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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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....
Agatha June Unger
Nov 23, 2011
Agatha June Unger, 83 years, of Denmark, Iowa, died at 7:55 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born June 24, 1928, in Keokuk Falls, Oklahoma, a daughter of Joseph and Winnie Viola (Cantrell) Shivers. She first married John Nolan. They divorced. She married Henry A. Unger on February 13, 1970. He preceded her...
Dorothy Jean “Dot” Widdifield
Nov 19, 2011
Dorothy Jean "Dot" Widdifield, 85 years, of Burlington, Iowa and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died Saturday November 19, 2011 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. Dorothy was born November 3, 1926 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of William and Ethel Levo (McCabe) Heald. On May 11, 1947 she married Bernard Widdifield at Fort Madison. He...
Elizabeth “Liz” Viola Menke
Nov 18, 2011
Elizabeth "Liz" Viola Menke, 86 years, of Fort Madison died November 18, 2011 at the Fort Madison Health Center. She was born in Baring, Missouri on January 12, 1925, the daughter of Stephen G. and Mary Louise (Schlepphorst) Mayer who preceded her in death. Elizabeth graduated from Baring High School. After graduation she went to work for the Santa Fe...
Lois Mary Pohlpeter
Nov 6, 2011
Lois Mary Pohlpeter, 79 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:25 pm Sunday November 6, 2011 at her home. She was born September 10, 1932 at Farmington, Iowa, a daughter of Arthur and Daisy (Wood) Morrett. On October 11, 1952, she married Richard Pohlpeter at Fort Madison, Iowa. He survives. Lois was a homemaker and lifelong resident of the...
Carroll William “Curly” Sprenger
Oct 19, 2011
Carroll William "Curly" Sprenger, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:00 pm Wednesday October 19, 2011 at the Fort Madison Health Center, Fort Madison, Iowa. Curly was born October 13, 1923 at home near Donnellson, Iowa, a son of Henry William and Hilda Barbara (Galle) Sprenger. He had ten brothers and sisters and was raised on a farm...
Thomas Wade Walljasper
Oct 12, 2011
Thomas Wade Walljasper, 24 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly as a result of an automobile accident Wednesday, October 12, 2011. He was born November 23, 1986, a son of Thomas J. and Susan L. (Hogan) Walljasper. He was a 2005 graduate of Fort Madison High School. He was a four year starter on the Fort Madison Bloodhound wrestling...
M. Joann Culbertson
Oct 1, 2011
M. Joann Culbertson, 85 yrs., of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:40 pm Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. She was born August 28, 1926 at Donnellson, Iowa, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Frances Elizabeth (Taylor) Warren. On July 5, 1947, she married Keith M. Culbertson at Keokuk, Iowa. He preceded her in death...
Peter Lafayette Eicher, Sr.
Sep 30, 2011
Pete Eicher, 63, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at Fort Madison Community Hospital after losing his courageous battle with bladder cancer. He was born October 4, 1947 in Burlington, Iowa the son of Clayton and Wanda (Coppage) Eicher. After graduation, in 1965 from Fort Madison Senior High he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Pete honorably served his country...
Charles Lester Warner, Sr.
Sep 23, 2011
Charles Lester Warner, Sr., 77 yrs., of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 6:25 AM Friday, September 23, 2011 at the home of his daughter, in Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born June 26, 1934 at Washington Township, Van Buren County, Iowa, the son of Cornelius R. and Helen M. (Williams) Warner. Charles and his wife, Marcia Londrie have been together...
Marjorie A. Westfall
Sep 23, 2011
Marjorie A. Westfall, 82 years, of Burlington, Iowa, died at 11:15 pm Friday, September 23, 2011 at the Klein Center, Burlington, Iowa. Marjorie Hallgren (Marge) was born October 8, 1928 to Arthur Hallgren and Ruth Gustafson. She attended Burlington High School and graduated in the class of 1945. In her younger years, Marge enjoyed writing in school. When she was...
Gervase William Bentler
Sep 11, 2011
Gervase William Bentler, 87 years, of Bonaparte, Iowa died at 9:10 pm Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born June 19, 1924 at Houghton, Iowa a son of Fred H. and Veronica Mary (Menke) Bentler. On November 28, 1987, he married Mollie (Church) Mills at Bonaparte, Iowa. He was a lifelong...
