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Ruth Hatala
Jun 23, 2012
Ruth Hatala, 90 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:42 am Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born December 26, 1921 in Henry County, Iowa, near Mt. Union, a daughter of William L. and Ethel Eugenia (Kelly) Finke. On October 2, 1949 at Fort Madison, Iowa, she married Louis Henry...
Leta Mae Stinnett
Jun 17, 2012
Leta Mae Stinnett, 88 yrs, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 3:45 am Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born September 7, 1923 at Medill, Missouri, a daughter of Artie and Samantha (Burris) Mitten. On January 4, 1947, she married Dossie M. Stinnett at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in...
Sylvia Ann "Aunt Tookie" Pohlpeter
Jun 1, 2012
Sylvia Ann Pohlpeter, 79 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:30 am Friday, June 1, 2012 at her home. She was born October 7, 1932 at Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Myrtle (Miller) Pohlpeter. She was a lifelong resident of Fort Madison. In 1951, she graduated from the Fort Madison High School. She worked for Maher...
Elsie Smith
May 23, 2012
Elsie "Fern" Smith, 96 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died 2:50 am Wednesday May 23, 2012 at the Fort Madison Health Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born May 23, 1916 at Steffensville, Missouri, the daughter of John J. and Zora (Bruner) Daniel. On March 18, 1935, she married Arance Everett "Bud" Smith at Palmyra, Missouri. He preceded her in...
Margry K. Woodall
May 10, 2012
Margry K. Woodall, 73 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 8:20 am Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born September 20, 1938 at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa a daughter of Frank and Macel (Sherman) Richenberger. On November 19, 1955, she married William A Woodall. He survives. She worked at Sheaffer Pen Company for 38 years. She...
George "Elmer" Thompson
May 5, 2012
George "Elmer" Thompson, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:15 am Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Fort Madison Health Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born September 4, 1923 at Revere, Missouri, a son of George Ellsworth and Edna (Peckham) Thompson. George had been a resident of Fort Madison since 1946. He worked as a production worker...
Martha Rachel Wrage
May 2, 2012
Martha Rachel Wrage, 64 years, of Davenport, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 near Wilton, Iowa from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born November 15, 1947 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Toribio and Pabla (Sanchez) Garcia. She married Christopher Wrage, Sr. at Fort Madison, Iowa. He survives....
Mary Elizabeth Epperson
May 2, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Epperson, 71 yrs., of Fort Madison, Iowa died 7:39 pm Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at her home. She was born October 31, 1940 at Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Stanley Vincent and Bessie Leona (Daugherty) Anders. On December 10, 1966, she married Donald G. Epperson at the Farmington Baptist Church, Farmington, Iowa. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed...
Garnet Adella Thele
Apr 19, 2012
Garnet Adella Thele, 93 years, of Denmark, Iowa died at 5:22 am Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa. She was born January 30, 1919 at Augusta, Iowa, a daughter of Frank Addison and Myrtle Josephine (Maneely) Hopson. On August 20, 1936, she married Albert Anthony Thele at Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in...
Jack Lee Reubart
Apr 15, 2012
Jack Lee Reubart, 76 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:59 pm Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. Jack was born September 10, 1935 in Decatur, Illinois, a son of Carl William and Genieve Jewel (Hallihan) Reubart. On January 8, 1977, he married Nancy S. Elam in Taylorville, Illinois. Jack lived in...
Deanna Jo Hart
Apr 13, 2012
Deanna Jo Hart, 53 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away at 6:33 am Friday, April 13, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born February 12, 1959 at DeQueen, Arkansas, a daughter of Thomas and Shirley (Schatz) Six. On May 10, 1978, she married Larry Hart at Fort Madison, Iowa. Deanna was a homemaker...
Melba Maxine George
Apr 11, 2012
Melba Maxine George, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died 10:03 pm Wednesday April 11, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born June 17, 1920 at Henrietta, Missouri, the daughter of Jesse and Mabel (Kiddoo) Francis. On November 1, 1938, she married Franklin D. George at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death...
Shirley Ann Jeffries
Apr 11, 2012
Shirley Ann Jeffries, 78 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 3:29 pm Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at her residence at The Kensington, in Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born March 29, 1934 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Walter and Mildred (Leveling) Guenther. On October 22, 1955, she married Ralph Jeffries at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her...
John Colton Enslow, Sr.
Apr 6, 2012
John Colton Enslow, Sr., 90 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 5:35 am Friday, April 6, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born September 22, 1921 at his home, rural Denmark, Iowa, a son of John F. and Carrie A. (Colton) Enslow. On October 15, 1950, he married Marilyn Moore at Fort Madison,...
Betty Jean Butts
Mar 31, 2012
Betty Jean Butts, 88 years, of Carman, Illinois and formerly of West Burlington and Fort Madison, Iowa died at 3:40 pm Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born March 26, 1924 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of William David and Lela Mae (Yeager) Boyles. On December 14, 1945, she married...
John E. "Doc" Hall
Mar 27, 2012
John Edward "Doc" Hall, 63 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:43 pm Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born July 23, 1948 at Princeton, Illinois, a son of Mervin "Doc" Edward and Joy LuVerne (Lahr) Hall. He first married Sandra Brown. They later divorced. On May 4,...
Edward A. Menke
Mar 26, 2012
Edward Andrew Menke, 89 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:14 pm Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born September 1, 1922 at West Point, Iowa, a son of Henry and Agnes (Merschbrock) Menke. On April 11, 1953, he married Elizabeth "Liz" Viola Mayer, in Edina, Missouri. She preceded him...
Raymond Earl Baxter
Mar 24, 2012
Raymond Earl Baxter, 84 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:32 pm Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born June 30, 1927, in Downing, Missouri, a son of Floyd and Florence (Weilbrenner) Baxter. He married Laura Jeanne Lancaster. She preceded him in death on March 17, 2001. He married Evelyn...
Ruth Mildred Keller
Mar 21, 2012
Ruth Mildred Keller, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa and formerly of Eureka, Illinois died at 10:25 pm Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Fort Madison Health Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born March 7, 1927 at Eureka, Illinois, a daughter of Ezra B. and Carrie (Good) Yordy. On December 25, 1950, she married Robert Wayne Keller at the...
Dr. Richard Anthony Facciolo
Mar 21, 2012
Dr. Richard Anthony Facciolo, 61 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 9:45 pm Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born January 17, 1951 at Wilmington, Delaware, a son of Amillio Anthony and Frances (Marra) Facciolo. He moved to Fort Madison in 2011 and was the Chief Administrative Officer and Principal of...
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