OBITUARIES

Aug 17, 1973

Emma Ruggles, 92, of Delta, died Tuesday at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney. She was born January 5, 1916, near Ollie, Iowa to John William and Effie May Knight Estes. She attended school in Ollie. She was baptized at the Ollie Baptist Church in 1933. On September 6, 1933, she married Otto Everett Ruggles in...

Sep 28, 1970

Dorothy May Armstrong Wilcox Wonderlich joined her family and friends in the Heavenly Kingdom on February 7, 2015. Dorothy passed away peacefully at the Sigourney Hospital at 96 years of age. Dorothy was born July 10, 1918, to Harry and Bessie (Fahrney) Armstrong at the family farm near Deep River. Dorothy loved riding her horse "Old Mert"...

Oct 24, 1963

Alvin T. Miller was born November 14, 1940 at Iowa City, Iowa to Tobias J. Miller and Ruth Vanora (Yoder) Miller. In his youth he was baptized in the Old Order Amish Church and remained a faithful member until his death. On October 24, 1963 he was united in marriage to Martha (Miller) Miller. On...

Oct 12, 1963

Nancy Barnhart, 64, of Sigourney died Tuesday at the Keokuk County Health Center. She was born December 7, 1944 near Parnell to Al and Betty Core Garringer. She graduated English Valley High in 1963. On October 12, 1963, she married Maurice "Barney" Barnhart in Victor, Ia. They lived in Oskaloosa where she was employed at the Elmhurst...

Jun 11, 1961

Elsie May Bruns, 69, September 21, 2008 at University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born December 6, 1938 in Sigourney, Iowa to Alfred Morrison and Katharine Emma Cassens Northup. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1957. On June 11, 1961 she married John Wayne "Pee Wee" Bruns at St. Paul United Church...

May 26, 1957

Irene Louise Clubb , 90, died Sunday, September 18, 2011, at Manor House Care Center in Sigourney. Irene was born March 16, 1921, to Mathias and Mary Conrad Osweiler near Clear Creek, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Ss Peter and Paul Catholic School in Clear Creek. As many young women did at that time, Irene worked...

Nov 21, 1955

Dennis James Stevens, 55, died Wed., Oct. 13, 2010, from injuries due to a motorcycle accident in Loveland, Colorado. Dennis was born on Nov. 21, 1955, the son of Clifford and Gladys Luntz Stevens of Delta. He graduated from Sigourney High School with the class of 1974. He worked for a brief time at Amana Refrigeration in...

Dec 2, 1952

Kenneth W. Grimm, 82, died February 10, 2017 at Sigourney Health Care Center in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born July 16, 1934 to Leslie and Helen Cover Grimm near Millersburg, Iowa. He graduated from Thornburg High School. On December 2, 1952 he married Joyce Stout in Washington, Iowa she died March 16, 2004. Kenny served in the United States...

Oct 25, 1947

Ralph Raymond Walsh, 83, died February 14, 2008 at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was born June 5, 1924 near Barnes City to Edward and Verlie Colles Walsh. He attended country school in Mahaska County. On October 25, 1947 he married Henrietta Lisk in Oskaloosa, Iowa, she died August 28, 1993. They farmed in Keokuk Country...

Jun 7, 1947

Betty Eldora Derby, 87, died March 11, 2015 at the Care Center in Sigourney, Iowa She was born February 13, 1928 to William and Margaret Wood Northup near Ollie, Iowa. She graduated from Ollie High School in 1947. On June 7, 1947 she married Everett Derby in Bloomfield, Iowa. They lived in Mt. Vernon, Delta and moved to Sigourney...

Apr 20, 1947

Floyd Seaba, 83, of North English died Wednesday at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 13, 1927 east of Sigourney, to Ralph and Cleo Beall Seaba. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1945. He served in the US Army Air Corp in Okinawa during WWII. On April 20,...

Sep 27, 1941

Ruby Ryder, 89, of Sigourney died Friday at Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg, Iowa. She was born February 9, 1920 to Grover Cleveland and Emma Row Bird near Sigourney, Iowa. She graduated from Sigourney High School. On September 27, 1941 she married Ollie Albert Ryder in Lancaster, Missouri. She was employed by Kingsbury Homes for many...

Oct 12, 1940

Dorothy Kathleen Denison, 85, of Sigourney, died April 28, 2008 at the University Hospital in Iowa City She was born March 2, 1923 near Wellman, Iowa to Nicholas S. and Amy Folger Snider. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1940. On October 12, 1940 she married Claude W. Denison in Sigourney. She was employed...

Aug 11, 1940

Everett Leroy James was born June 16, 1919 near Thornburg, Iowa to Ira and Jennie Garrett James. He was educated at the Thornburg School. On August 11, 1940, he married Leola Newcomb in Lancaster, Mo. They worked on the farms of George and Anna Beatty and Dr. John Maxwell. They rented several farms, including W.A. Milburn's farm south of...

Jun 27, 1938

Elpha Aller, 87 of Sigourney, died Thursday at home following a sudden illness. She was born September 3, 1921 near Fremont, Iowa to Howard and Ada Alexander Spears. She attended Country School near Fremont. On June 27, 1938, she married Dale Morris Aller in Lancaster, Mo. They lived and farmed south of Sigourney for many...

Jan 16, 1932

Mary Mildred Willson, 95, died August 2, 2011 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born November 13, 1915 near Hayesville, Iowa to Roscoe Ensign and Belle Stonebraker Beall. She attended Sigourney High School. On January 16, 1932 she married Harold James DeYoung in Lancaster, Missouri he died in 1943. She worked as a...

Jan 24, 1929

Harold Leonard Lisk, 84, died at Vista Wood Care Center in Ottumwa, Iowa He was born January 24, 1929 to Harry and Beryl Thatcher Lisk near Delta, Iowa. He graduated from Delta High School in 1947. Leonard started to farm with Dad and worked at John Morrell. He served in the United States Air Force from 1950...

Feb 16, 1921

Francis Paul, "FP", Devine passed away at his home after a lengthy illness on Jan.5th, 2009. He was born in Keokuk Co., north of Sigourney, IA on February 16, 1921, to James Francis and Edwina Nemmers Devine. After completing grammar school in Van Buren Township, he graduated from Sigourney High School in 1939. He farmed the family...

Apr 6, 1919

Anne Schwenke was born on April 6, 1919 to Elizabeth and Henry Conroy of Wigan, England. She had seven sisters and three brothers. After her formal education, Anne worked in an ammunitions plant during World War II and at this time she met her husband, Bill. She became a proud American citizen in...

John Michael "Mike" Baird was born September 6, 1943 in Fort Worth, TX to John and Mary Baird. He succumbed to leukemia Thursday morning, August 8, 2013. To say Mike lived an adventurous life might be an understatement. He was a military veteran, a small business owner (Modular Furniture Services of Rock Island, IL) and...