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Michael Eugene Hartley

Michael Eugene Hartley

Aug 22, 2010

Michael Eugene Hartley was born January 2, 1986 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of Don Hartley and Karen (Henninger) Hartley. On January 1, 2010 he married Jenny Keeley, in Tennessee. She survives. Michael was one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was a 2004 graduate of Fort Madison High School. From a young age he was constantly around his father's business...

Mary Alice Glasgow

Mary Alice Glasgow

Aug 8, 2010

Mary "Alice" Glasgow was born February 20, 1909 in Green Bay Bottoms, rural Wever, Iowa, a daughter of Fred and Edna (Liddle) Schrader. On October 13, 1926, she married Clarence Glasgow at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death July 20, 1994. Alice was a homemaker. She was a member of the Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ. She...

Donald Wayne Conlee

Donald Wayne Conlee

Jul 21, 2010

Donald W. Conlee was born May 10, 1934 in Jefferson Township of Lee County, Iowa a son of Charles P. and Irene E. (Starr) Conlee. He was a fifth generation to live in Jefferson Township, where he was a hobby farmer in which he received several awards for his prize winning yields, and also an avid coin collector. He was...

Steven Joseph Kious

Steven Joseph Kious

Jul 16, 2010

Steven Joseph Kious was born December 28, 1961 at Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Charles E. and LaVerne Lilly (Bohnenkamp) Kious. He was a lifelong resident of the area. He attended Aquinas High School. He first worked as a carpenter's assistant with his father, and then graduated from Southeastern Community College and Iowa Wesleyan College. He was currently working...

James Lawrence Palmer

James Lawrence Palmer

Jul 14, 2010

James Lawrence Palmer was born August 27, 1923 at Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of John and Lenora (Hawkins) Palmer. On April 26, 1952, he married Rosalia A. Rung Bohnenkamp at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, West Point, Iowa. They were married for 58 years. He was a lifelong resident of the Fort Madison and West Point area. He worked...

Hazel O. Kress

Hazel O. Kress

Jul 4, 2010

Hazel O. Kress was born February 8, 1931 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of Louis Eugene and Hazel (Lacky) Metcalf. On January 5, 1951, she married William J. Kress in Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death October 27, 1989. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fort Madison. She worked as a nurse at...

Darlene Smith

Darlene Smith

Jun 30, 2010

Darlene Elizabeth Smith was born February 7, 1925 at Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of David Edward and Barbara H. (Schnitker) Bishop. On August 15, 1942, she married Eugene "Gene" F. Smith at Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death March 26, 1995. She worked as a press operator at Gleason Inc., Fort Madison. She was a former member of...

Kristin Marie Smith

Kristin Marie Smith

Jun 25, 2010

Kristin Marie Smith was born December 10, 1979 at Manistique, Michigan, a daughter of Gifford and Patricia (Howard) Smith. She spent most her life in the Fort Madison area. She graduated from the Fort Madison High School in 1998. She worked at APAC a short time and was a homemaker. She enjoyed music, singing karaoke and spending time with family...

Richard Harry Rempe

Richard Harry Rempe

Jun 25, 2010

Richard Harry Rempe was born January 22, 1958 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of John J. and Ruth Ann (Kavanaugh) Rempe. He married Valerie A. Guzman. They have two children, Zachary and Chloe. They later divorced. On June 13, 1998 he marred Colleen Frances Ruth at the Sacred Heart Church in Fort Madison, Iowa. They have one son, Justin....

Clarence B. Estrada Sr.

Clarence B. Estrada Sr.

Jun 20, 2010

Clarence B. Estrada Sr. was born February 27, 1927 at Fort Madison, Iowa a son of Lino and Altagracia (Tapia) Estrada. On March 5, 1948 at Fort Madison he married Mary Galvan. She preceded him in death November 5, 1990. He was a life-long resident of Fort Madison and was a machine operator, retired from the Fruehauf Corporation. He enjoyed...

Doris Marie Beimer

Doris Marie Beimer

Jun 15, 2010

Doris Marie Beimer was born November 26, 1921 at Sigourney, Iowa a daughter of Wilbur and Florence (Gregg) Malin. On May 29, 1940, she married Richard Beimer at Oskaloosa, Iowa. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker. She was a former member of the Sweet Adelines, and the "swimmin' women". She attended the First United Methodist Church. She...

Gerald Houston

Gerald Houston

Jun 8, 2010

Gerald Houston was born April 24, 1922 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Myron and Reika (Watkins) Houston. On October 8, 1947, he married Cecelia Buechel at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Fort Madison, Iowa. He was a 1939 graduate of Denmark Academy High School. Gerald was a WWII veteran, serving with the US Army 12th Armored Division...

Daniel J. Bahl

Daniel J. Bahl

May 26, 2010

Daniel J. Bahl, 84 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away at 5:20 am Wednesday May 26, 2010 at his home surrounded by his beloved wife and family. He was born June 12, 1925 at Dubuque, Iowa, a son of Clarence J. and Ida (Erlich) Bahl. On September 1, 1947, he married Ruby J. Nebel at the Church of the...

Alberta Leah Wooldridge

Alberta Leah Wooldridge

May 23, 2010

Alberta Leah Wooldridge, 95 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 5:20 am Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. She was born January 27, 1915 at Marceline, Illinois, a daughter of John and Mabel (Miller) Wilson. On January 25, 1941, she married Thomas Charles Wooldridge, Jr. at Kansas City, Missouri. He preceded her...

Margaret Jane Derrick

Margaret Jane Derrick

May 20, 2010

Margaret Jane Derrick, 87 years, of Long Beach, California and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Long Beach, California. Friends may call from 10:00 - 11:00 am Friday May 28, 2010 at the Barr Memorial Chapel, Fort Madison, Iowa. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am Friday May 28, 2010 at the Barr Memorial Chapel,...

Thomas Byron Hunsaker

Thomas Byron Hunsaker

May 5, 2010

Thomas Byron Hunsaker was born March 3, 1930 at Novelty, Missouri, a son of Dalton Allen and Minnie Mae (Boring)Hunsaker. On June 20, 1953, he married Betty Mae Mattox at Fort Madison, Iowa. They divorced. He married Genevieve E. Kuhljuergen Gross on May 31, 1980 at Fort Madison, Iowa. Tom worked as a draftsmen for the Sheaffer Pen Company, Fort...

Edith Pauline Boyd

Edith Pauline Boyd

May 5, 2010

Edith Pauline Boyd was born September 3, 1921 at Dover Township, Pike County, Missouri, a daughter of Albert and Sallie Bettie (Randell) Rudd. On May 25, 1941, she married Homer Lee Boyd at Fort Madison, Iowa. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1980. Mrs Boyd attended Victory Business School in Chicago, Illinois. She was a secretary and worked...

Marvin George Hellman

Marvin George Hellman

May 3, 2010

Marvin G. Hellman was born August 16, 1929 at Fort Madison, Iowa a son of William G. and Cecilia (Sanders) Hellman. On June 30, 1953, he married Eileen Ann Bentler at the St. John's Catholic Church at Houghton, Iowa. He was the owner and operator of Hellman Trucking Company, Houghton, Iowa for more than 50 years. He was a member...

Clifford Ray Wilson

Clifford Ray Wilson

Apr 29, 2010

Clifford Ray Wilson was born January 4, 1919 at rural West Point, Iowa a son of Clarence and Frances (Donnolly) Wilson. In 1947, he married Geneva Sommers. She preceded him in death in 1969. On August 19, 1978 he married Mildred L. (Willison) Wilson at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. She preceded him in death on June 2, 2001....

Sandra L. Cowles

Sandra L. Cowles

Apr 16, 2010

Sandra L. Cowles was born July 17, 1962 at Waukegan, Illinois a daughter of Herbert L "Lee" Thibedeau and Ruby L. Chandler. On February 14, 2002, she married Michael Cowles at Fort Madison, Iowa. He survives. Sandy was an avid Nascar fan. She was a noted tropical fish hobbyist and conservationist. She was of the Christian faith. At 47 years...

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