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Vanessa Marie Ives

Vanessa Marie Ives

Jan 20, 2013

Vanessa Marie Ives, 45 years, of St. Louis County, Mo. and formerly of Dallas City, Illinois, died on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at her home. She was born January 13, 1968, a daughter of Quinn and Nancy (Gilpin) Pence. She married Michael Ives and they had three sons. They later divorced. She graduated from Dallas City High School, Dallas City,...

Elliott Mathias Hemphill, Jr.

Elliott Mathias Hemphill, Jr.

Jan 15, 2013

Elliott Mathias Hemphill, Jr. , infant son of Teresa Weldon and Elliott M. Hemphill, Sr. died Tuesday January 15, 2013 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He is survived by his parents, one sister, Helayna Hemphill, of Fort Madison; grandparents: Star Weldon, of Fort Madison; Charles Weldon and Vickie Nolte, of West Point, Iowa and Diana Garza,...

Helen Irene Goehl

Helen Irene Goehl

Jan 13, 2013

Helen Irene Goehl, 75 years, of Montrose, Iowa died at 10:41 am Sunday, January 13, 2013 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born July 27, 1937 at Springfield, Illinois a daughter of LeRoy and Bessie (Williams) Sparks. On November 5, 1955, she married William Robert Goehl at Quincy, Illinois. She moved to Montrose area in...

Bernice Meyer

Bernice Meyer

Jan 12, 2013

Bernice Meyer, 86 years old, of Donnellson, Iowa, died at 1:00 pm, Saturday January 12, 2013. She was born on January 26, 1926 in Charleston, Iowa, the daughter of William and Loretta Bentzinger. She married Arthur H. Meyer Jr. on July 29, 1951 in Donnellson, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 13, 1981. She attended Donnellson High School,...

Dale Lee Jordan

Dale Lee Jordan

Jan 1, 2013

Dale Lee Jordan, 70 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:40 pm Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born September 13, 1942 at Keokuk, Iowa, a son of Walter Nelson and Lily F. (Silvers) Jordan. On January 3, 1965, he married Darlene Davis at Fort Madison, Iowa. She survives. Dale...

Dale H. Lane

Dale H. Lane

Dec 29, 2012

Dale H. Lane, 78 years, of Argyle, Iowa died at 11:50 am Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. He was born September 20, 1934 in Iowa, the son of Harold B. and Mildred Mae (Thomas) Lane. On February 7, 1994, he married Linda Basham. She survives. He lived most of his life in the area....

Marjorie Ann Ireland

Marjorie Ann Ireland

Dec 29, 2012

Marjorie Ann Ireland, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:30 pm Saturday, December 29, 2012 at her home. She was born December 29, 1927, at New London, Iowa, a daughter of Henry Ralph and Gertrude Harriette (Plumly) Madden. On June 21, 1946, she married Robert Ivan Ireland at Kahoka, Missouri. He survives. She moved to the Fort Madison...

Opal Lee Prough Shumaker

Opal Lee Prough Shumaker

Dec 26, 2012

Opal Prough Shumaker, 97, passed peacefully from this life surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Klein Center in Burlington. She was born in Adair County, MO, and lived in that area her entire life, until her husband's death in January 2006 when she moved to Fort Madison, IA to be near her son. Born August...

Thomas Henry Boyles

Thomas Henry Boyles

Dec 5, 2012

Thomas Henry Boyles, 76 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:52 pm Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born July 6, 1936 at Illinois, a son of Bernard and Hazel (Johnson) Boyles. He was a life long resident of Fort Madison. He was a Fort Madison High School graduate. For...

Patrick Joseph Perry Sr.

Patrick Joseph Perry Sr.

Nov 27, 2012

Patrick Joseph Perry Sr., 75 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly at 9:40 pm Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born July 5, 1937 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Gerald Melville and Florence Agnes (Cullen) Perry. On December 7, 1957, he married Evelyn Selby. They were married almost...

Brian A. Judy

Brian A. Judy

Nov 26, 2012

Brian Allen Judy, 50 years, of Schaumburg, Illinois and formerly of West Point, Iowa died at 4:26 pm Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois. He was born December 23, 1961 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of James Lane and Janice Mary (Freesmeier) Judy. Brian was a 1980 graduate of Marquette High School and...

Glen Paul Heins

Glen Paul Heins

Nov 23, 2012

Glen P. Heins, 84 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 5:55 am Friday, November 23, 2012 at the Fort Madison Health Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born May 23, 1928 at Carrollton, Missouri, a son of Walter Glen and Dorris (Nowland) Heins. He first married Norma Penrod. They later divorced. On December 1, 1980, he married Jeanette C....

Harold Eugene Fraise

Harold Eugene Fraise

Nov 22, 2012

Harold Eugene Fraise, 62 years, of West Point, Iowa died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at this home in West Point, Iowa. He was born August 21, 1950 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Albert and Mary (Found) Fraise. He first married Cheryl Frazier. They had two children, Travis and Amy. They divorced. He then married Jan Jones. They divorced....

Julie Faye Wright

Julie Faye Wright

Nov 20, 2012

Julie Wright, 53 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at her apartment. She was born August 23, 1959 at Brookfield, Missouri. Her parents were Kenneth L. and Faye L. (Persyn) Wright. Julie spent most of her life in the Fort Madison area. She worked as a nurse's aide. She is survived by one sister, Kenna (husband...

Michael Steven Hein

Michael Steven Hein

Nov 13, 2012

Michael Steven Hein, 74 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:40 pm Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born December 24, 1937 at Bremerton, Washington a son of Steven Holman and Katherine Pauline (Goerger) Hein. On May 19, 1962, he married Terry Johanna Schachel at Washington D.C. He had 20...

John D Hogan

John D Hogan

Nov 13, 2012

John D Hogan, 91 years, of Niota, Illinois died at 9:17 pm Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. He was born February 25, 1921 at Niota, Illinois, a son of John Daniel and Florence Amelia (Boeddeker) Hogan. On February 14, 1942, he married Mildred M. Gervler at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Fort Madison, Iowa. She...

Ruth Lucille Farmer

Ruth Lucille Farmer

Oct 27, 2012

Ruth Lucille Farmer, 83 years, of Fort Madison passed away at 7:40 am Saturday October 27, 2012 at the Fort Madison Health Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born October 5, 1929 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Elmer Lee Blanchard and Eva Pearl (Warren) Blanchard. On December 15, 1948 she married Arthur Lewis "Pete" Farmer, Jr., at Fort...

Sue Carol (Young) Weaver, Ph.D.

Sue Carol (Young) Weaver, Ph.D.

Oct 9, 2012

Sue Carol (Young) Weaver, Ph.D., 84 years, of Carlsbad, California, and former resident of Fort Madison, Iowa, passed away Tuesday October 9, 2012 in Carlsbad. She was born January 7, 1928 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Arvilla Young and Verna (Skyles) Young. Sue was an educator for 22 years, in careers ranging from elementary school teacher to college...

Patricia Flo Rupert

Patricia Flo Rupert

Oct 6, 2012

Patricia Flo Rupert, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:55 pm Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born January 13, 1924 at Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Carl Gaylord and Ruth (Perry) Latherow. On June 29, 1947, she married Charles J. Rupert at Macomb, Illinois. Pat was a 1942...

Everett W. Vanausdall

Everett W. Vanausdall

Sep 28, 2012

Everett William Van Ausdall, 80 yrs., of Montrose and the surrounding area, died at 9:40 am Friday September 28, 2012 at the Donnellson Care Center. He had been in failing health the past one year. Everett was born January 12, 1932 at Keokuk, Iowa, a son of Marion Everett and Sara Lillian (Peterson) Van Ausdall. He married Nelly Jean Hinman...

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