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Melba Maxine George

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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