All Obituaries
Sharon Myers New Sharon
Sharon Kay Myers, 77, died September 15, 2020 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born September 27, 1942 to Rex and Lois (Caldwell) Howell in New London, Iowa. She graduated from New London High School. She married Robert Myers and they later divorced. She lived in Sigourney from 1977 to 2007 until she moved to New Sharon. Sharon served as activities director at the Manor House in Sigourney for over 15 years. She enjoyed reading,...
Sharon Kay Myers, 77, died September 15, 2020 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born September 27, 1942 to Rex and Lois (Caldwell) Howell in New London,...
June Soland Sigourney
Wilma “June” Soland, 92 of Sigourney, died September 11, 2020 at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born on June 6, 1928 in Decorah, Iowa to Orlando and Evelyn Kvamme. She graduated from Decorah High School in 1946.
On June 27, 1948 she married Robert “Bob” Soland in Glenwood Lutheran Church in Decorah. In 1953 they moved to Sigourney where she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and worked at Sigourney Middle School as secretary to the...
Wilma “June” Soland, 92 of Sigourney, died September 11, 2020 at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born on June 6, 1928 in Decorah, Iowa to Orlando and Evelyn Kvamme....
Robert Sanders Hayesville
Robert Ray Sanders, 64, died August 30, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born November 7, 1955 to Robert and Thelma (Dollens) Sanders in Mexico, Missouri. He attended high school in Centralia, Missouri and served in the United States Navy. On August 12, 1988 he married Eugenia (Gina) Renard in Oskaloosa. He worked as an iron worker for Young Loves in Missouri, at Cargill, and then at Hughes Corp.. Robert and Gina moved to Hayesville in...
Robert Ray Sanders, 64, died August 30, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born November 7, 1955 to Robert and Thelma (Dollens) Sanders in Mexico, Missouri. ...
Rose Mary Shannon Sigourney
Rose Mary Shannon, 85, died August 2, 2020 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born October 17, 1934 to Richard and Margaret (Sondag) Merz in Harper, Iowa. She graduated from St. Elizabeth Catholic School in Harper. On December 29, 1954 she married Raymond Patrick Shannon. They lived all their life in Sigourney. She was employed at Coast to Coast, Midwest One Bank, and The Main Street Florist. Rose Mary volunteered for Hospice of...
Rose Mary Shannon, 85, died August 2, 2020 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born October 17, 1934 to Richard and Margaret (Sondag) Merz in Harper, Iowa. ...
Deborah Roberts Keota
Deborah June Roberts, 57, died July 17, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. She was born May 7, 1963 to Fred and Helen Peach Tobeck in Chicago Heights, Illinois. She attended school in Crete, Illinois. She was married Cecil Ray Burtlow Jr. he died August 23, 1994, she later married Chris Roberts in 2017. Deborah was a CNA at the Manor House in Sigourney for many years and worked at APAC in Ottumwa.
She was preceded in death by her...
Deborah June Roberts, 57, died July 17, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. She was born May 7, 1963 to Fred and Helen Peach Tobeck in Chicago Heights, Illinois. She...
Mona Nichols Hedrick
Mona Nichols, 82, died July 16, 2020 at her home in Hedrick, Iowa. She was born May 1, 1938 to Fred E. and Leona Reynolds Bensmiller in Sigourney, Iowa. She graduated from Sigourney High School. On June 13, 1959 she married Carl “Nick” Nichols at the Sigourney Christian Church. She was employed at Century Motors and later at Vaugh Motors in Ottumwa and remained there until her retirement. She was a member of the Hedrick Methodist Church. Mona enjoyed gardening...
Mona Nichols, 82, died July 16, 2020 at her home in Hedrick, Iowa. She was born May 1, 1938 to Fred E. and Leona Reynolds Bensmiller in Sigourney, Iowa. She graduated from Sigourney High...
Wayne Smithart Sigourney
Wayne Carl Smithart, 78, of Sigourney died at home, Saturday, June 20, 2020. He was born March 17, 1942, in South Plank Township, the son of Leo and May (Cassens) Smithart. Growing up on a small farm in rural Iowa, Wayne graduated from Sigourney High School in 1962 and then was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1964 and served his country for two years while stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and Fort Benning in Georgia. He married Sandra (Swank) Smithart on May...
Wayne Carl Smithart, 78, of Sigourney died at home, Saturday, June 20, 2020. He was born March 17, 1942, in South Plank Township, the son of Leo and May (Cassens) Smithart. ...
Rozella Jean Cline Reinert Lower, 96, died May 10, 2020 at Grand Haven Retirement in Eldridge, Iowa. She was born March 11, 1924 to Clarence Cline and Velmina (Minnie) Verhaaf near Delta, Iowa. She graduated from Delta High School in 1942 and she took business courses at Murphy School of Business in Oskaloosa. On April 14, 1943 she married Robert Reinert at Lancaster MO. They lived and farmed in the What Cheer and Delta area. She was employed at Keoco Livestock...
Rozella Jean Cline Reinert Lower, 96, died May 10, 2020 at Grand Haven Retirement in Eldridge, Iowa. She was born March 11, 1924 to Clarence Cline and Velmina (Minnie) Verhaaf near Delta,...
Jean Smith Gaertner passed away peacefully on May 9, 2020 at Addolorata Villa in Wheeling, Ill., where she had resided for the past four years. She was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on November 5, 1935, to A.J. and Cecilia Daniel Smith, and was raised in Harper, Iowa, alongside her sister Joan who was just a year older. The two were raised much like twins with matching clothes, shoes, dolls, as well as a treasured group of friends from St. Elizabeth School. They did nearly everything...
Jean Smith Gaertner passed away peacefully on May 9, 2020 at Addolorata Villa in Wheeling, Ill., where she had resided for the past four years. She was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on November 5,...
Beverly Hammes Sigourney
Beverly Rae Hammes, 78, died May 8, 2020 at Corridor Crossing Place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born November 1, 1941 to Donald and Jennie (Plank) Glandon in Sigourney. She graduated from Sigourney High School. On November 25, 1961 she married Cletus Hammes at the St. Mary Church in Sigourney. She was employed at Dick’s Corner in Sigourney and at the Keokuk County Clerk of Court retiring in 2004. She enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, and playing video...
Beverly Rae Hammes, 78, died May 8, 2020 at Corridor Crossing Place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born November 1, 1941 to Donald and Jennie (Plank) Glandon in Sigourney. She...
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