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Harold E. Wilson, Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Joel Kamp

Joel Kamp

Dec 5, 2014

Joel Joseph Kamp, 70 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:40 pm Friday, December 5, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa. He was born May 1, 1944 at Fort Madison, Iowa a son of Jerome J. and Ora Virginia (Graft) Kamp. On August 29, 1980, he married Tracy Higgins at Fort Madison, Iowa. She survives. Joel was...

Ina Hayes

Ina Hayes

Oct 28, 2014

Ina Melva Hayes, 79 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:50 am Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born December 15, 1934 at New Boston, Iowa, a daughter of Frank Owen and Grace Charlotte (Hamilton) Tory. On December 20, 1952, she married Richard L. Hayes at Fort Madison, Iowa. He...

Helen Mary Hanapy

Helen Mary Hanapy

Oct 24, 2014

Helen Mary Hanaphy, 103 years, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa, died October 24, 2014 at Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Helen was born in Fort Madison, Iowa on April 7, 1911, a daughter of Ben and Mamie Winke. On October 3, 1938, she married Frank Patrick Hanaphy at Fort Madison, Iowa. Helen spent much of her life...

Vera Wright

Vera Wright

Oct 17, 2014

Vera Lee Wright, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 5:55 pm Friday, October 17, 2014 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born April 20, 1923 at Brookfield, Missouri, the youngest of 10 children of George Davis and Anna Elizabeth (Bivens) Ross. On March 9, 1941, she married Edward Clarence Wright at Brookfield, Missouri. He preceded her...

Melvin Allison

Melvin Allison

Oct 9, 2014

Melvin Junior Allison, 71 years, of Denmark, Iowa, died at 8:45 pm Thursday, Oct 9, 2014 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born June 27, 1943 at Knox City, Missouri, a son of William and Lydia (Stice) Allison. On November 4, 1962, he married Marlyce Sears at Winfield, Iowa. Mel grew up in the Williamstown,...

Alice Robbins

Alice Robbins

Sep 27, 2014

Alice Dell Robbins, 83 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 6:55 am Saturday, September 27, 2014 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born June 28, 1931 in Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Horrell E and Alice Hazel (Wyrick) McIntosh. On March 5, 1949, she married Harold Leroy Robbins at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in...

Letha Irene St Clair

Letha Irene St Clair

Sep 24, 2014

Letha Irene St Clair, 92 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:30 am Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born April 21, 1922 at Kirksville, Missouri, a daughter of Raymond A. and Rebecca M. (Bell) Kellison. On June 29, 1939, she married Russell L. St Clair at Macon, Missouri. She lived most of...

Roxane "Rocky" Calvert-Pihl

Roxane "Rocky" Calvert-Pihl

Sep 23, 2014

Roxane "Rocky" Calvert-Pihl, 52 years, of Donnellson, Iowa died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at her home. She was born August 18, 1962 at Keokuk, Iowa, a daughter of Ronald R. and Virginia E. (Hocker) Calvert. She married Steve Pihl, they had three children: Naomi, Brandy, and Joshua. She lived most of her life in the area and was a 1980...

Rose Mayer

Rose Mayer

Sep 12, 2014

Rose Marie Mayer, 83 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:44 am Friday, September 12, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. Rose was born November 1, 1930 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Frederick W. and Rose Mary (Penrod) Koehler. She first married Francis A. Coleman Jr. He preceded her in death. On November...

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