OBITUARIES

Feb 5, 2023

Mary Martha Holt, 87, of Sigourney, died Sunday, February 5, 2023 in Sigourney, Iowa surrounded by her family. She was born December 24, 1935 to Daniel Edward and Delphina Brady Devine in Sigourney. She graduated from Webster High School in 1953. She attended Marycrest College and she graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in...

Jan 14, 2023

Larry Lee Fairchild, 85, died January 14, 2023 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. On July 9, 1937 he was born east of Sigourney to William and Grace (Myers) Fairchild.  He attended Stoney Point country school until 8th grade and attended Sigourney High School, graduating in1955. On July 26, 1958 he married Janet Kay Clark at the...

Jan 3, 2023

Ira Allen Blair 51, died January 3, 2023 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born April 9, 1971 to Keith and Elaine (Roop) Blair in Ottumwa, Iowa. He graduated Pekin High School and attended MMI Technical School in Orlando Florida, where he studied to be a motorcycle mechanic. Ira worked for J&P...

Dec 13, 2022

Dr. Arthur Merle Lane Jr., 89, died December 13, 2022 at the Manor House in Sigourney.  Merle was born October 16, 1933 in Quincy, Illinois.  He was the son of Merle. Sr. and Doris Adele (Chambers) Lane.  He graduated from Bowen, Ill. High School in 1951.  He attended Wester Illinois State College and graduated from Iowa State...

Dec 7, 2022

Kathy Alice Nicola Grant died December 7th 2022 in Newton, Iowa. Kathy was born December 30th 1942 in Sigourney, Iowa to Clifford  Nicola and Alice Isminger Nicola. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1960 and went to work at Sigourney News review. There she met her husband James W. Grant and married him on February 2,...

Nov 27, 2022

Brandy J. Glattfelder, 42, died November 27, 2022 at the University Hospital in Iowa City surrounded by her loved ones. She was born October 25, 1980 to Bruce Glattfelder and Connie Hem in Galesburg, Illinois. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1999. She graduated from Indian Hills with her degree in nursing. Brandy was employed as a report...

Nov 24, 2022

Paulette (Polly) Carter, 77, of Hayesville, died Thursday, November 24, 2022. A graveside service will be held Monday 10:30 a.m. November 28, 2022 at Ollie Cemetery. A celebration of life will be to follow at Grant Ranch in Sigourney from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m..

Polly was born April 9, 1945, in Oskaloosa. She was the youngest...

Nov 18, 2022

Michael Harper, 74, died November 18, 2022 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. He was born October 9, 1948 to William O. and Bette J. Schlatter Harper in Sigourney. He attended Sigourney Schools and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1966 and attended Central College.  He served in the United States Air Force. On October...

Nov 18, 2022

Max Marvin Michel, 85, died November 18, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic. He was born May 29, 1937 to Harry and Cleta Derby Michel in Sigourney, Iowa. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1955. On June 28, 1959 he married Donna Richardson at United Methodist Church in Sigourney. Max was drafted in to the...

Nov 14, 2022

Carol Gene Hootman, 86, died November 14, 2022 at his home in Webster, Iowa. He was born January 24, 1936 to Arthur and Alice Black Hootman near Birmingham, Iowa. He graduated from Vinton High School in 1954. He was employed by Iowa Steel and Iron Works for 20 years.  In 1970 Carol and his sister Nancy and brother in...

Oct 23, 2022

Nancy Carol Harris, 79, died October 23, 2022 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born April 25, 1943 on a stormy Easter Sunday to Claude Carol and Vera Faye Wintermote Shepherd in Ottumwa. She graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1961. On May 6, 1961 she married Francis Leon Harris in Ottumwa. She was...

Oct 15, 2022

Mildred Arlene Clubb, 88, died October 15, 2022 at the Manor House in Sigourney. She was born October 22, 1933 near Delta to Chas and Katie Bress Morrow.  She graduated from Delta High School and was the valedictorian of her class of 1951. On September 6, 1952 she married Verle Emil Clubb in Sigourney.  She was a...

Sep 13, 2022

James Albert Orr Jr. died September 13, 2022 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.  He was born December 18, 1950 to James Albert Orr Sr. and Genevieve Lindsey in East Saint Louis, Illinois.  He attended school in St. Louis.  James enlisted in the Army in 1974 and was honorably discharged in 1975.  He lived and...

Sep 9, 2022

Dustin Dee Conner, 52, died September 9, 2022. He was born April 12, 1970 to Hobart Darrell and Doris Mae Rockwell Conner in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1988 and attended the University of Iowa. Dustin played the bass guitar in several bands. He was a carpenter and a member of the Iowa...

Aug 24, 2022

Maureen Ann Dolan Menster, 76 passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 peacefully at her home, in Sigourney, with her family at her bedside after defeating breast cancer and most recently a four-year battle with ovarian cancer.

Visitation will take place on Friday, August 26, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. with...

Aug 22, 2022

Ruth Marie Rich, 61, died August 22, 2022 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born December 10, 1960 to Eugene Norwood and Willma Mae McGhee Derby in Watsonville, California.

She attended Cardinal Community Schools. On October 13, 2001 she married Melvin Edward Rich in Delta, Iowa. She was employed at K & L...

Jul 21, 2022

Thelma Irene Shy, 90, died July 21, 2022 at the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield, Iowa. She was born October 4, 1931 to Guy Albert and May Irene Malott Reinier in Ollie, Iowa. She graduated from Ollie High School in 1947. On August 25, 1948 she married Donald Keith Shy at the Delta Christian Church in Delta and...

Jul 5, 2022

David James Stout, 60 went to be with the Lord on July 5, 2022 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born June 28, 1962 to James and Martha (Epperly) Stout in Coronado, California. David graduated from Sigourney High School in 1980. He was employed for many years as an automotive mechanic. He was a...

Jun 28, 2022

Floyd Homer Strupp, 90, passed away on June 28, 2022. Floyd was born on February 3, 1932, to Homer and Grace (Goeldner) Strupp. While in high school he was a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and knew he wanted to become a farmer. After graduating from Sigourney High School in 1950 he began his farming career....

Jun 12, 2022

JoAnn Petsel, 84, died June 12, 2022 at her home in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born September 9, 1937 to Edmund and Mary Vanderschaegen Waller in Sandstone, Minnesota.   She graduated from City High School in 1955. Joann was employed by MRC in Iowa City as  data entry later she was a professional secretary for University of Iowa Hospital in...