Michael Okones
Apr 9, 2022
DES MOINES-Michael Okones, age 31, of Des Moines, formerly of Sigourney, died Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his home. Michael was born August 24, 1990, at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, to Lance and Tracy (Bird) Okones. At the age of 13, he was baptized at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Cedar Rapids. Michael graduated...
Truman Schlabach
Apr 4, 2022
Kalona- Truman M. Schlabach, son of Mark and Sarah (Mast) Schlabach, was born September 9, 2015 in Kalona, Iowa. He died at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, following a short illness, on Monday April 4, 2022 at the age of 6 years 6 months and 26 days.He leaves to mourn his parents, 4 brothers and 3...
Ruth Ada Sauter
Apr 3, 2022
Ruth Ada was born on June 5, 1926, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the only child of Bill and Ada Bruhn. She died on April 3, 2022 at Lisbon Rehabilitation Center. Her family moved to various rural towns in eastern Iowa as her dad was a life-long school administrator and math teacher. She attended school in Millersburg, Iowa. During high school,...
Ralph David Tiernan
Apr 2, 2022
Ralph David Tiernan was born July 10, 1958 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Richard Tiernan and May Pedersen. He graduated from Williamsburg High School. Ralph was united in marriage to Cathy Brust on August 12, 1977, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was a devoted over the road truck driver. He enjoyed going to the beach and spending time...
Sondra Kay Cochran
Apr 2, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT – Sondra Kay (Nelson) Cochran, 81, died Saturday, April 2, 2022, at her home in Mount Pleasant.
Sondra, daughter of Delbert and Verda (Aubrecht) Nelson, was born July 11, 1940, in Iowa City, Iowa. Her family moved to a farm west of Mount Pleasant in 1947. In 1953, the family moved to a farm east of Mount Pleasant...
Joan Hook
Mar 30, 2022
Williamsburg- Joan Louise Hook was born November 15, 1937, in Williamsburg, Iowa, to Arthur and Edna (Maas) Mews. She graduated from Conroy High School and Nurses training in St. Louis, MO. She worked for the Marengo hospital, the office of Dr. Byram and the VA Hospital. Joan and Bob met at the Marengo hospital. The couple married...
Carl "Skip" Jemison
Mar 29, 2022
SIGOURNEY-Carl “Skip” Jemison, age 90, of Sigourney, died Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Manor House Care Center in Sigourney. Skip was born July 13, 1931, in Keosauqua, to Maurice and Edith (Kriess) Jemison and graduated from Keosauqua High School in 1950. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1952 until 1954 during the Korean Conflict. Skip married...
William Allen Hoylman
Mar 28, 2022
North English- William (Bill) Allen Hoylman was born June 29, 1959, in Iowa City, the third child of Elray Eugene & Iva Marie (Miller) Hoylman. As a boy, Bill’s days were spent helping on the family farm with his three sisters, Beth, Jane, and Dawn, and older brother Jim. These early years of farming and animal husbandry instilled in...
Marilyn Lucille Butterbaugh
Mar 28, 2022
Kalona-Marilyn Lucille Butterbaugh was born March 25, 1953, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Clarence and Norma Jean (Snodgrass) Ross Sr. She graduated from Enlgish Valley High School. In June of 1969, Marilyn married Jim Carter in Kinross, they later divorced. Marilyn then married Tyrone Butterbaugh on July 1, 1978, in Kalona. She was a lifelong resident of Keokuk and...
Connie Sieren
Mar 27, 2022
KEOTA-Constance “Connie” M. Sieren, age 89, of Keota, died of heart failure on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Connie was born December 27, 1932, in Fort Madison, to Harry and Laila (Schurk) Roxlau. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1950 and attended nursing school at...
Emma J. Yoder
Mar 25, 2022
Kalona- Emma J. Yoder, daughter of John S. and Lena (Miller) Yoder. was born on February 10, 1942, in Kalona. She died in her home in rural Kalona on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the age of 80 years 1 month, 15 days, following a battle with cancer.In her youth she was baptized and became a member of the...
Robert (Bob) W Chittick
Mar 25, 2022
Williamsburg-Robert (Bob) W. Chittick was born Nov. 5, 1958, in Sigourney, the son of Everette E. and Ellen (Wade) Chittick. He graduated in 1977 from English Valley High School in North English. In 1988, he was united in marriage with Sally Long (Bucher), they later divorced. Bob worked at Jones Enterprises as a farm hand. He grew up in Keokuk...
Mary Ellen Miller
Mar 25, 2022
KALONA - Mary Ellen (Miller) Miller was born August 8, 1932, in Johnson County, Iowa, to Chris B. and Barbara (Brenneman) Miller. She attended Brush #1 Elementary School. On January 15, 1953, she was united in marriage to Freeman Miller. She was baptized in her youth and was a faithful member of Sharon Bethel Church until her death. Attending...
Sally Snow
Mar 24, 2022
KEOTA-Sally Snow, age 81, of Keota, died Thursday, March 24, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Mount Pleasant. Sally was born November 9, 1940, in Hillsboro, to Henry and Georgia (Barnett) Ellis and received her education in Keota schools. On June 23, 1956, she married Kenneth Snow in Washington. The couple lived in the Washington and Keota communities...
Marvin D. Waline
Mar 24, 2022
Marvin D. Waline, age 77, of Brooklyn, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Brooklyn Community Estate, Brooklyn. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday, March 28, 2022 at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn. A graveside service with military honors will follow at Guernsey Cemetery, Guernsey. Memorials may be contributed to the family in Marvin’s name....
Judith Ann Fair
Mar 23, 2022
WELLMAN - Judith Ann Fair was born April 22, 1943, in Ollie, Iowa, the daughter of Harold Ray and Agnes (Davis) Ingle. She graduated from Ollie High School in 1960. Judith lived in the Keota area all her life. On October 28, 1960 Judith was united in marriage to Charles Frances Fair. She worked at Jack and Jill in Keota,...
Mary Lou Dickel
Mar 21, 2022
Mary Lou Dickel, 88, reached her eternal resting place on March 21, 2022, at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo where she had been lovingly cared for the past 4 years. Mary Lou’s family are inviting everyone who knew her, to celebrate her life at the Middle Amana Church, in Middle Amana, on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 11:00...
George Pietrzycki
Mar 20, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT- George M. Pietrzycki, 72, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Danville Care Center.
George was born in Hemstead, Germany, July 28, 1949, to Felix and Leokadea Pietrzycki. George and his parents came to the United States through Ellis Island when George was two years old. When George was 12 years old, he and his parents...
Donna J. Stauffer
Mar 20, 2022
Donna J. Stauffer, age 91, of Brooklyn, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Brooklyn Community Estate. Funeral service: 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, with ÂÂÂRev. John Dodds officiating. Burial will be at the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, is assisting...
Earl J. Schmidt
Mar 17, 2022
Earl J. Schmidt, age 84, passed away peacefully on the evening of March 17, 2022, at St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospice in Cedar Rapids. He was born on his family farm east of Williamsburg on August 26, 1937. Earl attended Kirkwood Community College and continued farming at the family farm. He was also part of the Iowa National Guard....
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