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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,...
Floreen Fuerman
Sep 29, 2013
Floreen Fuerman, 79 years, of West Point, Iowa died on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at her home. She was born January 1, 1934 at Houghton, Iowa, a daughter of Joseph and Louise (Mohrfeld) Menke. She married Robert Henry Fuerman, on February 23, 1952 at St. James' Church, St. Paul, Iowa. She attended St. John's School in Houghton. She was a...
Cathy Lynn Wellman
Sep 19, 2013
Cathy Lynn Wellman, 57 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:16 am Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, Iowa. She was born August 28, 1956, at Fort Madison, Iowa a daughter of Harvey and Erma (Grosekemper) Ireland. She was a 1976 graduate of Fort Madison High School. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her grandchildren....
Dale Eugene Anderson
Sep 14, 2013
Dale Eugene Anderson, 91 years, of McDonald, Tennessee and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:10 am Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Life Care of Collegedale, Tennessee. He was born June 28, 1922 at New London, Iowa, a son of Earl and June (Mathews) Anderson. He first married Lois Eichholz. They later divorced. On October 8, 1983, he...
Frances V. Gregory
Sep 11, 2013
Frances V. Gregory, 92 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:55 pm Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, Iowa. She was born June 4, 1921 at Revere, Missouri, a daughter of Everett V. and Esther Kautz Evermon. On November 11, 1939, she married Richard "RC" Gregory at Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death. She...
William A. Woodall
Sep 2, 2013
William A. "Bill" Woodall, 78 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:40 pm Monday, September 2, 2013 at his home. He was born December 13, 1934, a son of Jack and Alma Jean (Martin) Woodall. On November 19, 1955, he married Margry K. Richenberger. She preceded him in death on May 10, 2012. Bill retired from the Iowa State...
Anna Mae Featheringill
Sep 2, 2013
In the Garden of her Heart we were Fortunate to Grow. Her Words of Hope and Wisdom Taught us All we Need to Know. Anna left us at 11:15 pm Monday, September 2, 2013 to be with her Father in the mansion that he promised. In her lifetime of 86 years, she was a devoted daughter to Levi and Ruth...
Milton Carl Bergthold
Aug 29, 2013
Milton Carl Bergthold, 94 years, of Keokuk, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:30 pm Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the River Hills Village, Keokuk, Iowa. He was born September 14, 1918 at Montrose, Iowa, a son of Simon and Ellen (Trump) Bergthold. On July 6, 1947, he married Faye Krebill at the Donnellson Mennonite Church, Donnellson,...
Jesteen G. Tieman
Aug 23, 2013
Jesteen G. Tieman, daughter of the late Jess and Neoma Briggs Tollman was born August 13, 1910 in Wayland, Missouri. She departed this life August 23, 2013 in Melbourne, Arkansas at the age of 103 years and 10 days. Before moving from Iowa in 1993, she worked at the W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company, Dupont Corporation, Burlington Medical Center, and...
Marian F. Hall
Aug 18, 2013
Marian F. Hall, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Sunday evening, August 18, 2013 at her home. She was born July 25, 1922 in Forker, Missouri, a daughter of Daniel and Janice (Hamill) Cole. On September 5, 1943, she married Charles M. Hall at Kansas City, Missouri. They were married 57 years. Marian was a 1940 graduate of Forker...
Marilyn Kay Gansy
Aug 14, 2013
Marilyn Kay Gansy, 76 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away at 3:35 pm Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at her home after a courageous four year battle with cancer. She was born September 16, 1936 at Joliet, Illinois, a daughter of Earl and Dorothy (Reed) Sulzberger. On June 22, 1958, she married Ronald Gansy at the First Methodist Church, Dallas...
Robert William "Bill" Bergman
Aug 13, 2013
Robert William "Bill" Bergman, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:39 am Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born May 24, 1928 at Fort Madison the son of William and Martha (McMonigle) Bergman. On June 16, 1948, he married Ruth Rose Watznauer at Fort Madison, Iowa. She preceded him...
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