OBITUARIES

Everett James

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...

Elpha Aller

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...

Mildred Willson

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...

Leonard Lisk

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...

Francis "FP" Devine

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...

Anne Schwenke

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...

Lorene E. Herman

Lorene E. Herman, 91, of Des Moines formerly of Harper, died Wednesday at Kavanagh House in Des Moines following an extended illness. She was born July 24, 1917 near Harper, Iowa to Anton C. and Anna M. Schulte Herman. She graduated from St. Elizabeth High School and attended Des Moines Area Community College. She was a bookkeeper...

John Michael "Mike' Baird

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...

Collen Davis

As of this day September 5, 2017 Collen C. Davis, 78, went to her heavenly home. She was born February 9, 1939 near Keswick, Iowa to George Lloyd and Wanda (Walsh) Pendleton. She graduated from Thornburg High School in 1957. In 1959, she married Doc Spain and to that union, 3 children were born: Terry (Sheri) Spain...

Dorothy Chaney Green

Dorothy Chaney Green, 64, died at her home in West Liberty, Iowa. She was born February 28, 1952 to Virgil H. and Gladys Pauline Sarver Chaney in Corydon, Iowa. She graduated from English Valleys High School. In June of 1996 she married Charles Green.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband....

Keaton Garrels

Keaton James Garrels, the 3 month old son of Tabitha Garrels, died Wednesday, July14, 2010, at the Ottumwa Regional Health Center. He was born April 7, 2010 in Ottumwa. He is survived by his mother Tabitha Jessie Marie Garrels of Farson, his grandparents Ron and Suzanne Garrels of Farson, great-grandparents Tom and Jan Hinrichsen of Sigourney, and...