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Vida Suzanne Curtis

Vida Suzanne Curtis

Dec 16, 2020

Vida Suzanne Curtis was called home on December 16, 2020. She was born January 24, 1926 at Graham Hospital in Keokuk, IA, the eighth child of William and Lula Noonan Fowler. Raised in Montrose, Iowa, Vida loved school and sports. She married Dean Mitchell on October 9, 1943, who was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge. Vida...

Douglas Kent Waymack

Douglas Kent Waymack

Dec 14, 2020

Douglas Kent Waymack, 71, of Warsaw, IL, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born September 12, 1949, in Macomb IL, the son of Kenneth and Marie Waymack. He received his education at Northwestern High School in Sciota, IL. He was a member of the basketball, football team and 4H. Growing up on...

Thomas Harold Ferguson

Thomas Harold Ferguson

Dec 14, 2020

Thomas Harold Ferguson, 76 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, December 14, 2020 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA. He was born February 28, 1944 in LaHarpe, IL the son of William Henry and Ollie LaVenia Duncan Ferguson. Thomas graduated from Union High in Biggsville, IL with the Class of 1962. While in high school, he was involved...

Allen  Dale Harrison

Allen Dale Harrison

Dec 13, 2020

Allen Dale Harrison, 64 of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born November 21, 1956 in Keokuk, IA the son of James and Doris Wilson Harrison. Allen had been employed at Siemens in Ft. Madison, IA. He was a jack of all trade and could fix anything. Allen was known to...

William D. "Bill" Vorhies

William D. "Bill" Vorhies

Dec 11, 2020

William D. "Bill" Vorhies, 85, of Keokuk, died Friday Dec. 11, 2020 in Marion IA. He was born January 25, 1935 in Lucas IA, to Laurel "Jack" and Eva (Wornstaff) Vorhies. Bill is survived by his wife of 64 years Mary Alice "Holly" Vorhies; son Douglas (Jane) Vorhies of Oxford MS, son James Vorhies of Oxford MS, and daughter Katherine...

Mary Louise Calfee

Mary Louise Calfee

Dec 7, 2020

Mary Louise Calfee, 87 of Montrose, IA died Monday, December 7, 2020 at The Madison in Ft. Madison, IA. She was born May 10, 1933 in Clark County, MO the daughter of John Conrad and Stella Wright Kirchner. Mary graduated from Kahoka High School in Kahoka, MO. On January 9, 1956 she was united in marriage to Richard Joseph Calfee...

Wendell Woodson Land

Wendell Woodson Land

Dec 3, 2020

Wendell Woodson Land, 82 of Keokuk, IA died peacefully Thursday, December 3, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones at home. Wendell was born on August 2, 1938 in Keokuk, IA the son of Sydney and Dorothy Hartley Land. He was married to Deanna Ralston in Burlington, they later divorced. Wendell was then united in marriage to Karen Martin Wilkerson in...

Stanley Eugene  Walker

Stanley Eugene Walker

Nov 28, 2020

Stanley Eugene Walker, 80, of Ft. Madison, IA died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. He was born on October 30, 1940 in Keokuk, IA to Ernest and Viva Stehl Walker. On April 15, 1962 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Inman. She survives. Stanley was a veteran of the United States...

Norman Alfred Inman

Norman Alfred Inman

Nov 27, 2020

Norman (Putt) Alfred Inman, of Keokuk, Iowa, born 31 December, 1928, in Keokuk, Iowa, passed due to heart and kidney failure at his residence on Friday, 27 November 2020, surrounded by the love and comfort of his wife and children. Norman, whom was 91 years-old when he passed, was born, raised, and lived in Keokuk, and was endeared to the...

Gary L. Felgar

Gary L. Felgar

Nov 27, 2020

Gary Felgar, 86, of Keokuk, IA, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Maple Grove Memory Care Center in Carthage, IL. He was born on October 13, 1934 in Keokuk, the son of Lynn E. and Martha Bettisworth Felgar. On January 24, 1954, Gary was united in marriage to Shirley Hanks in Keokuk. She preceded him in death on...

Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer

Nov 26, 2020

Tony "Bones" Palmer, 52 of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at UnityPoint Health – Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines Iowa. He was born November 17, 1968, in Burlington, IA, the son of Clair and Norma McGraw Palmer. On January 2, 1990, he was united in marriage to Susan McCarl in Burlington, IA. She survives. Other survivors...

Matthew Azinger

Matthew Azinger

Nov 23, 2020

Matthew Azinger, 54 of Kahoka, MO, formerly of Jefferson City, MO died Monday, November 23, 2020 in Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis MO. He was born April 21, 1966 in Keokuk, IA the son of Albert and Neva Houghton Azinger. Matthew graduated from Clark County High School with the Class of 1985. He had been employed by Scholastic Books...

Robert "Rocky" L.  Conover

Robert "Rocky" L. Conover

Nov 19, 2020

Robert L. "Rocky" Conover, 72 of Alexandria, MO died Thursday, November 19, 2020 at his home in Alexandria, MO. He was born on September 27, 1948 in Keokuk, IA, the son of William Earl and Dorothy Mae Brownlee Conover. On August 31, 1966 he was united in marriage to Janice "Peggy" Mortimer in Memphis, MO. She survives. Other survivors include...

Deborah Amelia Wright

Deborah Amelia Wright

Nov 19, 2020

Deborah Amelia Wright, 50, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday afternoon, November 19, 2020 at her home. She was born January 5, 1970, in Keokuk, IA. She is the daughter of Sandra Wright Hansen. Deborah graduated from Fort Madison High School and began her lifelong career of education and learning. She attended Western Illinois University and graduated with a bachelor's in...

Eleanor Eunice "Ellie" Hagmeier

Eleanor Eunice "Ellie" Hagmeier

Nov 19, 2020

Eleanor Eunice "Ellie" Hagmeier, 94 of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, November 19, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family and her faithful companion Bella. She was born October 27, 1926 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Arthur and Bertha Mosley Orth. Ellie graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1946. On October 26, 1952 she was united...

Robert Allen Sutton

Robert Allen Sutton

Nov 18, 2020

Robert Allen "Bob" Sutton, 72 of Warsaw, IL died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Illinois Veteran Home in Quincy, IL surrounded by his family. He was born August 20, 1948 in LaHarpe, IL the son of Allen and Verna Louise Brown Sutton. Bob proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps, where he earned two Purple Hearts...

Marc Raymond Johnson

Marc Raymond Johnson

Nov 17, 2020

Marc Raymond Johnson, 70 of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born February 28, 1950 in Keokuk, IA, the son of James and Marjorie Maxine Hayden Johnson. Marc graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1968. On May 26, 2000, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Hanan in...

Carl Linn Washburn

Carl Linn Washburn

Nov 17, 2020

Carl Linn Washburn, 47 of Hamilton, IL died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital. He was born April 13, 1973 in Keokuk, IA the son of Martin Eugene and Susan Seyb Washburn Francis. Carl graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1992. After high school, Carl attended one year of culinary arts at Indian...

Douglas  Gates

Douglas Gates

Nov 17, 2020

Douglas Gates, 55 of Alexandria died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 died at his home in Alexandria. He was born March 16, 1965, the son of Ronald Earl "Duck" and Joyce Hamelton Gates in Keokuk, Iowa. He is survived by his dad, Ronald "Duck" Gates (Diana) of Alexandria, three sisters, Lora Trone of Kahoka, Michelle Bennett and Ashley Arthur of Keokuk,...

William "Bill" Francis Wolf

William "Bill" Francis Wolf

Nov 13, 2020

William (Bill) Francis Wolf, 74, of Riverside, IA, formerly of Keokuk, died Friday, November 13, 2020 at his home in Riverside. He was born February 21, 1946 in Carrollton, MO, the son of George H. and Nigel Parker Wolf. While on a trip in Rome, Italy with the love of his life, he proposed to Kathleen (Kathy). On November 20,...

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