Gary Lee Estrada Sr.
Aug 10, 2013
Gary Lee Estrada Sr, 57 years, of Webster City, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison, died at 4:50 pm Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Hospice House in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was born May 27, 1956 at Iowa City, Iowa, a son of Antonio Valdivia Sr. and Evelyn Eleanor (Meyers) Estrada. On June 11, 2003, he married Linda Jetter....
Wilson Freeman "Bill" Jerome
Aug 6, 2013
Wilson Freeman "Bill" Jerome, 84, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away August 6, 2013. He was born June 18, 1929 in Centerville, Iowa, to the late Leslie and True (Freeman) Jerome. Bill graduated in 1947 from the Centerville High School. In 1951, he graduated from Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa where he had an outstanding athletic career. He taught in the...
Mary Ann Colvin
Aug 4, 2013
Mary Ann Colvin, 74 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:50 pm Sunday August 4, 2013 at Great River Klein Center, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born November 16, 1938 at Wever, Iowa, a daughter of Charles Henry Jr. and Avis Elva Pearl (Rickles) Ireland. On November 18, 1962, she married Robert Dee Colvin. She has been a resident...
Janice M. Thomas
Aug 3, 2013
Janice M. Thomas, 70 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died after a 2 year battle with cancer on Saturday morning, August 3, 2013 at her home. She was born October 3, 1942 in Houghton, Iowa, a daughter of William and Ceal (Sanders) Hellman. She married Phil Thomas, they had three children: Joe, Jennifer, and Suzanna. Janice was born and raised...
Evelyn Eleanor Estrada
Jul 29, 2013
Evelyn Eleanor Estrada, 76 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died peacefully at home with her family at her side at 9:20 pm Monday, July 29, 2013. She was born January 12, 1937 at Kahoka, Missouri, a daughter of William and Lillian (Stewart) Meyers. On February 4, 1956 at Fort Madison, Iowa she married Antonio Valdivia Estrada Sr. He survives. She...
Mildred E. Bergthold
Jul 23, 2013
Mildred E. Bergthold, 91 years, of Fort Madison, IA passed away at 8:45 pm Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at The Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born March 8, 1922 in Houghton, IA to Henry and Rose (Mehmert) Lampe. She married Earl Schwartz on February 3, 1942 in Houghton IA. He preceded her in death on January 25, 1982. She...
Marie Louise Gates
Jul 13, 2013
Marie Louise Gates, 92 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died 5:15 am Saturday July 13, 2013 at the Kensington, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born October 17, 1920 at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, a daughter of Joseph and Bertha Martha (Ploeger) Timmerman. On May 1, 1948, she married Raymond Alfred Gates at Phoenix, Arizona. He preceded her in death on April...
Suzanne L. Richmond
Jul 9, 2013
Suzanne L. Richmond, 83 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:42 pm Tuesday July 9, 2013 at the Montrose Care Center, Montrose, Iowa. She was born August 15, 1929, a daughter of Gilbert and Inez (Bacon) Toussaint. On August 9, 1952, she married Frank R. Richmond Jr, M.D. at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death March 24,...
Scott Ryan Smith
Jun 17, 2013
Scott Ryan Smith, 29 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday June 17, 2013 in Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born February 28, 1984 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the son of Tracy L. (Dorethy) Smith. He was a 2002 graduate of Fort Madison High School. He received his AA degree from Southeastern Community College. He work for 10 years at...
Marilynn Irene Northway
Jun 11, 2013
Marilynn Irene Northway, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:40 pm Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at her home. She was born December 12, 1924 at Primrose, Iowa a daughter of Ralph and Clara (Bergthold) Sander. On August 22, 1947 she married Edgar Northway at Primrose, Iowa. Marilynn was a homemaker. She was a member of St. John's United...
Mary Ann Broadway
May 28, 2013
Mary Ann Broadway, 78 years, formerly of Fort Madison Iowa, died at home in Corrales, New Mexico on May 28, 2013. She was born on February 11, 1935 in Wilmington, Delaware. She married Luke Broadway on April 4, 1954. Mary Ann was a resident of Fort Madison from 1975 to 2000. She worked as a Teacher Aid at Richardson Elementary...
Willard E "Bill" Pickard
May 21, 2013
Willard E. (Bill) Pickard, 85 years, of Ft. Madison died Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born February 13, 1928 in Donnellson Iowa, a son of Hiram and Lula (Smith) Pickard. He married Anna Thomas on March 22, 1947 and had celebrated 66 years of marriage. He began his...
Barbara Ann Bentler
May 21, 2013
Barbara Ann Bentler, 74 years, of Mt. Hamill, Iowa died at 5:18 am Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born March 11, 1939 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Harry and Elizabeth (Mertens) Nichting. On November 23, 1967 she married Alfonse Bentler at St. John's Church, Houghton, Iowa. In 1957...
Michael Lance May
May 20, 2013
Michael Lance May, 61 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:40 PM Monday, May 20, 2013 at his home. He was born February 16, 1952 at Sacramento, California, a son of Edward Eugene and Mary Catherine (Wilkerson) May. He married Carol Pohlpeter. Mike moved to Fort Madison in 1975. He worked as a correctional officer at the Iowa State...
David Glenn Neff
Apr 24, 2013
David Glenn Neff, 55 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:01 pm Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at his home. He was born February 11, 1958 at Kirksville, Missouri, a son of Harvey Glenn and Mary (Peterson) Neff. On November 21, 1977, he married Kathy Campbell at Fort Madison, Iowa. David was a 1976 graduate of Fort Madison High School....
Phillip Nathaniel Johnson
Apr 14, 2013
Phillip Nathaniel Johnson, 87 years, of Wayland, Iowa and formerly of Keokuk and Fort Madison died Sunday April 14, 2013 at the Parkview Home in Wayland, Iowa. He was born March 28, 1926 at St. Louis, Missouri, a son of Reverend John F. Johnson and Gladys Mae (Tucker) Johnson. He had been a resident in the Fort Madison and Keokuk...
Raymond D. West
Apr 3, 2013
Raymond D. West, 86 years, born and raised in Fort Madison, Iowa "crossed-over" at 4:15 am April 3, 2013 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born December 17, 1926 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Forrest and Ida (Markle) West. On May 15, 1945, he married June Lee Strah at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. She...
Ruth Marie Grossman
Apr 1, 2013
Ruth Marie Grossman, 91 years, of Denmark, Iowa died at 7:15 pm Monday, April 1, 2013 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. She was born July 23, 1921 at St Paul, Iowa, a daughter of Henry and Sadie (Menke) Spiekermeier. On June 1, 1944 at West Point, Iowa she married Floyd "Bud" Grossman. He preceded her in...
Raymond D. Thompson
Mar 1, 2013
Raymond D. "Swede" Thompson, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died 7:15 am Friday March 1, 2013 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born April 14, 1927 at Revere, Missouri, the son of George Ellsworth and Edna (Peckham) Thompson. On July 29, 1946, he married Mary E. Carter at Kahoka, Missouri. She preceded him in...
Faye Bergthold
Feb 19, 2013
Faye Bergthold, 93 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:20 am Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at River Hills Village, Keokuk, Iowa. She was born February 27, 1919 at Donnellson, Iowa, a daughter of Edwin J. and Lena (Schlicher) Krebill. On July 6, 1947, she married Milton Bergthold at the Donnellson Mennonite Church, Donnellson, Iowa. Faye was a 1936 graduate...
