Obituary Listing

Jan 25, 2022

George K. Brown, 67, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa died Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at the Henry County Health Center, Mt. Pleasant. He was born March 7, 1954, a son of Laborn and Ruby Faye (Atwell) Brown. He married Julie Ilmberger, they had two children, Amanda and Ryan. They later divorced.

George attended Fort Madison High School. He...

Jan 16, 2022

Frank H. Gillett, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:17 am Sunday, January 16, 2022 at The Madison, Fort Madison. He was born August 28, 1930 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Earl "Ted" and Margaret M. (Case) Gillett. On June 14, 1959, he married Karen K. Keester at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fort Madison....

Jan 16, 2022

Joe Loffler, 84,of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away Sunday evening, January 16, 2022 at The Madison, Fort Madison. Joe was born April 18, 1937, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Gene Paul and Louise (Eilers) Loffler. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa and then attended Austin Junior College in Austin, Minnesota and Eastern New Mexico University in...

Jan 16, 2022

Robert J. "Bob" Myers, 82 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:10 am Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. Bob was born July 10, 1939 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of John Paul and Maxine Fern (Rudd) Myers. He was a 1957 graduate of Fort Madison High School. He...

Jan 4, 2022

Floyd Welch, 97, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 8:00 pm at Aspire of Donnellson, Donnellson, Iowa. He was born in Macon, Missouri on September 29, 1924, to Edgar and Letha (Lucas) Welch. On February 2, 1948 he married Hazel McGlothlin at the Santa Fe Methodist Church in Ft. Madison.

Floyd...

Dec 31, 2021

Richard "Rich" Ahlen, 52 years, of Burlington, Iowa died at 3:59 pm Friday, December 31, 2021 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born February 28, 1969, a son of Gerald "Jerry" Ahlen and Judy (Swanson) Ahlen. On May 10, 1997, he married Crystal Stephenson. She preceded him in death.

Rich attended...

Dec 30, 2021

Paul Duane Woods, 75 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Thursday, December 30, 2021 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison. He was born September 24, 1946 in Clarinda, Iowa, a son of Reverend Ellsworth Layton and Mary Elizabeth(Wahl) Woods. On January 9, 1993, he married Mary Alice Dalrymple in Fort Madison.

He was a...

Dec 22, 2021

William Paul "Bill" Cochenour I, 51 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at his home. He was born February 7, 1970, a son of Eager "Bud" and Sandra (Hitchcock) Cochenour.

Bill attended Fort Madison High School. He worked a welder at Gregory Manufacturing and also as a tow truck driver for Campbell Towing....

Dec 21, 2021

Annette Christine Tucker, 72 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at her home. She was born September 16, 1949 at La Harpe, Illinois, a daughter of Dale Howard and Betty Lou (Eaves) Scott. On January 26, 1985, she married Clinton Tucker in Fort Madison.

She did babysitting and also worked at Sheaffer Pen,...

Dec 12, 2021

Richard Lee Johnson, 68 years, of West Point, Iowa died Sunday, December 12, 2021 at his home. He was born September 18, 1953 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Walter and Cecilia (Hulsman) Johnson. He married Kathy (Klesner) Johnson, and they had two children, Jessica and Jeremiah. They later divorced. He was a 1971 graduate of Marquette High...

Dec 5, 2021

Cindy M. Funk, 60, of Iowa City, died on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at UIHC surrounded by family. In Fort Madison, a celebration of Cindy's life will be held from 1:00 - 2:30 pm Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Barr Memorial Chapel, followed by a 2:30 pm prayer service officiated by Pastor Dean Graber. Services in Iowa City...

Nov 19, 2021

Loren Michael (Mike) Hnizda died while on Hospice at the Laurie Care Facility in Laurie, Missouri on Friday Nov.19, 2021.  Mike was born in Burlington, Iowa on June 25, 1948, and brought to 2301 Ave. E in Ft. Madison.  He attended Jefferson Grade School, Jr. & Senior High school, graduating in 1966.  Mike attended Southeastern Iowa area Community College...

Nov 19, 2021

Mary Kathryn (Brockman) Wellman, 79, died peacefully on Friday, November 19, 2021, at her home in rural West Point, IA.  She was surrounded by her loving family, and supported by her many friends and medical providers, including Dr. Sarah Ledger and the EveryStep Hospice staff.

Mary was born in Fort Madison on May 4, 1942, the daughter...

Nov 15, 2021

Arnold Leo Sholl Jr, 60 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died November 15, 2021 at his home. No formal services are planned. Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Sholl family and an online guest book may be found at www.barrmemorialchapel.com.

Nov 9, 2021

Jerry Lee Saunders was born June 2, 1932, in Fort Madison, Iowa to William "Roy" and Martha "Betty" (Morris) Saunders.  He passed away at his home in Altoona on November 9, 2021, at the age of 89.

He graduated from Fort Madison Public High School in 1950 and attended the University of Iowa.  Jerry served an electrical...

Oct 26, 2021

Vera Mae Schleif, 91 years, of West Burlington, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison died Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at the Covenant Care Center in Pensacola, Florida.  She was born July 6, 1930 in Croton, Iowa a daughter of William McKinley McPherson and Bertha Esther (Raines) McPherson.  On January 22, 1950 at Fort Madison Iowa she married Arthur Eric...

Oct 23, 2021

Carol Jean Houston, 69 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died 10:44 am Saturday, October 23, 2021 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born June 23, 1952 in Fort Madison, a daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Johnson) Knowles. On November 17, 1973, she married Gerald Houston in Fort Madison.

Carol was 1970...

Oct 5, 2021

Casey Joe Wolf, 40 years of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. He was born October 27, 1980, a son of Glenn and Terri (Wixom) Wolf.

Casey attended elementary school at Central Lee, high school at Fort Madison, and later earned his GED. He worked for various contractors. He...

Sep 28, 2021

Joyce Sue Brown, 71 years, of Keokuk, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa, died Tuesday September 28, 2021 at Blessing Health Keokuk. She was born March 20, 1950, a daughter of John L and Mary Louise (Parsons) Berry. She was a graduate of Fort Madison High School. She work for several years as a secretary at the Iowa...

Sep 24, 2021

Mary Barbara Kimble, 64 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Friday, September 24, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born March 30, 1957, a daughter of Merwyn and Margaret (Behne) Kimble. She was a 1975 graduate of Fort Madison High School. She worked several place over her lifetime, including Sheaffer Pen,...