OBITUARIES

Dec 29, 2019

Jean Strupp, 86, passed away on December 29, 2019 at the Manor House in Sigourney, Iowa surrounded by family.

Jean was born on February 19, 1933 to Karl and Amanda (Colbert) Fauth.  She attended the Lancaster School and later graduated from Sigourney High School in 1951.  She was united in marriage to Floyd...

Dec 17, 2019

David Michael Tremmel, 72, died December 17, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.  He was born September 24, 1947 to John J. and Marie (Chacey) Tremmel in Sigourney, Iowa. David graduated in 1965 from Sigourney High School, after high school he attended Keokuk Jr. College and played baseball.  Then transferred to Northeast Missouri State...

Dec 5, 2019

Lois Colleen Henderson, 90, died December 5, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born August 5, 1929 to Ennis and Edna Northup Smothers near Webster, Iowa. She attended country school at Bunker Hill.  On December 24, 1948 she married Harold Donald Henderson at Davenport, Iowa.  They moved to the Floris area in 1955 where...

Dec 3, 2019

Joseph Leroy Kiefer. 69, passed peacefully on Tuesday December 3, 2019 at the Hospice Bird House in Iowa City after a short illness. Joe was born March 17, 1950 to Richard and Colleen Mather Kiefer in Sigourney.  He graduated from Tri-County High School in Thornburg in 1968 and was a charter member of the Tri - County...

Dec 1, 2019

James “Jim” Howard Kerr, 61, of Sigourney, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 1, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 27, 1958, in Sigourney, Iowa. He was the son of Kenneth Max and Rose Mary (Flack) Kerr. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1976. Jim was married to the...

Nov 28, 2019

June Rosalee Grove, 94, passed from this life November 28, 2019 at the English Valley Care Center in North English. She was born May 22, 1925 in Rochester, Indiana to Albert and Goldie (Collins) Mathias. She graduated from Rochester High School and from Manchester College in North Manchester, Indiana with a degree in home economics. On June...

Nov 22, 2019

Carl L. Hadley, 73, died at Rainbow Hospice Facility in Johnson Creek, WI on Friday, November 22, 2019, after a recurrence of acute lymphatic leukemia he had fought against for 3 years and yet had enjoyed a year-long remission from.

Carl was born July 22, 1946 at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital to William and Thelma (Book) Hadley....

Oct 31, 2019

Dennis “Denny” Lynn Clubb, 66, died October 31, 2019 at the Compass Memorial Healthcare in Marengo, Iowa.  He was born August 10, 1953 to Forrest Everett and Helen Marie (Fritchen) Clubb in Sigourney.  He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1971. On October 21, 1972 he married Jane Lisk at the Delta Methodist Church.   Denny was employed...

Oct 3, 2019

Wilford Eugene Seaba, 87, died October 3, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born November 2, 1931 to Ralph Edward and Cleo Beall Seaba near Sigourney.  He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1949 Wilford served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict.   On January 1, 1952 he married...

Oct 1, 2019

Elizabeth Conrad 97, died October 1, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born September 6, 1922 to Michael and Cecilia Striegel Hammes near Clear Creek. She attended Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School at Clear Creek. On January 23, 1945 she married Frederick Albert Meyer at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic...

Sep 11, 2019

David Paul Sellers, 82, died September 11th, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center, Sigourney Iowa.  He was born March 20th, 1937 to Bryan and Addie Sellers at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  He graduated in 1955 from Delta Community Schools.  He married Karen Marie Mallinger on April 7th, 1963 at the Ollie Methodist Church.  He farmed...

Sep 10, 2019

Marilyn (Mary) Maxine Walker 89, died September 10, 2019 at the Keokuk County Hospital in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born December 22, 1929 to Bruce and Bernice Bartholow Frescoln near Batavia, Iowa. She graduated from Batavia High School. On February 15, 1948 she married Milford Eugene Walker at the Batavia Methodist Church. They lived and farmed in the Hedrick...

Sep 5, 2019

Ione Margery Pope Lisk, 95, died September 5, 2019 at Sigourney Health Care Center in Sigourney. She was born September 8, 1923 to John and Mabel Rose Pope near Oskaloosa, Iowa. She attended Tioga Country School.  On November 23, 1941 she married Warren Lyle Lisk in Lancaster Missouri. She lived all of her life in the What Cheer area....

Aug 29, 2019

Ruth Elaine Seaba, 89, died August 29, 2019 at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney.  She was born January 3, 1930 to Paul and Marjorie (Messerschmitt) Harkins in Hedrick, Iowa.  She graduated from Keswick High School in 1947 as valedictorian.    On January 1, 1952 she married Wilford Eugene Seaba in Keswick, Iowa.  The couple lived in...

Aug 29, 2019

Dorothy Ruth Jacobs, 97, died August 29, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born May 28, 1922 to Adolph and Pearl Sharpe Votruba. She attended school in Kalona. Dorothy was employed at the Washington button factory.  On May 17, 1969 she married Eugene “Gene” Francis Jacobs in Lancaster, Missouri. She was a member of...

Aug 22, 2019

Dean Ellsworth Richardson, 87, died August 22, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born January 12, 1932 to Lee Forrest and Evelyn Pansy Rowe Richardson on the family farm in Steady Run Township, Keokuk County, Iowa.  Upon graduation from Sigourney High School in 1950, he continued his education at Iowa State University until...

Aug 21, 2019

Anna Kathryn Krier, 95, died August 21, 2019 at Deer View Manor in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born February 4, 1924, the eighth child, to Constant Peter and Lena Mary Vogel Hammes in South Plank Township in Keokuk County, Iowa.  Kathryn grew up on the east side of what is now 280th Avenue, in a large two...

Aug 18, 2019

Robert Leroy Pitsch 81 died August 18, 2019 at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney. He was born June 5, 1938 to John Lillig and Lucina Theresia Hein Pitsch at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ottumwa, Iowa. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1957.  On June 18, 1960 he married Jo Anne Cook at St. Mary...

Aug 16, 2019

Francis Leon Harris, 82, of Sigourney, died Friday August 16, 2019 at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney.  He was born July 17, 1937 in Bloomfield, Iowa to Lowell Glenn and Mary Amanda Howell Harris.  He graduated from Davis Co. High School.  He served in the United States Army.  On May 6, 1961 he married Nancy Carol Shepherd...

Aug 16, 2019

Ethelyn Sue Dale, 71, died Friday August 16, 2019, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.  She was born March 13, 1948, in  Bethany, Mo. to Harley Wayne and Edith Eugenia (Craig) Elmore.  She attended school in Cainesville, Mo. and on March 12, 1965 she married Orville Eldon Dale Jr. in Princeton Mo.  They shared 54 wonderful years...