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NEWTON – Joan L. Horst (Elder), 78, of Newton, died on Jan. 2, 2024.

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FORT MADISON – Ronald Maurice Menke, 65, of the Kensington in Fort Madison, passed away at 8:12 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Kensington.

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FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Shirley Anne (Fleming) Brobston, 76, returned peacefully to her heavenly home on March 26, 2024, in Franklin, Tennessee.

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NAUVOO, Ill. – Annabelle McCarty, 92, of Nauvoo, Illinois, died at 5:02 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2024, at River Hills Village in Keokuk.

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CARTHAGE, Ill. – Chester Leon White, 86, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away at Maple Grove Red in Carthage at 1:08 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2024.

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MONTROSE – Marilyn Dinkel Fry, 88, of Montrose, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at her home.

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WARSAW, ILL. – Quinn Edward Caldwell, 58, of Warsaw, Illinois, was called to eternal rest on March 8, 2024.

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FORT MADISON – Sharon M. Huff, 75, of Fort Madison, passed away at 1:53 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Tony Orion Prewitt, 59, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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MT. PLEASANT – June Darlene Brewer, 83, of Stonebrook in Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Stockport, Iowa, died at 8:38 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in …

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NAUVOO, Ill. – David Lawrence “Larry” Ralph, 68, of Nauvoo, Illinois, passed away at 9:25 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2024, at his home.

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CANTON, Mo. – Jasmine Renee Fox, 25, of Canton, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly at 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Blessing Hospital.

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KEOKUK – Patricia Ann O’Hara, the daughter of Hugh and Martha Riley, was born July 5, 1941, in Keokuk. She was a proud graduate of the class of 1959 of Keokuk Senior High School, a class that …

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KAHOKA, Mo. – Vernon A. Bloyd, 68, of Kahoka, Missouri, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 16, 2024, at his home.

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NAUVOO – Larry Ralph, 68, of Nauvoo, Illinoois, died at 9:25 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2024, at his home.

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KEOKUK – Patricia “Pat” Ann O’Hara, 82, of Keokuk, died Sunday, March 17, 2024, at her home in Keokuk.

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KEOKUK – Ralph Gregory Akers, 76, of Keokuk, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Montrose Health Center after a brief illness.

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KEOKUK – Mark Stuecker passed away at the Iowa Veterans Home on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the age of 78. We are confident that even as he took his last and final breath, he was fiercely que…

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KEOKUK – Bonnie Sue (House) Witt, 74, of Keokuk, passed away Friday, March 15, 2024, at her granddaughter’s home, surrounded by her family.

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WARSAW, Ill. – Emmett “Pete” Schrader, 92, of Warsaw, passed away March 16, 2024, at River Hills Village in Keokuk.

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PEORIA, Ill. – Jean Smith Nelson, 100, of Peoria, Illinois, formerly of Nauvoo, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2024, at her home in Lutheran Hillside Village.

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NAUVOO, Ill. – John Morton Hašek, 85, of Nauvoo, Illinois, passed away at 9:26 a.m. Thursday, March 14, 2024, at his home.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Zelda Ruth Brown (Shoup), 64, of Jefferson City, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord Jan. 10, 2024, at Capital Regional Hospital in Jefferson City, with family by her side.

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DALLAS CITY, Ill. – Ronald E. “Bud” Hallam, 82, of Dallas City, Illinois, died Saturday morning, March 9, 2024, at his home.

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COLUSA, Ill. – Stanley R. St. Ores, 81, of Colusa, Illinois, died at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

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WEST POINT – Tracy Lynne (Woodley) Krogmeier, 61, of rural West Point, died peacefully at home at 2:40 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024.

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DONNELLSON – Barbara “Barb” Tull, 75, of Donnellson, passed away at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2024, at her home in Donnellson, surrounded by her family and loving pets who haven’t left her side…

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HAMILTON, Ill. – Larry Ray Sewell, 76, of Hamilton, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois, surrounded by his family.

KEOKUK – Harry Guy Haynes, 70, of Keokuk, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

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WEST POINT – Donald Carl Pollpeter, 88, of rural West Point, died at 6:34 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown, Iowa City.

HASLET, Texas – Mark A. Coppler II, 49, of Haslet, Texas, passed away peacefully March 5, 2024, at Medical City ICU in Fort Worth, Texas.

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FORT MADISON – James Robert Troland, 75, of Fort Madison, formerly of Galesburg, Illinois, died Monday, March 4, 2024, at his home.

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KEOKUK – Marian Maxine (Mitchell) Marshall, 93, of Keokuk, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Monday, March 4, 2024, at River Hills Village in Keokuk, surrounded by her family.

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KEOKUK – On Jan. 8, 2024, Keokuk resident, Lane Heath Miller went missing from his home. On March 4, 2024, his body was recovered from within a treeline in Alexandria, Missouri.

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KEOKUK – Ruth M. Siegrist, 90, of Keokuk, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at River Hills Village in Keokuk.

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OWATONNA, Minn. – Marcella Romelle Ancelet, 91, of Owatonna, Minnesota, formerly of Carthage, Illinois, died at 1:40 a.m. Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Owatonna.

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LUBBOCK, Texas – LaVerne “Vern” Riddle, 81, was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Keokuk, to parents James Warren and Leona Sophia (Morris) Riddle.

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KEOKUK – Marian Maxine (Mitchell) Marshall, 93, of Keokuk, died Monday, March 4, 2024, at River Hills Village in Keokuk.

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SUN CITY, Ariz. – Raymond Edwin Harris, 87, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away Feb. 4, 2024.

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NAUVOO – Jean Smith Nelson, 100, of Peoria, Illinois, formerly of Nauvoo, died peacefully on March 4, 2024, at her home in Lutheran Hillside Village.

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FARMINGTON – William Franklin “Frank” Knowles, 93, of Farmington, died at 8:25 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Keosauqua Health Care Center.

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KEOKUK – Tracy Douglas Burris, 60, of Keokuk, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

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CARTHAGE, Ill. – Kenneth Rae “Kenny” Thompson, 79, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away Sunday morning, March 3, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

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BOSTIC, N.C. – Lawrence Delaney “Larry” Penrose, 82, of Bostic, North Carolina, formerly of Keokuk, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at this home.

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ARGYLE – Cody Lee Faingnaert, 35, of Argyle, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at his home.

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HAMILTON, Ill. – Joyce llene Jacobs, 93, of Hamilton, Illinois, passed away at 8:18 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2024, at River Hills Village in Keokuk.

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KEOKUK – Edith “Maxine” Walte, 87, of Keokuk, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at Keosauqua Health Care Center in Keosauqua.

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KEOKUK – Joyce Elaine Davis Dye, 89 of Keokuk, passed away Feb. 23, 2024, at her home.

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FORT MADISON – Carl Richard Proper, 96, of the Kensington, formerly of Donnellson and Bonaparte, Iowa, died at 12 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at the Kensington in Fort Madison.

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KEOKUK – Craig Bullis, 79, of Keokuk, passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.

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