Ruth Vigen
May 7, 2014
Ruth Vigen, 98, of Jefferson, IA, formerly of St. Olaf, IA died, Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, IA. She was born on May 3, 1916 in Finley, North Dakota the daughter of Severt and Ellen Olson Jacobson. Ruth was confirmed and became a member of the Ostervold Evangelical Lutheran Church in ND on...
Arlo Gene Parker
May 7, 2014
Arlo Gene Parker, 79 of Liberty, IL died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, MO. He was born on January 6, 1935 in Ft. Madison, IA the son of Lyle and Leona Repplinger Parker. After graduating from high school, Gene furthered his education at Monmouth College where he received his Bachelor's Degree. He then...
Gertrude Egley
May 7, 2014
Gertrude Magdalena Egley, 96, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, May 07, 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. She was born on March 16, 1918 in Wayland, MO, the daughter of Lewis and Magdalena Maurer Egley. She was a graduate of the Wayland, MO High School. Gertrude had been employed at State Central Bank in Keokuk...
Delores Jean Mcneill
May 6, 2014
Delores Jean McNeill, 85 of Hamilton, IL died on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born on April 7, 1929, in Keokuk, the fourth of five children born to Everett and Sarah Wadden Sale. She was united in marriage to John J. McNeill on November 27, 1947 in Keokuk. He preceded her in death....
Brian Adams
May 5, 2014
Brian Wesley Adams, 34, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, in Orlando, Fla. Brian was born June 20, 1979, in Keokuk. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Iraq War as an electronic tech on nuclear submarines for eight years. Officer Adams worked for the past four years as a correctional officer for Coleman Federal Correctional...
John Haas, Jr.
May 2, 2014
John Haas, Jr., 84, longtime resident of Keokuk and businessman died Friday, May 2, 2014 at his home in Keokuk, IA. According to his wishes he was cremated and there will be no services. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the family and mailed to Vigen Memorial Home 1328 Concert Keokuk, IA 52632. Vigen Memorial Home in...
Bernice J. Gabel
May 2, 2014
Bernice J. Gabel, 87 of Keokuk died Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born October 2, 1926 in Keokuk the daughter of Warren and Daisey Frakes Jobe. Bernice was first married to Ed Pfeiferling. They divorced. She then married Gerry Young until he was killed in an automobile accident. On November 1,...
Toni "Chickie" J. Ransdell
Apr 24, 2014
Toni J. Ransdell Chickie , 77, of Danville, IA died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. Toni was born March 10, 1937 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of John Tommy and Hilda Carr Orth. She had been employed at Sheller Globe in Keokuk, the Burlington Golf Course in Burlington, IA and the...
Mickey Rachelle Williams
Apr 22, 2014
Mickey Rachelle Williams, 34, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on September 12, 1979 in Iowa City, IA the daughter of James Danny and Christina Williams Wrieden. On July 6, 2001 Mickey was united in marriage to Robert Edward Williams in Keokuk. He survives. Mickey was a...
Deborah "Debbie" Ann Vaughan
Apr 18, 2014
Deborah Debbie Ann Vaughan, 63, of Keokuk, died Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on March 7, 1951 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Keokuk, the daughter of John and Marian Reed Scott. On August 9, 1969, Debbie was united in marriage to Arthur Vaughan, Jr. in Keokuk. He survives. Other...
Lois Marie Rausch
Apr 17, 2014
Lois Marie Rausch, 68 of Keokuk died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her home. She was born April 22, 1945 in Tripoli, IA the daughter of Arno and Malinda Hartman Ladage. On August 15, 1964 she was united in marriage to Joe Rausch in Tripoli, IA. He preceded her in death on February 9, 2008. Lois was a graduate of...
Edna M. Buckallew
Apr 16, 2014
Edna Miriam Buckallew, 83, of Kahoka, MO died Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. She was born September 3, 1930 in Clark County, Missouri the daughter of Harry and Eva Walker Brammer. She was united in marriage to Walter Glen Buckallew on August 29, 1958 in Clark County, Missouri. For 55 years they...
Michael David Taylor
Apr 15, 2014
Michael David Taylor, 65 of Keokuk died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, MO. He was born November 7, 1948 in Nixa, MO the son of Grace Sifferman. On October 1, 1976 he was united in marriage to Sherry Gierke in Millbury, OH. She survives. Other survivors include two brothers, Jack Taylor and...
Helen Marsh
Apr 15, 2014
Helen Marsh, 95 of Phoenix, AZ formerly of Keokuk died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. Â Â Â Â She was born December 26, 1918 in Mount Carmel, PA the daughter of a coal miner Stanley and Josephine Koka Slavenska. She was united in marriage on February 12, 1941 in Canton, MO to Chester Marsh. He preceded...
John "Bone Jaw" J Varner
Apr 15, 2014
John Junior Bone Jaw Varner, 80 of Keokuk died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. He was born May 20, 1933 in Keokuk the son of William and Myrtle Stephenson Varner. He was married to Margaret Washburne. She preceded him in death. John had been employed at Electro Metals/Ferro Sil in Keokuk...
Carolyn Faye Myers
Apr 13, 2014
Born on January 6, 1944 in Keokuk, IA, Carolyn was the daughter of Willard and Bessie Powers Myers. Carolyn was a graduate of Keokuk High School, Carl Sandburg College, Western Illinois University and Northern Illinois University. Her love of learning pushed her to study in many areas. Her career began at Contel of Carthage as a switchboard operator and then...
John Guy Johnson
Apr 6, 2014
John Guy Johnson, 58, of Argyle, IA, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 in Texas. He was born on December 16, 1955 in Keokuk, IA, the son of William and Helen Bowen Johnson. On March 6, 1985 he was united in marriage to Judy Reinhart in Ft. Madison, IA. She survives. Other survivors include one son, Christopher Johnson of Argyle, two...
Elizabeth "Libby" C. Reeder
Apr 3, 2014
Elizabeth C. Libby Reeder, 99, of Ft. Madison, IA, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at The Madison in Ft. Madison. She was born on May 11, 1914 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Edward and Clara Biddenstadt Klepfer. Libby grew up in the house she was born in and graduated from St. Marys High School in...
Dolores "Doad" Wharton
Mar 31, 2014
Dolores Doad Rein Wharton, 91, of Keokuk, died Monday, March 31, 2014 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, IA. She was born on August 31, 1922 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Harry and Florence Ward Rein. She was married to Francis W. Wharton for 32 years, they later divorced. Doad was a graduate of the St. Peters High School,...
Amy Nichole Cooper
Mar 28, 2014
Amy Nichole Cooper, 29, of Quincy, IL formerly of Keokuk, died Friday, March 28, 2014 at her home. She was born October 10, 1984 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Lester Cooper and Frances Wrieden. Amy graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 2002. She had been employed as the manager at Wilco Fast Break in Quincy. Amy...
