Roy P Victory
Dec 25, 2016
Roy P. Victory, 68 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at his home. He was born January 17, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri, a son of Paul Junior and Joyce I. (Vanover) Victory. He first married JoAnn Peppenhorst. They had two children, Robert and Annemarie. She preceded him in death. He married Francis Spiker. They later...
Monica Mae Moore
Dec 25, 2016
Monica Mae Moore, 62 years, of Fort Madison and formerly of Salem, Iowa, died at 4:31 pm on December 25, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa listening to her favorite music, by Willie Nelson, with her children by her side. She was born March 27, 1954 in Germany, a biological daughter of James Carlisle...
Carol Elaine Walljasper
Dec 15, 2016
Carol Elaine Walljasper, 77 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Thursday morning, December 15, 2016 at Des Moines, Iowa. She was born March 5, 1939 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Charles and Pearl (Duckworth) Bindewald. On May 30, 1959, she married Thomas A. Walljasper at St. Mary's Church, Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death on December...
Maxine E. Coleman
Nov 29, 2016
Maxine E. Coleman, 91 years, of Burlington, Iowa died at 6:30 am Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at her home. She was born November 13, 1925, in Galesburg, Illinois a daughter of Edward and Elvera (Herslow) Alliman. On December 6, 1942, she married Karl L. Coleman in West Point, Iowa. He preceded her in death. Maxine attended school in Wayland and...
Velma Mahan Feightner
Nov 15, 2016
Velma A. Feightner, 96, of Sarasota FL and formerly of Fort Madison, IA passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 in Florida. She was born on July 8, 1920 to Leo H. and Lena Menke Watznauer in Dodge City, Kansas. At a very early age her family relocated to Ft. Madison IA. She married Oscar Paul Mahan, who preceded her...
Almeda J. Mansheim
Nov 2, 2016
Almeda Jane Mansheim, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, Iowa. She was born December 28, 1927 at Shilder, Oklahoma, a daughter of William Nelson and Mary Ann (Donaldson) Parrott. She married Nathan Bennett. He preceded her in death. She later married Robert Mansheim. He also preceded...
Lawrence H. Decker
Nov 1, 2016
Lawrence H. Decker, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born October 16, 1931 in Fort Madison, Iowa a son of Lawrence J. and Sophia (Brown) Decker. On July 13, 1956, he married Delores Mae Gulick in Burlington, Iowa. Larry lived in the...
Philip J. Thomas
Nov 1, 2016
Philip Joseph Thomas, 84 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:00 pm Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born January 24, 1932 in Fort Madison, a son of Ellsworth and Elizabeth (Worland) Thomas. Many people referred to him as "Dode" because when he was born his older brother, Dan,...
Sylvan Joseph Nichting
Oct 22, 2016
Sylvan Joseph Nichting, retired President and CEO of J.J. Nichting Co., Inc., a lifelong resident of Pilot Grove, Iowa passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at age 90. He was born September 19, 1926 to Joseph J. and Virgilia Nichting. On October 14, 1952 he was united in marriage to Joan M. Holtkamp at St. John's Catholic Church in Houghton,...
Janice Mary Judy
Oct 18, 2016
Janice Mary Judy, 75 years, of West Point, Iowa died at 12:01 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa, as a result of an automobile accident. She was born August 19, 1941 at Fort Madison, a daughter of Louis and Della (Moeller) Freesmeier. On June 25, 1961, she married James Lane Judy at...
Richard Lee Nelson
Oct 6, 2016
Richard L. Nelson, 87 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:45 am Thursday, October 6, 2016 at The Madison in Fort Madison. He was born March 25, 1929 in Galesburg, Illinois, a son of Charles Ludwig and Alice Marie (Luke) Nelson. On September 9, 1951, he married Doris Peak at Fort Madison. She survives. Richard moved to Fort Madison...
Danielle Weatherford
Sep 18, 2016
Danielle Weatherford, 24 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. She was born December 8, 1991 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Terry Lynn and Holly Lynne (Henderson) Weatherford. She attended Fort Madison High School and lived in the area all of her life. She liked animals, music,...
Janice Margaret Holtkamp
Aug 25, 2016
Janice Margaret Holtkamp, 78 years, of West Point, Iowa and formerly of Houghton, died at 11:55 pm Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. She was born February 13, 1938 in West Point, Iowa, a daughter of Emery and Evelyn (Klesner) Moeller. On June 27, 1959 she married Donald Holtkamp at St. John's Church,...
Robert C. Dyer
Aug 11, 2016
Robert C. Dyer, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:58 pm Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison. Robert was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean War. A graveside service with military rites and burial will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Soldiers' Circle,...
Barbara Wedel
Aug 7, 2016
Barbara Wedel, 66 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:07 pm Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her home. She was born December 9, 1949 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Dossie M. and Leta M. (Mitten) Stinnett. On March 15, 1969, she married Michael Wedel. He survives. Barbara was a 1968 graduate of Fort Madison High School. She...
Walter William Bradford
Aug 5, 2016
Walter William Bradford, 87 years, of Wever, Iowa died at 5:30 am Friday, August 5, 2016 at his home. He was born July 1, 1929, a son of Jess and Pearl (Sowden) Bradford. He married Margret Parker. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He worked in manufacturing at IAAP for 25 years. He also worked a...
Audrey L. Edlen
Aug 4, 2016
Audrey Louise Edlen, 84 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:30 am Thursday, August 4, 2016 at The Madison in Fort Madison. She was born February 3, 1932 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Dale Linn and Elizabeth Emma (Kullowatz) Edlen. She was a lifelong resident of Fort Madison. She worked at Sheaffer Pen Company for 41 years,...
Doris H Bentley
Aug 3, 2016
Doris H. Bentley, 86 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:35 pm Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Great River Klein Center, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born August 20, 1929, a daughter of Benjamin and Ruby (Shannon) Harrison. On November 30, 1947, she married Charles L. "Buck" Bentley at Waterloo, Iowa. They were married for 60 years. He...
Alfred Franklin Cartmill,Jr.
Jul 13, 2016
Alfred Franklin Cartmill, Jr. died peacefully at his home on July 13, 2016 in Lansing, Michigan at the age of 86. Alfred is survived by his wife, Rose (Beecham) Cartmill; daughters, Marsu (John) McAdoo III, Lansing; and Sharyl Cartmill, Des Moines, Iowa; grandson, John L. McAdoo IV; siblings, Rev. Albert (Dorothea) Cartmill, Quincy, Illinois; Marilyn (Denny) Wilkerson, Burlington, Iowa; Terry...
Anne Garland Sheaffer
Jul 10, 2016
Anne Garland Sheaffer, 94, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday morning, July 10, 2016 at The Madison in Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born on July 6, 1922 in Bowling Green, Virginia to Willlard Werth and Anne Garland Dillard Green. She graduated from Caroline County High School with her three best friends Ann, Nancy and Jean. She continued her education...
