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Sara Louise Graf
Sep 19, 2018
Sara Louise Graf 77, of Keokuk, IA died September 19, 2018 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. She was born October 16, 1940 the daughter of William Edward and Dorothy Nira Kayser Brookhart. On September 29, 1959 she was united in marriage to Charles Graf. He survives. Other survivors include two sisters, Gloria Clara Mitchell of Keokuk and Delores Jean...
Jared John "Jed" Matlock
Sep 18, 2018
Jared John "Jed" Matlock, 34, of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018. He was born on January, 15, 1984 in Keokuk, IA the son of Mark and Wendy Ryland Matlock. On October 1, 2005 Jared was united in marriage to Emilee Naber in Keokuk, IA. They later divorced. Jared graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 2002....
Gary Risk
Aug 31, 2018
Gary Risk, 79, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 9, 1939 in Quincy, IL, the son of Robert and Margaret Gruber Risk. He graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1957. Gary enlisted in the United States Air Force in October of 1957 and proudly served his country...
Robin Renee Peterson
Aug 24, 2018
Robin Renee Peterson, 56 of Keokuk, IA died Friday, August 24, 2018 at Lexington, Square in Keokuk. She was born February 8, 1962 in Burlington, IA the daughter of Charlotte Peterson. Robin was an animal lover. She adored her therapy dog, Mariah. She loved life and lived every day on her terms. She is survived by three daughters, Dawn Peterson...
Vince L. Westermeyer
Aug 23, 2018
Vince Lane Westermeyer, 62 of Montrose, IA died August 23, 2018 at his home. He was born February 2, 1956 in Ft. Madison, IA the son of Eldon Duane and Gloria Ruth Thompson Westermeyer. Vince attended Central Lee High School. He had been employed by Vermillion Trucking, Hickey Contracting, and most recently at Keokuk Contractors all in Keokuk. Vince is...
Patty Lee Thrush
Aug 15, 2018
Patty Lee Thrush, 67 of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, August, 15, 2018 at her home. She was born March 25, 1951 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Earnest Franklin and Lila Patricia Snyder Steele. On August 24, 1974 she was united in marriage to Ronald "Reggie" Earl Thrush in Keokuk. He survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Lisa Jeffers (Daniel)...
Vincent D. Michl
Aug 13, 2018
Vincent D. Michl, 64, passed away peacefully at his home in Council Bluffs, IA on the 13th of August 2018. Vince, as he was commonly known, was born on Christmas Day, 1953. His parents, Sylvester and Betty (Londrie) Michl, as well as his sister, Theresa Ringstrom and his brothers, Joseph (Joe) Michl and John Michl, all of whom were from...
Mary Jo Swallow
Aug 12, 2018
Mary Jo Swallow, 75 of Hamilton, IL died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. She was born May 17, 1943 in Ottumwa, IA the daughter of Earl and Josephine Bordeaux Beeler. She first married Rennie Kelley. They later divorced. On March 24, 1989 she was united in marriage to James...
John B. Jobe
Aug 11, 2018
John B. Jobe, 78 of Keokuk, IA died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at his home. He was born April 19, 1940 in Fairbolt, MN the son of "Jack" John C. and Mary Florence "Floss" Bassett Jobe. On January 23, 1960 he was united in marriage to Nila Haage at St. Francis Catholic Church in Keokuk. She survives. Other survivors include...
Darlene Byrne
Aug 4, 2018
V. Darlene Byrne, 87, of Keokuk died Saturday, August 4, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. She was born on June 25, 1931 in Antioch, MO the daughter of Glen and Pearl Stehl Vice. Darlene graduated from Keokuk Senior High School with the Class of 1948. On January 11, 1950 she was united in marriage to...
Anna Mae Allen Lowry
Jul 28, 2018
Anna Mae Allen Lowry, 94 of Keokuk, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. Anna was born on February 21, 1924 in Corning, Ohio the daughter of Paul and Gertrude Schlingerman Allen. On July 1, 1944 Anna was united in marriage to Hubert E. Lowry in Nelsonville, Ohio. He preceded her in death on May 21,...
Larry R. Spees
Jul 28, 2018
Larry R. Spees, 73, of Keokuk died Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Keokuk. He was born June 22, 1945, in Macomb, Ill., to Richard and Thelma (Hall) Spees. The family moved to Keokuk when Larry was six months old. Larry graduated from Keokuk High School in 1963. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968 and was stationed...
Susan Marie Marshall
Jul 27, 2018
Susan Marie Marshall, 66, of Montrose, IA, died Friday, July 27, 2018 at her home. She was born on October 17, 1951 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Rollie and June Cooper Dinwiddie. Susan graduated from Central Lee High School with the Class of 1969. She married Paul Marshall in 1970 and they later divorced. She had been employed at...
Billy Dean "Bill" Walker
Jul 26, 2018
Billy Dean Walker, 81 of Montrose, IA died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his home. He was born May 20, 1937 in St. Louis, MO the son of Clyde and Lelia Fox Walker. On December 16, 1978 he was united in marriage to Betty F. Ireland Schrader in Ft. Madison, IA. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Sandy Andrews...
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...
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