OBITUARIES

Feb 2, 2022

James Allan Denny, 31, died February 2, 2022 at his home near Hayesville.  He was born August 12, 1990 to Timothy and Jane (Greiner) Denny in Ottumwa, Iowa.  He attended Sigourney High School.  He grew up on a farm in Hayesville and continued to farm with his family.  James loved playing his guitar, driving tractors, combines, and the bulldozer. ...

Jan 19, 2022

Roger Dean Ulin, 75, died January 19, 2022 at the VA Hospital in Iowa City.  He was born August 6, 1946 to Leroy and Nettie (Vittetoe) Ulin in Ottumwa, Iowa.  He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1965.  Roger proudly served in the United States Army from March of 1966 to March of 1970, during that time...

Dec 26, 2021

Donna Karen Spicer, 59, died December 26, 2021 at her home in Sigourney, Iowa.  She and her twin brother were born on June 19, 1962 to Eugene and Karen (Klein) Spicer in Elgin, Illinois.  In 1980 she graduated from Pekin High School in Packwood, Iowa.  Donna graduated from North West Missouri State with a degree in marketing. ...

Dec 24, 2021

Eugene David Spicer 84, died December 24, 2021 at Windsor Place Senior Living in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born June 25, 1937 to David Spicer and Buela Rousch Spicer in Elgin, Illinois.  He attended school in Elgin and served in the United States Navy. On July 30, 1960 he married Karen Klein and they later divorced. Eugene...

Dec 17, 2021

Martha T. Miller was born November 10. 1942 in Kokomo, Indiana, the daughter of Tobias and Bertha (Gingerich) Miller.  She was baptized in the Old Order Amish Church in her youth and remained a faithful member until her death. On October 24, 1963 she was united in marriage to Alvin T. Miller. She died on December 17th,...

Dec 11, 2021

John Samuel Kerr, 80, died December 11, 2021 at his home with his family present after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born June 21, 1941 in Sigourney to Homer Samuel and Dorothy Adeline Williams Kerr. He graduated from English Valley High School in 1959. On September 3, 1960 he married Nancy Lea Hootman at the English...

Dec 8, 2021

Norma Bell, 89, died December 8, 2021 at her home in Sigourney, Iowa.  She was born September 18, 1932 to Lorna Geneva Koopman Parker in Mahaska County, Iowa.  She graduated from Oskaloosa High School. On January 25, 1953 she married William “Bill” Bell in Sigourney.   She was a bookkeeper at Nutrena for many years.  She lived in...

Dec 4, 2021

Raymond Rex Williams, 48, died December 4, 2021 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.  He was born May 30, 1973 to Johnny David and Edna Marie (Croswhite) Williams in Tucson, Arizona.  He attended school in Mt. Pleasant.  Raymond was a roofer for different construction companies.  He enjoyed clamming in the summers, fishing, camping and being...

Dec 2, 2021

Betty Ann Alderson, 78, died December 2, 2021 at her home in Sigourney, Iowa.  She was born March 5, 1943 to Benjamim Henry and Letha Leora Ulin Seaba near Sigourney.  She attended Sigourney High School. On May 23, 1959 she married Rodger Alderson at the Christian Church parsonage in Delta.  She was employed at Amana Refrigeration for...

Nov 12, 2021

Heaven has welcomed home Roger Lee Fritchen this day, November 12, 2021. Roger is the son of Wilford Lee and Pauline Heisdorffer Fritchen born November 10, 1946 in Washington County. When he was two, the family, including older sister, Janice, moved from the Skunk River bottom near Richland to their farm on the east edge of Sigourney....

Nov 6, 2021

Gene Worth Keep, 91, died November 6, 2021 at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney.  He was born May 24, 1930 to Richard and Myrtle (Pint) Keep in Sanborn, MN.  He graduated from Rose Hill High School.  Gene served in the US Army and was stationed in Alaska.  On September 27, 1952 he married Demaris Jean...

Oct 27, 2021

Bernardine Marie Shimek, 100, passed away October 27, 2021, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.  Bernardine was born in Clear Creek Township in Keokuk County on December 30, 1920 to Pete and Clara (Ott) Bombei.  Bernardine married Frank J. Shimek on October 17, 1947 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  They made their home in Burlington, Iowa...

Oct 25, 2021

Kitty Lee Ash, 64, died October 25, 2021 at her home in Libertyville, Iowa.. She was born December 10, 1956 to Henry Melvin and Lizzie Lucille Keasling Ash in Ottumwa, Iowa. Kitty attended school in Burlington. She lived near Mediapolis and moved to Libertyville in 1974.

She was preceded in death by her...

Oct 25, 2021

Roger Bird, 61 died October 25, 2021 at his home in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born February 9, 1960 to  Harold and Hazel Woods Bird  in Sigourney, Iowa. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1978. He married Fontelle Hindon and they later divorced, he married Brenda Fulmer and they later divorced. He married Lisa Bentz and they later...

Oct 20, 2021

Marcia M. Heninger, 86, died October 20, 2021 at Windsor Place Care Center in Sigourney. She was born March 22, 1935 to I. Keith and Stella M. Hammond Zellers in Ottumwa, Iowa. She graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1953. On February 8, 1956 she married Larry H. Heninger at Finley Avenue Baptist Church in Ottumwa.  She...

Oct 13, 2021

Elery Lavone Fry passed on the afternoon of October 13, 2021, surrounded by his loved ones. Elery was born June 07, 1935 to Jasper Lloyd and Delma Lorine Stanley Fry, of Keokuk County Iowa. He later moved to California where he met and married the love of his life Jewel Helen Crile in Scotia, California on December...

Oct 12, 2021

Charlotte Playle, 73, died October 12, 2021 at the Keokuk County Health Center.  She was born November 1, 1947 to James J. and Allie Lou (Sergeant) Hill in Grinnell, Iowa .  She graduated from high school and was a stay at home mom.  She loved being out in nature.

She was preceded in...

Oct 6, 2021

Rita Raye Shipley, 75, died October 6, 2021 at the Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa.  She was born August 18, 1946 to Ralph Alpers and Arlene Olive Alpers in Oskaloosa.  She graduated from Delta High School in 1964.  In 1965 she married Robert Briney and they later divorced.  She married Robert Shipley in 1984.  Rita was in...

Oct 4, 2021

Randy Lee Seaba, 62 died October 4, 2021. He was born July 9, 1959 to Wilford and Ruth Harkins Seaba in Sigourney, Iowa. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1977 and attended Northeast Missouri State University. Randy was employed by Ahrens Construction and later for Pioneer-Conteva for 40 years as a construction engineer. He married Victoria...

Oct 4, 2021

Loretta Arline Bechert, 87, died October 4, 2021 at Vista Woods Nursing Home in Ottumwa.  She was born December 14, 1933 to Jesse and Ardie (Prather) Watson in Westfield, Illinois.  She graduated in 1951 from Westfield high school as valedictorian.  She earned her bachelors degree in Home Economics and Chemistry from Eastern Illinois University in 1955 and later received...