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Mary Meyer
Jun 30, 2006
Mary Jane Meyer, 78, died Friday, June 30, 2006, at Unity Hospital. Mrs. Meyer was born Nov. 21, 1927, in Columbus Junction, the daughter of Howard E. and Etta Dircks Bell. She married Reginald M. Meyer Jr. on May 20, 1948. She was proud of her Presbyterian heritage. After graduating from Columbus Junction High School, she attended McKennan Hospital...
Paul Morehead
Jun 14, 2006
Paul L. Morehead, 73, of Illinois City, died Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at his home. He was born February 11, 1933, at Illinois City, Illinois, the son of Leonard and Margaret Hopp Morehead. He married Beverly Joan Jarvis on July 3, 1952, at Muscatine. He retired as a scheduling supervisor from Farmall/IH in Rock Island. He was a lifelong...
Tabitha Folley
May 29, 2006
Tabitha Ann Folley, 31, of Muscatine, died Monday, May 29, 2006, at home following a long battle with cancer. She was born October 18, 1974, at Chicago Lakes, Minnesota, the daughter of Wesley Cecil and Alberta Marie Logel Folley. She married Tim Bohling. They later divorced. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. She was...
Hector Lopez
May 24, 2006
Hector Ishmael Lopez, 34, of Corning, formerly of Muscatine, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at his home. He was born February 14, 1972, at Muscatine, the son of Ismael Herrera and Blanca Estela Ortiz Lopez. He graduated from Louisa-Muscatine High School in 1990 and attended St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa. He married Mary Miller on October 26, 1998,...
Laura Curry
May 15, 2006
Laura Lee Curry, 41, of Muscatine, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at her home. She was born May 20, 1964, at Muscatine, the daughter of Richard L. and Evelyn G. Solomon Curry. She enjoyed gardening and loved taking care of her cats. She is survived by her son Michael Fullerton of Muscatine; her mother, Evelyn Reed of Conesville; two...
Fred Franks
Apr 25, 2006
Fredrick Eugene Franks, 62, of Nichols, passed away suddenly Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at Unity Hospital. He was born March 1, 1944, at Phoenix, Arizona, the eldest son of Fredrick, Sr. and Ruby Franks. He married Marie E. Terry on June 25, 2005, in Muscatine. He most enjoyed spending time with his dad his boys no matter if they...
Cintra Brewer
Apr 20, 2006
Cintra V. Brewer, 65, of New Boston, died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at her home. She was born March 17, 1941, at Aledo, Illinois, the daughter of Louis Allen and Gladys Isabelle Hood Whitehall. She married Ralph James Brewer on July 26, 1957, at Aledo, Illinois. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Muscatine. She loved fishing,...
Marlon Hinkhouse
Mar 25, 2006
Marlon Eugene Hinkhouse, 48, of Muscatine, died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was born October 24, 1957, at Iowa City, the son of Hilbert E. and Shirley L. Goddard Hinkhouse. He married Shellie R. Peters in Muscatine. They were later divorced. He was a maintenance man for Louisa...
Carolyn Belokopitovs
Mar 13, 2006
Carolyn E. Belokopitovs, 62, of Letts, passed away Monday morning March 13, 2006, at Genesis Medical Center East Campus in Davenport. Carolyn was born March 14, 1943 at Muscatine the daughter of Kenneth Leroy and Rennah Mae Korver Doak. She married her soul mate Gunnar Belokopitovs January, 1958, at Muscatine. She worked at Thatcher Plastics for more than thirty...
Naomi Iserhott
Mar 10, 2006
Naomi I. Iserhott, 81, of Muscatine, passed away Friday, March 10, 2006, at the Muscatine Care Center. She was born October 26, 1924, at Muscatine, the daughter of Rueben and Rena Brownlie Millard. She married Elmer H. Iserhott on September 22, 1946, at Muscatine. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. She enjoyed reading and embroidery. She was...
Evelyn L. Havel
Mar 5, 2006
Evelyn Lucille Havel, 84, of Muscatine, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2006, at Manor Care Health Services in Davenport. Evelyn was born October 26, 1921, in Muscatine County, the daughter of Elmus and Cora Guy Day. She married Wilbur D. Havel on April 16, 1938 at the First Baptist Church in Muscaitne. She had been a sales clerk at...
Mike Martin
Mar 5, 2006
Mike Martin, Sr., 84, of Muscatine, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2006, at Unity Hospital in Muscatine. He was born September 23, 1921, at Muscatine, the son of Frank C. and Mattie Marie Brown Martin. He married Viola Creamer in 1941. They were divorced. He married Loretta Armstrong on June 27, 1956, at Kahoka, MO. He was a United...
Mitchell Tompkins
Feb 3, 2006
Mitchell Lee Tompkins, 47, of Muscatine, died Friday, February 3, 2006, at Unity Hospital. He was born May 12, 1958, at Muscatine, the son of Lester James and Judith A. Yordt Carpenter. He had previously been employed as a chrome plater for HNI, formerly HON Industries, and as an auto body mechanic for Doug Bemis Auto Mall. He enjoyed...
Janet Martin
Jan 24, 2006
Janet La Von Cooney Martin, 70, of Muscatine, died Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at the Muscatine Care Center. She was born September 24, 1935, at Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Sidney and Mildred Seal Cooney. She was a graduate of Muscatine High School. She enjoyed playing cards and was a huge fan of the Statler Brothers. She loved going...
Richard Hoffman
Jan 23, 2006
Richard Joseph "Rick" Hoffman, 49, of Davenport, formerly of Muscatine, died Monday, January 23, 2006, in Davenport. He was born November 3, 1956, at Muscatine, the son of Richard J. Hoffman and Patricia A. Newton Hoffman Linder. He was a 1975 graduate of Muscatine High School. He had been married and divorced twice. He is survived by son Dustin...
Erma Kopp
Jan 21, 2006
Erma Nadine Kopp, 95, a long time resident of Muscatine, died Saturday, January 21, 2006, at Lutheran Homes. She was born September 11, 1910, at Lockridge Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, the fifth of six children born to S. Fred and Lorena Lyon Dallner. She was a graduate of Fairfield High School. Following high school, Erma came to Muscatine seeking...
Bonnie Bauer
Dec 24, 2005
Bonnie Barbara Bauer, 94, of Muscatine, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2005, at Lutheran Homes. She was born March 28, 1911 in Illinois, the daughter of John and Lela Bennett. She spent her childhood in Illinois, her working years in Michigan, her retirement years in Florida, and came to Lutheran Homes in 1989. She enjoyed being active in their...
Crystal Brewer
Dec 19, 2005
Crystal Dawn Brewer, 41, of Albemarle, North Carolina, went to be with her Lord on Monday, December 19, 2005, at Henrico Doctor's Hospital's Parham Campus in Richmond, Virginia. Crystal was born on November 30, 1964, in Muscatine, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph and Cindy Brewer. Crystal was a 1983 graduate of Louisa-Muscatine High School. She graduated with honors and...
Robert James
Dec 8, 2005
Robert L. James, 71, of Muscatine, IA, died December 8, 2005, at his home after a brief battle with cancer. As per his wishes, no memorial service or visitation will be held. Robert has donated his body to the University of Iowa College of Medicine Deeded Body Program. Robert was born on January 14, 1934, in Louisa County, the...
Mildred Anderson
Nov 10, 2005
Mildred Lucille "Mickey" Anderson, 76, of Muscatine, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2005, at the Muscatine Care Center. There will be no public visitation or services. Cremation rites have been accorded. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. She was born January 23, 1929, at Peoria, Illinois, the daughter...
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