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Donald Honadel

Donald Honadel

Sep 7, 2014

Donald Elmer Honadel, 83 yrs, of Montrose, Iowa died at 10:05 am Sunday September 7, 2014 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, Iowa. He was born January 2, 1931 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of John and Alinda (Lowenberg) Honadel. On July 17, 1955, he married Carol Smoot at Denmark, Iowa. He was a lifelong resident of the area....

Sallie Mansheim

Sallie Mansheim

Sep 6, 2014

Sallie Lee Evelyn Mansheim, 94 years, of Fort Madison died at 1:52 pm Saturday September 6, 2014 at the Kensington, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born November 13, 1919 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Roy Judd and Coralee (Dauma) Finley. On June 22, 1943, she married John Victor Mansheim at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death...

Charles J. Rupert

Charles J. Rupert

Aug 15, 2014

Charles J. Rupert, 93, of Fort Madison passed away at 11:00 P.M. Friday August 15, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. He was born November 21, 1920 in Quincy, Illinois to Charles J. and Celesta Mae (Dailing) Rupert Wendling. On June 29, 1947 he married Patricia Flo Latherow in Macomb, Illinois. She preceded him in death on October 6,...

Gretchen Hayes

Gretchen Hayes

Aug 2, 2014

Gretchen Lee Hayes, 34 years, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Memorial University Medical Center. She was born in Fort Madison, the daughter of Joseph F. Rupp and Rebecca J. Clay. Gretchen grew up in Fort Madison and was a 1998 graduate of Fort Madison Community High School. She attended college graduating early with a...

Robert L. Hinkle Sr.

Robert L. Hinkle Sr.

Jul 19, 2014

Robert L. Hinkle Sr., 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:50 pm Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born March 1, 1926 near Trenton, Iowa, a son of Peter S. and Laura A. (Clawson) Hinkle. He married Marvoleene Bunker. They later divorced. He then married Alice Bell Brockett. She...

Merle Hasenclever

Merle Hasenclever

Jul 19, 2014

Merle Hasenclever, 95 years, of Denmark, Iowa died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday July, 19, 2014 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. Merle Hasenclever was born on May 17, 1919 to Francis and Mary (Grossman) Hasenclever near New London, Iowa. On October 8, 1944 he married Betsey Anne Timpe. He graduated from Denmark Academy High School and attended Iowa State University....

Pastor Arthur Eric Schleif

Pastor Arthur Eric Schleif

Jul 18, 2014

Pastor Arthur Eric Schleif, 88 years, of West Burlington, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison died Friday, July 18, 2014 at the Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo, Colorado. He was born September 27, 1925 in Lawrence, Nebraska, a son of Emil L. and Mary (Schiermeyer) Schleif. On January 22, 1950 at Fort Madison, Iowa he married Vera Mae McPherson. She survives....

Helen "Pat" Lodwick

Helen "Pat" Lodwick

Jul 16, 2014

Helen "Pat" (nee Barbre) Lodwick died on July 16, 2014 at age 92. She was born on June 26, 1922 in Baltimore MD, the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen (nee Wescott) Barbre and the sister of the late Robert W. Barbre. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Seeley G. Lodwick. Pat is survived...

John (Jack) L. Burgess

John (Jack) L. Burgess

Jul 11, 2014

John (Jack) L. Burgess, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away at 7:45 p.m., Friday, July 11, 2014 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. John was born February 15, 1926 to John and Pearl (Schmidt) Burgess in Lenox Park, Burlington, Iowa. He was united in marriage to DeVota A. (Dodie) Burch on December 3, 1949 in Bloomfield, Iowa. He served...

Robert Owen Reilly

Robert Owen Reilly

Jun 15, 2014

Robert Owen Reilly, 81 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:57 pm Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born May 20, 1933 at Chicago, Illinois, a son of Thomas and Sally (Norton) Reilly. On September 20, 1962, he married Dorothy Elaine Ulakey, at Chicago, Illinois. Robert first moved to the...

Samantha Brooke Chismark

Samantha Brooke Chismark

Jun 12, 2014

Samantha Brooke Chismark, 13 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born February 20, 2001 at Iowa City, Iowa, a daughter of John and Melissa (Nehring) Chismark. Samantha attended the Mt. Pleasant Christian School. She was working to become a youth minister and had already touch many lives....

Francis J. Holtkamp

Francis J. Holtkamp

Jun 11, 2014

Francis J. Holtkamp, 86 years, of West Point, Iowa died at 6:50 am Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at his home. He was born March 7, 1928 at St. Paul, Iowa, a son of Frank and Emma (Kuhljuergen) Holtkamp. On January 2, 1953, he married Emeline Pieper at West Point, Iowa. She survives. Francis was a truck driver and worked at...

Mary R. O'Day

Mary R. O'Day

May 30, 2014

Mary R. O'Day, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:10 pm Friday, May 30, 2014 at her daughter's home in Burlington, Iowa. She was born January 23, 1926 at Luray, Missouri, a daughter of Archie James and Estelle Maude (Weaver) Hawkins. On April 18, 1944, she married Carmen Willis O'Day at Palymra, Missouri. He preceded her in death....

Bernice Viola Dalrymple

Bernice Viola Dalrymple

May 24, 2014

Bernice Viola Dalrymple, 101 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:35 am Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the Montebello Health Care Center, Hamilton, Illinois. She was born February 25, 1913 at Rothville, Missouri, a daughter of Walter Dennis and Ellen Theresa (Tracy) Sharp. On October 30, 1930, she married Jay Edward Dalrymple at Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in...

Laverne Lilly Kious

Laverne Lilly Kious

May 21, 2014

LaVerne Lilly Kious, 78 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:50 pm Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, Iowa. She was born October 22, 1935 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Henry and Catherine (Strunk) Bohnenkamp. On October 1, 1960, she married Charles E. "Chuck" Kious at St. Mary's Church, Fort Madison, Iowa. He...

Rosemary Ann Cash

Rosemary Ann Cash

May 15, 2014

Rosemary Ann Cash, 86 years, of West Point, Iowa and formerly of Houghton, Iowa died at 5:50 am Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. She was born June 27, 1927, a daughter of Alois and Marie (Pomberg) Hellweg. On November 23, 1974, she married Maurice Cash at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He preceded her in...

Jack R. Findley

Jack R. Findley

May 1, 2014

Jack R Findley, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 11:20 am Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born February 19, 1926 at Keokuk, Iowa, a son of Ross and Inez (Harter) Findley. In 1943, he married Gloria M. Lamb at Canton, Missouri.

Jack was a 1944...

Henry Clarence Corns

Henry Clarence Corns

Apr 30, 2014

Henry Clarence Corns, 91 years, of Denmark, Iowa died at 5:35 am Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born June 7, 1922 at Bentonsport, Iowa, a son of Calvin Henry and Jennie June (Henry) Corns.

Henry was a resident of the Denmark area since 1952. He was a machine operator at...

Frank Walter Palm

Frank Walter Palm

Apr 28, 2014

Frank Walter Palm, 63 years, of Niota, Illinois died at 12:12 pm Monday April 28, 2014 as a result of an auto accident at Niota, Illinois. Frank was born September 19, 1950 at Geneva, Illinois, a son of Gust Edward and Elsie Palm.

He was survived by one son, Shane Palm, of Colorado; one sister, Linda Gebhardt,...

Carol Diane Reyes

Carol Diane Reyes

Apr 26, 2014

Carol Diane Reyes, 58 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:36 pm Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born December 9, 1955 at Keokuk, Iowa, a daughter of Ronald and Rovene (Walker) Cochran. On December 21, 2005, she married, Jesse B Reyes at Las Vegas, Nevada. He...

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