I would like to volunteer to scan in or type obits as I can handle. Willing to get started anytime. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Street" <ckcasey@louisacomm.net> To: <ialouisa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [IALOUISA] volunteers > Obits are on the way. I'm sorry it took so long to get them to the post > office. I have not checked the obit board to see if any of these are > already online, so please do that to keep from adding duplicates. > > I really appreciate your offering to help. > > Please return the obits when you are done. > > Connie Street > ckcasey@louisacomm.net > "Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only > one > that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it. It is a trait that is > not > known to the higher animals." - Mark Twain > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M. Billings" <mabillings@cox.net> > To: <ialouisa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:13 PM > Subject: Re: [IALOUISA] volunteers > > >> Connie, >> >> I can help type them. I do not know how many I can do a week but a 2-3 a >> day is possible, so 20 a week or so. >> >> Marcy Billings >> 21 Marsala >> Irvine, CA 92606 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ialouisa-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:ialouisa-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of Connie Street >> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:55 PM >> To: IALouisa >> Subject: [IALOUISA] volunteers >> >> Hope you all had wonderful holidays and you are facing a great year. >> >> We have had 62 obits added already this year thanks to some great >> volunteers. Isn't that wonderful! - But we have thousands that still >> need >> to be done. Is there any one out there willing to type them into the >> Louisa >> county GenWeb site? I can mail to you and you can input them and then >> return the paper copies. That's all there is to it. >> >> I used to scan, then email them, but that took almost as much time as it >> would have for me to just type them in. If volunteers help with obits, it >> gives me time to work on other projects. I would like to get marriages >> updated on the site. >> >> Thanks in advance for any offers. >> >> >> Connie Street >> ckcasey@louisacomm.net >> Still true after all these years: >> "I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way >> should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and >> security is very sweet," - Susan B. Anthony >> and another >> "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, >> but >> must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." - Susan B. >> Anthony >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264896) Anne Wathen <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264896> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/7/2010 at 00:29:32 Surnames: WATHEN,MURRY,SEAMEN,PARTINGTON ANNE WATHEN Columbus Jct., Iowa – Anne Wathen, 16, of Columbus Junction died suddenly Tuesday at her home. Miss Wathen was a junior at Columbus Community High School. She was born March 16, 1971, in Muscatine. Visitation is after 3 p.m. Thursday at Stacy-Lewis Chapel, Columbus Junction, with a scriptural prayer service at 7 p.m. Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Columbus Junction. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. A memorial has been established. She was a member of the church. Survivors include a daughter, Tyson Wathen, at home; her mother, Jean Murry Wathen, Columbus Junction, with whom she resided; sisters, Mary Wathen, at home, and Reena (Mrs. Steven) Seamen, Corpus Christi, Texas; brothers, Martin Partington, Colombus Junction, and Adrian E. Wathen, Fort Lewis, Wash.; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.Earl Murry, Columbus Junction. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of death of June 16, 1987

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264895) Bertha M. Buckman <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264895> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/7/2010 at 00:28:19 Surnames: BUCKMAN,MCKINLEY,THOMPSON,EWALD,BALLOU,SMITH,BUFFINGTON BERTHA M. BUCKMAN Bertha M. Buckman, 91, of West Liberty died Wednesday March 24, 1999 at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty following an extended illness. She was born February 2, 1908 in Morning Sun, Iowa the daughter of William and Emily McKinley Thompson. She had attended Parsons College and Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She had taught school in Morning Sun for several years. She was married to Robert Buckman September 5, 1934 in Morning Sun. She was a 50 year member of the Lotus Chapter O.E.S. where she had served as Past Matron, and a member and past president to Chapter A.H.P.E.O. She was a member of the First Church United in West Liberty. Survivors include two daughters: Carole (Mrs. Dale) Ewald of Los Alamitos, California, Sandra (Mrs. Richard) Ballou of Wilton. One son Robert and his wife Paula Buckman of Morning Sun, Iowa. Two sisters: Susan Smith of Morning Sun and Verna Buffington of Columbus Jct. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert in 1972, 3 brothers, 1 sister and a granddaughter. Funeral services were held 1:30 p.m. Saturday March 27, 1999 at the Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty with Rev. Al Zimmerman officiating. Organist was Marianne Phelps with Darren Brooke as soloist. Pallbearers were Charles Newcomb, Wayne Noring, Howard Bjork and Walt Lehman. Burial was in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty. A memorial fund has been established. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264894) Lester A. Ferguson <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264894> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/7/2010 at 00:26:14 Surnames: FERGUSON,FULLER,SOLOMON,ALEXANDER,JOHNSON LESTER A. FERGUSON Funeral services for 77 year old Lester Andy Ferguson of Owasso, Oklahoma formerly of Moline, Illinois were held on Wednesday, May 18, 1994 at 10:30 a.m. at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home, Columbus Junction, Iowa. Lester died on Friday, May 13, 1994 at his daughter’s home in Owasso, OK. A memorial has been established for the family. Burial was in the Conesville Cemetery, Conesville, Iowa. Lester Andy Ferguson was born on March 28, 1917 to Mark and Ida Ivadelle Fuller Ferguson. He married Cora Maxine Solomon October 2, 1938 in Davenport, Iowa. Lester had worked in sales in the Quad City area until his retirement. Lester and Cora moved to Owasso, OK in 1990 to live with their daughter. Survivors include wife C. Maxine Ferguson, Owasso, OK, a daughter, Anna Alexander, Owasso, OK. There are three grandsons, James, Thomas, and Kenneth Alexander all of Oklahoma and one great-grandson. Also surviving are two brothers, Millard Ferguson of Bull Sholes, Arkansas and Elmer Ferguson, Muscatine, Iowa and a sister, Blanche Johnson, Edmonds, Washington. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of death of May 13, 1994

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264893) Neal R. Kemp <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264893> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/7/2010 at 00:24:02 Surnames: KEMP,STINEMAN,DOWNS,PIEPER,STAATS NEAL R. KEMP Neal Raymond Kemp, age 72, of Wapello, Iowa, died early Thursday morning, January 9, 1992 at his home. He was born October 6, 1919 in Louisa County, Iowa, the son of Paul and Marian Stineman Kemp. He married Lila M. Downs on November 3, 1948 at New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Kemp was an Army veteran of WW II having served in the European Theatre. He was recalled from the active reserves in 1948. His service took him to Germany, Korea, Japan, Panama, Puerto Rico, and various locations in the states. He retired as Lt. Col. Neal R. Kemp in 1966 with 26 years of military service. Following his military retirement Mr. Kemp served as the Justice of the Peace in Wapello and later as Magistrate Judge of Louisa County. He also owned and operated the Western Auto Store in Wapello for several years, and most recently had worked for Tillmann Ford Motors. He was a 25-year member of the Glenn Allen VFW Post of Wapello, serving as Commander at Military Rites and Master of Ceremonies for Memorial Day Services. He was a member of the 3 Rail Billiard Club at Wapello. He was of the Methodist Faith. Survivors include his wife, Lila; two daughters, Kathy Pieper of Oviedo, Florida, and Julie Staats of Washington, Iowa; one son, Paul Kemp of Wapello; nine grandchildren; and one brother, Joe Kemp of Lockridge, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, and infant sister, and an infant brother. Funeral service for Neal Kemp was held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, January 13, 1992 at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home at Wapello, with the Rev. Ed Philgreen officiating. Elsie Stephens provided the organ music. The casket bearers were Wayne Ryan, William L. Matthews, Richard Tillmann, Leslie Fisher, Max Stineman and Bill Gerdes. The honorary bearers were Col. William Madigan, Retired, Philip Downs, Raymond McCulley and Delno Stineman. Burial followed at the Wapello Cemetery with military rites by the Honor Guard of Ft. Sheridan, Illinois and the members of the Wapello VFW. The family met with friends Sunday afternoon at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home. A Memorial Fund has been established for the benefit of the Wapello Rescue Unit. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264892) Vaughn Pretz <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264892> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/7/2010 at 00:22:12 Surnames: PRETZ,PRATT,CUTKOMP VAUGHN PRETZ Columbus Junction – Vaughn B. Pretz, 47, died at this home early today of an apparent heart attack. Services are Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Thomas Woodin will officiate. Donna Belle Huges will be organist. Brian Cummings will be vocalist. Burial will be at the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 3:30 to 8 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Mr. Pretz was born April 26, 1941 at Washington, Iowa, a son of John and Martha Pratt Pretz. On Feb. 14, 1971 he was united in marriage to Sharolyn Cutkomp in Columbus City. He was a member of the United Methodist Church. His employment was with IBP. Survivors include his wife, Sharolyn; a son, Joshua and a daughter, Jennifer, both at home; four brothers, Donald, Robert, Roger and Keith, and a sister, Joan Pretz all of Columbus Junction. His parents precede him in death. A memorial has been established for the children, Joshua and Jennifer. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of death of December 19, 1988

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264891) Harold K. Hayes <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264891> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/7/2010 at 00:20:49 Surnames: HAYES,MCKAY,ERWIN HAROLD K. HAYES Harold K Hayes, 89, of Wapello, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1992, at the Wapello Nursing and Care Center. Born April 22, 1903, in Toolsboro, he was the son of John O. and Villa McKay Hayes. He married Mamie Erwin Nov. 18, 1945 in Muscatine. She died May 30, 1984. He worked in Muscatine at the Muscatine Pearl Works and retired from the Muscatine post office. He was a graduate of Oakville High School and served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of the first Presbyterian Church in Muscatine. He was a member of the Iowa Masonic Lodge No. 2. He was also a member of the York Rights and Davenport Consistory KAABA Shrine. He was also a member of the National Association of Federal Employees, and a member of the American Post #27. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by four brothers, J. Norval, Howard, Raymond and Ralph and one sister, Mantie. Masonic service was at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, Wapello, with the family meeting friends until 8 p.m. The funeral service was at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, Wapello, with the Rev. Pam Saturnia officiating. Burial was at Parsons Cemetery, Wapello. Organist was Bev Parsons. Casket bearers were Ed Vineyard, Gary Parsons, Dave Parsons, Harlan Hayes, Harold Hayes, and Brian Hayes. Flower attendants were Diane Vineyard and Barbara Hayes. Memorials have been established for Parsons Cemetery and Mallory Cemetery, Wapello. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264867) Walter W. Foor <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264867> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 17:49:04 Surnames: FOOR,MILLER,HARRIS,BECKER,BAILEY,ANDERSON WALTER W. FOOR Walter W. Foor, 54, 2214 New Hampshire, Muscatine, died Thursday at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City, after a brief illness. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Riley Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Strickland officiating. Friends may call Sunday afternoon, starting at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted jointly by the V.F.W., American Legion and WWI Veterans. Pallbearers will be Robert Foor, Donald Rusty Harris, Pat Foor, Charles Foor, Larry Foor, Richard Hathaway and Mark Bailey. A memorial has been established at the funeral home. Mr. Foor was born April 14, 1931 at Wapello, the son of Clinton B. and Marie (Otto) Foor. He had been a Muscatine resident most of his life. He was married Nov. 1, 1951 at Lone Tree to Joan Miller. Mr. Foor was a retired Muscatine policeman, retiring in 1977. He was a veteran of service during the Korean War. He was a member of the Iowa Association of Police Chiefs and Peace Officers, and the Iowa State Policemen’s Association. Mr. Foor is survived by three sons, Gary Foor, Walter Wayne Foor and Brian Foor, all of Muscatine; one daughter, Debbie Foor, Muscatine; and two grandchildren. He is also survived by three brothers, John Foor, Muscatine, Robert Foor, Houma, La., and George Foor, Fruitland; four sisters, Mrs. Donald (Dorothy) Harris, Muscatine; Mrs. Arley (Nellie) Becker, Fruitland; Mrs. James (Helen) Bailey, Floris, Iowa, and Mrs. Larry (Mary Jo) Anderson, Muscatine. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of death of March 6, 1985

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264866) Selby Glenn Decker <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264866> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 17:44:01 Surnames: DECKER,VAN METER,KAHLEY,MILLER,EDWARDS,CARLSON,BURT SELBY GLENN DECKER Selby Glenn “Little Joe” Decker, 33, of Wapello, Iowa, formerly of Oquawka, died Friday evening, September 29, 1995, at his home. He was born July 14, 1962 in Monmouth, IL, the son of Milford Joe and Dorothy Opal (Van Meter) Decker. He was reared and educated in Oquawka attending schools in Oquawka and Gladstone. He married Lydia Kahley on June 12, 1992 in Wapello, IA and she survives. He farmed and enjoyed fishing end mechanics. Surviving with his wife, Lydia of Wapello, IA are two sons, Terrence and Damion and one daughter, Tosha, all at home; maternal grandmother, Mary Van Meter of Franklin, IN; 7 sisters, Cleota Miller of Bristow, OK, Kathy Edwards and Sherri Carlson, both of Abingdon and Virginia Anne Burt of Noblesville, IN; one brother, Russell Decker of Blandinsville, IL; along with nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Jack Dale Decker, paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather. Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Oquawka United Methodist Church with Rev. William Schlobohm. Burial was in the Oquawka Cemetery. The family met Monday evening with friends at Hoover Hall Memorial Chapel, Monmouth. A memorial fund has been established to be designated later. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264865) C.O. Geraldine Otto <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264865> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 17:40:19 Surnames: OTTO,GRIGGS,WEBB,SWAILES,BOWMAN,BECK,BLICK,SHOPE,WAGNER,CHEELEY C.O. GERALDINE OTTO C.O. Geraldine Otto, age 88, of Wapello, died Sunday afternoon, October 1, 1995 at the Wapello Nursing and Care Center where she had been a resident for about nine years. Previous to that time she had lived in Muscatine since 1954 and before that had resided in Wapello from 1930. The daughter of Claude and Pearl Griggs Webb, she was born in Oakville on December 6, 1906. She married August N. Otto on June 25, 1924 at Oakville. He died August 16, 1971. She had attended the Oakville Elementary and High School and also had taken various college courses. She had worked at the I.A.A.P. of Burlington and Parish Produce of Wapello and also at the Muscatine County Commission on Aging. Her memberships included the Park Avenue United Methodist Church, the Rebekah Lodge having served as a Past Grand Matron, the Order of Eastern Star, the White Shrine #5 of Jerusalem, and the American Legion Auxiliary, all of Muscatine. Survivors include five daughters, LaMaye (Mrs. Orlando) Swailes of Muscatine, Maxine (Mrs. John) Bowman of Orion, Illinois, Mary Beck of Milan, Illinois, Sharon (Mrs. Owen) Blick of Muscatine, and Patricia (Mrs. David) Shope of Davenport; four sons, John Otto and Junior Otto both of Muscatine, Robert Otto of Ozark, Missouri, and Rex Otto of Muscatine; twenty-six [grand]children; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Luzella Wagner of Grants Pass, Oregon and Audria Cheeley of Portland, Oregon; and one brother William “Bill” Webb of Muscatine. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son Harlan; and four brothers, Archie, Basil, Claude, and Thomas Webb. The funeral service for Geraldine Otto was held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 4, 1995 at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, Wapello, with Rev. John Ling officiating. Music was provided by Bev Parsons as organist and Bill Webb with a special selection. Burial followed at the Wapello Cemetery. The casket bearers included Michael Metzger, David Wittman, Rodney Swailes, Lance Garner, Randy Goodale, and Harlan Goodale. The family met with friends Tuesday evening at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home. A Memorial Fund has been established for a benefit at the Wapello Nursing and Care Center. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264864) Marie Scales <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264864> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 17:38:22 Surnames: SCALES,WOLFINER,SHARP,ASHLEY MARIE SCALES Marie Scales, age 94, 120 N. 13th St., Albia, IA, died Oct. 1, 1995 at the Monroe Care Center, Albia. Born Feb. 13, 1901 at Corydon she was a daughter of Otto and Rhoda Wolfiner Sharp. She married Frank Scales Aug. 18, 1920. He died in 1982. Frank and Marie farmed at Morning Sun from 1936-1975 when they moved to Burlington. She moved to Albia in 1984. She was a 59 year member of the United Methodist Church, Morning Sun. Survivors include a son, E.H. Scales, Albia; 5 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Theda L. Ashley, two sister and one brother. The Graveside Service is at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 at Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun. Rev. Chris Ebbers officiating. A Memorial has been established to the Morning Sun Uited Methodist Church. Gilbert-Nordstom Funeral Homes, Inc., were in charge of the arrangements. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264863) Elmer “Tony” Todd <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264863> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 17:37:01 Surnames: TODD,EDWARDS,MILLER,SENSER,DILLON ELMER "TONY" TODD Funeral services for 61 year old Elmer “Tony” Todd of Muscatine, Iowa will be held on Thursday, October 5, 1995 at 11:00 a.m. at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home, Columbus Junction, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Wednesday at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home from 4-8 p.m. Tony died on Sunday at Muscatine General Hospital. A memorial has been established at the funeral home for the Cancer Society. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Elmer “Tony” Todd was born October 8, 1933 in Rural Columbus Junction, Iowa to Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Todd, Sr. He married Marie Edwards in Muscatine, Iowa. Tony was a member of the Muscatine Moose Club. He had worked as a heavy equipment operator for Sulzberger Excavating, Muscatine. Tony was an avid Hawkeye fan. Tony is survived by his wife, Marie, Muscatine. Five children, Ed Todd, Barbara Miller, Mike Todd, and Roger Todd, all of Muscatine, and Cindy Senser, Jonesboro, Arkansas. There are 5 grandchildren. Also surviving is Tony’s mother, Mrs. H.E. Todd, Sr., and brother H.E. Todd, Jr., both of Boerne, Texas. Also surviving is a special friend Mike Dillon, Muscatine. Tony was preceded in death by his father and a grandson. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of death of October 1, 1995

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264862) Richard Odem <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264862> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 17:34:07 Surnames: ODEM,WINTER RICHARD ODEM Richard Odem, 54, of Chicago, IL, died of head and neck cancer August 12, 1995 in Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, after a lengthy illness. A native of Kirkville, IA, Richard was employed by the American Medical Association in Chicago since 1970. In 1988, he became Director of the Masterfile Information Department, and AMA division that maintains information on the physicians across the country. He relinquished that post in 1991 because of his eroding communication skills. Richard continued to work despite his illness at the AMA until his death. As his physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital states: “Richard was an inspiration and role model to many people in demonstrating courage and determination while constantly battling cancer for 11 years.” Richard received a BA from the University of Iowa in 1967 and earned an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago in 1983. He was member of the American Statistical Association and Omicron Delta Epsilon and International Honor Society of Economics. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Faye and Glen Odem of Ottumwa, IA, and mother-in-law, Joan H. Winter of Wapello, IA. Survivors include Robin, his wife; brother Daniel and family of Iowa City, IA, and sister, Nancy and family, of Portland, OR, and his many friends whose lives have been enriched by knowing him. A Memorial Service for Richard was held August 27, 1995 at the Newberry Library in Chicago with Rev. Mary N. Pugh, Wapello Presbyterian Church, presiding. Interment of the ashes will be Saturday, October 14, 1995 at 1 p.m. at the Wapello Cemetery with Rev. Pugh officiating. Music will be provided by Angela Odem, Iowa City, and Millicent Lou Bunker, Hastings, MN. Donations may be made to the Odem Memorial for cancer research at the Lurie Cancer Center, 710 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago, IL 60611.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264831) Robert G. Ruble <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264831> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 13:48:08 Surnames: RUBLE,AMENT,JOHNSON,WOODS,HAISLETT ROBERT G. RUBLE Robert Gene Ruble, age 65, of Wapello, Iowa, died Thursday evening, February 11, 1993 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City. He was born March 31, 1927 at Wapello, the son of James and Minnie Ament Ruble. He was a veteran of the US Army during WW II and then later served in the US Navy. He had worked at the Iowa Ordinance Plant at Middlestown, Iowa. He also worked several years for Clarence Keltner and then several years for the Wapello Livestock Sales. He was a member of the Harness Racing Association and for a time he trained horses at the Quad City Downs. He had been a member of the Wapello VFW Glenn Allen Post 5166. Survivors include two brothers, William Ruble of Morning Sun and Tom Ruble of Winona, Minnesota; three sisters, Bessie Johnson of Columbus, Georgia, Mary Sue (Mrs. Allen) Woods of Washington, and Catherine Ruble of Wapello; one uncle, Raymond Ament of Herford, Arizona; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, James; and a sister, Lola Haislett. The funeral service for Robert Ruble was held at 1:30 on Monday, February 15, 1993 at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, with Rev. Ed Philgreen officiating. Bev Parsons provided the organ music. The casket bearers were Lyle Gillette, Mike Schneider, Roger Noble, Kermit Kinsley, Anthony Knight, and Harry Westfall. Burial followed at the Wapello Cemetery with military rites by the Wapello VFW Glenn Allen Post 5166. The family met with friends Sunday afternoon at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264830) H. Dean McKinney <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264830> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 13:46:43 Surnames: MCKINNEY,HARRISON,MCCONAHAY,DAHLE,STRENSKI H. DEAN McKINNEY Wapello – H. Dean McKinney, 45, Wapello, died early this morning at University Hospitals, Iowa City, following an extended illness. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Wapello. Rev. John Beebout will officiate. Burial will be in the Wapello Cemetery. Visitation is at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home where a memorial fund has been established. H. Dean McKinney was born Nov. 17, 1934, in Louisa County, the son of H. Raymond and Wilma Harrison McKinney. He was a life resident of the Wapello area. His marriage to Phyllis McConahay took place Aug. 9, 1952, in Toolesboro. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge No. 5 A.F. and A.M., the Archaeological Society, the American Donkey and Mule Association and the Iowa Donkey and Mule Association. Survivors include his wife, one son, Jeffrey of Council Bluffs; two daughters, Sandra McKinney of Wapello and Cynthia Dahle of Davenport; his mother of Wapello; and his sister, M. Dian Strenski of Chicago. He was preceded in death by his father and one son. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of April 25, 1980 (date of death?)

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264828) Bernard Bean <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264828> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 13:44:52 Surnames: BEAN,LAW,KEISY,GERLING,PERSHY BERNARD BEAN Muscatine, Iowa – Bernard D. Bean, 55, died Thursday at Muscatine General Hospital. He retired in April after 25 years at Grain Processing Corp., Muscatine. Mr. Bean married Peggy Law in 1959 in Aledo, Ill. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Saturday at George M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home, Muscatine. Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Musserville Methodist Church, Muscatine. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery. He was a retired member of Distillery Workers Union; and a member of the church; Musserville Men’s Club; and Men’s Fellowship of the Salvation Army. He enjoyed the outdoors with his family and gardening and camping with the NYEP. A memorial fund has been established. Survivors include his wife; sons, Harry L. “Mike” and Bradley W., both of Muscatine; two grandchildren; sisters, Mary (Mrs. Donald) Keisy, Mount Pleasant; Neva (Mrs. Ralph) Gerling, Grandview; and Beverly (Mrs. Frank) Pershy, Muscatine; and brothers, Stanley, Columbus Junction; Wallace and Danny, both of Muscatine; and Jerry and Larry, both of Ainsworth. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date October 26, 1989 (date of death?)

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264763) Ruben E. Griffith 1885-1948 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264763> AUTHOR: volunteer DATE: 2/6/2010 at 03:14:20 Surnames: GRIFFIN,GREER,STEVENS,WILSON,HOLDINGHOUSE,LINGAFELTER Source: Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette March 1948 Morning Sun Man Ends Life Morning Sun - Ruben Edwin Griffith, 62-year-old retired mail carrier, shot himself with a .22-caliber rifle alongside highway 78, about a quarter of a mile east of Morning Sun, Thursday (March 25) morning. Sheriff Robert Lewis and Dr. J. H. Chittum, Louisa county coroner, investigated the case, pronounced the death a suicide, and stated no inquest would be held. The body was discovered about 6:30 by the driver of an Iowa Farm (?) Delivery truck. Griffith's family told investigators he left his residence about 6 o'clock, presumably to milk. He drove from his home, which is located at the southwest edge of Morning Sun, to the highway, where he turned his car around, heading it back towards town. He then apparently climbed out and fired the fatal shot. Sheriff Lewis said the suicide was without apparent motivation. The son of William and Mary Jane Greer Griffith, Griffith was born at Seaton, Ill., on June 25, 1885. He was married to Ella Stevens on March 20, 1910. After service as rural mail carrier for 36 years, Griffith retired in 1945. Surviving are the widow, 2 sons and 3 daughters: George and Robert Griffith, both of Morning Sun, and Mrs. James Holdinghouse, of St. Louis, and Mrs. Kyle Wilson and Helen Griffith, both of Morning Sun. Also surviving are 3 brothers: Milton and Albert Griffith, both of Seaton, and Omer Griffith, of Placerville, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Bessit Lingafelter, of Joy, Ill. There are 3 grandchildren. The body is at the Pierce funeral home. Below - Funeral Announcement from the March 26, 1948 Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette Morning Sun - Last rites for R. E. Griffith, 62-year-old retired mail carrier who committed suicide by shooting himself with a .22-calibre rifle alongside highway 78 Thursday morning, will be held in the Methodist church March 27, at 2 p.m. Reverend J. Milton Kinney will officiate, and burial will be in Elmwood cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264758) Lovell H. Gast <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264758> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 00:25:39 Surnames: GAST,YEARIAN,SHEDENHELM,HOOPES,SPURRELL,NOAH LOVELL H. GAST Lovell H. Gast, age 86, of Grandview, Iowa, died Thursday afternoon, April 21, 1994 at the Wapello Nursing and Care Center. The daughter of Grafton and Pheba Etta Yearian Shedenhelm, she was born August 23, 1907 at Marengo, Iowa. She received her teaching certificate from Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls and then taught in several rural schools near Marengo, Shellsburg, and Vining, Iowa before coming to Grandview where she taught kindergarten before she met and married Daniel Frederick Gast on May 14, 1938 at Muscatine, Iowa. She later spent many years teaching piano. She was active in the Grandview assembly of gospel fellowship throughout her life. Survivors include her husband, Dan; one daughter, Claudia Mae Gast of Davenport; two sons, Jerry Leon Gast of Wapello and Garth Frederick Gast of Omaha, Nebraska; seven grandchildren, Clayton Lee, Daniel James, and Timothy Joseph Gast, Lynette Marie Hoopes, Jennifer Lyn Spurrell, Trista Kay Noah, and Rebecca Josephine Gast; and two brothers, Russell and Ray Shedenhelm both of Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Martha and Lois; and one brother, Jake. The funeral service for Lovell Gast was held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 24, 1994 at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home at Wapello, with Mr. Robert Orr officiating. Kathleen Hagele provided the organ music with a special hymn “At the Cross”. The casket bearers were Clayton Gast, David Spurrell, Don Noah Jr., Ron King, Jack Zetler, and Jerry Cocklin. Burial followed at the Grandview Cemetery. A Memorial Fund has been established for the benefit of the Linn Manor Care Center of Marion, Iowa. The family met with friends Saturday evening at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home. Source – newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264757) Albert “Donald” Wagg <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264757> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 00:23:38 Surnames: WAGG,HANK,HOPKINS,PHILLIPS,FRAACK,DILLER,ROSCOE ALBERT "DONALD" WAGG Albert “Donald” Wagg, age 77, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994 at the Community Care Center, Muscatine. He was born October 14, 1916 at Wapello to Fredrick and Elsie Wagg. He married Mary Hank. He was employed by Huttig Manufacturing for 33 years. Survivors include 2 daughters, Beverly Hopkins, Muscatine, and Sue (Mrs. Sherdie “Buck”) Phillips Jr., Letts; one brother, Willard, Muscatine; 3 sisters, Maxine Fraack, Hamilton, IL, Dorothy Diller, Muscatine and Ruth Roscoe, Davenport; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 grandson, 1 great-grandson, 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Services were Saturday, April 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home in Muscatine, with the Rev. Darryl Erickson officiating. Burial was at the Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine. Source – newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#264756) Mary Esther Wilson <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=264756> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/6/2010 at 00:21:54 Surnames: WILSON,STEVENS,GRIFFITH,LINDHOLM MARY ESTHER WILSON Mary Esther Wilson, age 79, Morning Sun, died Monday, April 25, 1994 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The daughter of Ruebon Edwin and Ellen Martha (Stevens) Griffith, she was born October 25, 1914 at Newport, Iowa. She married Kyle C. Wilson October 23, 1935. She was a graduate of the Morning Sun High School, class of 1932; she then attended and graduated the Burlington Beauty College. She was a 50 year member of the Morning Sun United Methodist Church. Mary worked as a beautician in Morning Sun for many years. Survivors include; 1 daughter, De Anne Lindholm, Phoenix, Arizona; 1 son, David Kyle Wilson, Wapello, Iowa; 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers, George Edwin (Rube) Griffith, Morning Sun and Robert Eugene Griffith of Yarmouth. She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 sisters, and an infant brother. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 29, 1994 at the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with Rev. Chris and DeLyte Ebbers, vocal duet. Casket bearers were: Mike Crawford, Darick Wilson, Dow Lindholm, Danny Sands, Brad Griffith, and Bill McElhinney. Interment was in the Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun. A memorial has been established for the United Methodist Church. Hagele and Honts Funeral Home, Morning Sun, was in charge of the arrangements. Source – newspaper clipping