Obituaries
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Lyda Vice
Oct 19, 2013
Lyda L. Vice, 86, of Kahoka, MO died Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk. She was born October 17, 1927 in Granger, Missouri the daughter of Carlisle and Georgiana Shannan Busby. On October 20, 1945 she was united in marriage to Stuart Vice in Granger, MO. He preceded her in death on January 14, 2004....
Kathryn Elston
Oct 19, 2013
Kathryn L. Elston, 92, of Keokuk, died Saturday, October 19, 2013 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born May 21, 1921 in Keokuk the daughter of J.H. and Mary Loter Finley. Kathryn was raised by her mother and step-father, Carl Simmons. On September 24, 1938 she was united in marriage to Paul Elston in Keokuk, IA. He...
Truman Howe
Oct 12, 2013
Truman Samuel Howe, 80, of Paxton, IL formerly Urbana, IL and Hamilton, IL died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at his home in Paxton, IL. He was born on June 16, 1933 in Lycan, CO the son of Samuel and Hattie Orton Howe. On July 7, 1956 Truman was united in marriage to Mary Sue Jones in Hamilton, IL. She survives....
Lydia Cole Toby
Oct 11, 2013
Lydia Virginia Cole Toby, 31, of Keokuk, IA, formerly of Kahoka, MO died Friday, October 11, 2013 at her home. She was born on March 30, 1982 in Riverside, CA, the daughter of Robert and Shirley Walker Cole. She married Fredrick Toby on November 14, 2007 in Kahoka, MO. Other survivors include her mother, Shirley Bloyd of Keokuk, IA, her...
Wilbur Haage
Oct 10, 2013
Wilbur E. Haage, 85, of Argyle, IA, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the West Point Care Center in West Point, IA. He was born on February 10, 1928 in Kahoka, Mo the son of John and Elma Dixon Haage. On May 31, 1949 he was united in marriage to Darlene Link in Wayland, MO. She survives. Other survivors include,...
John L. Kuckelman
Oct 9, 2013
John L. Kuckelman, 85 of Keokuk, IA formerly of Aurora, CO died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. He was born on May 30, 1928 in Effingham, KS, the son of John Francis and Margaret Rose Sauer Kuckelman. On January 11, 1950, John was united in marriage to Wilma Earp in Effingham, KS. She survives....
Robert Lloyd Byrn
Oct 7, 2013
Robert Lloyd Byrn, 61, of Canton, Missouri died Monday at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born March 9, 1952 in Macomb, IL the son of Olan and Betty Meeker Byrn. In 1979 he was united in marriage to Jane Ann Brown. She preceded him in death on September 5, 1985. Robert graduated from the Clark County High...
Irwin "Irv" R. Lindner
Oct 5, 2013
Irwin "Irv" R. Lindner, 95, of Keokuk, IA, passed away at 4:35 p.m., Saturday, October 5, 2013 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. Irv was born on August 12, 1917 in Keokuk, the son of Conrad and Christina Wirtz Lindner. He married Irene Gregory on May 1, 1945 in Ventnor City, N.J. She preceded him in death on March...
Doris June Lieurance
Oct 4, 2013
Doris June Lieurance, 83, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, October 4, 2013 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born on May 1, 1930 in Niota, IL, the daughter of Archie and Evelyne McPeake Marsden. She married Bill Lieurance in 1965 and he preceded her in death. She had been employed at Gleasons in Ft. Madison, IA and...
Katheryn Gabel
Oct 4, 2013
E. Katheryn Gabel, 97, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on July 26, 1916 in Keokuk, the daughter of Louis and Ethel Testmant Moander. She graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1934. On July 2, 1938 Katheryn was united in marriage to Charles R....
Emma "Mackie" Danker
Sep 22, 2013
Emma "Mackie" Danker, 91, of St. Patrick, MO died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk. She was born February 22, 1922 in St. Patrick, Missouri the daughter Vincent and Bess McDonnell Boudreau. She married Robert Danker in St. Patrick, MO. He preceded her in death on September 27, 1978. Emma was a lifelong faithful member...
Hazel V. Blum
Sep 22, 2013
Hazel Vera Blum, 82, of Kahoka, MO died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. She was born September 2, 1931 in Bear Creek, MO, the daughter of Ray Ernest and Ada Loretta Anderson Foglesong. She was united in marriage to Forrest Dale Blum on July 16, 1949 in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in...
Kenneth Roller
Sep 17, 2013
Kenneth Roller, 67, of Kahoka, Missouri died Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, Iowa. He was born January 21, 1946 in Davenport, Iowa the son of Noble Lester and Vivian Jane Berrie Roller. Kenneth graduated from Kahoka High School with the Class of 1963. He was employed at Smurfit Stone Container and retired in 2009....
Mildred Rubey
Sep 14, 2013
Mildred Jean Rubey, 94 of Montrose, IA died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital in Ft. Madison, IA. She was born on December 5, 1918 in Donnellson, IA the daughter of James and Florence Bassett Dresser. On May 31, 1952 she was united in marriage to Ray H. Rubey, Jr. He preceded her in death on...
Bernadine Gail Loeffler
Sep 13, 2013
Bernadine Gail Bennett Loeffler, 87 of rural Keokuk, IA died Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born in Keokuk on July 26, 1926 the daughter of Charles and Enid Colvin Bennett. On December 24, 1944 Bernadine was united in marriage to Roger E. Loeffler. He preceded her in death on June 16,...
Kenneth L. Barrows
Sep 9, 2013
Kenneth Leroy Barrows, 88 of Bowling Green, MO, formerly of Montrose, IA died Monday, September 9, 2013 at the Country View Nursing Facility in Bowling Green MO. He was born November 12, 1924 in Bainbridge, NY the son of Charles and Lena Corey Barrows. On June 19, 1946 he was united in marriage to Pearl Warner. She preceded him in...
Barbara J. Dye
Sep 8, 2013
Barbara J. Dye, 66, of Montrose, IA, formerly of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. She was born on October 8, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, MO, the daughter of Lloyd and Ima Jean Robbins. She was raised by her father and step-mother, Shelbia , and her Aunt Georgia Strickland....
Dale Mccane
Sep 6, 2013
C. Dale McCane, 78, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born on August 7, 1935 in Montrose Township, Montrose, IA, the son of Daniel and Maddie Crowson McCane. Dale met Deanna Sewell in 1974. Having been together since 1974, they were united in marriage on May 15, 1986 and...
Lorreine Ruth Duerkop
Aug 30, 2013
Lorreine Ruth Duerkop, 94, of Keokuk died Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk. She was born on March 4, 1919 in Keokuk, the daughter of Elmer and Lottie Strahn Dickson. On December 20, 1942 she was united in marriage to John H. Duerkop. He preceded her in death on March 6, 2006. Lorreine graduated from...
Elizabeth "Liz" Clark
Aug 26, 2013
Elizabeth "Liz" Margaret Clark, of Hamilton, Illinois, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. She was born on October 8, 1944 in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Margaret Ruhl Clark and Howard Clark. She graduated from Keokuk High School in 1963. Liz attended Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts and graduated with honors from...
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