OBITUARIES

Aug 2, 2020

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. ...

Jul 17, 2020

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...

Jul 16, 2020

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...

Jun 20, 2020

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...

May 10, 2020

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 ...

May 9, 2020

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....

May 8, 2020

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...

May 3, 2020

Pauline Ella Fritchen Street, 98, died May 3, 2020 at the Manor House in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born to Pete and Leona Kanke Heisdorffer on January 15, 1922 near Richland Township, Jefferson Co. IA.   Pauline attended country school.  On November 26, 1947 she married Wilford Fritchen at St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed parsonage in Sigourney.  They...

Apr 29, 2020

Martha Jane Richardson, 86, died April 29th, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa following a short illness. She was born August 6th, 1933 to William Wood Hartley and Dora Theresa (Sinn) Hartley in Sigourney, Iowa. Upon graduation from Sigourney High School in 1951, she married Dean Ellsworth Richardson Christmas day 1952 in Fort Smith,...

Apr 10, 2020

Suzanne Renee Garrels, 55, died April 10, 2020 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines.  She was born December 23, 1964 to Gene Criswell and Janet Sue (Griffith) Hinrichsen in Nebraska.  She attended high school in Fremont and Fairfield. On November 14, 1987 she married Ronald Garrels near Ollie.   Suzanne was employed as a CNA...

Apr 10, 2020

Dorothy Marie Pace, 70, died April 10, 2020 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.  She was born August 14, 1949 to Lester and Arlene (Olive) Stanley in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1967 and from the Ottumwa Beauty Academy.  On April 22, 1972 she married Donald Pace at the Delta Christian Church in...

Mar 28, 2020

Barbara Jean Lyle, 95, died March 28, 2020 at the Sigourney Health Care Center in Sigourney. She was born November 30, 1924 near Keota, Iowa to Frank P. and Veronica (Woltering) Lillig. She graduated from Keota High School. She married Eugene Lyle. She was a nurse in Rock Island and later she was a secretary for Conner...

Mar 19, 2020

Marguerite Catherine Seaba, 86, died March 19, 2020 at her home in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born February 20, 1934 to Wendell and Monica (Mona) Rhettler Mallinger near Ollie, Iowa. She graduated from Ollie High School in 1953. On April 20, 1954 she married Denis Seaba at the St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney. Marguerite and Denis...

Mar 9, 2020

Ernest Harlan Claypool, 82, died March 9, 2020 at the Wapello County Hospice in Ottumwa.  He was born November 22, 1937 near North English, Iowa to Kenneth William and Margaret Cora Holderness Claypool. He attended school in North English and served in the United States Navy.  He was married to Sharon Flynn, they later divorced.  On June...

Feb 22, 2020

Joan Marie Martin passed away February 22, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Scottsdale, Ariz.  They had enjoyed a very special celebration of her 85th birthday last summer in Chicago, and had been looking so forward to their move to Arizona.

She was born in Truro, Iowa, on June 18, 1934, to A.J....

Feb 20, 2020

David Edwin Prell, 75, died February 20, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born April 21, 1944 to Frank (Buck) and Claudine (Conner) Prell at Ottumwa, Iowa.  He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1962. On June 11, 1964 he married Lila Fowler in Delta.  Dave worked for Conner Brothers Construction...

Feb 17, 2020

Cathreen Coffman, 97, died February 17, 2020 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born January 27, 1923 to Forrest and Pearl Keller Grimm near Millersburg, Iowa. She attended school in Iowa County. On January 2, 1940 she married Harold Coffman at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They made their home in...

Jan 15, 2020

Lyle John ”Zeke” Frazier, 80 died January 15, 2020 at the Manor House in Sigourney. He was born December 27, 1939 to Don and Elsie Greiner Frazier in Iowa City, Iowa. He graduated from Kinross High School. On November 22, 1975 he married Jean Northup Wilcox at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney. He farmed near South English raising...

Jan 9, 2020

Peggy Sue Seaba, 61, died January 9, 2020 at her home in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born July 4, 1958 to Luther and Dorothy Seitz Dillavou in Iowa City, Iowa.  She attended Washington High School. On January 9, 1982 she married David Seaba at St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota. She was employed at Blackie’s Super Value,...

Jan 9, 2020

Marjorie Mae Griner, 98, died January 9, 2020 at the Manor House in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born July 8, 1921 to Jack and Elma Allum Mauldin in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from Arlington Heights High school. During World War II, Margie was employed at Consolidated Industries as a timekeeper where they built bomber airplanes. On...