David Riley Powell, 83, of Hamilton, Illinois, passed away on March 29, 2024, at his residence in Hamilton. He was born on May 27, 1940, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Rex Winston and Erma Eloise Riley Powell. David graduated from Keokuk High School with the class of 1958. Continuing his education, he attended Keokuk Community College before furthering his studies at the University of Iowa and Carthage College. […]
Lillian Marie Mott, 99, of Hamilton, passed away at the Montrose Healthcare Center at 11:38 AM Sunday, March 24, 2024 Lillian was born April 29, 1924, in Morning Sun, Iowa, the daughter of Rodman and Helen (Delzell) Baird. She graduated from Mediapolis High School and then went on to receive her Beauticians License from the Burlington Beauty Academy. On January 4, 1944, she was united in marriage to Robert A. […]
Chester Leon White, 86, of Carthage, passed away at Maple Grove Red in Carthage at 1:08 AM Friday morning, March 22, 2024. Chet was born near Bentley, Illinois on August 28, 1937, to Baird and Helen (Hardy) White. He graduated Carthage High School where he was active in FFA showing dairy cattle and track. He was district champion winning the 1 mile event in 4:58. After high school, he served […]
Marilyn A. “Molly” (Price) Rees died Friday, March 22, 2024, in the home of her grandson Ryan Williams in Springfield, Illinois. Marilyn was born August 8, 1940, to Samuel and Evelyn (Martin) Price in Quincy, Illinois. She was united in marriage on May 31, 1958, with Richard L. “Dick” Rees. Marilyn worked at Motorola in Quincy before the family moved to Edina, Missouri, where she helped Dick run a farm […]
arilyn Dinkel Fry, 88, of Montrose, IA died Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at her home. She was born July 20, 1935 in Rochester, NY, daughter of Howard Wilhelm and Margaret Veronica Callinan Dinkel. She was a college graduate of Trinity College in Washington D.C. obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. Marilyn was united in married to William Earl Fry in Rochester, NY in February of 1968. He […]
Mark Stuecker passed away at the Iowa Veterans Home on Saturday, March 16th at the age of 78. We are confident that even as he took his last and final breath, he was fiercely questioning whether his repeated attempts at teaching his daughters how to change a water filter had been sufficient. Not even Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease could rob Mark of his quest to impart important life […]
He was born February 2, 1956 in Keokuk, IA the son of Raymond and Martha Harker Bloyd. Vernon graduated from Clark County R-1 High School with the class of 1974. He was known in the community as a radio broadcaster for KOKX radio in Keokuk. Through his work behind the microphone, he brought joy and entertainment to countless listeners on the airwaves. In his free time, Vernon enjoyed watching John […]
Ralph Gregory Akers, 76, of Keokuk, Iowa passed away Sunday, March 10th at Montrose Health Center after a brief illness. He was born on November 20th, 1947 in Keokuk, Iowa, the only son of Ralph H. and Dorothy E. Vogel Akers. He married Betty Jo Asbury in 1970. They later divorced. He attended Keokuk Senior High School. He later worked for the City of Keokuk Water Department for over 30 […]
Emmett “Pete” Schrader, 92, of Warsaw, passed away March 16, 2024 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. He was born on March 7, 1932, the fifth child of Daniel and Emma (Meyer) Schrader on a farm near Sutter, Il. From fourth through eighth grade at Sutter Grade School, he was the only child in his class. While working for a farmer during high school, the farmer stopped at his […]
