Frances Lorinda Sanders
Sep 3, 2020
Frances Lorinda Glory Sanders, 78, of Keokuk died Thursday, September 3, 2020 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. She was born August 1, 1942 in Tahlequah, OK, the daughter of William (Cherokee tribe) and Agnes Morris (Choctaw tribe) Glory. She was the fourth child of six born to Bill and Agnes. Her father gave her the nickname "Ginny" (like...
Richard Joseph Marshall
Aug 27, 2020
Richard Joseph Marshall, 78, of Montrose, IA, died Thursday August 27, 2020 at the Great River Medical Center in Burlington, IA. He was born on August 1, 1942 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Albert and Eunice Newhouse Marshall. He graduated from Montrose High School in Montrose, IA with the class of 1960. On June 30, 1963 Richard was united...
Carol J. Vanzant Ross
Aug 26, 2020
Carol J. VanZant Ross, 92, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at her home. She was born on September 1, 1927 in Mosinee, WI, the daughter of Stanley and Evelyn Reynolds Blaisdel. On August 31, 1946 Carol was united in marriage to Stanley "Gene" Van Zant. He preceded her in death on January 14, 1978. She later married...
Shirley Anne Thompson
Aug 26, 2020
Shirley Anne Thompson, 88, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born on September 27, 1931 in Des Moines County, IA, the daughter of Robert Harmon and Virginia Dorothy Belle Fleming. She graduated from Meredosia Illinois High School with the class of 1949. Shirley completed three years of nursing training at...
James R. "Sonny" Lovell
Aug 24, 2020
James R. "Sonny" Lovell, 89, of Keokuk, died Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. He was born on February 13, 1931 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Orville and Marie Haskins Lovell. At the age of 13, he found a job washing dishes at Brazels Lunch. He had to stand on a box to...
Omer D. Cady
Aug 21, 2020
Omer D. Cady, 79, of Keokuk, died Friday, August 21, 2020 at his home. He was born February 12, 1941 in Keokuk the son of John and Velma Rose Cady. Omer was employed with Keokuk Contractors as a heavy equipment operator for thirty years before his retirement in 1995. He was a member of Anchor of Hope Church in Keokuk....
Karla J. Gilbert
Aug 19, 2020
Karla J. Gilbert, 65, of Marion, IA died Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at UnityPoint Health St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA. She was born July 16, 1955 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Kenneth W. and Peggy Colleen Shoemaker Howard. She was united in marriage to Justin Gilbert. He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Ken (Leah) Gilbert and...
Michael Turner
Aug 17, 2020
Michael Turner, 71 of Keokuk, IA died suddenly Monday, August 17, 2020. He was born April 2, 1949 the son of Alfred and Lucille Turner. On November 6, 1988 he was united in marriage to Judy Smart Cannon in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include his son, Andrew (LaRanda) Turner of Mt. Sterling, IL, a granddaughter, Layla Turner, a...
John Charles Paul Daugherty
Aug 15, 2020
John Charles Paul Daugherty, 81 of Argyle, IA, died Saturday, August 15, 2020 at his home. He was born on June 5, 1939 in Burlington, IA, the son of William Jessie and Mary Bernice Simms Daugherty. John was a veteran of the United States Navy. On October 14, 1962, John was united in marriage to Edith Bugg in West Burlington,...
Allen Lee Matous
Aug 15, 2020
Allen Lee Matous, 89, of Keokuk, IA died Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the Ottumwa Regional Heath Center in Ottumwa, IA. He was born on July 11, 1931 in Dubuque, IA, the son of Frank and Agnes Callahan Matous. He graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1951. On December 12, 1960, he was united in marriage to...
Annabelle Lammering
Aug 7, 2020
Annabelle Lammering, 89, of Keokuk died Friday, August 7, 2020 at River Hills Village in Keokuk due to complications after hip surgery. She was born April 29, 1931 in Keokuk, the daughter of Everett and Florence Klein Stice. She graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1949. On August 1, 1952, Annabelle was united in marriage to John...
Evelyn M. Hamilton
Aug 7, 2020
Evelyn M. Hamilton, 79, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born July 22, 1941 in Clark County, Missouri the daughter of Fred and Bernice Bainter Bushchling. In December of 1959 she was united in marriage to Jerry Hamilton at Bluff Springs Church in Rural Canton. He preceded her in death...
Delores "Dodie" Page
Aug 6, 2020
Delores "Dodie" Page, 84, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, August, 6, 2020 at her home in Keokuk. She was born June 12, 1936 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of John and Georgia Hall Benedict. Dodie graduated from Keokuk Senior High School. She had been employed by Sheller Globe in Keokuk until her retirement. She enjoyed doing beadwork, crocheting afghans and...
Mary M. "Betty" Mcdowell
Aug 5, 2020
Mary M. "Betty" McDowell, 98, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at her home. She was born October 11, 1921, in Mt. Pleasant, IA the daughter of Oran and Cornia Miller Kerr. Betty graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School with the Class of 1940. Betty was a member of First Christian Church in Keokuk. She had been employed...
June Anne Clippert
Aug 4, 2020
June Anne Clippert, 67, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at her home. She was born September 28, 1952 in Burlington, IA the daughter of Raymond and Wilma Edgington Smith. She graduated from Ft. Madison High School in Ft. Madison, IA with the Class of 1970. June was first united in marriage to Ron Kemp, they later divorced....
J.D. Wyatt, Jr.
Aug 3, 2020
J.D. Wyatt, Jr., 27 of Ankeny, IA, formerly of Keokuk, IA died Monday, August 3, 2020 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. He was born July 7, 1993 in Lakeland, FL the son of John Dale and Jeri Moore Wyatt. He graduated from Central Lee High School with the Class of 2012. He then furthered his...
John "Jack" Harrington
Jul 29, 2020
John "Jack" Harrington, 84, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Neptune, NJ, where he moved in October, 2019. A lifelong resident of Keokuk, IA, he and his wife of 56 years, moved to New Jersey to be near their daughter. He was born June 23, 1936 in South Bend, IN, the son of Tim and Maude Harrington. Jack...
Sandra Kay Redding
Jul 27, 2020
Sandra Kay Redding, 71, of Kahoka died Monday, July 27, 2020 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. She was born August 11, 1948 in Hurdland, Missouri, the daughter of Monroe and Alice Irene Winn Byrn. On April 11, 1965, she was united in marriage to David Redding. He survives. She is also survived by a daughter, Pamela Redding Miller...
Randall "Randy" Charles Knoverek
Jul 25, 2020
Randall "Randy" Charles Knoverek 61, of Carthage, IL died Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL. He was born August 18, 1958, the son of Richard and Dolores Stencel Knoverek in Chicago, IL. Randy attended Proviso Area for Exceptional Children in Maywood, IL. He then worked for Hines Veterans Hospital in Hillside, IL until his retirement...
Esther Elizabeth Gray
Jul 24, 2020
Esther Elizabeth Gray, 83 of Keokuk died Friday, July 24, 2020 at Anberry Transitional Care in Merced, CA. She was born December 10, 1936 the daughter of John Edward and Sylvia Nessal Harris. On February 14, 1982 she was united in marriage to Victor Wayne Gray in Ft. Madison. He survives. She is also survived by her children, John Finch,...
