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...
Jane Denning
Sep 10, 2011
Jane Denning, 89 years, formerly of West Point, Iowa died Saturday, September 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California. She was born June 4, 1922, to Stephen and Rosine Catherine (Pollmiller) Holtkamp. She was married in San Francisco on July 29, 1941, to William Conrad Denning, who died on June 11, 1999. Jane was born and raised in the St. Paul,...
William D. Green
Sep 9, 2011
William D. Green, 64 years, of Donnellson, Iowa, and formerly of Farmington Hills, Michigan, died unexpectedly Friday, September 9, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. He was born September 18, 1946, at Detroit, Michigan, a son of William E. and Isabella (Donaldson) Green. On March 24, 1967, he married Lisa Sundberg at Orchard Lake,...
Donald Basham
Sep 3, 2011
Donald Basham, 81 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:24 pm Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born February 8, 1930 at Galesburg, Illinois, a son of Andrell and Geneva (McGee) Basham. On January 20, 1953, he married Ruth K. Swanson at Galesburg, Illinois. She survives. Don was a veteran...
Sarah Groesbeck Hass
Aug 31, 2011
Sarah Groesbeck Hass, 90, of Mechanicsburg, PA, and formerly of Fort Madison, IA, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2011, in Camp Hill, PA. Born August 14, 1921, in rural Lorimor, IA, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Esther (Schneider) Groesbeck. Sarah was a graduate of Iowa State Teacher''s College Class of 1947. She was a member of...
Rita Ann Mehmert
Aug 26, 2011
Rita Ann Mehmert, 86 years, of St. Paul, Iowa died surrounded by her family at 10:41 pm Friday, August 26, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. She was born July 26, 1925 at her home in rural West Point, Iowa, a daughter of Otto and Anna (Vantiger) Meierotto. On July 26, 1948, she married...
Michael H. Osborn
Aug 21, 2011
Michael H. Osborn, 53 years, of Wever, Iowa died at 6:10 pm Sunday, August 21, 2011 at his home. He was born September 29, 1957 in Manhatten, New York, a son of Joseph H. and Carmen M. Osborn. He married Marjorie Caster in 1982 at Denmark, Iowa. They later divorced. Michael was a graduate of North Babylon High School on...
Ronald S. Killoren
Aug 20, 2011
Ronald S. Killoren, 66 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:52 pm Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. Ronald was born July 9, 1945 at Waukegan, Illinois, a son of Harold J. and Patricia I. (Devereaux) Killoren. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and Glenwood State School. He was of the Christian...
Urban F. Sallen
Aug 17, 2011
Urban F. Sallen, 93 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:08 pm Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at this home at The Kensington. He was born July 4, 1918 at Fort Madison, Iowa a son of Henry and Thresa (Menke) Sallen. On January 13, 1951 he married Lillian V. Ashby at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Very Reverend William Schmidt...
Norbert Bernard Menke
Aug 13, 2011
Norbert Bernard Menke, 61 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:34 am Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. Norbert was born May 12, 1950 in Fort Madison, Iowa a son of August Francis "Frank" and Catherine (Hunold) Menke. He married Corinne "Cory" Martin on August 28, 1976 at Evanston, Illinois. Norbert was...
