Steven Lee Powelson
Jan 30, 2020
Steven Lee Powelson, 66 years, of Niota, Illinois died Thursday, January 30, 2020 at his home. He was born August 6, 1953, a son of Gerald M and Rita L (Luton) Powelson. He married Judy Hogan, to this marriage they had two sons, Derrick and David. They later divorced.
Steve attended LaHarpe High School. He worked for...
Gerald Matter
Jan 25, 2020
Gerald S. Matter, known to everyone as Jerry, age 85, passed away peacefully at his home in Nauvoo, Illinois on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Jerry was born on February 20, 1934 in Naperville, Illinois to Myron and Evelyn (Lasanska) Matter. He served in the United States Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. After completing his military service Jerry...
Eileen Wheeler
Jan 18, 2020
Eileen Alberta (Mertens) Wheeler, 93 years, of West Point, Iowa died at 11:50 p.m. Saturday evening, January 18, 2020 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born November 8, 1926 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of John and Eleanor (Rueter) Mertens. On November 29, 1952, she married James Wheeler at St. John's Catholic Church...
Mary Margaret "Margie" Meierotto
Jan 14, 2020
Mary Margaret "Margie" Meierotto, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday morning, January 14, 2020 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. She was born June 10, 1931, a daughter of Richard and Emma (Kessler) Coster. On December 29, 1952, she married Alvin Edward Meierotto in Fort Madison. He preceded her in death on October 10, 2015....
Dustin Colyer
Jan 8, 2020
Dustin Thompson Colyer, of Dixon, formerly of Ft. Madison, Iowa, was born on August 2, 1980, at Ft. Madison, Iowa, a son of Gregory Miller Colyer and Sandra Lynn (Thompson) Lehrke and departed this life at 5:44 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at his residence near Dixon. Dustin had attained the age of 39 years, 5 months and 6...
Vivian Rose Palmer
Jan 8, 2020
Vivian Rose Palmer, 62 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at her home.
Private burial will be at a later date. Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Palmer family.
Daniel Thomas Green
Jan 3, 2020
Daniel Thomas Green, 55 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Friday, January 3, 2020 at his home. He was born September 21, 1964 in Iowa, a son of Gene Sr. and Johnnie (Land) Green.
He worked at Winegard Company in Burlington.
He is survived by one brother Gene Green Jr. (Ann Smith) of Fort Madison;...
James "Jay" D. Jeffries
Dec 27, 2019
James "Jay" D. Jeffries, 71 years, Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:00 am Friday, December 27, 2019 at his home. He was born October 6, 1948 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of James Edward and Kathryne (Francis) Jeffries. On September 11, 1976, he married Carol Stevenson at Nauvoo, Illinois. She survives.
He was a 1966 Fort...
Jesse Franklin Foglesong, Sr.
Dec 27, 2019
Jesse Franklin Foglesong, Sr., 99, of Dallas City, Illinois died at 6:28 a.m. Friday, December 27, 2019 at the Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy, Illinois. He was born September 16, 1920 in Schuyler County, Missouri, a son of Charles J. and Iva Jane (Webster) Foglesong. He first married Kathryn R. Zern, they had three children: Frances, Ellen, and Frank. They...
Clarence B. Holtkamp
Dec 26, 2019
Clarence B. "Sage" Holtkamp, 91, of Salem, Iowa passed away on December 26, 2019 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Born October 12, 1928, to John J. and Clara E. (Woerdeman) Holtkamp in Houghton, Iowa, he graduated from St. John's High School in 1947. On May 30, 1953, he married Rae Russell, in Houghton. He was a passionate cattleman, grain farmer,...
James Wayne Meierotto
Dec 18, 2019
James Wayne Meierotto, 61 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at his home. He was born December 25, 1957 in Fort Madison, a son of Alvin and Mary Margaret "Margie" (Coster) Meierotto. He married Susan Holterhaus, they had four children: Bryer, Rachel, Jordyn, and Sam.
He was a 1976 graduate of Fort Madison...
Pamela Ann Waterman
Dec 18, 2019
Pamela Ann Waterman, 61 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:05 pm Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at her home. She was born September 30, 1958 in Fort Madison, a daughter of Wayne and Patricia (Smith) Hemmie.
She worked for ServiceMaster at the Fort Madison Railroad Station. She enjoyed camping, fishing, crocheting, country mucic, doing puzzle books,...
James F. Stevenson
Dec 13, 2019
James F. Stevenson, 83 years, of Quincy, Illinois died December 13, 2019 at the Sunset Home, Quincy, Illinois. He was born January 29, 1936 at his family farm in Hancock County, Illinois, a son of Frank and Cecilia (Schmitz) Stevenson. He was the fifth child of seven children and raised on the family farm near Adrian, Illinois. Jim lived...
Matthew Wendell Dickey
Dec 12, 2019
Matthew Wendell Dickey, 94 years, of Houston, Texas and formerly of Donnellson and Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:57 am Thursday, December 12, 2019 at his daughter's home in Houston, Texas. He was born January 4, 1925 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, a son of Herbert and Edith Pauline (Rickett) Dickey. On March 3, 1954, he married Marjorie Lou Sullivan at...
Irene Nelson
Dec 11, 2019
Irene Mary Nelson, 81 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born March 22, 1938, a daughter of Luis and Margaret (Enriquez) Salazar. She first married Ernest Guzman, they had three children: Lance, Diane, and Stephanie. They later divorced. She then married Gaspar Reyes, they...
Mary K. Ullrich
Nov 30, 2019
Mary Kathleen Ullrich, 95 years, of Vinton, Iowa died at 6:12 am Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Mary was born September 14, 1924 at Paris, Illinois, a daughter of William L. Sr. and Edith Marie (Hardy) Clark. She married Albert Russell Ullrich Sr. on June 10, 1950 at Chicago, Illinois. He...
Ruth K Basham
Nov 22, 2019
Ruth Katherine Basham, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 3:47 pm Friday, November 22, 2019 at The Madison. She was born January 16, 1934 in Galesburg, Illinois, a daughter of Thure and Esther (Olson) Swanson. On January 20, 1953, she married Donald Basham. He preceded her in death on September 3, 2011.
Ruth was a...
Pastor George Harry Redd Sr.
Nov 12, 2019
Pastor George Harry Redd Sr., 79 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:58 pm Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. He was born October 22, 1940 at Fort Madison, a son of Milton Eugene and Lucille Extine (Stewart) Redd. On August 23, 1980, he married Gwendolyn Diane Wilbon at St. Louis, Missouri....
James L. "Jim" Hartley
Nov 10, 2019
James L. "Jim" Hartley, 92 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 3:02 pm Sunday, November 10, 2019 at SunnyBrook in Fort Madison. He was born January 27, 1927 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Robert Lee and Martha Eva (Soper) Hartley. He first married Helen Tollman, they had two children, Gary and Patty. They later divorced. On...
Rafael Mirelez Vela
Nov 10, 2019
Rafael Mirelez Vela, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:15 pm Sunday, November 10, 2019 at the home of his daughter. He was born December 25, 1930 at Progreso, Texas, the son of Jose and Marcela Mirelez Vela. On December 21, 1979, he married Amparo Prado at Fort Madison, Iowa. She preceded him in death January 21,...
