In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family for final expenses. Catfish Bend Casino has been a staple in the Greater Burlington community since beginning. Saturday at the Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk with Dawn Farris officiating. He is also survived by his adopted family, Dana Hinnenkamp, Megan Hinnenkamp and her kids, Morgan and Serenity, Michael Hinnenkamp, Dallas Hinnenkamp and Joshua Payne.Ī Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. Previously, Rob was a Senior Vi ce President & General Manager at Great River Hotels and also held positions at Spirit Hollow, Tiburon Golf Club, Pelican Marsh Golf Club, Bay Colony Golf Club, WCI Communities.

Madison, IA and one brother, Jake Ellis of Beckley, WV. Rob Higgins is a Senior Vice President and General Manager Catfish Bend Casino at Pzazz based in Burlington, Iowa. He is survived by his father, Frank Ellis, III of Burlington, KY, his mother, Nella Smith (Chuck) of Beckley, WV, one sister, Letha Ellis of Ft. Frank enjoyed spending time with friends and family, going to the shooting range to practice target shooting and joking with those he was close to and loved. His favorite game was Oldschool Runescape. He would spend many hours with friends and “brothers” in gaming. The Kehl’s had interest in and operated a total of four riverboat casinos in the Midwest Dubuque Casino Belle, the Mississippi Belle II, Catfish Bend Casino, Fort Madison/Burlington, Iowa and Saint Joe Frontier Casino, St. He always made friends where he worked and was well liked and loved because of his gentle nature and great sense of humor. The license was issued by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, on April 1, of 1990. Pepper of Burlington and Thomas Cardella of Keokuk. He was born Jin Los Banos, CA, the son of Frank Ellis, III and Nella Ross Ellis Smith.įrank was employed by Pzazz Resort in Burlington, IA where he was a night auditor. Madison, IA passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Decemat Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Ft.

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