Obituaries

Mar 17, 2022

Frances Izola Markey, 94, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 5:20 a.m. Thursday, March 17, 2022 at the Bickford of Burlington, Burlington, Iowa.

Frances was born May 21, 1927 at home near Lomax, Illinois, the daughter of Vernon and Luella (Neff) Nixon. On June 11, 1946 she married Lester V. Markey at...

Mar 17, 2022

Marilyn L. Crabill, age 82, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 at her daughter's home near Media, Illinois. She was born September 1, 1939, in Lomax, the daughter of Harold L. "Bud" and Katherine M. (Cook) Bowlyou. On December 21, 1958, she married Paul Cox in Lomax. They later divorced. On May 23, 1998, she married...

Mar 16, 2022

Mary Ellen Reed, 89, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Wesley Village in Macomb, Illinois.

Mary was born February 1, 1933 in Nauvoo, Illinois, the daughter of Estle and Mary "Emily" (Cooley) Garrett. In 1959 she married Paul Lowe. They later divorced. In June of 1974...

Mar 15, 2022

O. Jay Sanderson, 63, of Florida, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022.  He was born April 17, 1958. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard T. Sanderson and Erma June Sanderson. He is survived by his daughter SeAnna J. Sloat and three grandchildren, Kayel  T. Sloat, Brody G. Sloat, and Finlee K. Sloat. He spent most of his...

Mar 6, 2022

Helen Christene (Smock) Carle, 91, of Webster, Illinois, passed away at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, March 6, 2022 at her home.

Christene was born April 12, 1930 to Lee and Margaret (Icenogle) Smock in Hancock County, Illinois. She married Harvey Carle on August 18, 1946. Together they raised seven children.

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Mar 6, 2022

Sally L. Day, age 73, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 2:15 P.M. Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington. She was born April 24, 1948, in Aurora, Illinois, the daughter of John and Hannah Taylor McNeil. On December 22, 1965, she married William McGowen in Wheaton, Illinois. They later divorced....

Mar 2, 2022

Marjorie Ann Goodwin, age 83, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. She was born May 20, 1938, in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of Ray and Mary Phyllis Hayes Smith. She was married to Lanny Ford in 1956. She lost him to cancer in 1988....

Feb 27, 2022

Peggy Ann Rockhold, age 78, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at her home. She was born September 15, 1943 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd "Tuffy" and Elizabeth Nichols Maynard. On May 7, 1983, she married Henry "Doc" Rockhold in Dallas City, Illinois.

Peggy had been employed...

Feb 19, 2022

Jason Leon Winters, age 47, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 12:29 a.m. Saturday February 19, 2022 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Fort Madison, Iowa. He was born February 5, 1975 in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Paul Michael and Debra Sue Zang Winters.

Jason was a 1993 graduate of West Burlington (Iowa) High...

Feb 16, 2022

Shawn Michael Cortelyou of La Porte, Indiana, died peacefully, but unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at the age of 50. Shawn was born on February 1, 1972 to Larry and Terri (Pirog) Cortelyou in Peoria, IL. He was an only child. Shawn spent his formative years in LaHarpe, IL, in a close-knit farming...

Feb 16, 2022

Charles Anthony Martin, age 68, of Livingston, Texas, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas. He was born May 17, 1953 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Charles Otis and Lena Baldridge Martin. On September 1, 1988, he married Mary Jane Morris in Hannibal, Missouri. He was previously married to Debbie Royce. Charles...

Feb 11, 2022

Anna Mary Jones, 91, of Webster, Illinois, passed away at 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 11, 2022 at the Keosauqua Health Care Center in Keosauqua, Iowa.

She was born August 26, 1930 in Webster, the daughter of James O. and Mary (Reynolds) Yetter. On July 24, 1949 she married Richard L. Jones at the...

Feb 9, 2022

Dixie Lee Schroeder, 84, of Fort Madison, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her home.

Dixie was born on August 17, 1937 in Dallas City, Illinois, the daughter of Burnell and Ruby (McClain) Chewning. On December 17, 1954 she married Gary E. Schroeder in Dallas City. He preceded her in death...

Feb 9, 2022

Jerry Dwayne Smith, 70, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at his home. He was born on March 11, 1951 in Beardstown, Illinois, the son of Dempsey Dwayne and Marlene (Siegfried) Smith.

Jerry worked for the former Davison Motor Sales in Stronghurst for several years. He had also cooked for local...

Feb 2, 2022

Ted William Rodeffer, 58, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly at 8:18 a.m. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Ted was born July 4, 1963 in LaHarpe the son of Dickey Ray and Deloris Irene (Kaler) Rodeffer. On February 22, 1991 he married Angela Grisham in Blandinsville, Illinois....

Jan 31, 2022

Gregory Lee Rea, 61, of Fort Madison, Iowa, passed away 5:22 p.m. Monday, January 31, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City.

Greg was born September 4, 1960 in Fort Madison the son of Donald and Rayma (Canfield) Rea.

Mr. Rea enjoyed hunting, trapping and...

Jan 30, 2022

Dennis P. Gardner, 76, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 10:05 a.m. Sunday, January 30, 2022 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.

Dennis was born April 15, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Fred and Anne (Pacini) Gardner Sr.

Dennis was a graduate of Orr Academy High School in Chicago. Following high school...

Jan 28, 2022

Rusty Duffy, 55, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 11:00 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2022, after a short battle with cancer, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City.

Rusty was born February 23, 1966 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Jerry W. and Mary R. (Kuntz) Duffy.

Jan 27, 2022

On Thursday, January 27, 2022, Jeanette Louise LaFayette, a loving mother of four, passed away at the age of 86. She was born September 19, 1935 and was the youngest of three daughters to Paul and Hazel Strand. She was raised on the family farm, attending Old Bedford Country School before graduating from Stronghurst High School.

On...

Jan 25, 2022

Amanda Lynn Mehaffy, 40, of Blandinsville, Illinois passed away at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at her home.

She was born August 27, 1981 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Larry Brown and Teresa Cox. On September 2, 2017 she married Brian Mehaffy in Burlington, Iowa.

Amanda was a 1999 graduate of LaHarpe High...