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Curtis Leon Bernand

Curtis Leon Bernand

Aug 10, 2019

Curtis Leon Bernand I, 74 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:46 pm Saturday, August 10, 2019 at his home. He was born December 13, 1944 in Moberly, Missouri, a son of Roland and Cecelia (Bledsoe) Bernand. He first married Donna Kay Bernand. They later divorced. On June 11, 2004, he married Sandra Kay "Sandy" Hitchcock. She survives....

Helen Ann Liddle

Helen Ann Liddle

Jul 27, 2019

Helen Ann Liddle, 91 years, of Wever, Iowa died at 1:15 am Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Kensington, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born December 30, 1927 in Cherokee County, Iowa, a daughter of Luther and Celia (Holmes) Miller. On October 26, 1947, she married Edgar Frank Liddle in Marcus, Iowa.

After graduating from Marcus High...

Paula De Kraai

Paula De Kraai

Jul 26, 2019

Paula De Kraai, 65 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away at 12:20 pm Friday July 26. 2019 at her home. She was born May 10, 1954 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Carrol and Lucille (Holmes) Bailey. In 1971, she married Thad LeMatty. They had one son, Michael. They later divorced. She married Dennis De Kraai, they...

Gary Burl Townsley

Gary Burl Townsley

Jul 5, 2019

Gary Burl Townsley, 64 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Friday, July 5, 2019 at his home. He was born October 9, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, a son of Betty Jo Wrather. She preceded him in death.

Gary was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during the Vietnam War. He loved music, hunting, and...

Nancy Marie Anderson

Nancy Marie Anderson

Jun 16, 2019

Nancy Marie Anderson, 68 years, of Denmark, Iowa died at 7:00 pm Sunday, June 16, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born June14, 1951 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Floyd F "Bud" and Ruth Marie (Spiekermeier) Grossman.

She was a 1969 graduate of Fort Madison High School. Nancy worked...

Melvin Gene Holman

Melvin Gene Holman

Jun 15, 2019

Melvin Gene Holman, 70 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died peacefully Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born March 6, 1949 at Fort Madison, a son of Ramona Juanita Holman. He married Valerie Adkins, and they had two sons, Shawn and Jason. They later divorced.

He was drafted into...

Velma Lavon Hasenclever

Velma Lavon Hasenclever

Jun 15, 2019

Velma Lavon Hasenclever, 97 years, of Wever, Iowa died Saturday June 15, 2019 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. Velma Lavon was born October 3, 1921 in Luray, Missouri, a daughter of Wade H. and Ameila (Hopp) Glasscock. On April 19, 1963 she married Delbert Hasenclever in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death November 25,...

Robert W Green

Robert W Green

Jun 3, 2019

Robert W Green, 55 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday, June 3, 2019 at Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Illinois. He was born August 30, 1963 in Burlington, Iowa, a son of Gene Sr. and Johnnie (Land) Green.

He is survived by his daughter, Nikita Phillips of Burlington, Iowa; two brothers, Gene Green Jr. and Daniel Green, both...

Richard W Warneke

Richard W Warneke

May 21, 2019

Richard W. Warneke, 84 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:45 am Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Sunnybrook, Fort Madison. He was born July 10, 1934 at Simmons City, in Live Oak County, Texas, a son of Milton and Angela (Valentine) Warneke. On September 5, 1957, he married Twalla Lane at Colony, Missouri. Richard served in the U.S....

Charlotte Dyan Anderson

Charlotte Dyan Anderson

May 7, 2019

Charlotte Dyan Anderson passed away peacefully on May 7, 2019. She was born January 16, 1949 in Fort Madison, IA to Dale and Lois Anderson. Charlotte was a longtime resident to McDonald, TN and worked as a residential appraiser. She was a loving mother and caring friend who blessed many lives with her charity and mission work. She is...

David Paul Lowe

David Paul Lowe

May 5, 2019

David Paul Lowe, 68 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:33 pm Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born July 22, 1950, the son of Paul W and Myrtle Juanita (Cameron) Lowe.

David was a 1968 graduate of Fort Madison High School.

He was retired...

Lauretta Lay

Lauretta Lay

May 4, 2019

Lauretta Royell "Ret" Lay, 58 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Saturday, May 4, 2019 at her home. She was born February 18, 1961 in Fort Madison, a daughter of Clifford Carl Sr and Genevieve Marie (Vantiger) Lay.

Ret was a 1979 graduate of Fort Madison High School. She worked at Kempkers for 11 years. She loved...

Karen K Gillett

Karen K Gillett

Apr 29, 2019

Karen K. Gillett, 78, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday, April 29, 2019 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born December 30, 1940 in Fort Madison, a daughter of Arleigh Bradley and Mae Wright (Story) Keester. On June 14, 1959, she married Frank H. Gillett at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Madison.

Karen...

Stephanie Margaret "Stevie" Guzman

Stephanie Margaret "Stevie" Guzman

Apr 21, 2019

Stephanie Margaret "Stevie" Guzman, 55 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday, April 21, 2019 at The Madison. She was born December 28, 1963, the daughter of Ernest and Irene (Salazar) Guzman.

Stevie loved music and was of the Catholic faith.

She is survived by her mother, Irene Nelson, of Fort Madison; one brother, Lance...

Larry Lee Deming

Larry Lee Deming

Apr 16, 2019

Larry Lee Deming, 76 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:57 am Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born June 26, 1942 in Oregon, the son of Dora Frieda (Gilbert) Deming. On October 21, 2000, he married Christine Alice "Tina" (Thomas) Ahlen in Nevada.

Larry...

Michael Ray Rudd

Michael Ray Rudd

Apr 14, 2019

Michael Ray Rudd, 67 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born December 28, 1951 in Fort Madison, a son of James and Nelly (Heidbreder) Rudd. He married Penny McPherson on December 28, 2007 in Fort Madison.

Mike was a veteran of the...

Lois Cavanaugh

Lois Cavanaugh

Apr 13, 2019

Lois M Cavanaugh, 93, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at The Madison.

She was born on June 7, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, to Ziska and Sarah Argast. She married Thomas Cavanaugh in 1948, and he preceded her in death in 1960.

Lois lived most of her life in Nauvoo, and...

Doris Congdon

Doris Congdon

Apr 3, 2019

Doris Evelyn Congdon, 94 years, of Wever, Iowa died Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Klein Center, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born May 24, 1924 in Pontoosuc, Illinois, a daughter of George Sr. and Estella Mae (Lightner) Bergmeier. On December 21, 1940, she married Glenn Edward Congdon Sr. in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death August 20,...

Charles Dewitt

Charles Dewitt

Mar 31, 2019

Charles Arthur DeWitt, 85 years, of Wever, Iowa died at 11:43 am Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Illinois. He was born April 26, 1933 in Burlington, Iowa, a son of Albert and Myrle (Kirby) DeWitt. On October 23, 1954, he married Melva Jean Menke. She survives.

He attended Fort Madison High School. After High...

Delores Decker

Delores Decker

Mar 24, 2019

Delores M. Decker, 90 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday evening, March 24, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born March 12, 1929, a daughter of Elmer and Naoma (Spitzmiller) Gulick. On July 13, 1956, she married Lawrence "Larry" H. Decker. He preceded her in death on November 1, 2016....

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