OBITUARIES

Dec 29, 2008

Nancy Norene Bower, 63, died December 29, 2008 at the Parkview Manor in Wellman, Iowa. She was born March 8, 1945 to Levi Linden and Ila Gosney Bower in Sigourney, Iowa. She lived in Webster, Sigourney, Oskaloosa and had lived at Parkview Manor since 2007.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers...

Dec 25, 2008

Jaenette H. Good, 84, of Minneapolis, formerly of Sigourney, died December 25, 2008, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born October 3, 1924, in Harper to Frank and Elizabeth Klett Sondag. She attended country school near Harper. On December 29, 1949, she married Oliver David Good in South English. She worked for many years at...

Dec 8, 2008

Kathy (Nana) L. Benson, 63, died December 8, 2008 at her home in Riverside, Iowa. She was born March 12, 1945 near Delta, Iowa to Harvey Robert and Loretta Agnes Cheney Benson. She graduated from Delta High School in 1962. She was employed at Johnson County Care Facility - Chathum Oaks from 1968 until her retirement in...

Dec 7, 2008

Eleanor K. Shifflett, 97, died December 7, 2008 at the Manor House in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born September 15, 1911 south of Bethel Church to Fredrick and Wilhemina Strubing Schultz. She attended country school. On February 12, 1932 she married Virgil LeRoy Shifflett in Sigourney. She was a homemaker and later worked as a food server...

Dec 5, 2008

Sandra Louise Dage, 64, died December 5, 2008 at her home in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born January 7, 1944 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Edgar and Edna Meyers Cary. She attended school in Ottumwa. She was a dietician at the Keokuk County Head start and later was a cook at the Manor House in Sigourney. On April 4, 1970...

Nov 21, 2008

Ida Mae Icenbice 75, died November 21, 2008 at her home in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born March 19, 1933 to Fredrick and Nellie Wallerich Mewes in Sigourney, Iowa. She attended Sigourney High School. On July 25, 1969 she married William D. Icenbice at the Methodist Church in Sigourney. She was employed at Kingsbury Homes until 1972....

Oct 27, 2008

LaVinnia M. Vogel, 89, of Sigourney, died Monday October 27, 2008 at the Sigourney Care Center in Sigourney where she has been a resident since September. She was born May 22, 1919, the only child of William J. and Anna Becker Peiffer of rural Sigourney. She grew up on the family farm west of town,...

Oct 18, 2008

Marcalene Elsie Seaba, 81, died October 18, 2008 at the Sigourney Care Center. She was born September 15, 1927 near Keswick, Iowa to John and Elsie Messinger Bonnater. She graduated from Thornburg High School in 1945 and graduated from cosmetology school in 1947. She worked as a beautician at Keystone, Oskaloosa and Sigourney. She later worked at...

Oct 17, 2008

William Cletus Hammes, 43, died October 17, 2008, at the Sigourney Care Center in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born February 19, 1965 in Sigourney to Cletus Michael and Beverly Rae Glandon Hammes. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1984. He was employed by Iowa Culvert Builders of Sigourney, Iowa Bridge and Culvert of Washington, and McCulloughs...

Sep 14, 2008

William Glen Shafer Marco Island, FL William Glen Shafer, 81, of Marco Island joined his heavenly family on September 14, 2008 after a two-year battle with cancer. Bill was born April 17, 1927 in Sigourney, Iowa to the late William Glen Shafer and Jennie Michel Shafer. He was raised in this small southeast Iowa town during the...

Sep 8, 2008

Lisa Marie LeClere, 23, died September 8, 2008 in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born June 9.1985 in Iowa City, Iowa to Raymond Fredrick and Kathy Jo Renner LeClere. She attended Sigourney High School and graduated from Kirkwood. She was employed at the Manor House Care Center as a CNA and had worked at Walker Drive Thru. She...

Aug 29, 2008

Dwaine Leroy Lucas, 76, of Keswick, died Friday, August 29, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born January 27, 1932 in Sigourney to Phillip and Dorothy Hardlein Lucas. He attended Sigourney High School. From 1951 to 1953, he served in United States Army stationed in Korea. On March 8, 1952, he...

Aug 25, 2008

Viola Dobbins, 88, of Sigourney, died Monday August 25, 2008 at Mercy Hospital on Iowa City. She was born August 1, 1920 to Ervin and Lois Marston Streigle near Barnes City, Iowa. She graduated from Webster High School. On December 24, 1938, she married Clair B. Dobbins at the Brethern Parsonage near South English. They...

Jul 1, 2008

Evelyn Margaret Weber, 91, of Sigourney, died July 1, 2008 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born July 25, 1916 in Clear Creek Township to Nick R. and Clara Mersch Sieren. She attended school at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Clear Creek. On January 8, 1936 she married Henry Anton Weber at Ss. Peter...

Jun 29, 2008

Helen Wells, 79, of Sigourney, died June 29, 2008 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born June 15, 1929 in Albia to James and Gladys Byerly Murphy. She graduated Rose Hill High School in 1947. She was married to Floyd Lesher. They later were divorced. She later married Fred Wells. He died April...

Jun 14, 2008

R.J. Bird Jr. 21, died June 14, 2008 near Sigourney, Iowa. He was born July 27, 1986 in Ottumwa Iowa to Roger Allen and Lisa Marie Bentz Bird. He attended Sigourney High School. He was employed by Leer Tiling in Keswick. R.J. enjoyed canoeing, fishing, cement work and rooting for the Detroit Lions. He loved each and...

Jun 4, 2008

Minnie Pearl Streigle died June 4 ,2008 at Vista Wood Care Center in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was born March 5, 1916 to Samuel Christopher and Jenny Pearl Bradley Stull near Ollie Iowa. She attended school in Webster and Sigourney. She married Arthur Delbert Streigle and later divorced. She lived and farmed in the Sigourney area and moved...

Jun 3, 2008

Virgil Lee Behrens, 68, of Knoxville died June 03, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday June 7, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Sigourney, IA at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney. Burial will...

May 8, 2008

Leslie Chase. Wilkening, 88, died May 8, 2008 at Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville, Iowa. He was born April 23, 1920 to Henry "Hank" William and Margaret "Bessie" Elizabeth Chase Wilkening near Hayesville, Iowa. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1938 and attended William Penn College in Oskaloosa. On September 21, 1940 he...

Apr 24, 2008

Patricia Ann Seaba, 68, died April 24,2008 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born November 13, 1939 near Delta, Iowa to Delmar Dale and Helen Juanita Moore Rose. She attended North and South Honey Grove country school and attended Delta High School. On October 12, 1957 she married Kenneth Seaba in Eldon, Iowa. They...