Karen Louise Hardy (Weyand), 83, of Keokuk, Iowa, passed peacefully on December 7, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 17, 1942, to Margaret and Joseph Weyand. Following high school, Karen taught in Missouri before returning to Keokuk, where she worked in several local businesses over the years including Woolworth’s, Bauer-Malarky Shoe Store, Rexall Drug, and later The Daily Gate City. In 1973, she was united […]
Sandra Jean Smith, 84, of Keokuk, passed away Monday, December 8, 2025, at Birkwood Village in Fort Madison, IA. She was born on August 30, 1941, in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Raymond Edwin, Sr. and Vieva Dirth Dodge. Sandra was united in marriage to Melvin Smith. He survives. For many years, Sandra worked at Keokuk High School, serving both as a custodian and a study hall monitor. She took […]
Danny Oberman, 77, of Kahoka, passed away Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington. He was born November 13, 1948 in Corydon, IA, the son of Bill and Faye McKee Oberman. He graduated from Clark County High School with the class of 1967. On October 25, 1969, Danny married the love of his life, Beverly Raylene Fry, in a ceremony at her parents’ […]
Kathaleen “Kathy” A. Roberts, 77 of Kirksville, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025 at the Kirksville Manor Care Center in Kirksville. She was born on March 7, 1948, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Joseph and Doris (Eades) Starr. Kathy was raised by her grandparents, Pearl and Iva Starr, who played a significant role in shaping the woman she became. Kathy loved watching hummingbirds flutter around her home and […]
Mary E. Meister Thomas, 62 of Keokuk, IA passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. She was born July 19, 1963 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Jack Haessig and Mae Lu Basye Meister. Mary graduated from Keokuk High School with the class of 1981 and later from Dayton Cosmetology College. Mary was united in marriage to Andrew Svejda, […]
Gary Seabold 68 of Keokuk passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025 at his home. He was born September 14, 1957 in Keokuk, the son of Roy Seabold, Jr. and Ethel Miller. Gary graduated from Keokuk High School with the class of 1975. He had been employed by Griffn Wheel in Keokuk until his retirement. Gary loved motorcycles—everything about them. The sound, the feel, the freedom of the ride, it was […]
Catherine “Sis” Breakbill, 89, of Keokuk, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025, at her granddaughter’s home. She was born June 17, 1936, in Keokuk, the daughter of Ralph A. and Gertrude E. Redmon Cassell. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School in Keokuk with the class of 1954. Sis was employed at McFarland’s for over twenty-five years before her retirement. After retiring, she devoted much of her time to caring […]
Nancy Darlene Biddenstadt, 86, of Hamilton, passed away at 7:24 PM, Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage. Nancy was born November 17, 1939, the daughter of Henry Andrew and Agnes “Aggie” Waneta (Cooper) Smith in Keokuk, Iowa. She graduated from Hamilton High School. On February 19, 1959, she was united in marriage to Vernon Lee “Poody” Biddenstadt at the First Christian Church parsonage in Hamilton. He preceded […]
Dorothey H. Keller, 87, of Hamilton, passed away Monday, December 1, 2025, at her home in Hamilton. Dorothey was born February 4, 1938, the daughter of Tom and Gladys V. (Bufford) Childers in Mountain View, Arkansas. She graduated from High School in Hamilton, and in 1958 she entered the United States Navy and received her Honorable Discharge in 1963 as a Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class. She went on to work […]
