Ted Lee Gibson
Sep 5, 2021
Theodore Lee "Ted" Gibson, 74, of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Blessing Health Keokuk. He was born on April 4, 1947 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Roy and Mary Ellen Egley Gibson. He graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1965. On September 2, 1979, Ted was united in marriage to Barbara Jo Greenslaugh...
William "Bill" Ernest Kite
Sep 4, 2021
William "Bill" Ernest Kite, 77, of Keokuk, IA died Saturday, September 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Bill was born July 1, 1944 in Keokuk, IA the son of John and Verna Derr Kite. He graduated from Keokuk High School. Bill was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and proudly served his country for four...
Richard Lee "Dick" Lillis
Sep 1, 2021
Richard Lee "Dick" Lillis, 84 of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Blessing Health Keokuk. He was born June 26, 1937 in Lee County Iowa, the son of Roy Cole and Grace Harrison Lillis. Dick graduated from Hamilton High School in Hamilton, IL. On August 10, 1958 Dick was united in marriage to Vera Mae Roth in Elvaston,...
John Pass
Aug 31, 2021
John Pass, 58, of Kahoka, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. He was born August 12, 1963 in La Mesa, California the son of Lloyd Darris and Joanie Hawks Pass. He graduated near top of his class earning Salutatorian from Rockwood High School in Rockwood, Tennessee with the class of 1981. After...
Jean R. Meyer
Aug 31, 2021
Jean R. Meyer, 75 of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at Blessing Health Keokuk in Keokuk, IA. She was born February 4, 1946 in Columbus, NE the daughter of Irvin and Doris Eihausen Langan. Jean graduated from Platte Center High School in Platte Center, NE with the class of 1964. On September 26, 1969 Jean was united in...
Dorothy Sturm
Aug 28, 2021
Dorothy Sturm, 80, of Keokuk, IA died Saturday, August 28, 2021 at her home. She was born June 19, 1941 in Kahoka, MO the daughter of Avard Loxly and Katherine Margret Washburn Kober. Dorothy graduated from CCR-1 High School in Kahoka, MO with the class of 1960. On April 12, 1971 Dorothy was united in marriage to Bill Sturm in...
Elfriede Anna Harmon
Aug 28, 2021
Elfriede Anna (Paar) Harmon, of Keokuk, IA, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA at the age of 84. She was born January 9, 1937, in Zwittau, Czechoslovakia, the second child of Johan Paar and Emilie (Filipp) Paar. At fourteen years old Frieda rode her bicycle to work at...
Gary E. Whitaker
Aug 27, 2021
Gary E. Whitaker, 82, of Wayland, MO died Friday, August 27, 2021 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born November 19, 1938 in Keokuk, Iowa the son of Glenn and Wanda Arnold Whitaker. He graduated from Revere High School with the class of 1957. On August 7, 1959 he was united marriage to Shirley Walker at the...
Milan Lee Marshall
Aug 25, 2021
Milan Marshall, 80, of Montrose, IA passed away the morning of August 25, 2021 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Burlington, IA. His daughter, son, and son-in-law were with him when he passed. Milan was born on February 17, 1941 to Oscar and Mabel Marshall in Montrose. Both parents proceeded Milan in death. Milan was joined in marriage with...
James "Jim" Philp
Aug 24, 2021
James L. "Jim" Philp, 65, of Keokuk, passed away at his home from ALS on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. He was born on November 6, 1955 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Harold and Arlene Andrews Philp. Jim graduated from Keokuk Senior High School with the class of 1974. On March 3, 1978 Jim was united in marriage to Mary...
Geraldine "Jeri" Boyd
Aug 23, 2021
Geraldine "Jeri" Vivian Boyd died peacefully on August 23, 2021, in hospice care at her apartment at River Hills Village in Keokuk, Iowa. She was 103 years old. The cause of death was heart failure. Jeri was born near Farmington, Iowa, on February 6, 1918, to Carroll Bart White and Martha Vivian (Norman) White. Jeri began her long teaching career...
Barry Dirk Smith
Aug 22, 2021
Barry Dirk "Bubby" Smith, Jr., 29, of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, August 22, 2021 at his home. He was born on February 27, 1992 in San Antonio, TX, the son of Barry Dirk and Ora Lee Gould Smith. Bubby was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Keokuk. He had been employed at Keokuk Steel Casting. He enjoyed fishing,...
Cade Kyle Wear
Aug 20, 2021
Cade Kyle Wear, two day old son of Andrew and Kortnie Corethers Wear died Friday, August 20, 2021 at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. He was born August 18, 2021 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center-Ft. Madison, IA. Cade only lived a short time, but his life impacted everyone around him. He is survived by his parents,...
Rosemarie Faye Moore
Aug 20, 2021
RoseMarie Faye Moore, 66, of Revere died Friday, August 20, 2021 at her home. She was born April 28, 1955 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Milton Joseph and Viola Ruberta "Peggy" Davis-Moore. RoseMarie was a talented and creative art teacher who was employed with North Mercer R-111 School District, Princeton R-V School District and retired from Cainsville R-1 School...
Michelle Vanvelkinburgh
Aug 18, 2021
Michelle VanVelkinburgh, 46, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday August 18, 2021 at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO. She was born on October 27, 1974 in Chicago Heights, IL, the daughter of Wayne Sr. and Cheryl Cox. Michelle was united in marriage to Everd VanVelkinburgh on February 14, 2009 in Montrose, IA. He survives. She is also survived by...
John R. Overhulser
Aug 17, 2021
John Overhulser, 70 of Wyaconda, MO died Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at his home. He was born February 4, 1951 in LaHarpe, IL the son of Wayne and Nelda Mae Lipper Overhulser. He graduated from Clark County R-1 with the Class of 1970. John was first married to Cheryl Holder and to this union four children were born. They later...
Elaine H. Varner
Aug 16, 2021
Elaine H. Varner, 88, of Keokuk, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at her home in the presence of loving family. She was born to Henry and Helen (Emde) Suhr on January 2, 1933 on a farm south of Oakdale, NE. She was the youngest of six children. She tragically lost her mother a year later in 1934. After...
Stanley Willis Jones
Aug 16, 2021
Stanley W. Jones, 82, of Keokuk, IA, died Monday, August 16, 2021 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. He was born on September 15, 1938 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Issac "Ike" and Ethel Thompson Jones. On September 12, 1959, Stanley was united in marriage to Sandra Bullard. She preceded him in death on June 26, 2019....
Mary Jane Page
Aug 14, 2021
Mary Jane Page, 78, of Montrose, died Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Mary Jane was born September 2, 1942 in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Oral and Edna Marilyn McIntosh Murphy. She was raised by her mother and David Phillips, whom she considered and called him daddy. Mary Jane...
Lil E. Vermillion
Aug 12, 2021
Lil E. Vermillion, 97, of Keokuk, IA, died peacfully at her home, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, August 12, 2021 She was born on March 6, 1924 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of William and Ethel Iler Buerklin. On June 8, 1954, Lil was united in marriage to George L.Vermillion, Jr. in Quincy, IL. He survives. She is also...
