Mary Therese "Trix" Standefer
Nov 13, 2017
Mary Therese "Trix" Standefer, 77 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:50 pm Monday, November 13, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born April 1, 1940 at Emmetsburg, Iowa, a daughter of Walter J and Catherine J (Molloy) Higgins. On August 31, 1963 she married John Hoadley Standefer Sr. in Des...
Darlene Ann Hellweg
Nov 2, 2017
Darlene Hellweg, 91 years, of West Point, Iowa died at 5:58 am Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. She was born August 20, 1926 in rural Henry County, Iowa, a daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth (Rotter) Kruse. On June 26, 1948 at West Point she married Cletus Hellweg. He preceded her in death. She was...
Kaitlyn Marie Schlicher
Nov 2, 2017
Kaitlyn Marie Schlicher, 8 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:23 pm Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born February 25, 2009 in Fort Madison, the daughter of Jennifer Marie Buechel and F. James Schlicher. Kaitlyn was in the 3rd grade at Richardson Elementary School, Fort Madison. She...
Dakotah Dale Rainbolt
Oct 22, 2017
Dakotah Dale Rainbolt, 21 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday, October 22, 2017 at his home. He was born July 3, 1996 in Fort Madison the son of Shawn Brannen and Shawna Rainbolt. He attended Fort Madison High School. He worked for Hellige Lawn Care and most recently for Pipeline Cleaners, both of Fort Madison. He attended Joy Baptist...
Kathy Joanne Nelson
Sep 26, 2017
Kathy JoAnne Nelson, 59 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:26 pm Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at her home after a long battle with kidney disease. She was born June 24, 1958 at Burlington, Iowa, a daughter of Wayne E. and Martha Louise (Rice) Davis. On August 29, 1998, she married Richard L. Nelson Jr. at Fort Madison, Iowa....
Elizabeth Katherine Wagner
Sep 24, 2017
Elizabeth Katherine Wagner, 94 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died early Sunday morning, September 24, 2017 at her home. She was born April 5, 1923 in St. Paul, Iowa, a daughter of John and Katherine (Foecke) Merschbrock. Her mother died when she was an infant. Her father remarried Lousie Soppe, who raised Elizabeth as her daughter. On August 3, 1946,...
Judith Joan Stephenson
Sep 21, 2017
Judith "Judy" Joan Stephenson, 65, of Montrose, Iowa died Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born October 6, 1951 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Carl and Florence Hazel (Smalley) Miller. On September 1, 1968, she married Marion Stephenson in Fort Madison. Judy worked as a CNA in...
Ronald Allen Carter
Sep 21, 2017
Ronald Allen Carter, 54, of Keokuk, Iowa died at 12:03 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born September 28, 1962 in Illinois, a son of Jerry and C. Jane (Rusher) Carter. He married Linda Duncan. They later divorced. He was a graduate of Wapello High School. Ron was co-owner of...
Elizabeth Marie "Libby" Dixon
Sep 13, 2017
Elizabeth Marie "Libby" Dixon, 86 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:30 pm Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at The Madison. She was born September 30, 1930 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Ernest and Katherine (Anderson) Marsh. Libby was a graduate of Fort Madison High School. She worked 15 years for Sylvania in Burlington and 21 years for...
Ray A Young
Sep 9, 2017
Ray Arnold Young passed away at his home in Nauvoo, Illinois on September 9, 2017. He was born in Newdale, Idaho on March 16, 1930 to Ernest Lorenzo and Edythe Watts Young. Ray moved to Twin Falls, Idaho with his family when he was in middle school. He attended Twin Falls High School. When he was 14 he met Mary...
Robert William Kramer Jr
Aug 31, 2017
Robert William Kramer Jr, 76 years old, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 5:18 am Thursday, August 31, 2017 at his home. He was born July 28, 1941 in Clinton, Iowa a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Martin) Jacobs. He was adopted and raised by Robert William Kramer Sr. On March 29, 1958, he married Zella Bearbower. Bob attended Clinton...
Sister Mary Dingman
Aug 26, 2017
Sister Mary Dingman, 97 years, of St. Paul, Iowa died at 1:15 am Saturday August 26, 2017 at her home. She was born November 26, 1919 in St. Paul, Iowa, a daughter of Theodore and Angela (Witte) Dingman. She entered the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1945. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Alverno College and a...
Donald Asa Charbonneau
Aug 22, 2017
Donald Asa Charbonneau, 80 years, of Denmark, Iowa died 7:06 am Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. He was born June 15, 1937 near Oakville, Iowa, a son of Asa and Martha (Bowers) Charbonneau. He was a heavy equipment operator. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived by three daughters:...
Alan Jake Little
Aug 16, 2017
Alan Jake Little, 24 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Wednesday morning, August 16, 2017 in Fort Madison. Jake was born March 31, 1993 in Burlington, Iowa, a son of Alan Chet Little and Lorlinda Williams. He attended Fort Madison High School. He is survived by his father, Chet Little of Fort Madison; his mother, Lorlinda Williams of Jacksonville, Florida;...
Charles S. Harris
Aug 2, 2017
Charles S. Harris, 89 years of Fort Madison passed away Wednesday August 2, 2017 at the Linn Manor Care Center, Marion, Iowa. He was born July 11, 1928 in New Florence, Missouri, a son of Vollie and Rosa (Wilkerson) Harris. On November 6, 1971, he married Grace Beecham in Fort Madison. Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...
Fred Harold Doty
Jul 25, 2017
Fred Harold Doty, 96 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 5:15 pm Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his home. He was born October 23, 1920 in Iowa, a son of Warren and Sophie (Winkler) Doty. He first married Patricia Kathryn Decker. She preceded him in death. They had one son, Michael (Vickie) Doty, of Fort Madison, two grandchildren, Shone...
Ramona Mae Lewiston
Jul 13, 2017
Ramona Mae Lewiston, 88 years, of Montrose, Iowa died at 6:30 am Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. She was born on March 25, 1929 in Clio, Iowa, daughter of Theodore M. and Mamie Emily (Beaman) Cook. She married James Philip "Phil" Lewiston Sr. on March 12, 1948 in Perry, Iowa. He preceded her...
Devota "Dodie" A. Burgess
Jul 8, 2017
DeVota "Dodie" A. Burgess, 87 years, formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg, Iowa. Dodie was born August 30, 1929 to Melvin and Clara Burch in Herring, South Dakota. She was united in marriage to John L. Burgess on December 3, 1949 in Bloomfield, Iowa. She was a very...
Leonard Joseph "Joe" Frantz Jr
Jul 7, 2017
Leonard Joseph "Joe" Frantz Jr, 94 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:00 am Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort Madison. He was born December 23, 1922 in Aurora, Illinois, a son of Leonard Joseph Sr. and Florence Edith (Wright) Frantz. His family moved to Fort Madison in 1929, and he was a...
Basil Lee Colyer
Jul 5, 2017
Basil Lee Colyer, 84 years, formerly of Fort Madison and Burlington, Iowa died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Parkview Manor, Wellman, Iowa. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as a carpenter and brick layer for 40 years. Per his wishes, his body has been cremated. No formal services are planned. Private burial will be at...
