Obituary Listing
Recent Obituaries
Marjorie Lou Dickey
Apr 20, 2015
Marjorie Lou Dickey, 80 years, of Houston, Texas and formerly of Donnellson and Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:40 am Monday, April 20, 2015 at the East Houston Regional Medical Center, Houston, Texas. She was born April 24, 1934 at Sullivan, Illinois, the daughter of Delbert Wade and Ruth Olga (Derring) Sullivan. On March 3, 1954, she married Matthew "Wendell"...
K. Michael Bowen
Apr 19, 2015
K. Michael "Mike" Bowen, 72 years, of Wever, Iowa died at 2:36 am Sunday, April 19, 2015 at this home. He was born April 3, 1943, a son of Kinzy Dale and Eva (Pruett) Bowen. On September 15, 1962, he married Nancy Werner at Fort Madison, Iowa. She survives. Mike lived in this area most all of his life. He...
Janice Sue James
Apr 2, 2015
Janice Sue James , 53 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:45 pm Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born October 16, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri to Dallas Alton and Rebecca Sue (Goodman) Bishop. She was a 1980 graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton Ill. She...
Edith Pauline Varner
Mar 27, 2015
Edith Pauline Varner, 90 years, of Fort Madison went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday March 27, 2015 as her two daughters were by her side. She was born on January 28, 1925 on the family farm near Farmington, Iowa to Earl "Shorty" and Olive (Watts) Muntz. She is survived by her daughters Kathy Varner, of...
Rose May Briggs
Mar 22, 2015
Rose May Briggs, 94 years old, of Fort Madison, Iowa died 10:15 am Sunday, March 22, 2015, at Montrose Care Center, Montrose, Iowa. Rose was born May 23, 1920 at Clark County, Missouri, a daughter of George Weston and Eathel May (Gregory) Wells. She was raised by her grandparents, Eugene and Navey May Wells, on a farm by St. Francisville...
Brandon Luis Perez
Mar 22, 2015
Brandon Luis Perez, 23 years old, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday morning, March 22, 2015 in an automobile accident near Red Oak, Iowa. He was born February 16, 1992 at Loveland, Colorado, the son of Stella Maria Perez and Scott Robert Satterlee. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Merlin "Rusty" and Dollie Boyd. Brandon loved working with his...
Robert Ernest Pieper
Mar 22, 2015
Robert Ernest "Bob" Pieper, 86 years, of Pella, Iowa and formerly of Houghton, Iowa died early Sunday morning, March 22, 2015, with his bride at his bedside holding his hand, at The Cottages, Pella, Iowa. He was born March 17, 1929 in rural Lee County, Iowa, a son of Ernest A. and Elizabeth M. (Holtkamp) Pieper. On July 15, 1950,...
Nina Marie Vanwye
Mar 6, 2015
Nina Marie VanWye, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:19 am Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Kensington, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born March 5, 1924 at Bucklin, Missouri, a daughter of Thomas and Nina (Sears) Fitzgerald. On August 3, 1946 she married Delbert Jackson VanWye at Marceline, Missouri. He preceded her in death. She worked several...
Charles A Howell Jr.
Feb 24, 2015
Charles Albert Howell Jr., 73 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 3:07 pm Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born November 17, 1941 at Carthage, Illinois a son of Charles Sr. and Letha M. (DeWitt) Howell. He first married Cozette Lay. They later divorced. On June 11, 1988, he married...
Harold E. Wilson, Sr.
Feb 20, 2015
Harold Eugene Wilson, Sr., 76 years, of Montrose, Iowa died at 7:15 am Friday February 20, 2015 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. He was born May 7, 1938 at Littleton, Illinois to Arthur and Alta (Snyder) Wilson. On July 27, 1957 he married Yvonne Ried. She preceded him in death September 16, 2001. Harold was a 1956 graduate of...
Cheryl D Davis
Jan 31, 2015
Cheryl D. Davis, 67 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:35 pm Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born September 6, 1947 at Keokuk, Iowa, a daughter of Dale VanZant and Dorothy McConell. She is survived by one daughter, Kim Danker, of Fort Madison, Iowa; two brothers; and...
Walter Robert "Bob" Foss
Jan 20, 2015
Walter Robert "Bob" Foss, 82 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:22 pm Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born June 6, 1932, at Hartford, Connecticut, the only child of son of Walter W. and Roxcy (Peabody) Foss. On September 25, 1954, he married Carol Schroeder at Buffalo, New York....
William Robert "Bob" Allen
Jan 15, 2015
William Robert "Bob" Allen, 86 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:35 pm Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born July 3, 1928 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Lester and Emma (Huey) Allen. On June 9, 1957, Bob married Joan Kern in Riverside, Iowa. The had three children:...
Charles Edward Underwood
Jan 13, 2015
Charles Edward Underwood, 85 years, formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:15 pm Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Hallmar of the Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was born September 9, 1929 at Denver, Colorado, the only child of Albert Harrell and Oleda Emmeline (Bush) Underwood. On February 5, 1955, he married Anna Marie Gardner in Fort Madison,...
Charles Allan Zuber
Jan 12, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Allan Zuber , 76 years, of Ocala Florida died peacefully in his home January 12, 2015 after a brief illness from lung cancer. He was born July 23, 1938 in Rock Island, Illinois to Alexander A. and Victoria L. (Hrdina) Zuber. He was a 1956 graduate of Fort Madison High School and was a graduate of the University...
Thomas A. Walljasper
Dec 25, 2014
Thomas A. Walljasper, 78 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:10 pm Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born April 17, 1936 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Joseph and Caroline (Schmidt) Walljasper. On May 30, 1959, he married Carol Bindewald at St. Mary's Church, Fort Madison, Iowa. She survives. Mr. Walljasper...
Ila "Jackie" Lowery
Dec 22, 2014
Ila "Jackie" Lowery, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:09 pm Monday, December 22, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born May 3, 1923, in rural Lee County, Iowa, the daughter of William and Hazel (Gillaspey) Jackson. On December 1, 1945, she married Frank Onel Lowery at Carthage, Illinois. He preceded her...
Timothy Boyles
Dec 19, 2014
Timothy Michael Boyles, 71 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 1:05 pm Friday, December 19, 2014 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born February 27, 1943 at Burlington, Iowa, a son of Bernard and Hazel (Johnson) Boyles. He was a 1962 graduate of Fort Madison High School. He was veteran of the United States Air Force, serving...
Jeffrey T. Weddington
Dec 17, 2014
Jeffrey T. Weddington, 51 years, died in Wilmington, North Carolina on December 17, 2014, after suffering a heart attack. His grandfather, Harry J. Schroeder, Jr., died on this same date in 1987. Jeffrey was undergoing hospital treatment for a stingray tail puncture which led to a bone infection in his spine. He had been working as a commercial fisherman...
Lavern Haffner
Dec 6, 2014
LaVern Rollin Haffner, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:10 AM Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born September 4, 1929 at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, a son of Glenn Harold and Bernice Clara (Freuh) Haffner. On July 2, 1955, he married Patricia Culbertson at Fort Madison, Iowa. LaVern lived...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

