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Aileen Louise Mcnally Jinkens
Jul 26, 2018
Aileen Louise Jinkens, 85, of Keokuk died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Klein Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born June 20, 1933 near Kahoka, MO the daughter of Ralph Lincoln and Edna Opal Ingram McNally. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, Gladys and Walter Bertram in Oakland, CA until the age of 15. On May...
Kathern "Kay" Smith
Jul 18, 2018
Kathern "Kay" Smith, 77 of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at her home. She was born September 28, 1940 in Malvern, IA the daughter of Kenneth and Ruby Sullivan Adair. On October 4, 1958 she was united in marriage to Doyle Smith. He preceded her in death on May 26, 2010. Kay loved crocheting and created beautiful blankets,...
Josias "Joe" "Papa" Cruz
Jul 18, 2018
Josias Neri Cruz, 97, affectionately known as "Joe" and "Papa" died Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at home. He was born on May 26, 1921 in Baymon, Puerto Rico the son of Vicente and Maria Rodriguez Cruz. On August 28, 1949 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Dunagan in Kahoka, MO. She preceded him in death on March 19, 2012....
Tammy Riebel
Jul 17, 2018
Tammy Riebel, 54, of Wayland, Missouri died Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born March 19, 1964 in Keokuk, Iowa the daughter of Raymond Samuel and Donna Hoadley Butcher. On April 15, 2001 she married Clay Riebel in Alexandria, Missouri. He survives. She is also survived by her mother: Donna Butcher of Boonville, two...
Julia (Julie) Light
Jul 14, 2018
Julia (Julie) Light, 87 of Montrose passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, Iowa. She was born December 10, 1930, the daughter of Isaac and Pauline Carmona Benoun, in Los Angeles, CA. Julie grew up working in her parent's grocery store in California, Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco, owned a grocery store in...
Sandra Louise O'Shea
Jul 13, 2018
Sandra Louise O'Shea, 70 of Keokuk, IA died Friday, July 13, 2018 at her home. She was born September 1, 1947 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Jap and Ida Stamper Huston. On September 13, 1985 she was united in marriage to Andrew O'Shea in Ft. Madison, IA. He preceded her in death on January 27, 2005. Sandra was a...
Elsie M. Richardson
Jul 13, 2018
Elsie M. Ricker Richardson, 92 of Keokuk, IA died Friday, July 13, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born May 19, 1926 the daughter of Leonard and Beulah Wilsey Ricker in Des Moines, IA. On June 23, 1946 she was united in marriage to Bennie L. Richardson. He preceded her in death on July 25, 1999. Elsie...
Jake Anthony Stewart
Jul 4, 2018
Jake Anthony Stewart, 34, of Keokuk, IA died on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. He was born October 20, 1983 in Keokuk, IA the son of Charles Anthony, Sr. and Laura Malloy Stewart. Jake had been employed by Henniges in Keokuk and most recently by Glen Meyers Driveway & Septic Tank Service in Keokuk. He attended Apostolic Holiness Church in Keokuk....
Gary Lowenberg
Jul 2, 2018
Gary S. Lowenberg, 83 of Donnellson, IA died Monday, July 2, 2018 at his home. He was born November 26, 1934 in Keokuk, IA the son of Carmi and Katheryn Tweedy Lowenberg. On January 8, 1966 he was united in marriage to Helen Weirather in Keokuk. She survives. Other survivors include one son, Jeffrey Lowenberg of Ft. Madison, IA, one...
Norma Helen Case
Jul 1, 2018
Norma Helen Wall Case, 66 of Farmington, IA died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at her home. She was born October 27, 1951 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Norman H. and Helen E. Young Wall. On November 22, 1969 she was united in marriage to her best friend, Raymond L. Case at the St. Joseph Catholic Parish Church in Montrose....
Bessie Helen Loretta Horton
Jun 30, 2018
Bessie Helen Loretta Horton, 88, of Keokuk, died on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the UnityPoint Health Keokuk. She was born on October 25, 1929 in Kahoka, MO the daughter of Vince and Gracie Kittle Walker. On June 15, 1946, Helen was united in marriage to Don Horton in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in death in 1956. She married...
Virginia Savage
Jun 27, 2018
Virginia M. Savage, 94, of Hamilton, IL, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Montebello Health Care in Hamilton. She was born on April 2, 1924 in Salem, IA, the daughter of Walter and Lena Wood McDorman. On July 14, 1942, Virginia was united in marriage to Clarence "Doc" Savage in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in death on January 20,...
Hollis E. Davidson
Jun 24, 2018
Hollis E. Davidson, 71, of Wentzville, MO, formerly of Kahoka passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018 at his home in Wentzville. Funeral services were held at 12 p.m., Wednesday at the Vigen Memorial Home in Kahoka with Pastor Mike Shea officiating. Burial was in the Ballard Cemetery. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service from 11 a.m. –...
Connie Kay Jobe
Jun 23, 2018
Connie Kay Jobe, 71 of Keokuk, IA died Saturday, June 23, 2018 at her home. She was born February 26, 1947 in Mt. Pleasant, IA the daughter of Vernon and Evelyn Allender Conrad. On August 12, 1966 she was united in marriage to Ronald Jobe. They later divorced, and eventually reunited and were partners for life. He preceded her in...
Martin "Marty" Joseph Helenthal
Jun 21, 2018
Martin "Marty" Joseph Helenthal, 48, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA, surrounded by his life partner and close family. He was born on February 9, 1970 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Joseph Martin and Glenda Hale Helenthal. He had been employed at Creative Hardware Manufacturing, Inc. in...
Shirley Jean Hulboy
Jun 19, 2018
Shirley Jean Hulboy, 82 of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. Shirley was born in Chicago, IL, on July 23, 1935 to Leonard and Elizabeth Truax. She attended nursing school at Presbyterian Hospital (now Rush-St. Luke's) in Chicago. Upon graduating, she struck out across the country, visiting the western states and Canada on...
Donald "Donnie" Ferguson
Jun 19, 2018
Donald "Donnie" Ferguson, 68, of Winchester, Missouri died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, Missouri. He was born July 15, 1949 in Clark County, Missouri the son of Virgil "Teeter" and Eleanor Pattinson Ferguson. In 1969 he married Mildred Dietrich. To this union three children were born, Jeannie Marie, Melissa and Eric....
Evelyn Bernice Moore
Jun 17, 2018
Evelyn Bernice Yeoman Fasolas Moore, 97 of Keokuk, IA formerly of San Antonio, TX, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born March 31, 1921 in Cornwall, NY the daughter of Clarence Eugene and Emily Elizabeth Matthews Yeoman. She grew up in the Winona Lake area of Newburgh, NY. On January 18,...
Lorena E. Brown
Jun 17, 2018
Lorena E. Brown, 78 of Beaver Dam, WI, formerly of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, June 17, 2018 at Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam, WI. She was born February 11, 1940 in Carthage, IL the daughter of Neil and Helen Guymon Hutson. On November 19, 1958 she was united in marriage to David Brown in Keokuk. He preceded her in...
John Charles Burgess
Jun 15, 2018
John Charles Burgess, 67 of Keokuk died Friday, June 15, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was born January 23, 1951 the son of Elmer and Mildred Thompson Burgess in Keokuk, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Bobette McNitt on April 20, 1979 in Carthage, Illinois. She survives. He is also survived...
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