Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Oct 23, 2022

Gerald A. Wilson Sr., 86 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died 10:41 a.m. Sunday morning, October 23, 2022 at the River Hills Village, Keokuk, Iowa. He was born September 5, 1936 at Brooklyn, Illinois, a son of Arthur W. and Alta Ruth (Snyder) Wilson. On May 19, 1957, he married Karen Lee Ballard at the First Baptist Church, Fort...

Sep 18, 2022

Stephen Wallace Long, 65, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:10 am Sunday, September 18, 2022 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born October 24, 1956, a son of Robert and Sherrill (Rings) Long in Fort Madison. He married Jeanine Breuer, they later divorced. On November 3, 1989, he married Julie Ilmberger. She...

Aug 31, 2022

Arlene Severn (Victory) passed away on August 31, 2022, joining her husband Dolan. She spent her final days comfortable with her daughter, granddaughters, grandsons, sister and niece by her side. She had been fighting cancer and other health conditions. Arlene was born June 22, 1954 to Joyce and Paul Victory. She was one of eight children.

Throughout...

Aug 31, 2022

Andrea Lee Lorton of Brookfield, Missouri, departed this life with her family by her side on August 31, 2022, at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, Missouri, after a brief lung-related illness. Devoted sister, mother, and champion of all creatures, great and small, she will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she touched.

She was born on...

Aug 27, 2022

James Edward Brockman, 86, Fort Madison, Iowa died Saturday, August 27, 2022 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born February 14, 1936 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Edward and Rose (Freitag) Brockman.

Jim was a lifelong resident of the Fort Madison area. He was a veteran of the United...

Aug 27, 2022

Jo Ann Shannon passed away peacefully on August 27, 2022 at the age of 84 surrounded by her family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma, great-grandma, loyal friend, and thoughtful listener.

Jo was born on March 2, 1938 to Evelyn and Harry Kosnar and raised in Clutier, Iowa before going to Iowa State University to study...

Aug 21, 2022

Ronald L. Beelman, (affectionately called Ronnie Lynn "Firecracker" Beelman by his family) age 64, Fort Madison, Iowa passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022 surrounded by his family at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa after a brief battle with cancer. He was born July 4, 1958, son of Carl B. and Lois M. (Wilson) Beelman.

Aug 19, 2022

Friends are invited to witness the burial of Shane's cremated remains at 1:30 pm Monday, May 8, 2023 at Oakland Cemetery, Fort Madison.

Shane Mathew Carrell, 24 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly Friday August 19, 2022 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison. He was born April 6, 1998 at Iowa City, Iowa,...

Aug 18, 2022

Ronald Steve Gansy, 85, Donnellson, Iowa died August 18, 2022 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born April 6, 1937 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Steve and Maxine Hazel (Finley) Gansy. On June 22, 1958, he married Marilyn Kay Sulzberger, they had four children: Deb, Karen, Brian, and Brent. She preceded...