Obituary Listing

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

Nov 5, 2019

Austin R. Sandrock M.D., 84 years of Fountain Hills, Arizona passed away peacefully into God's loving hands on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He was born May 2, 1935 in Fort Madison to John and Ruth (Gibbs) Sandrock. He served as senior class president and year book editor and was a 1953 graduate of Fort Madison High School.  Austin attended...

Oct 30, 2019

Franklin "Frank" James Peterson, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:12 am Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his home. He was born May 1, 1934 in Wisconsin, a son of Alfred and Hazel (Thomas) Peterson. On October 2, 1954, he married Elaine Jahner in the St. Augustine Catholic Church in South St. Paul, Minnesota. They had six...

Oct 21, 2019

Shane Allen Beebe, 28 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday, October 21, 2019 at his home. He was born January 24, 1991 in Ottumwa, Iowa, a son of Mary Adler and Wayne Beebe.

Shane had unusual pets, reptiles and snakes. He enjoyed the outdoors and working on motors; 4-wheelers, motorcycles, and cars. He adored his children....

Oct 7, 2019

Bruce Frederick Dawson was born to Chester and Margaret (Redd) Dawson on December 25, 1961. Merry Christmas Dawson Family. Bruce was raised and educated in Fort Madison, IA and graduated from Fort Madison High School on the honor roll.

Bruce worked for Sheaffer Pen until they closed and then Gleason Corporation in Fort Madison until his health...

Oct 7, 2019

Stanley Wesley Corns, 90 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday October 7, 2019 at his home. He was born April 8, 1929 at Bonaparte, Iowa a son of Calvin and Jenny June (Henry) Corns. On July 2, 1954, he married Mary Cleek at Burlington, Iowa. She preceded him in death February 8, 1981.

Stanley retired from...

Oct 1, 2019

Jeffery Thompson Boyd, 49 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. He was born October 1, 1970 in Quincy, Illinois a son of Janice (Thompson) Boyd. On September 27, 2003, he married Patricia Jones in Des Moines, Iowa.

Jeff was a 1988 graduate of Quincy High...

Sep 26, 2019

Mary Beth Gillett, 59 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died 1:32 pm, Thursday September 26, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born October 10, 1959 in Fort Madison, a daughter of Al and Marcella (Menke) Kempker. She first married Sherwood Roe. They later divorced. On October 28, 1989, she married Scott...

Sep 5, 2019

John Raymond Reddick, 80 years, of West Point, Iowa died Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born July 31, 1939 in New Mexico, a son of Raymond John and Emma (Salas) Reddick. He married Peggy Jean McCoy. They had two children, Donna and Raymond. They later divorced.

Sep 4, 2019

Eula Waneta Beach, 101 years, of Denmark, Iowa died at 11:45 pm Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. Eula was born October 10, 1917 at Elmer, Missouri, a daughter of Milton and Hazel (Woods) Williams. In 1941, she married Sherman Lyons at Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 1974. On...

Sep 4, 2019

Richard Arthur "Dick" Page Sr., 77 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 7:15 pm Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at his home. He was born January 3, 1942 in Janesville, Wisconsin, a son of Clarence and Elenor (Anderson) Page. On September 1, 1962, he married Patricia "Patti" Shema at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Janesville, Wisconsin.

He...

Aug 28, 2019

George Brown, 75 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at his home. He was born January 11, 1944 in Pennsylvania, a son of George Andrews and Louise Brown. He first married Charlotta Grant. She preceded him in death. On January 21, 2000 he married Beverly (Hoenig) Wenke in Fort Madison. She survives.

George...