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Harold "Bud" Atterberg

Harold "Bud" Atterberg

Mar 30, 2011

Harold "Bud" Atterberg, 83, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at his home. He was born on May 17, 1927 in Keokuk, IA, the son of John Charles and Georgia Mineyard Atterberg. He married Dixie Fleming on August 11, 1945 and to this union four children were born, Teena, Tonya, Roger and Tamara. He married Helen Newell on...

Joseph "Joe" Anthony Atterberg

Joseph "Joe" Anthony Atterberg

Mar 30, 2011

Joseph "Joe" Anthony Atterberg, 46, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born on May 23, 1964, the son of Robert Eugene and Beverly Hickey Atterberg. Joe had worked for Arco Barge Company and had also been a semi-truck driver. Joe loved fishing, hunting and being on...

Sherry Higbee

Sherry Higbee

Mar 29, 2011

Sherry Higbee, 60, of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on August 30, 1950 in Ft. Madison, IA, the daughter of Willard and Grace Lavine Higbee. She is survived by three brothers, Ivan Swearingen and his wife Ronda of Ft. Madison, IA, Richard Higbee and his wife Carol...

Charles H. Cooper

Charles H. Cooper

Mar 27, 2011

Charles Harry Cooper, Sr., 67, of Keokuk, IA died on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Hugh Lincoln and Iola Maxine Ealy Cooper. A lifetime resident of Keokuk, he worked many years for Thomas Truck and Caster Company. He later continued...

Ilene Walker

Ilene Walker

Mar 22, 2011

Ilene Haisch Walker, 91 of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. She was born on April 9, 1919 in Clark County, MO the daughter of Jasper Eli and Mattie Owens Milligan. She first married Harold Haisch, Sr. on May 11, 1941 in Kahoka, MO. To this union were born five children. He preceded...

Richard G. Bryant

Richard G. Bryant

Mar 21, 2011

View Video Tribute Richard G. Bryant, 78, of Keokuk, IA, died at 5:20 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2011 at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, MO. He was born August 3, 1932 at home in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of Alfred Harold and Blanche Virginia Hatfield Bryant. On June 17, 1956 he married Barbara A. Reeves of Keokuk ,...

Ronald K. Kutzner

Ronald K. Kutzner

Mar 20, 2011

View Video Tribute Ronald K. Kutzner, 77, of rural Keokuk, IA died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at the Keokuk Area Hospital following an automobile accident. He was born December 27, 1933 in Scotland County, MO the son of Paul and Elsie Green Kutzner. Ronald was a graduate of the Scotland County High School in Memphis, MO. Ronald owned and operated...

Jack L. Stevens

Jack L. Stevens

Mar 16, 2011

Jack L. Stevens 31, of Keokuk, IA, was found on March 16, 2011 in the Mississippi River in Lincoln County, Missouri. He was born on March 17, 1979, in Kirksville, MO, the son of James Henry Sr. and Janet May Weekley Stevens. Jack worked as a farmhand for Paul Seabold and Raymond Dresser. Jack liked to fish, hunt and ride...

Derick Joseph Kitavarada-Manning

Derick Joseph Kitavarada-Manning

Mar 12, 2011

Derick Joseph Kitavarada, infant son of Brenda Lee "Peanutt" Kitavarada and Colby Matthew Manning of Keokuk, IA, died at birth on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He is survived by his parents, maternal grandmother, Tammy Kitavarada of Keokuk, IA, maternal grandfather, Tommy Lee Chey of Des Moines, IA, paternal grandmother Deanna Sullivan of...

Vivian L. Boyd

Vivian L. Boyd

Mar 8, 2011

View Video Tribute Vivian L. Boyd, 66, of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on October 11, 1944 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Albert "Bud" and Kathryn Hardy Finton. On July 9, 1961, she was united in marriage to Charles Boyd in Keokuk, IA. He survives. Other...

John "Jack" Alan Sturm

John "Jack" Alan Sturm

Feb 25, 2011

John "Jack" Alan Sturm, 64, of Ainsworth, Iowa died Friday, February 25, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born February 23, 1947, the son of Floyd and Hazel Moats Sturm in Spring Valley, Illinois. On November 11, 1966 he was united in marriage to Brenda Morrison in Kahoka, Missouri. He was...

John Alexander Irvin, Jr.

John Alexander Irvin, Jr.

Feb 24, 2011

John A. Irvin, Jr, 54, of Kahoka, Missouri died Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Missouri. He was born July 23, 1956 the son of John and Vera Mae Hortor Irvin in Keokuk, Iowa. On June 7, 1975 he married Pam Egley at the Bluff Springs Church in Canton, Missouri. She survives. Other survivors include...

Harold Lee Johnson

Harold Lee Johnson

Feb 22, 2011

Harold Lee Johnson, 82, of Montrose, IA, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at his home. He was born October 1, 1928 in Charleston, Iowa the son of Ira and Zoe Gee Johnson. On November 4, 1950 he was united in marriage to Rozella Kinkeade in Montrose, Iowa where they made their home for over sixty years. She survives. Other survivors...

Jerry B. Hudson

Jerry B. Hudson

Feb 15, 2011

Jerry B. Hudson, 72 of Donnellson, IA died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital in Ft. Madison, IA. He was born on November 20, 1938 in Keokuk, IA the son of Jim and Gladys Kelley Hudson. On September 17, 1960, Jerry was united in marriage to Donna Rowe. She survives. Other survivors include four children, Gail...

Howard "Spike" R. Burgess

Howard "Spike" R. Burgess

Feb 15, 2011

View Video Tribute Howard R. "Spike" Burgess, 61, of Keokuk, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at his home. He was born September 15, 1949 in Keokuk, IA the son of Elmer and Mildred Thompson Burgess. He was united in marriage to Vickie Blaise on April 30, 1976. She preceded him in death on September 7, 2001. He later married...

Elmer G. Burgess

Elmer G. Burgess

Feb 14, 2011

View Video Tribute Elmer G. Burgess, 89, of Alexandria, MO, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. He was born August 13, 1921 in Grandin, Arkansas the son of Amos and Annie Mortimer Burgess. He first married Mildred Thompson. He then married Maxine Walker. She preceded him in death on December 18, 2004. He was a...

Kenneth Allen Fishback

Kenneth Allen Fishback

Feb 12, 2011

View Video Tribute Kenneth "Ken" Allen Fishback, 75, of Kahoka, Missouri died on a sunny Saturday at 1:30 p.m. February 12, 2011. Kenneth fought an over two year courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. Kenny did make it home to spend time with his extended family which were all waiting for him at the family home in Kahoka. Ken was born...

Anthony Scott Blaise

Anthony Scott Blaise

Feb 9, 2011

Anthony Scott Blaise, 52, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at his home. He was born June 22, 1958 in Keokuk, IA the son of Joseph and Shirley Hancock Blaise. Anthony graduated from Keokuk High School with the class of 1976. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He had been employed at Cycle Specialty...

Doris L. Rockenbach Todd

Doris L. Rockenbach Todd

Feb 7, 2011

Doris Rockenbach Todd, 90, of Keokuk IA, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. She was born on December 2, 1920 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Clarence and Helen Ludwig Swan. On March 21, 1939 Doris was united in marriage to Melvin Rockenbach. He preceded her in death on March 15, 1990. She than...

Donald Rex Boley

Donald Rex Boley

Feb 6, 2011

Donald Rex Boley, 83, of Keokuk, IA, weighed anchor for his eternal voyage February 6, 2011. Don began his earthly tenure January 14, 1928 in Iowa City, Iowa the son of John Edward and Grace Elizabeth Thompson Boley. He attended school in Franklin, Iowa and joined the Navy in 1945. During service to his country, Don participated in "Operation Crossroads,"...

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