Albert F. Groth
Nov 7, 2015
Albert F. Groth, 76 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:40 am Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. He was born January 14, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, a son of Albert P. and Mildred Ruth (Gierke) Groth. On July 14, 1962, he married Patricia Ann "Pat" Cole in Norton Shores, Michigan. She...
Betty Lou "Betsy" Ballard
Oct 20, 2015
Betty Lou "Betsy" Ballard, 72 years, of Farmington, Iowa died at 10:36 pm Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. Betsy was born June 29, 1943 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Ralph and Cecilia (Bergthold) Dodson. She first married Larry Detrick. They divorced. She then married David S. Ballard. He preceded in...
Alvin Edward Meierotto
Oct 10, 2015
Alvin Edward Meierotto, 84 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 11:57 pm Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born December 22, 1930 at Houghton, Iowa, a son of Frank and Clara (Holtkamp) Meierotto. On December 29, 1952, he married Mary Margaret "Margie" Coster at Fort Madison, Iowa. She survives. Alvin...
Kevin William Penrod
Sep 23, 2015
Kevin William Penrod, 55 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:38 am Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born in Iowa on May 21, 1960, a son of Leroy S. and Marilyn E (Hocker) Penrod. His mom died when he was 6 years old. He was raised by...
Alan "Abe" Drew Washburn
Sep 23, 2015
Alan "Abe" Drew Washburn, 86 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:30 am Wednesday September 23, 2015 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. Abe was born November 4, 1928 at Edgely, North Dakota, a son of Otis and Wilma (Drew) Washburn. On July 14, 1990, he married Cozette Lay. He was a 1947 graduate of New London High School....
Marjorie L. Grosenkemper
Sep 18, 2015
Marjorie L. Grosenkemper, 90 years, of Titusville, Florida and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa, died Friday, September 18, 2015 in Florida. She was born June 26, 1925 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Edwin R. and Hollis (Huffaker) Miller. On July 1, 1948, she married Carl "Butch" Grosenkemper at Fort Madison, Iowa. They were married for 54 years, before...
Edith Harmeyer
Aug 30, 2015
Edith Florence Nickell Harmeyer, 94 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa (and formerly of Baxter, Iowa) died at 3:50 am Sunday, August 30, 2015 at The Kensington, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born June 17, 1921 at Keokuk, Iowa, a daughter of Rollin and Manilla Lutz. On July 26, 1941, she married Hale Hoover Nickell. He preceded her in death October...
Marcella M. Scott Gorman
Aug 29, 2015
Marcella Margaret Scott Gorman, 86 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:30 pm Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, Iowa. She was born April 8, 1929 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Charles Lee and Fern Winifred (Oliver) Scott whom owned Scotts Central Drugs in Fort Madison for many years. In February 1960, she...
Helen M. Clegg
Aug 1, 2015
Helen M. Clegg, 85 years, of Fort Madison and formerly of Mankato, Kansas, died Saturday August 1, 2015 at the Madison Care Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. Helen was born March 10, 1930 at Cawker City, Kansas, a daughter of Frank C. and Alla Zell (Rickman) Winkel. On June 12, 1952 she married Robert Lee Clegg at Mankato, Kansas. He preceded...
Gerald Melvin Powelson
Jul 10, 2015
Gerald Melvin Powelson, 81 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 5:07 am Friday, July 10, 2015 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born April 22, 1934 at Terre Haute, Illinois, a son of Melvin and Violet (Williams) Powelson. On January 18, 1953, he married Rita L. Luton at the Old Bedford Church, Blandinsville, Illinois....
Albert Louis Heitz Jr.
Jun 25, 2015
Albert Louis Heitz Jr., 66 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly Thursday morning, June 25, 2015 at his home. He was born January 20, 1949 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Albert Louis Sr. and Doris (Noll) Heitz. On August 14, 1971 at St. John's Catholic Church, Burlington, Iowa he married Linda Unzicker. She survives. Al was a...
Claude C. Turpin Sr.
Jun 25, 2015
Claude C. Turpin Sr., 90 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:38 am Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born November 16, 1924 at Harriman, Tennessee, the son of John Harvey and Mary Maude (Graves) Turpin. On July 28, 1951 at Chicago, Illinois, he married Alice L. Sargent. Claude lived...
Donald Sallen
Jun 23, 2015
Donald William Sallen, 87, died June 23, 2015 at his home in Prescott, Arizona. He was born October 7, 1927 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Henry and Thresa Sallen. On November 28, 1952 he married Sylvia Cogelja in Indiana. They were married 63 years. She died December 25, 2021.
Don was a veteran of the...
Bryon Dale Mcmillen
Jun 4, 2015
Bryon Dale "B-dog" McMillen, 57 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly at 7:44 pm Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa. He was born February 24, 1958 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Dale Harvey and Jeana Melveen (Nicholson) McMillen. On July 30, 1993 at Fort Madison, Iowa, he married Lori Sanders. She survives....
Charlie Martin Morse
May 30, 2015
Charlie Martin Morse, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa fell into the arms of God on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 11, 1929, the son of James Martin and Rose May (Stout) Morse. He served with pride as a Paratrooper in the 11th...
Bernard Clement Steffensmeier
May 24, 2015
Bernard Clement "Ben" Steffensmeier, 53 years, of St. Paul, Iowa died at 1:03 am Sunday, May 24, 2015 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born April 7, 1962 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Ernest F. "Ernie" and Clotilda "Tillie" (Kruse) Steffensmeier. On March 20, 1993 at West Point, Iowa he married Jennifer "Jenny" Haeger. She survives....
Helen E. Gregg Wilhelm
May 22, 2015
Helen E. Gregg Wilhelm, 96 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:48 pm Friday, May 22, 2015 at The Kensington, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born on April 27, 1919 in Granger, Missouri, a daughter of Albert and Maude (Moyer) Fairchild. On November 16, 1946, she married Glenn E. Gregg. He preceded her in death on July 19, 1967....
Linda Diane Grover
May 14, 2015
Linda Diane Grover, 66 years, of Portland, Tennessee, formerly of Burlington, Iowa died 12:00 am May 14, 2015 at Westmoreland Care Center, Westmoreland, Tennessee. Linda was born October 3, 1948 at Jefferson, Iowa, the daughter of James Philip Sr. and Ramona Mae (Cook) Lewiston. On June 16, 2003, she married Valdo Grover at Springfield, Tennessee. She was a 1966 graduate...
Nancy Lou Hyhouse
May 12, 2015
Nancy Lou Hyhouse, 80 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:24 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. Nancy was born November 18, 1934 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of William and Mary (Kendall) Schumaker. On August 12, 1956, she married Edward Hyhouse at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death. Nancy lived...
James William Barr
Apr 30, 2015
James W. Barr, 78 years, passed away Thursday morning, April 30, 2015 surrounded by his family, at his home in Ft. Madison, Iowa. Jim was born the day after Christmas, 1936 to Jack Alwin and Lila Leola (Horan) Barr in Grand Island, Nebraska. After moving to Ft. Madison he met the love of his life, Charlotte Zuber, their senior year...
