Carter Stephen Adams
Dec 27, 2013
Carter Stephen Adams was stillborn at 10:12 pm Friday, December 27, 2013 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He is the son of Kevin and Kristy (Steffensmeier) Adams. He is survived by his parents, Kevin and Kristy Adams, of Fort Madison, Iowa; one brother, Brady Adams; maternal grandparents, Timothy and Jan Steffensmeier, of West Point, Iowa; paternal...
James Lane Judy
Dec 25, 2013
James Lane Judy, 72 years, of West Point, Iowa died at 7:43 a.m. Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at his home. He was born September 9, 1941 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Clemens and Cecelia (Fullenkamp) Judy. On June 25, 1961, he married Janice Mary Freesmeier at St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church, West Point, Iowa. He graduated...
Henry Joseph Pieper
Dec 20, 2013
Henry Joseph Pieper, 88 years, of Wever, Iowa died at 6:25 am Friday, December 20, 2013 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. He was born November 27, 1925 in Houghton, Iowa, a son of Ernest and Elizabeth (Holtkamp) Pieper. On February 4, 1950, he married Pauline Mary Bentler in Houghton, Iowa. She preceded him in death. Henry...
Robert F. Stuekerjuergen
Dec 15, 2013
Robert F. (Bob) Stuekerjuergen, 85 years, of West Point, Iowa died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. Bob was born June 23, 1928 to Aloysius and Lucille (Schulte) Stuekerjuergen in Fort Madison, Iowa. He attended St. James School, St. Paul, Iowa. In 1951, he joined the Army and served in Company C, 72nd...
Rev. Harold Davis, Jr.
Dec 7, 2013
Rev. Harold Davis, Jr., 81 years, of Des Moines, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died Saturday, December 7, 2013 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born October 12, 1932, a son of Harold, Sr. and Clara K. Jackson Davis. On April 22, 1956 at Davenport, Iowa, he married Margaret Louise Newman. She preceded him in death on June...
Ruthie M. Sundberg
Dec 7, 2013
Ruthie M. Sundberg, 73 years, of Houston, Texas and formerly of West Point, Iowa died December 7, 2013 at her home. She was born June 22, 1940 at West Point, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Rosalia (Rung) Bohnenkamp. She married Dennis Sundberg. He preceded her in death. Ruthie was born and raised in the West Point area. She was...
Peryl Lorraine Kress
Dec 5, 2013
Peryl Lorraine Kress, 98 years, of West Point, Iowa, formerly Niota, Illinois died 12:45 am Thursday December 5, 2013 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. She was born September 29, 1915 at Niota, Illinois, a daughter of William Earl and Sylvia Myrtle (Wilson) Kress. She worked at Sheaffer Pen Co. as an inspector in metal fabrication, but...
Edward J. Hayes
Dec 4, 2013
Edward J. Hayes, 83 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:30 pm Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born February 1, 1930 in Wever, Iowa, a son of Carl Marion Sr. and Edna Ethel (Allen) Hayes. He loved being around others, and he enjoyed fishing, playing bingo and dominos. He...
Wanda Whitehead
Dec 3, 2013
Wanda Whitehead, 89 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:50 pm Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born June 7, 1924 at Fort Gay, West Virginia, a daughter of William Golden and Carrie Fay Jennings. On May 10, 1971 she married Blaine L. Whitehead in Las Vegas, Nevada. He...
Nancy H. Nelson
Dec 1, 2013
Nancy H. Nelson, 76 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:12 pm Sunday, December 1, 2013 at her home surrounded by those who loved her. She was born June 5, 1937 in Oak Park, Illinois, a daughter of Chester and Louise (Mattson) Henriksen. She first married Douglas Erickson on July 11, 1959 in LaGrange, Illinois, and they had three...
Richard L. "Dick" Nelson Sr.
Dec 1, 2013
Richard L. "Dick" Nelson Sr., 79 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:07 pm Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. He was born September 13, 1934 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Ernest and Esther Marie (Einspanjer) Nelson. On November 24, 1956, he married Joan I. Jaster at Fort Madison, Iowa. He worked...
Matilda "Tillie" Ann Cooper
Nov 22, 2013
Matilda "Tillie" Ann Cooper, 95 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:55 am Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born September 27, 1918 at West Point, Iowa, a daughter of Herman H. and Catherine (Nacke) Kuhljuergen. On November 22, 1938, she married William Conrad Cooper at the Sacred Heart Church,...
Ronald Dean Dunn
Nov 9, 2013
Ronald Dean Dunn, 76 years, of Denmark, Iowa died at 9:59 am Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born August 23, 1937, at Superior, Nebraska, son of Jess and Netty (Comstock) Dunn. Ron was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a truck driver and drove for Richers Trucking...
Melvin Eugene Rea
Nov 1, 2013
Melvin Eugene Rea, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:38 pm Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born March 17, 1928, in Hancock County, west of Ferris, Illinois, a son of Dee and Helen (Brandon) Rea. On December 12, 1953, he married LaVonna "Vonnie" Horner at Fort Madison, Iowa,...
Darlene Angell Bentler
Oct 23, 2013
Darlene Angell Bentler, 81 years, of Houghton, Iowa died at 12:21 pm Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born January 1, 1932 at Hamilton, Illinois, a daughter of George Edward and Ina Isabel (Smith) Angell, Sr. On August 7, 1951, she married Gervase W. Bentler in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fort...
Robert David Fahey Sr.
Oct 18, 2013
Robert David Fahey, Sr, 89, of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Fort Madison, died on Friday morning, October 18, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida. He was born on November 13, 1923 to Richard W and Dorothy Rauenbuehler Fahey in Fort Madison, Iowa. On November 24, 1948, he married Beverly L. Kern at St. John's Catholic Church in Burlington,...
Ronald R. Calvert
Oct 16, 2013
Ronald R. Calvert, 77 years, of Donnellson, Iowa died surrounded by his family at 12:47 am Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born February 23, 1936 at Revere, Missouri, a son of Cecil and Dorothy Lee (Toops) Calvert. On July 25, 1959, he married Virginia E. Hocker at Keokuk, Iowa. She survives. Ron was...
Michael Fred Ebert
Oct 16, 2013
Michael Fred Ebert, 67 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:40 pm Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born December 20, 1945 at Keokuk, Iowa, a son of Fred Eldon and Josephine Edith (Bollin) Ebert. On December 12, 1970, he married Sharon Sportsman at Fort Madison, Iowa. She...
Elizabeth Elaine Peters
Oct 6, 2013
Elizabeth Elaine Peters, 87 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:10 pm Sunday, October 6, 2013 at the Living Center East, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born December 2, 1925 in Monroe County, Iowa, the seventh child of William Patrick and Mary Grace (Miller) Barnes. In 1933, after the death of her father, she moved with her mother to...
Leslie Earl Peck Jr.
Oct 5, 2013
Leslie Earl Peck Jr, 72 years, of Montrose, Iowa and formerly of New London, Iowa died at 5:30 pm Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, Iowa. He was born April 3, 1941 in Kansas, a son of Leslie Earl Sr and Ruth (Hanneman) Peck. He first married Lu Meitler, and they had three children: Kelly, Kevin,...
