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Janet Elaine Cunningham

Janet Elaine Cunningham

Jan 29, 2018

Janet Elaine Cunningham, 89 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, January 29, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born February 5, 1928 in Keokuk the daughter of William and Justine Verberg Hornung. On November 10, 1950 she was united in marriage to Carroll Cunningham. He preceded her in death. Janet graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class...

Devin Richard Lorenz

Devin Richard Lorenz

Jan 27, 2018

Devin Richard Lorenz, 54 of Keokuk, IA died on January 27, 2018 at his home. He was born on April 4, 1963 in Keokuk, IA the son of Richard and Barbara Steenberg Lorenz. Devin graduated from Keokuk High School with the class of 1981. He had been employed at Credit Plus in California and Montrose Care Center in Montrose IA....

Ethel Irene Ames

Ethel Irene Ames

Jan 27, 2018

Ethel Irene Ames, 91, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Sunnybrook Assisted Living in Fort Madison, IA. She was born on June 12, 1926 in Arbela, Mo, the daughter of Francis and Thelma Arthur Burkett. On September 20, 1946, Ethel was united in marriage to Kay W. Ames. He preceded her in death on November 27, 2010....

Victor F. Riddle

Victor F. Riddle

Jan 25, 2018

Victor F. Riddle, 83 of Montrose, IA died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born August 2, 1934 in Galland, IA the son of Alec and Elizabeth Weber Riddle. He was united in marriage to Edna Azinger in 1955, she preceded him in death in 1968. He then married Donna Teller on November 7,...

William "Bill" Logan

William "Bill" Logan

Jan 25, 2018

William (Bill) Logan's time for departure to heaven came on the 25th day of January, 2018, while at home. He was born on December 30, 1934 in Keokuk, Iowa, the oldest child of William Archie Logan and Carla Huiskamp Logan. He graduated from Keokuk Senior High School in 1952. While at KHS, he was named to the Iowa Basketball First...

Shirley Ann Erb

Shirley Ann Erb

Jan 22, 2018

Shirley Ann Erb, 90 of Argyle, IA died Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital in Ft. Madison, IA. She was born January 19, 1928 the daughter of Harvey R. and Iceal Hurd Cook. On February 15, 1947 she was united in marriage to Theodore Erb in Keokuk, IA. He preceded her in death on December 20,...

Sally V. Walker

Sally V. Walker

Jan 21, 2018

Sally V. Walker, 85, of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Montebello Health Care Center in Hamilton, IL. She was born on December 21, 1932 in Dubuque, IA, the daughter of Harold and Dorothy Schargits Sharp. Sally graduated from Ramona High School in Ramona, CA with the Class of 1950. She first married John Tolmosoff and to...

Cynthia "Cindy" Marie Smith

Cynthia "Cindy" Marie Smith

Jan 20, 2018

Cynthia "Cindy" Marie Smith, 64, of Montrose, IA, died Saturday, January 20, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born on December 12, 1953 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Wendell Phillips and Irene Eck Smith. Cindy graduated from Central Lee High School with the Class of 1972. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Iowa Wesleyan College in...

Evelyn  B. Uhlmeyer

Evelyn B. Uhlmeyer

Jan 19, 2018

Evelyn "Babe" Uhlmeyer, 98, of Kahoka died January 19, 2018 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. She was born August 18, 1919 in Gregory Landing, Missouri the daughter of Edward and Elsie Ort Otte. On November 30, 1939 she was united in marriage to John Uhlmeyer at the St. Peter's Catholic Church in Keokuk. He preceded her in...

Paula Jo Riddle Burke

Paula Jo Riddle Burke

Jan 17, 2018

Paula Jo Riddle Burke, 54 of Montrose, IA died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at her home. She was born October 15, 1963 in Ft. Madison, IA the daughter of Victor and Thelma Edna Azinger Riddle. She was first married to Bruce Harris and they divorced. She later was united in marriage to Daniel Burke. They divorced. Paula graduated from Keokuk...

Roger Ray  Stice

Roger Ray Stice

Jan 15, 2018

Roger Ray Stice, 61 of Hamilton, IL died Monday, January 15, 2018, at Unity Point Health-Keokuk in Keokuk, IA. He was born January 4, 1957 in Kirksville, MO the son of Arlene and Robert "Bob" Stice of Downing, MO. Roger grew up in Downing, MO and attended the Schuyler R-1 Schools, where he graduated with the Class of 1975. It...

Doris Stark

Doris Stark

Jan 12, 2018

Doris A. Stark, 94, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born on September 20, 1923 in Keokuk, the daughter of Albert and Mary Barbara Walter VanAusdall. She graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1942. On October 4, 1942, Doris was united in marriage to John Stark,...

Harold E. Price

Harold E. Price

Jan 11, 2018

Harold E. Price, 73, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, January 11, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA. He was born on May 2, 1944 in Paris, IL, the son of Forest Raymond and Kathleen Jane Breneman Price. Harold was a veteran of the United States Army. He served during the Vietnam War and received the Vietnam...

Robert Howell

Robert Howell

Jan 10, 2018

Robert Howell, 84, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. He was born on June 18, 1933 in Clark County, MO, the son of Russell and Alice Shuler Howell Burke. He married Norma Snell on October 9, 1955 and they later divorced. Robert worked at Jamison Chevrolet and McCredie Motors in Keokuk for...

Rosemarie Morningstar

Rosemarie Morningstar

Jan 7, 2018

Rosemarie P. Gruver Morningstar, 88, of W. Hartford, CT, formerly of Keokuk, passed away January 7, 2018. Rosemarie was born in Akron, Ohio, the youngest child and only daughter of Gerald A and Anna M McInerney Gruver on March 18, 1929. In her younger days, she was very athletic and competitive, playing softball and basketball. She loved to dance and...

Basil Red Reed

Basil Red Reed

Jan 7, 2018

Basil "Red" Reed, 97, of Keokuk, died Saturday, January 7, 2018 at the River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. He was born November 30, 1920 in Gregory Landing, MO the son of Albert and Hilda Fredelake Reed. On May 16, 1952 he was united in marriage to Norma Lee Kinkeade in Pocahontas, AR. She preceded him in death on October...

John Thomas 'Tom' Engler

John Thomas 'Tom' Engler

Jan 6, 2018

John Thomas "Tom" "Duke" Engler, 60, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Unity Point Health-Keokuk. He was born on February 27, 1957 in Keokuk, IA, the son of John "Jack" and Marilyn Browning Engler. He graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1976. On June 27, 1987, Tom was united in marriage to Peggy Walker...

Elmer Dean Aldridge

Elmer Dean Aldridge

Jan 5, 2018

Elmer Dean Aldridge, 87, of Fort Madison, died Friday, January 5, 2018 at The Madison in Fort Madison, IA. He was born on January 3, 1931 in Terre Haute, IL the son of Elmer and Hattie Collis Aldridge. Elmer was a jack-of-all trades and could do anything he set his mind too. Throughout the years he had been a hired...

Steven A. Thurman

Steven A. Thurman

Jan 4, 2018

Steven A. Thurman, 58, of Kahoka, MO died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Unity Point Health Trinity Hospital in Rock Island, IL. He was born August 15, 1959 the son of Jennings Bryan and Dorthy Maxine Rhodes Thurman in Covington, KY. On August 5, 1995 he was united in marriage to Shelly Briggs Land in Kahoka, MO. He is...

Robert Earl Loter, Msg (Ret)

Robert Earl Loter, Msg (Ret)

Dec 28, 2017

Robert E. Loter, MSG, US Army, Retired, of Polk City, IA, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, December 28, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 28, 1951 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Bob Phillips and Betty Loter. He was raised by his grandparents, Earl and Ruby Loter. He graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class...

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