OBITUARIES

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...

Oct 4, 2021

Irene Edna Fairchild Morrison, age 102, passed away October 4, 2021.  She was born September 28, 1919, the daughter of Milton and Emma Fairchild.  She graduated from eighth grade at rural Johnson and Lightfoot Schools, northeast of Sigourney.  In 1937, Irene graduated as Salutatorian of Sigourney High School, Sigourney, Iowa.

On June 9,...

Sep 28, 2021

Richard John Peiffer 96, died September 28, 2021 at the English Valley Care Center in North English, Iowa. He was born December 24, 1924 to Edmund A and Matilda M. Sieren Peiffer in Clear Creek Township. He attended school at Saint Peter and Paul Catholic School. On February 9, 1950 he married Myra Arlene Appleget at St. Elizabeth Catholic...

Sep 26, 2021

Lucie Theresa Wehr, 102, passed away September 26, 2021 at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney.  She was born in What Cheer, IA on November 10, 1918 to Frederick and Margarethe (Lohr) Kruger.  She lived and attended school in Montezuma.  On May 22nd 1937 she married Raymond George Wehr in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  Lucie was employed at ...

Sep 21, 2021

Frank Lester Wickenkamp, 93, died September 21, 2021 peacefully at home under Hospice care.  He was born October 13, 1927 to Carl and Clara (Ollinger) Wickenkamp in rural Sigourney.  He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1945.  On June 24, 1954 he married Beverly Florence Sharp at Saints Peter and Paul Church, Clear Creek, Iowa.  Frank served...

Sep 12, 2021

James Leroy Follman, 90, died Sunday September 12, 2021 at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney.  He was born July 2, 1931 in Ollie to Ray and Hulda Van Orsdall Follman.  On October 7, 1965 he married Mildred Northup in Sigourney.  She died August 24, 2009.  He worked for Latchman Stock Yards and later for Greene...

Aug 27, 2021

Denis Carl Seaba, 91, died August 27, 2021 at the Manor House in Sigourney.  He was born January 20, 1930 to Frank and Mary (Ollinger) Seaba in Sigourney.  He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1949.  On April 20, 1954 he married Marguerite Catherine Mallinger at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney.  Denis served in the National Guard. He...

Aug 19, 2021

John Frederick Wilkening, 104, died August 19th, 2021, at the Keokuk County health Center in Sigourney. He was born March 28th, 1917, near Hayesville, IA to Henry and Bessie (Chase) Wilkening. He attended Chastine and Bassie schools in Hayesville. John Served in the 152nd Infantry of the United States Army During World War II including 6 months...

Aug 10, 2021

Tony John “Lou” Gehrig, 59, passed away peacefully at home with his family on August 10, 2021.  Tony, the spitting imagine of his father (Johnny) was born February 24, 1962 to Johnny and Nancy (Coble) Gehrig.  He was a lifelong resident of Sigourney.  One evening while out dancing he met the love of his life Chris Stanley. ...

Jul 26, 2021

Bonnie Lou McDonald was born on February 25, 1928 in Amarillo, Texas to George Mason and Berniece Goldman McDonald. When Bonnie was 6 months old she and her parents moved to El Paso, Texas. She attended school in El Paso and graduated from El Paso High School in 1946. Bonnie was active in musical groups, studying voice...