Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa, IA

Paul Marty Davidson

March 28, 1949 - May 15, 2012

Marty Davidson Open visitation will begin Friday after 11 a.m. in the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa, and the family will be present from 5-7 Friday evening to greet friends and relatives. As was his wish, he will be cremated following the visitation and no formal services are planned. The Bates Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. A complete obituary will be posted.
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Wautrina Covey

April 13, 1921 - May 15, 2012

Wautrina Wilma Covey, 91, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born Wednesday, April 13, 1921 in Mahaska County the daughter of Leonard Peter and Jennie Vander Voort Valster. On January 2, 1943 she was united in marriage to Leland Covey in Missouri and he died November 19, 1983. Following marriage she stayed home to raise and care for her...
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Melvin Kelderman

September 30, 1926 - May 9, 2012

Melvin Kelderman Oskaloosa. Melvin Kelderman, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. He was born on Thursday, September 30, 1926, at Hammond, Indiana, the son of Pete and Gerarda Huge Kelderman. He served in the United States Army during WWII. On August 12, 1949, he was united in marriage to Cobie Ryken, the love of his life until his...
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Dennis L. Selby

February 21, 1951 - May 4, 2012

Dennis Lloyd Selby, 61, of Oskaloosa died Friday, May 4, 2012, at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born Wednesday, February 21, 1951, in Iowa City, the son of Lloyd and Shirley Arthur Selby. Denny graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1968. Following school, he worked for the old Ideal Manufacturing Company in Oskaloosa before going to work for Kenny Den Hartog at Den Hartog...
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Patricia Grammas

December 10, 1945 - May 1, 2012

Patricia Ann Grammas, 66, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at home. Patti, daughter of Irene (Fern) and Harold Higgins, was born December 10, 1945, in Chicago, Ill. The family lived in Cicero, where Patti attended Our Lady of Charity Church and East Morton High School, with her older sister and two younger brothers. Patti married Frank Kminek in 1964, and they and their children...
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T.J. Goemaat

August 3, 2001 - April 29, 2012

Thomas Jon "T.J." Goemaat, ten year old son of Jon and Tami Goemaat of rural New Sharon, stepped into God's Kingdom on Sunday, April 29, 2012, while being cared for at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born August 3, 2001, in Oskaloosa. T.J. was a fourth grade student at North Mahaska Elementary School, New Sharon. He was active in Seekers 'n Sneakers...
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Janet Marie Edwards

January 11, 1930 - April 23, 2012

Janet Marie Edwards, 82, of Mesa, Arizona, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Monday, April 23, 2012, at her home in Mesa. She was born January 11, 1930, in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Marie Volley Masters. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1948. On October 16, 1948, she was united in marriage to Matthew Edwards at Lancaster, Missouri. Matt died August...
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Betty J. Burtlow

August 30, 1929 - April 23, 2012

Betty J. Burtlow, 82, of Oskaloosa was lifted up and placed into the arms of thee Angels to rest Monday, April 23, 2012 at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born Friday, August 30, 1929, in Delta, Iowa the daughter of Nason Grant and Daisy Geneiva Sparks Burtlow. Following school she began her family and stayed at home to raise and care for her children. She frequently attended Jubilee...
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Raymond E. DeVore

September 9, 1927 - April 22, 2012

Raymond E. DeVore, 84, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born September 9, 1927, at Van Wert, Iowa, the son of Willie Elmore and Martha Fry DeVore. On November 9, 1946, was united in marriage to Leora Jensen at Osceola, Iowa, and she died September 7, 2009. He worked on the family farm until he was 27 years old, and then worked as a...
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Junior A. Winegardner

September 21, 1920 - April 21, 2012

Junior A. Winegardner Oskaloosa. Junior A. Winegardner, 91, of Oskaloosa, and formerly of the Union Mills neighborhood, died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born September 21, 1920, at Rose Hill, the son of Loyd and Mary Chilcote Winegardner. Junior grew up on farms near Tracy, Iowa. He graduated from the Tracy High School with the class of...
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Diane Broerman

November 22, 1956 - April 20, 2012

Diane Broerman Oskaloosa. Diane Marie Broerman, 55, of Oskaloosa passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at her home near Oskaloosa, on Friday, April 20, 2012. Diane's life began in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on November 22, 1956, the daughter of Howard and JoAnn Wray Mottet. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1975; she furthered her education at the University...
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John Henry Howar

March 5, 1927 - April 18, 2012

John Henry Howar Overland Park, Kansas. John Howar, 85, of Overland Park, Kansas and formerly of Birmingham, Alabama, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Overland Park. He was born Saturday, March 5, 1927, the son of Henry St. Clair Howar and Anna M. Sonnenfeldt-Howar in Chicago, Illinois. Following high school graduation he entered the military. He served in the U.S. Army for 22 years and was...
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Edna Johnson

April 30, 1955 - April 12, 2012

Edna Johnson Rose Hill. Edna Johnson, 56, of Rose Hill, died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. She was born April 30, 1955, at San Luis Obispo, California, the daughter of Robert Charles and Mae Lorraine Carlisle. She graduated from Silver Creek High School in California with the class of 1973. On October 10, 1987, she was united in marriage to Donald...
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Floyd F. Husted

October 9, 1922 - April 12, 2012

Floyd Francis Husted, 89, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born October 9, 1922, in Oskaloosa, the son of Frank and Nellie Barnes Husted. He attended country school near Beacon. At an early age he began delivering furniture for Wilcox-Garland Furniture Store in Oskaloosa. He also worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps doing...
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Beulah I. Welch

February 3, 1926 - April 10, 2012

Beulah Welch Oskaloosa. Beulah I. "Grandma Boo" Welch, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at her home in Oskaloosa. On February 3, 1926, she was born near Barnes City, the daughter of Wilbert and Marie Parsons Green. On November 2, 1946, she was married to Fred Wells at Nashua, Iowa, and later divorced. She worked as a Certified Nurse's Aide at the old Tower Park Nursing Home in...
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Anna Bridges

November 23, 1931 - April 9, 2012

Anna Bridges, 80, of Oskaloosa, died of a pulmonary embolism Monday, April 9, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born November 23, 1931, at Ottumwa, the daughter of Leo Scott and Eva Frances Burke Smith. She graduated from the Chariton High School with the class of 1950. On September 6, 1957, she was united in marriage to Fred Bridges at the Central United Methodist...
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Claude Brandtner

April 5, 1919 - April 7, 2012

Claude Brandtner Oskaloosa. Claude J. Brandtner, 93, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday morning, April 7, 2012, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House. He was born April 5, 1919 at Albany, Minnesota, the youngest child of Alex and Katherine Nies Brandtner. He graduated from the Ellsworth, Wisconsin High School with the class of 1937. He then attended River Falls College at River Falls, Wisconsin for two...
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Louise Brummel

July 11, 1917 - April 4, 2012

(Bonnie) Louise Brummel, 94, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. She was born July 11, 1917, in Mahaska County, the daughter of Bonnie Louis and Lenore White Thatcher. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School. Following graduation she taught in a one room country school in Mahaska County. On December 29, 1937, she was united in marriage to Lester...
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Dorothy M Bunting

January 23, 1915 - April 4, 2012

Dorothy Bunting, 97, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born January 23, 1915, at Fremont, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Flossie M. Caves Robbins. She graduated from Fremont High School. On December 30, 1939, she was united in marriage to Elvie Vincent Bunting at Lancaster, Missouri; he died January 11,...
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Raymond Abbott

May 2, 1928 - April 1, 2012

Raymond Abbott Ray Abbott, 83, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday April 1, 2012 at his home in Casa Grande, Arizona. He was born May 02, 1928, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Frank and Ida Freida Johanna (Berger) Abbott. On June 15th 1945 was united in marriage to Kathleen Lewis in Ottumwa, Iowa, after the wedding he picked his wife Kathleen up and put her in a wheel borrow, and down the...
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William Bill Falck

July 27, 1929 - March 31, 2012

William Falck Oskaloosa. William "Bill" Falck, 82, of Oskaloosa, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, March 31, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. Bill's life was a testimony of the personal relationship he has with Christ. Through that relationship he is now in his Savior's presence. He was born July 27, 1929, the son of Otto and Ethel (Hesner) Falck near Lamont, Iowa. He grew...
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Martha Nieuwsma

June 14, 1927 - March 28, 2012

Martha Nieuwsma Oskaloosa. Martha Lucille Nieuwsma, 84, of Oskaloosa, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday night, March 28, 2012, while being cared for at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born June 14, 1927 at Leighton, the daughter of Wilfred and Anna Cornelissen Klaaren. Martha grew up on a farm near Eddyville, and her family attended the Eddyville Reformed Church. She...
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Clarence W. Fleener

November 2, 1912 - March 23, 2012

Clarence W. Fleener, 99, of Montezuma and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at the Montezuma Nursing Rehab Center in Montezuma. He was born, November 2, 1912, in Melrose, Iowa, the son of Lewis and Etta Mae Kiggins Fleener. On September 11, 1935, he was united in marriage to Ruth Leslie Gott at Oskaloosa, and Ruth died February 11, 2007. Clarence worked at the old Mathew...
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Edward Flander

December 9, 1916 - March 20, 2012

Edward J. Flander Milton, Iowa. Edward J. Flander, 95, of Milton, Iowa, and formerly of the What Cheer area, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at the Bloomfield Care Center in Bloomfield, Iowa. He was born December 9, 1916, at Harper, Iowa, the son of John R. and Irene Conrad Flander. Early on he worked on the family farm and helped his family get through the great depression. He went to work...
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Dora Lamers

October 27, 1909 - March 19, 2012

Dora Lamers, 102, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, March 19, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born October 27, 1909, in Mahaska County, the daughter of Garret and Maggie Klein Van Ommen. She graduated 8th grade from the old East Center rural school in 1924, and lived with her parents in the Spring Creek township of Mahaska County. On December 31, 1930, Dora was united in...
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Theodore "Ted" Hynick

August 10, 1927 - March 18, 2012

Theodore Hynick Oskaloosa. Theodore "Ted" Hynick, 84, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born August 10, 1927, at Eddyville, the son of John and Mary Sickle Hynick. He attended school at Eddyville. In August of 1945, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He was discharged from the Navy and then drafted into the Army where...
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Mildred Hull Lytle

August 8, 1922 - March 14, 2012

MILDRED HULL LYTLE Oskaloosa. Mildred Hull Lytle, 89, of Oskaloosa, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born August 8, 1922 at Taintor, the daughter of Afton Miller and Lena Garner Hull. She graduated from the New Sharon High School with the class of 1938. On September 14, 1940, Mildred was united in marriage to John M. Lytle at Des Moines,...
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Virgil Eugene Anders

September 5, 1924 - March 14, 2012

Virgil Anders University Park. Virgil Eugene Anders, 87, of Oskaloosa and formerly of University Park, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born September 5, 1924, at Rose Hill, Iowa, the son of Oscar and Eva Stuart Anders. He graduated from Rose Hill High School with the class of 1941. Following graduation he farmed...
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Rex A. Wright

January 31, 1936 - March 10, 2012

Rex A. Wright, 76, of rural New Sharon, died Saturday morning, March 10, 2012, at his home. He was born January 31, 1936 at Lacey, the son of Reginald C. "Reg" and Georgena McDonough Wright. Rex graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1955, and then attended Iowa State University for a short time. He came back to Mahaska County and farmed north of Oskaloosa for about 40...
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Lee Brunt

February 24, 1935 - March 8, 2012

Lee D. Brunt, 77, of Oskaloosa, died March 8, 2012 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born February 24, 1935 at Oskaloosa, the son of Louis D. and Dorothy Bequeaith Brunt. They moved to Long Beach, California, and Lee attended Southern California Military School and Jordan High School, graduating in 1952. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the11th and 82nd Airborne...
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Jack McAdoo

February 7, 1932 - March 7, 2012

Jack R. McAdoo, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. He was born February 7, 1932, in Coats, Kansas, the son of Hershell and Edith Burns McAdoo. He worked as a keyboard operator for Western Union for many years; he worked in several cities including St. Paul Minnesota and Albuquerque, New Mexico. He retired from Western Union in 1992....
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Rex Keith Bever

May 24, 1922 - March 5, 2012

Rex Keith Bever Winnsboro, Texas. Rex K. Bever, 89, formerly of Fremont ,Iowa , died Monday, March 5, 2012. He was born May 24, 1922 at Hedrick, Iowa the son of Clifford McKinney Bever and Gladys Barcus Bever. He graduated from Fremont High School with the class of 1940. He served in the Calvary Division of the United States Army during WWII. On June 22, 1945 he was united in marriage to...
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Louise Morris

January 31, 1926 - March 5, 2012

Louise Morris Oskaloosa. Louise Morris, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born January 31, 1926, in the West Des Moines township of Mahaska County, the daughter of Arthur T. and Iris Wymore Heckenberg. Louise graduated from the Eddyville High School with the class of 1944. On October 22, 1966, she was united in marriage...
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Helen Van Gorp

May 24, 1933 - March 5, 2012

Helen Van Gorp Oskaloosa. Helen Van Gorp, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. She was born May 24, 1933, at Oskaloosa, the daughter of Harold and Thelma Fayer Colville. She attended Ottumwa High School. On September 28, 1951, Helen was united in marriage to Marion "Junior" Van Gorp in Knoxville. Following their wedding, Junior's...
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Bernice "Cookie" Van Ekeren

March 2, 1918 - March 3, 2012

Bernice "Cookie" Van Ekeren Delta. Bernice E. "Cookie" Van Ekeren, 94, of Sigourney and formerly of Delta, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Sigourney Care Center in Sigourney. She was born March 2, 1918. She was united in marriage to Gerritt Van Ekeren and he died during military service in World War II. Cookie lived and worked on her farm outside of Delta with her longtime companion, Henry...
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(Harley) James Hartman, Sr.

December 4, 1958 - February 25, 2012

(Harley) James Hartman, Sr., 53, of Barnes City died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at his home in Barnes City. He was born Thursday, December 4, 1958, the son of Walter "Red" and Rose Bloomquist Hartman in Burlington, Iowa. On February 12, 1982 he was united in marriage to Mary Reeder in Burlington. He had several hobbies including collecting things and playing games on the computer. He had a...
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Christine Anderson

September 22, 1949 - February 22, 2012

Christine Lawyer Anderson, 62, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa surrounded by her family. On September 22, 1949, she was born at Des Moines, the daughter of James and Marjorie Lawyer. Chris attended Ferry Hall Academy at Lake Forest, Illinois; received her B.A. degree in Sociology from Drake University, and...
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Marsha Rust

July 10, 1942 - February 21, 2012

Marsha R. Rust, 69, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born July 10, 1942 at Oskaloosa, the daughter of Marion and Georgia Gibson Schwab. She was married to Richard Silvers, Sr. in 1958, and later divorced. She was a homemaker and worked as a cook in various restaurants, including the old Platime Supper Club. In 1972, she...
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Bernice Hasselman

November 23, 1912 - February 21, 2012

Bernice Hasselman, 99, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born November 23, 1912, at Evans, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred Ira and Sarah Elizabeth Woodcock Kaskadden. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1929. She earned her teaching certificate from William Penn College. She taught country school in...
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Irvin "Dutch" Den Adel

February 21, 1926 - February 14, 2012

Irvin "Dutch" Den Adel, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born February 21, 1926, near Pella, Iowa, the son of Walter Edwin and Grace Zylstra Den Adel. Early on he went to work at a service station and sold newspapers. In April of 1944, he entered the United States Navy, and was honorably discharged in April of 1946. He...
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Eleanor Anderson

January 10, 1919 - February 12, 2012

Eleanor Bunting Anderson, 93, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. She was born January 10, 1919, near Lacey, in Mahaska County the daughter of Elvie Eli and Hattie Newport Bunting. She played basketball while in high school at Lacey. She graduated as Valedictorian from the Lacey High School with the class of 1937. She attended...
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Warren Hull

June 22, 1909 - February 9, 2012

Warren W. Hull, 102, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born June 22, 1909, at Keokuk, the son of William and Sara Russel Hull. He graduated from the Keokuk High School and then attended the University of Iowa. He was united in marriage to Iva G. Sullivan in Keokuk, she died in 1997. Early on he worked...
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Charles Barnhouse

May 30, 1927 - February 6, 2012

Charles "Chuck" Barnhouse, 84, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born May 30, 1927, at Oskaloosa, the son of Charles L. and Irene S. Snider Barnhouse, Jr... He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1945. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served on the ship USS Point Cruz. Upon his discharge he continued his education...
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Beverly Fortney

June 9, 1929 - February 4, 2012

Beverly Fortney, 82, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born June 9, 1929, at Oskaloosa, the daughter of James and Thelma Gorman Rodgers. She was trained as a nurse aide, and worked in that capacity early on at the Mahaska County Hospital, and later cared for the elderly in their home in Oskaloosa. On April 11, 1953, she was...
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Roberta Dooley

July 18, 1945 - February 3, 2012

Roberta Dooley, 66, of Oskaloosa died Friday, February 3, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born July 18, 1945, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred and Jeanette Jones Akers. Early in life she took nurse's aide training and bookkeeping courses. On May 29, 1976, she was united in marriage to Eddy Dooley at Davenport. She worked as a nurse's aide for many years. She...
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Phillip W. James

August 3, 1943 - January 30, 2012

Phillip W. James, 68, of Fremont, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Monday, January 30, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born August 3, 1943 in Oskaloosa, the son of Leo and Rita Smith James. He graduated from the Bussey High School in Bussey, Iowa with the class of 1961. He received his B.A. degree in Physical Education from William Penn College in Oskaloosa in...
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Gertrude Van Den Heuvel

August 14, 1915 - January 26, 2012

Gertrude Van Den Heuvel, 96, of Oskaloosa and formerly of rural New Sharon, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born August 14, 1915, at Otley, Iowa, the daughter of Garrett and Alleta Verros Uitermark. Early on she went to work cleaning homes and later worked for Tucker's Grocery store in Harvey. On September 1, 1936, she was united in marriage...
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Laurel Lorene Van Polen

May 20, 1922 - January 25, 2012

Laurel Van Polen, 89, of rural Rose Hill, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at her home near Rose Hill. She was born on May 20, 1922, in Poweshiek County the daughter of Cecil Chester and Flossie Brannian Willett. On March 2, 1940, she was united in marriage to William Van Polen, Sr. at Brooklyn, Iowa; he died May 6, 2004. Laurel worked on the farm side by side with William, she loved being a...
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Marvin Van Engelenhoven

January 17, 1925 - January 22, 2012

Marvin Van Engelenhoven, 87, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, January 22, 2012, at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. He was born January 17, 1925, at Tracy, Iowa, the son of John R. and Nellie Goemaat Van Engelenhoven. He attended school in Mahaska County, completing 8th grade with honors. Early on he helped on the family farm and drove a Star Mail Route. On November 9, 1949, he was united in...
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Michael McNeese

January 10, 1947 - January 13, 2012

Michael Lee McNeese, 65, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born January 10, 1947, at Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of William and Catherine Vroegh McNeese. He served in the National Guard. Early on he worked at the Pothoven Gas Station. On December 2, 1967, he was united in marriage to Alice Saner at the Nazarene Church in...
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Janice Tucker

May 7, 1952 - January 10, 2012

Janice Sue Tucker, 59, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born May 7, 1952, at Oskaloosa the daughter of Carter and Janet Godfrey Tucker. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1970. Janice was a lifelong resident of Oskaloosa and has been employed by Wal-Mart for the past many years. She is survived by her brother and...
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Jay W. Veldhuizen

October 30, 1911 - January 5, 2012

Jay W. Veldhuizen, 100, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. He was born October 30, 1911, in a sod house at Prairie View, Kansas, the son of John and Hattie (Schemper) Veldhuizen. Jay graduated from the 8th grade at Prairie View School in 1925. That same year, the family left Kansas and moved to a farm near Tracy, Iowa. Jay worked on his father's farm until...
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Katherine Frances Phillips

August 27, 1916 - January 3, 2012

Katherine Phillips, 95, of Williamsburg and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at the Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg. She was born August 27, 1916, in Mahaska County the daughter of William and Bertha Howar Riable. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1934. Early on she worked at the Woolworth Dime Store in Oskaloosa. On June 24, 1936,...
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Ruth Weston

October 9, 1953 - December 30, 2011

Ruth Larsen Weston 58, of Oskaloosa, died on December 30, 2011, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House after a long battle with cancer. She was born on October 9, 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Norman and Shirley Bryan Larsen. She graduated from East High School and continued her education at DMACC. Ruth worked as a computer drafter for the state of Iowa. She...
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Randy Dean Grover

July 6, 1950 - December 24, 2011

Randy Dean Grover, 61, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born July 6, 1950, at Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Clifford Truman and Agnes Louise Nichols Grover. He graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1969. Following high school he was drafted into the US Navy. Upon his discharge from the Navy he served with...
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Delbert Charles Klima

March 23, 1931 - December 23, 2011

Delbert Charles Klima, 80, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Fremont, died Friday, December 23, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born Monday, March 23, 1931, the son of Ernest and Mary Kroul Klima in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from the Solon High School with the class of 1950. Following high school, he attended a radio electronics school in Omaha, Nebraska, where he...
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Wilma Douglas

January 10, 1933 - December 19, 2011

Wilma Jean Douglas, 78 of Oskaloosa, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Maple Ridge Assisted Living in Oskaloosa. She was born January 10, 1933, in Marion County, on a farm near Tracy, Iowa to Guy Jonathan and Julia M. Baker Masterson. She enjoyed farm life and especially enjoyed riding her pony Ribbon with her sister. Wilma graduated from Tracy High School and on July 23, 1950 was united in...
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George Turner

July 24, 1922 - December 17, 2011

George Turner, 89, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born July 24, 1922, at Hocking, Iowa, the son of John and Evalyne Beadle Turner. He attended Albia High School. In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army and served aboard a troop transport ship as a Medical Technical Sergeant in the Pacific Theatre. He was given an...
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Leland Denburger

August 29, 1928 - December 16, 2011

Leland Denburger, 83, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born August 29, 1928, at Oskaloosa the son of Fred and Avis DeLong Denburger. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1946. While in high school he was very involved with F.F.A. earning the American Farmer Degree. On February 24, 1949, he was united in marriage to Norma...
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Shirley J. Beal

November 7, 1942 - December 12, 2011

Shirley Beal, 69, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk. She was born on November 7, 1942, at Oskaloosa, the daughter of Kenneth and Juanita Binns Mabee. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1960, and furthered her education at McPhearson Christian College at McPhearson, Kansas. On May 11, 1963, she was united in marriage...
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Verma P Cox

August 23, 1932 - December 11, 2011

Verma Cox Leighton. Verma P. Cox, 79, of rural Leighton, died Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2011, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born August 23, 1932 at Strawberry Point, Iowa, the daughter of Wilson and Mary Theve Sickels. She lived many years in Manchester, Iowa before moving to California. On June 6, 1969, she was united in marriage to James Everett Cox at Las...
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Hazel V. Lee

April 23, 1911 - December 9, 2011

Hazel V. Lee, 100, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Fremont died on Friday, December 9, 2011, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born Sunday, April 23, 1911, in Mahaska County west of Cedar, Iowa, the daughter of John Ernest and Lulu Hodgson Brubaker. She graduated from the Cedar Consolidated High School with the class of 1930. Following she went to work in a grocery store in...
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John W Verploegh

October 19, 1923 - December 6, 2011

John Verploegh Oskaloosa. John W. Verploegh, 88, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Beacon, died December 6, 2011, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born October 19, 1923 at Dudley, Iowa, the son of Christian and Gertrude Cornelissen Verploegh. He attended country schools near Eddyville, and served in the United States Army during World War II. John was employed as a heavy equipment operator at the...
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Melvin N. Nuckolls

August 2, 1917 - December 1, 2011

Dr. M. N. Nuckolls Oskaloosa. Dr. Melvin N. Nuckolls, D.V.M., beloved father, grandfather, and longtime and well respected resident of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, December 1, 2011, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, at the age of 94. He was born August 2, 1917, at Westboro, Missouri, the son of Leland Earl and Elizabeth M. Noble Nuckolls. After the death of his father in 1919, his...
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Clark Holthaus

April 18, 1961 - November 29, 2011

Clark Holthaus Oskaloosa. Clark Holthaus, 50, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Room in Oskaloosa. He was born April 18, 1961, at Clarion, Iowa, the son of Clark and Lorretta Paul Holthaus, Sr. He graduated from Clarion High School with the class of 1979, and earned his B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Iowa in...
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Jerry Lee Atchison

July 1, 1941 - November 26, 2011

Jerry Lee Atchison, 70, of Oskaloosa died Saturday, November 26, 2011, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Room in Oskaloosa. He was born on Tuesday, July 1, 1941, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Dave and Beulah "Bert" Fleming Atchison. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1959. Following school he enlisted in the US Army and served in Vietnam. Following his...
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Caryl Spencer

September 16, 1938 - November 24, 2011

Caryl Spencer Carlisle. Caryl Spencer, 73, of Carlisle, died Thursday, November 24, 2011, at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines. She was born September 16, 1938, at Wright, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Cornelia Van Gilst Van Veldhuizen. She graduated from the Lacey High School with the class of 1957. On September 17, 1965, she was united in marriage to Lee Spencer at Bethel Christian...
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Robert Lavern Moody

June 24, 1931 - November 19, 2011

Robert Lavern Moody, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, November 19, 2011, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born June 24, 1931, in Scott Township of Mahaska County, the son of Roland George and Eva Fern Lundy Moody. Early on he worked as a farm hand for various farmers. He then went to Kaisers and began running heavy equipment. On August 30, 1958, he...
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George E. Simmons

April 6, 1936 - November 19, 2011

George E. Simmons, 75, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, November 19, 2011, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. He was born on April 6, 1936, at Moravia, Iowa, the son of Henry and Zatha Paxton Simmons. He graduated from the Tracy High School. On May 20, 1967, he was united in marriage to Phyllis McFadden at Oskaloosa. George was a talented mechanic and worked for nearly 35...
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Larry Ford

October 21, 1939 - November 16, 2011

Larry Ford, 72, of rural Oskaloosa, died Wednesday morning, November 16, 2011, at his home. He was born October 21, 1939 at Lockman, Iowa, the son of William A. and Myrtle White Ford. Early in his adult life, he was a mechanic at the old Lytle Motors in Oskaloosa and later worked in the painting department at PAMCO. Still later, he worked as a warehouse foreman at Clow Corp for 18 years. ...
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Maxine Lathrop

July 28, 1920 - November 15, 2011

Maxine Lathrop Sigourney. (Zelma) Maxine Lathrop, 91, of Sigourney and formerly of Delta, died Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. She was born July 28, 1920, at Delta, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Fern Osborn Glandon. In 1937, she was united in marriage to George Morrow, they later divorced. In 1944, she was united in marriage to Dwight Mitchell and later...
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Kole Shepard

November 12, 2011 - November 12, 2011

Kole Andrew Shepard, infant son of Kirk and Keri Zemo Shepard, was stillborn Saturday, November 12, 2011, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. His family includes: his parents: Kirk and Keri Shepard of Oskaloosa; big brother: Korey Shepard at home; paternal grandmother: Vivian Shepard of Oskaloosa; maternal grandparents: Marion and Jane Zemo of Centerville; aunts and uncles: Kim and...
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George Shook

July 5, 1950 - November 10, 2011

George E. Shook, Jr., 61, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. He was born July 5, 1950, at Grinnell, Iowa, the son of George E. and Martha M. Hughes Shook, Sr. He entered the United States Army in 1968, served 3 tours in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1971. On June 23, 1973, he was united in marriage to Linda K. Quail at Sac City,...
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Ralph Scharff

October 12, 1922 - November 9, 2011

Ralph J. Scharff, 89, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Ottumwa, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born October 12, 1922, at Rose Hill, Iowa, the son of Garret and Lenna Martin Scharff. He graduated from Cedar High School. He attended William Penn College for a short time. In May of 1943, he entered the United States Navy and was honorably discharged...
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Leland Krusemark

November 26, 1931 - November 8, 2011

Leland Lloyd Krusemark, 79, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born November 26, 1931, at Bladensburg, Iowa, the son of Henry and Ruth Pendarvis Krusemark. He graduated from Cedar High School with the class of 1949. He attended A.I.B. in Des Moines for two years. He entered the United States Army in 1952 and was honorably...
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Helen Cochrane

July 9, 1920 - November 8, 2011

Helen F. Cochrane, 91, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born July 9, 1920, on a farm between Fremont and Ottumwa, in Wapello County, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Florence Rhoads McBeth. On July 17, 1938, she was united in marriage to Fred A. Cochrane, Fred died February 19, 1982. Early on, Helen worked at the old Continental Overall...
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Merwyn M Bonnett

June 29, 1920 - November 6, 2011

Merwyn M. Bonnett, 91, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born June 29, 1920, at Jefferson County, Iowa, the son of J. Edgar and Effie Mae Turnbull Bonnett. He graduated from the Richland High School. Following high school Merwyn and his brother had a partnership and ran the family farm until he left for college. He attended Chicago Evangelistic...
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(Viola) Mae Ruby

May 23, 1919 - October 26, 2011

(Viola) Mae Ruby New Sharon. (Viola) Mae Ruby, 92, of New Sharon, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born May 23, 1919, the daughter of Oliver and Bertha Small Mason near Rose Hill. She graduated from Lacey High School with the class of 1937. Following school she worked at The Leader in Oskaloosa for a couple years. On December 14, 1941, she was united in...
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Roger Lee Hogate

August 4, 1958 - October 23, 2011

Roger Lee Hogate, 53, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born Monday, August 4, 1958, the son of Martin and Darlene Voss Hogate in Oskaloosa. He graduated from Newton High School with the class of 1976. He then attended Simpson College and received his Bachelor's Degree in business in 1980. Following school he worked in marketing for JCPenny's in...
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William Kenneth Marcum

October 23, 2011 - October 23, 2011

William Kenneth Marcum was born October 23, 2011 at 6:52 am and at 7:04 am he went to heaven to be with Jesus. William's mom Kate, dad Ryan, and brother Benjamin, will forever love and remember him. He was preceded in death by his Papa Ken. A private graveside service was held in rememberance of William.
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Betty J. Dorland

February 22, 1959 - October 21, 2011

Betty J. Dorland, 52, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, October 21, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born February 22, 1959, the daughter of Melvin and Leona Valster Beyer in Oskaloosa. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1978. Following school, she worked at Hardee's in Oskaloosa for 8 years. On August 12, 1992, she was united in marriage to (Clarence)...
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Dixie Van Zee

June 3, 1953 - October 20, 2011

Dixie Diane Van Zee, 58, of Gibson, died Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born June 3, 1953, at Fort Madison, the daughter of Larry and Wanda Stanley Hawkins. She graduated from the Vinton High School with the class of 1971. She earned her A.A. degree from A.I.B. in Des Moines. On June 25, 1977, she was...
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Jeanette Ver Steegh

May 4, 1918 - October 18, 2011

Jeanette Ver Steegh, 93, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at White Oak Estates in Oskaloosa. She was born Saturday, May 4, 1918, near Oskaloosa, the daughter of Dick and Jennie DeBruin Van Ommen. She graduated from Pella High School with the class of 1936. Following school, Jeanette taught country school in Mahaska County for 3 years. On March 21, 1940, she was united in marriage to...
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James E. Dunn

June 1, 1950 - October 17, 2011

James Edward Dunn, 61, died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona of complications with diabetes on Monday, October 17, 2011. He was born Thursday, June 1, 1950 in Oskaloosa, the son of Charles E. and Norma Flanders Dunn. Jim graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1968 and was very active in band, FFA, and 4-H. After graduation, Jim attended Iowa State University with a BA in Ag...
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Deborah E Hols

February 20, 1964 - October 13, 2011

Deb Hols, 47, died Thursday, October 13, 2011, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born February 20, 1964, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Gilbert and Karen Denney Hols. Deb loved to draw, write stories, read and her favorite holiday was Halloween. She is survived by her long time friends Sherry Brunt and Shaun Brunt of Oskaloosa and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in...
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LouElla Jones

May 13, 1911 - October 10, 2011

LouElla Jones Oskaloosa. LouElla Jones, 100, died Monday, October 10, 2011, at Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born May 13, 1911, at Rose Hill, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Linnie Robbins Sarvis. She graduated from the Rose Hill High School with the class of 1928. She attended teacher training at William Penn College. Following school she worked as a stenographer at Ramsay...
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Linda K. Shappell

August 2, 1948 - October 5, 2011

Linda Kay Shappell, 63, of Oskaloosa passed from this life to be with her Savior on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, while being cared for at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born August 2, 1948, at Albia, Iowa, the daughter of Cloyd and Bonnie Dannels Lenox. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1966. On March 23, 1974, she was united in marriage to Lloyd H...
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Cherry L Morrow

December 2, 1933 - October 2, 2011

Cherry Morrow, 77, of Knoxville, died Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born December 2, 1933, at What Cheer, the daughter of Willis Edwan and Lotta Loiuse Strong Wells. She graduated from the What Cheer High School with the class of 1951. On June 2, 1955, she was united in marriage to Francis Eugene "Gene" Morrow at Kansas City, Missouri. Gene...
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James P. Rielly

November 23, 1931 - September 28, 2011

Judge James P. Rielly, 79, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born November 23, 1931, at Rock Valley, Iowa, the son of Patrick and Catherine Higgins Rielly. He graduated from the Rock Valley High School with the class of 1950. He earned his B.A. from Westmar College in LeMars in 1953. Jim served in the United States Army from 1953-1955. Upon...
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Sharon Kay Van Rossum

July 11, 1952 - September 21, 2011

Sharon Kay Van Rossum, 59, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born Friday, July 11, 1952, at Oskaloosa the daughter of Edward and Marjorie Tucker Mitrisin. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1970. On December 8, 1973, she was united in marriage to Larry Van Rossum at St. Mary's Catholic Church in...
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Dale Tucker

August 1, 1930 - September 20, 2011

Dale Tucker, 81, of University Park, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born August 1, 1930, at Wright, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Elsie Belle Witt Tucker. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1948. Following high school, Dale served in the United States Navy. Upon his discharge he returned to Oskaloosa and went to work...
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Rosella A. Whipple

February 22, 1917 - September 20, 2011

Rosella Whipple, 94, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born February 22, 1917, at Waseca, Minnesota, the daughter of Delbert and Arlene Voigtchild Schultz. In September of 1932, she was united in marriage to Leonard Whipple at Oskaloosa, he died May 29, 1987. Early on Rose worked in the office at the old Monarch Laundry in...
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James Alan Wims

June 3, 1959 - September 15, 2011

James Alan Wims, 52, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born June 3, 1959 at Elgin, Illinois, the son of James E. and Pauline Vance Wims. He graduated from the Kaneland Sr. High School in Maple Park, Illinois with the class of 1977. He lived in Kane County, Illinois and had been employed as a carpenter until a fall twenty five years...
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Etta L. Battle

September 2, 1935 - September 8, 2011

Etta Battle, 76, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at her home. She was born September 2, 1935 at Gordon City, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Grace Harris. In the early 1940's, she moved to Oskaloosa with her family. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1954, and then attended William Penn College for a year. She then married Ralph Longus, and they...
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Glen E. Newell

January 24, 1919 - September 8, 2011

Glen E. Newell, 92, of Oskaloosa, and formerly of Rose Hill, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Oskaloosa Care Center, Oskaloosa. He was born January 24, 1919 in Mahaska County, near Fremont, the son of Zackie and Bertha Davis Newell. On January 10, 1942, he was united in marriage to Ruth Koogler at Lancaster, Missouri. He served his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II, and was...
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Howard E. Davis

June 10, 1918 - September 7, 2011

Howard E. Davis, 93, of Oskaloosa, and formerly of Perry, Iowa, entered into the presence of his Lord on Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born June 10, 1918 at Perry, the son of Omer and Nina Roberts Davis. He grew up in Perry and later Centralia, Missouri. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and served in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Howard...
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Carroll "Smiley" Kirk

July 12, 1936 - September 4, 2011

Carroll Glen "Smiley" Kirk, 75, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, September 4, 2011, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa. He was born July 12, 1936, in Mahaska County the son of Carroll and Nellie Gable Kirk. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1953. Following High School he served his country in the United States Army. Following his discharge from the Army he...
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William "Wigg" Bainbridge

August 25, 1921 - September 1, 2011

William "Wigg" Bainbridge, 90, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born August 25, 1921, at Mt. Ayr, Iowa, the son of Mahlon and Theresa Grubb Bainbridge. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1939; he was discharged from active duty in 1945. He continued to serve his country though the National Guard and the Reserves, retiring...
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Grace Noel

October 11, 1919 - August 31, 2011

Grace Noel, 91, of Greenville, SC and formerly of Oskaloosa, IA, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina. She was born in Mahaska Co. on October 11, 1919, the daughter of the late Cliff and Fern Hatcher Phillips. She graduated from Mahaska County Rural Schools and then from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1937. She taught country...
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James "Jim" Hasselman

August 15, 1912 - August 29, 2011

James Hasselman, 99, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, August 29, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born August 15, 1912, at the family home near Lacey, Iowa, the son of Peter and Mabel Fields Hasselman. Early on, he farmed the family farm with his dad. On August 19, 1937, he was united in marriage to Mae DePrenger, at a farm near Leighton; Mae died November 22, 1977. In 1954...
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