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Wilma Marie Stevens

Wilma Marie Stevens

Mar 20, 2012

Wilma Marie Stevens, 91 yrs., of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:12 am Tuesday March 20, 2012 at the Great River Medical Center, Burlington, Iowa. She was born February 12, 1921 at rural Lee County, near Donnellson, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Hilda Barbara (Galle) Sprenger. On May 29, 1942, she married William E. Stevens...

Roy Wesley Gully, Jr.

Roy Wesley Gully, Jr.

Mar 18, 2012

Roy Wesley Gully, Jr., 60 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:50 am Sunday, March 18, 2012 at his home. He was born November 1, 1951 at Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, to the union of Roy Wesley, Sr. and Joycelyn (Pinkard) Gully, both deceased. He was the second of 16 children. Roy grew up in...

Roy John Nerhus

Roy John Nerhus

Mar 18, 2012

Roy John Nerhus, 51 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 3:30 pm, March 18, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born February 6, 1961 at DeWitt, Iowa, a son of Reginald Sr. and Chris (Rowe) Nerhus. He married Lucy Bohnenkamp in 1981. They later divorced. He worked construction. He loved the outdoors, especially...

Christopher Johnson

Christopher Johnson

Mar 16, 2012

Christopher Johnson, 55 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 11:49 am Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born December 31, 1956 at New York, a son of Frank Charles Johnson and Rosemary (Porcari) Johnson. On December 6, 2003 he married Rebecca Woodall. In addition to his wife Rebecca, he is...

Nina Fern Carr

Nina Fern Carr

Mar 14, 2012

Nina Fern Carr, 92 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 5:40 pm Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Fort Madison Health Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born June 12, 1919 at Marceline, Missouri, a daughter of William Roy and Lillie Mae (Myers) Zimmerman. On August 7, 1939, she married Russell E. Carr at Lexington, Missouri. He preceded her...

Guadalupe C. Gonzalez

Guadalupe C. Gonzalez

Mar 12, 2012

Guadalupe C. "Lupe" Gonzalez, 66 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died March 12, 2012 at the Henry County Health Center, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He was born March 4, 1946 at Topeka, Kansas, a son of Jesus Gonzalez and Rosa (Avalos) Segovia. Lupe lived most of his in Fort Madison. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, where...

Catherine E. Puckett

Catherine E. Puckett

Mar 2, 2012

Catherine E. Puckett, 51 years, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and formerly of West Point, Iowa died unexpectedly at 8:02 pm Friday, March 2, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born January 22, 1961, at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Albert H. and Mary A. (Found) Fraise. Cathy was a student at Kaplan University, Cedar Rapids,...

Richard Otis Shriver

Richard Otis Shriver

Feb 23, 2012

Richard Otis "Dick" Shriver, 83 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:50 pm Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, Iowa. Dick was born January 21, 1929 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Otis and Vera (Munford) Shriver. On December 25, 1951 he married Darlene Grace Reid, at the Santa Fe United Methodist Church, Fort...

Etta Mae (Bell) Redd

Etta Mae (Bell) Redd

Feb 23, 2012

Etta Mae (Bell) Redd, 40 yrs, of Saginaw, Michigan, formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died Thursday February 23, 2012 at Saginaw, Michigan. She was born October 25, 1971 at Decatur, Illinois. She was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church, Fort Madison, Iowa. She is survived by her mother: Nita Rice, six children, three brothers, two sisters, aunts, uncles,...

Betty Kramer

Betty Kramer

Feb 18, 2012

Betty Kramer, 55 years, of West Point, Iowa died Saturday morning, February 18, 2012 at her home. She was born November 6, 1956 at Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Cletus and Darlene (Kruse) Hellweg. On July 31, 1981, she married Randy Kramer at West Point, Iowa. Betty was a 1974 graduate of Fort Madison High School and lived all...

Mary Lou Christy

Mary Lou Christy

Feb 15, 2012

Mary Lou Christy, 79 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:04 am Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born November 19, 1932 at Keokuk County, Iowa, a daughter of Howard Ralph and Edith (Roberts) Wells. On December 6, 1952, she married Doyle Aubrey Christy at Ottumwa, Iowa. He preceded her...

Richard Harold “Dick” Pohlpeter

Richard Harold “Dick” Pohlpeter

Feb 1, 2012

Richard Harold "Dick" Pohlpeter, 81 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 3:52 pm Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born July 29, 1930 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Raymond & Myrtle (Miller) Pohlpeter. On October 11, 1952, he married Lois Mary Morrett at Fort Madison, Iowa. She preceded...

David Rowley

David Rowley

Jan 25, 2012

David Rowley, 65 years, of Keokuk, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 12:15 am Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Lexington Square, Keokuk, Iowa. David was born December 18, 1946 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Chester Leroy and Leona Emily (Van Dorin) Rowley. He was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a 1967 graduate...

Frank S. Myers

Frank S. Myers

Jan 24, 2012

Frank S. Myers, 103 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:17 pm Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at his home. Frank was born November 20, 1908 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of John and Cora (Corn) Myers. On July 2, 1934 at Fort Madison, he married Meriam E. Turner. She preceded him in death on February 9, 2004. He...

Karen Sue Knowles

Karen Sue Knowles

Jan 19, 2012

Karen Sue Knowles, 65 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 2:30 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born May 8, 1946 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of William Henry and Thelma Ruth (Knipe) Russell. In April 1980, she married Robert Knowles. Karen worked as a machine operator for...

Anne Louise Steele

Anne Louise Steele

Jan 16, 2012

Anne Louise Steele, 83 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:14 am Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born April 9, 1928 at Indianola, Iowa, a daughter of Cecil E. and Alyn I. (Thorn) Griffin. On October 13, 1946 she married Arthur Wayne Steele at Montezuma, Iowa. He preceded her...

Raymond Leroy “Beaver” Wilson, Sr.

Raymond Leroy “Beaver” Wilson, Sr.

Jan 16, 2012

Raymond Leroy "Beaver" Wilson, Sr., 67 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died 7:15 pm January 16, 2012 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born March 22, 1944 at Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Arthur Woodrow and Alta Ruth (Snyder) Wilson. On May 5, 1979, he married Marjorie Reynolds at Oldsmar, Florida . She survives. Before retiring, he...

Elvera "Vera" Mary Carney

Elvera "Vera" Mary Carney

Jan 6, 2012

Elvera Mary "Vera" Carney, 86 years, of West Point, Iowa died at 10:23 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born August 9, 1925 at Lee County, Iowa, a daughter of John and Eleanor (Rueter) Mertens. On November 15, 1948, she married Clarence Carney at Dubuque, Iowa. He preceded...

Ronald Joseph Eid

Ronald Joseph Eid

Dec 30, 2011

Ronald Joseph Eid, 67 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly Friday, December 30, 2011 at his home. He was born November 18, 1944, at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Merrill E. and Maryann (Menke) Eid. Ron lived in the Fort Madison area all his life and was a 1963 graduate of Fort Madison High School. He first worked...

Betty Lou (Cameron) Riter Van Ausdall

Betty Lou (Cameron) Riter Van Ausdall

Nov 26, 2011

Betty Lou (Cameron) Riter Van Ausdall, 80 years, of Fort Madison and formerly of Montrose, Iowa, died of cancer Saturday November 26, 2011 at her home. She was born July 31, 1931 in Happy Hollow in Fort Madison, a daughter of William (Red) Cameron and Utha B. (Withrow) Cameron. On July 9, 1949 she married John Riter at Fort Madison....

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