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Joseph Decker

Joseph Decker

Aug 31, 2006

Carl Joseph "Joe" Decker, 52, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, August 31, 2006 at his home. He was born on February 25, 1954 in Keokuk, IA the son of Carl W. Decker, Jr. and Lola Mae Irvin Decker. He first married Donna Mathys on February 14, 1973. He married Ruth Ann Holmes on November 29, 1996 at the Methodist Church...

Mary Catherine Oberman

Mary Catherine Oberman

Aug 26, 2006

Mary Catherine Brookhart Oberman, 84, of Kahoka, MO died Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. She was born July 20, 1922 in Arbela, Missouri the daughter of George and Izara Bechtel Brookhart. She was united in marriage to Wilbur Oberman June 28, 1941 in Memphis, MO. He preceded her in death in 1989. Mary worked at...

David Scott Elder

David Scott Elder

Aug 19, 2006

David Scott Elder, 40, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, August 19, 2006 at his home. He was born on September 11, 1965 in Keokuk, IA, the youngest son of Gerald and Margaret Glasgow Elder. After graduation from High School in Kahoka, MO, he joined the Air Force and was stationed in the Azores and traveled to...

Charles W. Brown

Charles W. Brown

Aug 19, 2006

Charles W. "Chuck" Brown, 52, of Keokuk, IA died Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 4:38 p.m. at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, Iowa. Chuck was born November 13, 1953 in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, IA the son of Perry LaVerne and Alice Tallman Brown. He was employed at the Gardner Denver Foundry at LaGrange, MO....

Harold Lloyd Fowler

Harold Lloyd Fowler

Aug 18, 2006

View Video Tribute Harold L. Fowler, 59, of rural Keokuk, IA died Friday, August 18, 2006 at his home. He was born August 30, 1946 in Keokuk, Iowa the son of Lloyd E. and Ruby P. Stockwell Fowler. He married Sheryl "Sherry" Wilson Copeland on March 4, 1993 at his home in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include: two...

Jessie Mae Kay

Jessie Mae Kay

Aug 15, 2006

Jessie Mae Kay, 74, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. She was born on May 13, 1932 in Quincy, IL, the daughter of William and Jessie Cain Paup. She married Jack Bruer on February 11, 1955. He preceded her in death on May 28, 2000. She married John...

Leo Mcgee

Leo Mcgee

Aug 15, 2006

Leo McGee, 85, of Union, MO, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday August 15, 2006 at his home. He was born on March 2, 1921 in Farmington, IA, the son of Edward and Ann Smelser McGee. On October 7, 1939, Leo was united in marriage to Martha Ellen McFarland. She preceded him in death on November 3, 1999. Leo was...

Felix Roberts

Felix Roberts

Aug 14, 2006

Felix Roberts, 73, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, August 14, 2006 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. He was born January 20, 1933 in Clark County, Missouri, the son of Felix and Margaret Schmid Roberts. He was united in marriage to Helen Brown on April 17, 1955 in Kahoka, Missouri. She survives. Other survivors include two...

Una Lee Duncan

Una Lee Duncan

Aug 10, 2006

Una Lee "Cissy" Duncan, 41, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, August 10, 2006 at her home. She was born on January 31, 1965 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Robert and Una Sherlene Henson Duncan. Una graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1981. She had been employed at the Parkridge Workshop for nine years. Una enjoyed riding...

Arthur William Finton

Arthur William Finton

Jul 26, 2006

View Video Tribute Arthur "Art" William Finton, 49, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at his home. He was born on November 20, 1956 in Keokuk, IA the son of Albert and Harriet Collier Finton. He married Delores Dohmen on February 13, 1980 in Nebraska and they shared twenty-two years of marriage. Art graduated from the Keokuk High...

Alvin Junior Newman

Alvin Junior Newman

Jul 18, 2006

Alvin Junior Newman, 57, of Hamilton, IL died Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at the Blessing Hospital, Quincy, IL. He was born on March 18, 1949 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Alvin T. and Dorothy Huston Newman. On February 14, 1988, Alvin was united in marriage to Pam Putnam in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Danielle...

Doris E. Hawes

Doris E. Hawes

Jul 9, 2006

Doris E. Hawes, 91, of Keokuk, Iowa died Sunday, July 09, 2006 at the Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. She was born July 11, 1914 in Hamilton, IL the daughter of Lewis and Lillie Sayller Elwell. On June 21, 1953 she was united in marriage to Gaylord Hawes in Keokuk, Iowa. He preceded her in death on June 2, 1986....

Garnet Irene Goldsberry

Garnet Irene Goldsberry

Jul 7, 2006

View this video tribute Garnet Irene Goldsberry, 90, of Kahoka, MO died Friday, July 7, 2006 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. She was born on January 2, 1916 in Downing, MO, the daughter of Oll and Edna A. Ware Blain. On November 23, 1935, Garnet was united in marriage to Joseph Ellis Goldsberry in Memphis, MO....

Ronald Laverne Ricker

Ronald Laverne Ricker

Jul 5, 2006

Ronald Laverne Ricker, 91, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, IA. He was born June 23, 1915 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Leonard and Beulah Wilsey Ricker. On December 14, 1947, Ronald was united in marriage to Geneal Blan in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Philip Ricker...

Joy Lucille Robertson

Joy Lucille Robertson

Jul 4, 2006

Joy Lucille Robertson, 93, of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday, July 4, 2006 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born on Februay 27, 1913 in Hancock County, IL, the daughter of John and Anna Herold Schilson. On December 8, 1934, Joy was united in marriage to Donald K. Robertson in Lancaster, MO. He preceded in death on September...

Cyril Edward Woods

Cyril Edward Woods

Jun 27, 2006

Cyril Edward Joseph Woods, 83, of rural Kahoka, MO died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born August 13, 1922 in Dutzo, Mo the son of Edward and Mary M. Metalic Woods. He was united in marriage to Anna Marie Boddeker. She preceded him in death in 2003. Cyril was a veteran...

Lila Lee Land

Lila Lee Land

Jun 24, 2006

Lila Lee Land, 77, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on December 3, 1928 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of David Lee and Francis Londrie Coovert. On February 24, 1951, Lila was united in marriage to Thomas K. Land in Keokuk, IA. He preceded her in death...

Karl Megchelsen

Karl Megchelsen

Jun 20, 2006

Karl Megchelsen, 87, of Montrose, IA, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. He was born on August 26, 1918 in Boyden, IA, the son of Reverend Karl and Glynne E. Rowan Megchelsen. On August 12, 1939, Karl was united in marriage to Olive Boyd in the Sandusky Christian Church in Sandusky, IA. She...

Enola Mae Rowe

Enola Mae Rowe

Jun 19, 2006

Enola Mae Rowe, 89 of Keokuk, IA, died Monday, June 19, 2006 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. She was born on October 9, 1916 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of John William and Amy Kerns Rooney. On June 13, 1942, Enola was united in marriage to Elvin C. Rowe in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in death...

Marscine Ann Morgan

Marscine Ann Morgan

Jun 17, 2006

View Memorial Tribute MarScine Ann Morgan, 61, of Alexandria, MO, died Saturday, June 17, 2006 at her home, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born on November 18, 1944 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of James and Marjorie Hayden Johnson. On January 27, 1962, MarScine was united in marriage to James Ralph Morgan, Jr. in Keokuk, IA....

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