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Kenneth R. Miller
Mar 26, 2012
Kenneth R. Miller, 61, of Warsaw, IL, died Monday, March 26, 2012 at Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA as a result of an accidental drowning. He was born on December 20, 1950 in Fort Wayne, IN, the son of Carl and Nelda Foster Miller. He married Jane Day and she survives. Other survivors include one son, Skyler Miller and...
John T. Boone
Mar 22, 2012
John T. Boone, 92, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at his home. He was born on November 27, 1919 in Keokuk, IA the son of Homer and Estella Ashley Boone. On June 21, 1942 he was united in marriage to Mabel K. Wirtz at the St. Paul United Church of Christ in Keokuk, IA. They would have...
Betty L. Day
Mar 21, 2012
View Video Tribute Betty L. Day, 85, of Elderville, IL died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at her home in Elderville. She was born on July 17, 1926 in Marshalltown, IA, the daughter of Louis and Mamie Ruth Homan Wieprecht. She married Glen Day and he preceded her in death. In her younger years Betty had worked at the Button Factory,...
Marilyn J. Cruz
Mar 19, 2012
View Video Tribute Marilyn J. Cruz, 83 of Keokuk, IA, formerly of Hamilton, IL died Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, IA. She was born on May 10, 1928 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Robert and Pearl Hagmeier Dunagan. Marilyn was united in marriage to Josias Cruz on August 28, 1949 in Kahoka, MO and...
James "Jim" L Wixom
Mar 17, 2012
View Video Tribute James "Jim" L. Wixom, 81, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA. He was born January 21, 1931 in Keokuk, IA the son of Isaac Bud and Bertha Mae O'Day Wixom. On January 2, 1950 he was united in marriage to Lois Ilene Cochran in Missouri. She survives. Other...
Robert C. Younkin
Mar 10, 2012
Robert Curtis Younkin, 89, of Montrose, IA died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital in Ft. Madison, IA. He was born on November 12, 1922 in Montrose, IA, the son of Curtis and Iva Megchelsen Younkin. On March 15, 1953, Robert was united in marriage to Elaine Anton in Donnellson, IA. She survives. Other survivors include...
Mary I. Bowles
Mar 8, 2012
View Video Tribute Mary Irene Bowles, 94, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Country Aire Retirement Estates in Lewistown, MO. She was born August 22, 1917 in Quincy, IL the daughter of John and Dora Robertson Bergman. In 1937 she was united in marriage to Grant E. Bowles in Hamilton, MO. He preceded her in death...
Dolores A. Johnson
Mar 4, 2012
Dolores A. Johnson, 88, of Montrose, IA, died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at the West Point Care Center in West Point, IA. She was born on November 13, 1923 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of James Harvey and Pearl Ethel Krumm Phillips. On May 18, 1945, Dolores was united in marriage to Clarence Johnson in Ft. Madison, IA. He preceded...
Joan Seabold
Mar 1, 2012
View Video Tribute Joan B. Seabold, 83, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on January 12, 1929 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Allen James (Doc) and Goldie Mae Deck Porter. On June 20, 1948, Joan was united in marriage to Paul Seabold in Keokuk, IA. He preceded...
Charles Paul Sworski
Feb 24, 2012
Charles Paul Sworski, 63, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. He was born on September 25, 1948 in St. Cloud, MN, the son of Walter and Marilyn Anderson Sworski. On May 11, 1974 Charles was united in marriage to Susan J. Rapp in St. Cloud, MN. She survives. Other survivors include two...
Betty Jane Adams
Feb 18, 2012
Betty Jane Adams, 68, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born on April 8, 1943 in Charleston, MO, the daughter of Norvill and Lena Travis Evans. On December 24, 1995, Betty was united in marriage to Charles "Charlie" Adams in Grandin, MO. He survives. Other survivors include two daughters,...
Elizabeth Ann Harder
Feb 15, 2012
Elizabeth Ann Harder, 48, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on February 8, 1964 in Ontario, CA, the daughter of Alvin and Carol Woody Johnson. She married Joseph Harder on May 18, 2002 in Jefferson City, MO. He survives. Other survivors include her mother, Carol Nolte and...
Evelyn "Evie" Hogan
Feb 10, 2012
View Video Tribute Evelyn "Evie" Hogan, 85 of Keokuk, IA died Friday, February 10, 2012 at her home. She was born Easter Sunday, April 4, 1926 in Montrose, IA the daughter of Keeler Anderson and Anna Collins Horne. On August 19, 1950 Evie was united in marriage to Joseph E. Hogan at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Keokuk, Iowa. He...
Gracia E. Wright
Feb 9, 2012
View Video Tribute Gracia Wright, 88, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at her home. She was born September 3, 1923 in Oak Park, IL the daughter of Oscar and Zelva Jones Erickson. On June 13, 1942 she was united in marriage to Charles Wright in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in death on December 27, 1981. Gracia...
Roberta Ferguson
Feb 6, 2012
View Video Tribute Roberta Ann Hedden Ferguson, 84 of Keokuk, Iowa died Monday, February 6, 2012 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. She had been ill for ten months. Roberta "Bert" was born August 5, 1927 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of John and Lula Fickel Hedden. She married William "Bill" Ferguson on May 6, 1943 in McCook,...
Patricia Mullenix
Feb 6, 2012
Patricia Mullenix, 62, of Kahoka, MO died Monday, February 6, 2012 at her home in Kahoka, MO. Patricia was born on July 2, 1949 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Lee O. "Red" and Rachel Bales McWhortor. Patricia graduated from Clark County High School with the Class of 1967. She received her Associate of Arts degree from Southeastern Community College...
Brenda J. Danker
Feb 5, 2012
Brenda Danker, 63 of St. Patrick, MO died Sunday February 5, 2012 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. She was born February 19, 1948 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Robert and Emma Boudreau Danker. Brenda attended the Clark County R-1 High School in Clark County, MO and the Benedictine College in Atchison, KS. She had been employed for the...
Rosemary M Anderson
Jan 27, 2012
View Video Tribute Rosemary Anderson, 81, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. She was born on March 5, 1930 in Jackson Township, Jones County, IA, the daughter of John and Eileen Aitchison Miller. On March 5, 1952, Rosemary was united in marriage to Donald L. Anderson at the Little Brown Church in...
Peggy Zick-Hall
Jan 24, 2012
View Video Tribute Peggy Sue Zick-Hall, 67, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on October 17, 1944 in Keokuk, IA, a twin daughter of Claude and Thelma J. Durham Clark. On February 14, 1981 she was united in marriage to Larry Hall in Keokuk, IA. He survives....
Richard "Rick" Davis
Jan 23, 2012
View Video Tribute Richard "Rick" K. Davis, 57, of Keokuk, IA died Monday, January 23, 2012 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born October 6, 1954 in Keokuk, IA the son of Harold and Marilyn Hamrick Davis. On October 1, 1976 he was united in marriage to Barbara Kinkeade in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors...
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