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Max J. Baumgartner

Max J. Baumgartner

Oct 30, 2018

Max J. Baumgartner, 98, of Marshalltown, IA, formerly of Burlington, IA, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, IA. He was born on January 30, 1920 on the family farm in Germanville, IA, the son of John and Rama Alter Baumgartner. Max was a veteran of the United States Army and proudly served his country...

Martha Mcmanis

Martha Mcmanis

Oct 23, 2018

Martha P. McManis, 89, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born on December 3, 1928 in Keokuk, the daughter of James D. and Esther Fogeland McManis. She had been employed as an administrative secretary at The Hubinger Company in Keokuk, retiring in 1986. She was preceded in death by her...

Daniel "Dan" Monroe Duncan

Daniel "Dan" Monroe Duncan

Oct 23, 2018

Daniel Monroe "Dan" Duncan, 75 of Montrose, IA died Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at his home. He was born on December 4, 1942 in Quincy, IL the son of Donald Edward and Gloria Margaret Reinhart Duncan. On November 23, 1964 he was united in marriage to Sharon Jeanette Wrieden in Wayland, MO. She survives. Other survivors include, one daughter, Frances...

Donald R. Robertson

Donald R. Robertson

Oct 21, 2018

Donald R. Robertson, 82 of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. He was born January 1, 1936 in Keokuk, the son of Ernest and Martha (Sale) Robertson. On September 4, 1955 he was united in marriage to Doris Reid at the First Presbyterian Church in Keokuk. She survives. Other survivors include one son,...

Sandra Anne Caldwell

Sandra Anne Caldwell

Oct 19, 2018

Sandra Anne Caldwell, 75, of Warsaw, IL died Friday, October 19, 2018 at her home. She was born on July 19, 1943 in Newton, IA the daughter of John Edward and Thelma Ellerzan (McConeghey) Petted. On January 7, 1973, Sandra was united in marriage to Kenneth W. Caldwell, M.D. in Newton, IA. He preceded her in death on January 5,...

Wallace  "Wally"  Eugene Galbreath

Wallace "Wally" Eugene Galbreath

Oct 16, 2018

Wallace "Wally" Eugene Galbreath, 91, of East Point, GA, formerly of Keokuk, IA died peacefully at his home on October 16, 2018. Wally was born November 28, 1926 in Keokuk, Iowa to Obie and Adah (Roach) Galbreath. Wally spent his childhood in Keokuk before being drafted into the military, where he served in the US Army's Red Ball Express Transportation...

Daisy Louise Leggett

Daisy Louise Leggett

Oct 16, 2018

Daisy Louise Leggett, 95, of Keokuk, died Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Lexington Square in Keokuk. She was born on November 7, 1922 in Clark County Missouri, the daughter of Judson and Laura B. Kay Garrett. She had owned and operated the West End Market in Keokuk and had also worked as a private duty caretaker at Graham Hospital in...

Virginia Mae Hobb

Virginia Mae Hobb

Oct 15, 2018

Virginia Mae Hobb, 88 of Kahoka died Monday, October 15, 2018 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. She was born November 20, 1929 the daughter of Lewis Emery and Elsie Mae Horter Roberts in Clark County, Missouri. On December 27, 1947 she was united in marriage to Dale Edward Hobb in Revere, Missouri. He preceded her in death....

Peggy Howard

Peggy Howard

Oct 15, 2018

Peggy Colleen Howard, 89, passed away October 15, 2018 in Cedar Rapids, IA. She was born April 17, 1929 in Mingo, IA the daughter of Orren Victor and Helen Edith (Pinney) Shoemaker. On July, 13, 1952, Peggy was united in marriage to Kenneth W. Howard in Hamilton, IL. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1994. She and her...

Earlaine Evelyn Hoover

Earlaine Evelyn Hoover

Oct 11, 2018

Earlaine Evelyn Hoover, 94, of Bettendorf, IA died October 11, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Davenport, IA. She was born February 23, 1924 in rural Alexandria, MO the daughter of Earl and Ethel Winnie Koeber Leggett. She graduated from Wayland High School in Wayland, MO. On September 29, 1948 Earlaine was united in marriage to Harold D....

Merlyn Dean Taylor

Merlyn Dean Taylor

Oct 6, 2018

Merlyn Dean Taylor, 83 of Kahoka formerly of Keokuk, died Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. On April 8, 1935 Merlyn was born in Gorin, Missouri the daughter of Madison Stone and Barbara Grace Bergthold Newman. She was united in to marriage to Charles Richard Arnold in 1953. They later divorced in 1954. She...

Samuel "Sam" E. Poe

Samuel "Sam" E. Poe

Oct 4, 2018

Samuel "Sam" E. Poe, 80, former resident of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Accordius Health at St. Mary in Davenport, IA. According to his wishes there will be no service or visitation. Burial will be at a later date in Morganton, GA. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

Charles Frank Tillman

Charles Frank Tillman

Oct 4, 2018

Charles "Buddy" Frank Tillman, kept the faith and finished his course to be with the Lord on October 4, 2018 at Lexington Square Rehabilitation Center in Keokuk, IA. He was born on May 5, 1937 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Tillman. On November 28, 1982, Charles was united in marriage to Sylvia Clark Jenkins and...

Robert "Rob" Paul Eugene Newbill

Robert "Rob" Paul Eugene Newbill

Oct 3, 2018

Robert "Rob" Paul Eugene Newbill, 32 of Hamilton, IL formerly of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, October 3, 2018. He was born December 12, 1985 in Keokuk, IA the son of Bernard and Helen E. "Betsy" Anderson Newbill. Rob graduated from Keokuk High School Class of 2005. He then attended Southeastern Community College in Keokuk. He had been employed by V's...

Darryle W. "Bill" Mccracken

Darryle W. "Bill" Mccracken

Oct 1, 2018

Darryle W. "Bill" McCracken, 73 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, October 1, 2018 at Unity Point-Keokuk. Bill was born on September 7, 1945 in Oklahoma City to Raleigh and Maxine Savery Barbor. Later his mother remarried and Bill had his name changed to McCracken, to match that of his step-father, Leroy McCracken. He graduated from South Oak Cliff High School...

Carol Coker

Carol Coker

Sep 30, 2018

Carol Wilcox Coker, 82, of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, September 30, 2018 at her home. She was born on April 26, 1936 in rural Roodhouse, IL, the daughter of Floyd and Mary Helen Jones Wilcox. She graduated from Roodhouse High School with the Class of 1954 and received her R.N. degree from Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville, IL. On July 22,...

Brian Melvin Schrader

Brian Melvin Schrader

Sep 26, 2018

Brian Melvin Schrader, 67, of Hamilton, IL, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the Sunset Home in Quincy, IL. He was born on May 28, 1951 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Melvin and Susannah Gordon Schrader. He graduated from Warsaw High School with the Class of 1969. Brian was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He served...

James  "Jim"  E. Mercer

James "Jim" E. Mercer

Sep 22, 2018

James Edward "Jim" Mercer, 78 of Montrose, IA passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in West Burlington, IA. He was born July 22, 1939 in Sheffield, IL the son of James Richard and Ethel Lucille Martin Mercer. After his parents' divorce, his mother married Frank L. "Dutch" Copple and he raised Jim like his own. On June 1, 1968, Jim...

Joe Ringstrom

Joe Ringstrom

Sep 21, 2018

Joe Ringstrom, 67, of Keokuk, IA, was finally reunited with his wife and love of his life, Theresa on Friday, September 21, 2018. He was born on March 19, 1951 in Keokuk, IA, the son of John "Jack" and Willadene Lambert Ringstrom. On July 3, 1987, Joe was united in marriage to Theresa Michl at All Saints Parish in Keokuk....

Betty Frances Walker

Betty Frances Walker

Sep 20, 2018

Betty Frances Walker, 77 of Montrose, IA died Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, IA. She was born February 9, 1941 in Wever, IA the daughter of Maurice, Sr. and Mildred Byers Ireland. Betty was first married to Fred Schrader, Sr., and to this union three children were born. They later divorced. On December 16,...

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