Obituary Listing

Jan 15, 2019

Louise Marie (Walkowiak) Listebarger Shultz, 90, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday morning, January 15, 2019 at her home. She was born on June 6, 1928 at Elba, Nebraska, a daughter of Michael J. and Agnes (Jasnoch) Walkowiak. On January 30, 1955, she married Billy Kirk Listebarger in Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death on October 16,...

Jan 14, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Sweezer, 90 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:05 am Monday, January 14, 2019 at The Madison. Mary was born April 30, 1928 in Marceline, Missouri, the only child of Homer and Mary Agnes (Boyd) Sweezer. She was a 1946 graduate of La Plata High School, La Plata, Missouri. She moved to Fort Madison after high...

Jan 8, 2019

Dixie M. Lair, 83 years, of West Point, Iowa died at 10:30 am Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. She was born November 22, 1935 in Del Norte, Colorado, the daughter of Richard A. and Mamie A. (Noles) Boyd. She married Kenneth C. Lair. They later divorced.

Dixie was a homemaker, who...

Dec 25, 2018

Emma Grace Reynolds, 84, formerly of Wever, Iowa died at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at River Hills Village, Keokuk, Iowa. She was born November 17, 1934 in Wever, a daughter of Maurice and Mildred (Byers) Ireland.

Emma is survived by three sons: Larry Rady and Alan (Amy) Rady, both of Arizona, and Michael (Tina) Rady...

Dec 21, 2018

Helen Virginia Windsor, 99 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:29 am Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. She was born July 6, 1919 in Troy, Missouri, a daughter of Charles Henry and Martha Jane (Redman) Bates. On August 25, 1942 in Fort Madison, she married William Vernon "Bud" Windsor. He preceded...

Dec 7, 2018

Doris Marie Nelson, 90 years, Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:45 am Friday, December 7, 2018 at The Madison. She was born December 20, 1927 in Missouri, a daughter of Stanley and Hesse (Daniels) Peak. On September 8, 1951, she married Richard L. Nelson in Fort Madison. He preceded her in death October 6, 2016.

Doris was...

Nov 25, 2018

Bernice E. Merschman, 91years, of West Point, Iowa died at 12:20 a.m. Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Great River Klein Center, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born May 16, 1927, the daughter of Joseph H. and Mildred D. (Holtkamp) Mettenburg. On April 23, 1949, she married William F. Merschman in Houghton, Iowa.

Bernice was a 1945 graduate...

Nov 21, 2018

Elizabeth Marie Waytes, 70 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Wednesday morning, November 21, 2018 at her home. She was born July 24, 1948 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Paul Junior and Margaret Louise (Redd) Marshall. On December 29, 1970, she married Ronald Melvin Waytes, Sr. He preceded her in death on November 5, 2007.

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Nov 17, 2018

Connie Conrad, 73 years, formerly of West Point, Iowa died at 3:06 am Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born August 25, 1945 in Iowa, a daughter of Joseph and Louise (Mohrfeld) Menke. On June 19, 1965, she married Carl Conrad in St. Paul, Iowa.

Connie...

Nov 1, 2018

Ronald Green, 58 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:12 pm Thursday, November 1, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born 10/04/1960 in Louisiana, a son of George Sr. and Elnora (Holden) Green.

Ronnie loved driving and was a truck driver for JB Hunt for 6 years. "Big...

Oct 29, 2018

Henry A. Hanna, 86 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday, October 29, 2018 at his home.

Per his wishes, his body has been cremated. No services are planned.

Oct 16, 2018

Orvetta A. Taylor, 91 years, of West Point, Iowa died Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the West Point Care Center. She was born December 2, 1926, in Illinois, a daughter of Kilis and Avie (Rogers) Dudley. On January 16, 1954, she married George L. Taylor in Decator, Illinois. He preceded her in death on January 23, 1996.

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Oct 4, 2018

Robert I. Ireland, 90 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 3:05 pm Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. He was born March 21, 1928, at home in Green Bay Bottom, rural Lee County, Iowa, a son of Clem Sr. and Opal (Marsh) Ireland. On June 21, 1946, he married Marjorie Ann Madden....

Sep 2, 2018

Wyman Earl Lorey, 71 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. He was born November 3, 1946 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Wyman E. and Julia C. (Fields) Bernhardt. His adopted parents were Charles H. and Mary E. (Hiscocks) Lorey.

He was a veteran...

Aug 20, 2018

Alice Mae Williams, 80 years, of Maumelle, Arkansas and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday, August 20, 2018 at Maumelle, Arkansas. She was born May 23, 1938 in Hancock County, Illinois, a daughter of Walter Eli and Nellie Florence (Tompkins) Macklin. On December 26, 1975, she married Henry "Hank" E. Williams in Fort Madison. He preceded her in...

Aug 18, 2018

Steve Busard, 66 years, of West Point, Iowa passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born December 4, 1951 in Fort Madison, a son of John Francis and Dorcas (Haney) Busard. On October 16, 1971, he married Jane Wooldridge. She survives.

Steve was a 1970 graduate...

Aug 12, 2018

Lorraine Ellen Painter, 98, of Wever, Iowa died Sunday August 12, 2018 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born July 22, 1920 at her home near Wever, a daughter of Carl August Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Murphy) Lange. On October 22, 1949 she married Robert Leo Painter in Fort Madison. He preceded her in death on March...

Jul 25, 2018

Nellie Ruth McVay, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 7:20 am Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. She was born April 30, 1927 at Donnellson, Iowa, a daughter of Walter D. and Alma M. (Krehbiel) Krebill. On February 15, 1953, she married Ronald E. McVay at Donnellson, Iowa. He preceded her in...

Jul 14, 2018

Alan Dale DeWitt, 60 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:41 pm Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born August 30, 1957 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Charles and Melva Jean (Menke) DeWitt.

He was a 1975 graduate of Fort Madison High School. He worked...

Jul 12, 2018

Terri Anita (DeWitt) Wilson, 54 years, of Birmingham, Iowa died Thursday, July 12, 2018 at her home. She was born August 11, 1963 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Charles and Melva Jean (Menke) DeWitt. She was a 1981 graduate of Fort Madison High School. She worked road construction for 10 years for N.A.P. Co., Ottumwa. She loved...