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Beverly Jean Atterberg

Beverly Jean Atterberg

Sep 30, 2019

Beverly Jean Atterberg, 80, of Keokuk, IA died Monday, September 30, 2019 at the Mississippi Valley Healthcare in Keokuk. She was born April 18, 1939 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Thomas Joseph and Lorraine M. Stoops Hickey. Beverly graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1957. She had been employed for many years at the Grand Lunch...

Jana Elaine Ziegler

Jana Elaine Ziegler

Sep 25, 2019

Jana Elaine (Ramsey) Heule Ziegler, 57, of Staunton, IL formerly of Keokuk, IA went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born on February 8, 1962 in Keokuk, the daughter of Marion Blaine and Joyce Beatrice (Davis) Ramsey. She graduated from Keokuk Senior High School with the Class...

Donna Marie Galbreath Robbins

Donna Marie Galbreath Robbins

Sep 24, 2019

Donna Marie Galbreath Robbins, 73, of Warsaw, IL, departed this life on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 13, 1946 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Elroy and Eleanor Mae Ecksteine Hampton Galbreath. She graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1966. Donna met...

Nancy  L. Lammering

Nancy L. Lammering

Sep 14, 2019

With the Christmas Season fast approaching I am reminded there will be an empty seat at the table and the best gingerbread house making judge will not be with us to render the verdict. Aunt Nan was born on April 11, 1929, the youngest daughter of John R. and Mabel Snyder Lammering and the first in the family to be...

George E. Gimbel

George E. Gimbel

Sep 14, 2019

George Eugene Gimbel, 56, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born on August 6, 1963 in Jacksonville, IL, the son of George R. and Lela Robson Gimbel. He graduated from Jacksonville High School with the Class of 1981. He attended Quincy Technical School in Quincy, IL On June 11, 1999,...

Yvonne  Juhl

Yvonne Juhl

Sep 13, 2019

Yvonne Juhl, 77, of St. Louis, MO, went to sleep in Jesus on Friday, September 13, 2019. She was born April 15, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Kort and Henriette Pfabe. Yvonne was baptized at Messiah Lutheran Church in St. Louis and confirmed and married at Ascension Lutheran Church in St. Louis. She attended Lutheran High School...

Deloris  Wollam

Deloris Wollam

Sep 13, 2019

Deloris Wollam, 91, of Kahoka, Missouri died Friday, September 13, 2019 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. She was born May 11, 1928, the daughter of James and Hazel Cargill Riffle in Revere, MO. On March 8, 1948 she was united in marriage to Arthur (Eugene) Wollam in Lone Tree, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on March...

Saraphina Nicole Stark

Saraphina Nicole Stark

Sep 13, 2019

Saraphina Nicole Stark was born on August 7, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. She was born at twenty-four weeks gestation, weighing 1 lb. 2 oz., and was 11 ¾ in long. She proved to be a very strong little girl, but lost her battle on September 13, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospital....

Velma Layman

Velma Layman

Sep 11, 2019

Velma Layman, 83 of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at UnityPoint Health-Keokuk. According to her wishes, there will be no services.

Joe Thomas Smith

Joe Thomas Smith

Sep 9, 2019

Joe Thomas Smith, 90 of Beloit, WI died Monday, September 9, 2019 at The Suites Hospice facility in Beloit, WI. He was born June 23, 1929 in Canton, MO the son of Frank William and Emma A. (Alderton) Smith. He was raised by his step-mother, Leta Smith, and his father following his mother's early death. Joe grew up in Canton...

Sammy  E. Mayfield Pierce

Sammy E. Mayfield Pierce

Sep 7, 2019

Sammy E. Mayfield Pierce, 71, of Nauvoo, IL, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. He was born on April 7, 1948, the son of Ella Mayfield. He was raised by Hugh and Josephine Holiday Pierce. Sammy graduated from the Panola high School in Batesville, MS. While in high school he played...

Catherine "Kit" Hayden

Catherine "Kit" Hayden

Sep 7, 2019

Catherine "Kit" Elizabeth Hayden, 64, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at her home. She was born on May 31, 1955, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth "Betty" Wise Hayden. She was the only girl and one of six children. She graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1973. While in high school she began to...

Tracy Jo Hymes

Tracy Jo Hymes

Sep 4, 2019

Tracy Jo Hymes, 58, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. She was born on November 16, 1960 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Wayland T. and Karen Thompson Lander. Tracy married Russell L. Hymes in 1978 in Hamilton, IL. She had been employed at Silgan Container in Ft....

Muril Dee Phillips

Muril Dee Phillips

Sep 3, 2019

Muril Dee Phillips, 78, of Keokuk died Wednesday, September 3, 2019. He was born on August 20, 1941 in Carthage, IL the son of Glen and Faye Howell Phillips. On November 20, 1962 he was united in marriage to Darnetta Wilson in Scottsdale, AZ. She preceded him in death on March 23, 2017. Muril joined the Navy in 1958 where...

Patricia  Verdught

Patricia Verdught

Sep 2, 2019

Patricia L. VerDught, 84 of Kahoka, MO died Monday, September 2, 2019 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. She was born August 19, 1935 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the daughter of Melvin G. and Leona Maria Sova Kuba. On May 23, 1953 she was united in marriage to Donald L. VerDught. He survives. Other survivors include...

Ann Margaret Leeper

Ann Margaret Leeper

Aug 31, 2019

Ann Margaret Leeper, 66, of Keokuk died Saturday, August 31, 2019 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born on February 7, 1953 in Belleview, MO the daughter of Edward and Lora Wilson Light. Ann was a graduate of Thunderbird High School in Phoenix, AZ with the Class of 1971. She was a member of the Emmanuel United Methodist...

Joann Kettering

Joann Kettering

Aug 30, 2019

JoAnn Kettering, 64, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, August 30, 2019 at her home. She was born on May 27, 1955 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Laverne and Mary Catherine Doyle Pezley. She graduated from Central Lee High School in Donnellson with the Class of 1973. On September 20, 1975, JoAnn was united in marriage to James Kettering in...

Kim Sawyer

Kim Sawyer

Aug 30, 2019

Kim Sawyer, 60, of Kahoka died, Friday, August 30, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.      He was born November 26, 1958 in Keokuk, the son of Gerald E. and Judith Ann Roller Sawyer. Kim graduated from Clark County R-1 High School with the Class of 1977. He graduated from the Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, IA....

Charles Lester Coovert

Charles Lester Coovert

Aug 29, 2019

Charles Lester Coovert, 98, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, August 29, 2019 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, IL. He was born December 9, 1920 in Alexandria, MO the son of Charles and Ival Richardson Coovert. On September 4, 1939 he was united in marriage to Edith Davis in Keokuk. She preceded him in death on August 14, 2011....

Stephen Lamar Seyb

Stephen Lamar Seyb

Aug 17, 2019

Stephen L. Seyb, 71, of Keokuk, IA, formerly of Donnellson, IA, died Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Mississippi Valley Healthcare in Keokuk. He was born on March 12, 1948 the son of Leo L. and Ruth Viola Knowles Seyb. He graduated from Donnellson High School with the Class of 1966. Stephen was a veteran of the United States Navy and...

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