Lloyd Hughes Wolf
Apr 22, 2023
On April 22, 2023 at the age of 85, Lloyd Hughes Wolf went home to spend eternity with Jesus. He was born on August 3, 1937 in Keosauqua, Iowa to Donald Erskine and Emma Louise (Hughes) Wolf. He claimed until the day he died that his mother gave birth to him while on the couch...
Thomas Zuber Barr
Apr 11, 2023
Thomas Zuber Barr, 65 years, died at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at his home in Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born March 5, 1958, the son of James W. and Charlotte A. (Zuber) Barr. Twenty eight years ago, on March 20, 1995, he married Deanna Agnes Holtkamp. They had two children, Elizabeth and Joshua.
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Wayne Herman Rube
Apr 6, 2023
Wayne Herman Rube, 87 years, of Donnellson, Iowa died Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Good Samaritan, Ottumwa, Iowa. He was born May 18, 1935, a son of John Herman and Vivian Marie (Brodsky) Rube. He married Carolyn Mae Rokey on December 24, 1960 in Donnellson, Iowa. They were married fifty-eight years before her death March 10, 2019.
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John F. Hansman, Phd
Mar 27, 2023
John Frederick Hansman, 92, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died on March 27, 2023 at The Kensington, Fort Madison.  He was born on June 1, 1930 in Fort Madison, a son of Herbert C. and Irene A. (Lennon) Hansman. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Robert H. Hansman.
John was an archaeologist, an author,...
Melva Jean Mary Dewitt
Mar 23, 2023
Melva Jean Mary DeWitt, 88 years, of Wever, Iowa died Thursday, March 23, 2023 at her home. She was born June 7, 1934, a daughter of August Deitrich and Myrtle (Steffensmeier) Menke. On October 23, 1954, she married Charles Arthur DeWitt at St. James Catholic Church, St. Paul, Iowa. He preceded her in death March 31, 2019.
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Bertha Helen Copeland
Mar 6, 2023
Bertha Helen Copeland, 82 years, of Fort Madison died Monday, March 6, 2023 at the OakView Nursing Home, Burlington, Iowa. She was born May 6, 1940 at Fairfield, Iowa, a daughter of Ernest Calvin "Larry" Jr. and Lida Darlene (Berry) Noon. On February 25, 1961, she married Marvin LaVerne Copeland at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death...
James D. Conaway
Feb 10, 2023
James D. Conaway, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Friday, February 10, 2023 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. He was born April 13, 1931 in Des Moines, Iowa, a son of John R. and Winifred M. (Murray) Conaway. He married Norma Jeanne Hyde, they had three children: Diane, Jim and Joy. They later divorced....
Esther Brooks
Jan 5, 2023
The year 1927 was an exciting year for many. Charles Lindbergh made the first non-stop Transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. The infamous Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy would star in their first film together, beginning their career as a comedy duo, and of course for all the baseball enthusiast, the legendary Babe Ruth his a record 60...
Melvin "Mike" Ammer
Jan 2, 2023
Melvin E. "Mike" Ammer, 90, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday, January 2, 2023 at his home. He was born June 24, 1932 in Hancock County, Illinois, a son of Albert and Vera (Balmer) Ammer. On June 7, 1953, he married Wandalea Andrews at the First Christian Church, Fort Madison, Iowa.
He was a 1950 graduate of...
Phyllis Jean Frazier
Jan 1, 2023
Phyllis Jean Frazier, 92, of Fort Madison, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, surrounded by love and family. She was born in Clinton, Iowa on October 21, 1930 to Leola Catherine (Snyder) and Thomas Anthony Cormick. Phyllis, lovingly known to family and friends as Jeannie, and to her...
Linda Jane Fehseke Thompson
Dec 26, 2022
Linda Jane Fehseke Thompson of Mesa, AZ, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 26, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving husband and children. Linda was born on August 12, 1942 in Fort Madison, IA, the daughter of Richard and Margaret Fehseke. She married Charles A. Thompson on January 11, 1980 in Fort Madison, IA. In addition to...
Duane Russell
Dec 22, 2022
Duane Rolland Russell, 79 years, died Thursday, December 22, 2022 at his home. He was born July 24, 1943 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of William Henry and Thelma Ruth (Knipe) Russell. On March 10, 1973, he married Marsha McPherson in Carthage, Illinois. She survives.
Duane was a 1960 graduate of Central Lee High School. He...
Frank Lawler
Dec 17, 2022
Frank C Lawler, 79 years, of Keokuk, Iowa died at 7:45 pm Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, Iowa. He was born March 30, 1943 in Burlington, Iowa, a son of Frank C and Edith (Sutton) Lawler. In June 1961, he married Lois Hansen in Fort Madison, Iowa. She preceded him in death on November...
Dale Navntoft
Dec 10, 2022
Dale Kim Navntoft, 67 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Saturday, December 10, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 23, 1955 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Pete and Martha (Nosich) Navntoft. He first married Janet Welch, they had two girls, Melissa and Elizabeth. They later divorced. On December 30, 1988, he married...
Hazel "Eileen" Harper
Dec 10, 2022
Hazel Eileen Harper, 94 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Saturday, December 10, 2022 at The Madison in Fort Madison. She was born September 21, 1928 at Stockport, Iowa, a daughter of Cleo and Mamie (Wilson) Watson. On December 8, 1945, she married Harry "Jay" Harper at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa.
She was a graduate...
Ralph Wentzien
Dec 4, 2022
Ralph Bond Wentzien, 84 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:08 am Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison. He was born February 19, 1938 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Albert John and Lois Cecile (Bond) Wentzien. On August 3, 1958, he married Marilyn Lawrence at the First United Methodist Church...
Patricia Jones
Nov 29, 2022
Patricia Jones, 67 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:10 pm Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at the New London Care Center, New London, Iowa. She was born September 18, 1955, a daughter of Eddie and Peggy Jones.
Pat lived in Texas for many years where she worked as a telephone operator before moving to Iowa to...
Cheryl Boline
Nov 28, 2022
Cheryl Lou Boline, 78 yrs, of Burleson, Texas and formerly of Burlington, Iowa passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 in Burleson, Texas. She was born March 18, 1944 in Fort Madison, Iowa. Daughter of Oscar (Cy) Ferris and Johnnie Ferris (McClaren). Cheryl was a kind, gentle soul. Cheryl's love and care was only matched by her fiery spirit and...
Lindy Roberts
Nov 1, 2022
Lindy Lee Roberts, 65, Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at his home. He was born February 27, 1957 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Eldon L and Ruth Maxine (Shanks) Roberts. On July 26, 1975, he married Cynthia M Snider at the former Santa Fe Methodist Church, Fort Madison. They met in the 5th grade,...
Dennis R. Dowell, Ofs
Oct 31, 2022
Dennis Roger Dowell was born November 12, 1945, in the Boca Raton Army Hospital to Simeon Gordon Dowell Eva Olene Cain Dowell. His parents were stationed there during World War II while his father learned the new secret technology named radar. The family of three soon moved to Clearfield, IA, to be closer to Dennis's grandparents. When Dennis's dad...
