad-Cities since 1983.

He joined the staff of Weerts Funeral Home in 1993 and believes in our commitment to helping others "Celebrate Life." Chuck makes his home with his wife Kathy in LeClaire, Iowa. They have three adult children and six grandchildren. He and Kathy attend church at Our Lady of the River in LeClaire.

Terry P. Gahagan

Terry was born and raised right here in Davenport, graduating from Assumption High School in 1975. He earned his Mortuary Science degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and has been a funeral director for over 30 years.

Funeral service came naturally for Terry - his father, Al Gahagan, is also a funeral director. Although his father has been retired for several years now, Terry attributes his early interest in funeral service completely to his dad. "My Dad helped me understand that funeral service is really a great avenue of service to give back to the community," Terry says. "I knew I wanted to be a funeral director by the time I was 16 years old."

Terry and his wife Mary live in Davenport where they are active members of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. Mary, a Registered Nurse, owns and operates the Manna House, a private care facility in Davenport.

The Gahagan's have two daughters, Allison, a recent graduate of the University of Iowa and Meryl, a student at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.

Mark T. Saunders

David W. Deuth, CFSP

James F. Weerts

Jim was an active part of the family business for 45 years until his retirement in 2005. He attended Northwestern University and graduated from the University of Minnesota before returning to Davenport to join the family business. Although retired today, Jim's presence is abundantly evident in every facet of the ministry that is Weerts Funeral Home.

Jim organized, developed and served as the first president of the hospice movement in Scott County; served as president of both the Scott County and Mississippi Valley Heart Associations; is a past-president of the Davenport Rotary Club where he is a Paul Harris Fellow and chaired for many years the prestigious Rotary Scholarship and Loan Fund; and co-developed two residential sub-divisions in Bettendorf.

Jim also served as the president and general manager of Oakdale Memorial Gardens for 20 years (1989-2009). Following the death of his wife Sandy in 1992, Jim developed the "Love of Animals" Petland at Oakdale in her memory. Sandy's love for animals now brings a dignified final resting place for those special members of our families: our pets.