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Elsie M. Richardson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Philomene Turtle

Philomene Turtle

Jun 13, 2018

Philomene Turtle, 91 of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Lexington Square in Keokuk. She was born April 5, 1927 in Madison, WI the daughter of Edward M. and Gertrude M. Meurer Dorn. On October 8, 1950 she was united in marriage to Floyd W. Turtle in Keokuk. He preceded her in death on February 23, 2001. She...

Christina  Ruth Wilson

Christina Ruth Wilson

Jun 13, 2018

Christina Ruth Wilson, 26 of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at UnityPoint Health-Keokuk. She was born August 4, 1991 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Raymond and Peggy Steele Wilson. Christina had been employed at the Iowa Unemployment Office in Keokuk and most recently at Thomas Cardella also in Keokuk. Christina was very talented in arts and crafts....

William Edward Adams

William Edward Adams

Jun 7, 2018

William Edward Adams, 84 of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the Levering Regional Healthcare Center in Hannibal, MO. He was born October 13, 1933 in Keokuk, IA the son of Nicholas and Florence McKay Adams. William enjoyed watching western shows on television. He is survived by one brother, Charles Adams of Ft. Madison, IA, one sister, Jane...

Jerry "Jfk" Kinkeade

Jerry "Jfk" Kinkeade

Jun 7, 2018

Jerry "JFK" Kinkeade, 42, of Wayland, died Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the UnityPoint Health – Keokuk, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born May 22, 1976 in Keokuk, the son of Larry E. and Martha Delores Bunker Kinkeade. He graduated from Clark County R-1 High School with the Class of 1994. Jerry was employed with Steve...

Jack Kavanagh

Jack Kavanagh

Jun 3, 2018

Jack Kavanagh, 82, of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO following a very brief illness. He was born May 16, 1936 in Keokuk, IA, to Dayle and Irma Kavanagh. He married Marla Collier on October 5, 1958 in Keokuk. His loving wife of 53 years preceded him in death on...

Diana Lynn Nathem

Diana Lynn Nathem

Jun 2, 2018

Diana Lynn Nathem, 70 of Keokuk, formerly of Evansdale, IA died Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Lexington Square in Keokuk. She was born February 2, 1948 in Independence, IA the daughter of William Eugene and Vernieta Jean Keller Kane. Diana graduated from the Waterloo East High School with the Class of 1965. Diana loved to cross-stitch. She enjoyed baking and...

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