Obituaries

May 9, 2022

Forrest L. Moss, 87, of Kahoka, passed away at 7:49 pm on Monday, May 9, 2022, peacefully at home with his family by his side.

He was born on September 10, 1934, in Unionville, the son of the late Ernest and Bertha May (Medlin) Moss. Forrest married Rovene Heimer on November 26, 1952, in Luray and she...

May 2, 2022

Lois Arlene Carlin, 81, of Kahoka, Missouri, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born October 29, 1940, in Scotland County Missouri the daughter of the late Alva and Mary (Goosey) Howell.  She attended grade school at Plum College, a one room schoolhouse near Arbela, Missouri.  She graduated...

Apr 18, 2022

Homer Celestine Boudreau, 78, of Wayland, passed away at 1:51 pm on Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home.

He was born on October 12, 1943, in St. Patrick, the son of the late Eugene and Dorothy (Montgomery) Boudreau. Homer married Ida Hesse in February of 1968 and to this union were born four children: Lori Boudreau,...

Apr 8, 2022

Robert Lee Halferty, 94, of Kahoka and formerly of Wyaconda, passed away peacefully at 11:18 pm on Friday, April 8, 2022, at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka.

He was born on April 13th, 1927 in Revere, MO, the son of the late Sam and Mae (England) Halferty. After he graduated High School from Terre Haute,...

Mar 29, 2022

Viola M. Johnson (age 95), of Kahoka, passed away peacefully at 7:20pm, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the Clark County Nursing Home.  Viola was born in West Burlington, Iowa on February 20, 1927, to Frank and Grace Gitchel. Viola graduated from Kahoka High School in 1945, after her family moved from Memphis to Kahoka in her...

Mar 4, 2022

Raymond Lee Mathies, 85, of Kahoka, passed away at 5:08 am on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

He was born on August 2, 1936, in Peaksville, the son of the late Raymond J. and Eloise (Ball) Matheis. After he graduated from high school, he served in the United States Navy.  Lee married...

Feb 27, 2022

Kent Leon Leeper, 70, of Wayland, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 11:40pm.

He was born on August 25, 1951, in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of the late Richard Stewart and Bonnie Jean (Smith) Leeper.  He married Cindy Lou Stoneking on April 7, 1990, in Wayland and together...

Feb 18, 2022

Michael Joseph Garrels, 72, of Kahoka, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, February 18, 2022.

He was born on 13 November 1949 in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of the late Joseph James and Mary Louise (Heinze) Garrels. He was a graduate of Revere High School and a veteran of the United States Army from 1970-1972. He...

Feb 18, 2022

Norma Louise Welker, 96, of Canton and formerly of Williamstown, passed away peacefully at 6:46 am on Friday, February 18, 2022, at the Lewis County Nursing Home in Canton.

She was born on October 12, 1925, in Granger, the daughter of the late George and Clara (Taylor) Grinstead. Norma was united in marriage to Wayne Welker on...

Feb 15, 2022

Mark Allen Ash, 58, of Wayland, passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday, February 15, 2022, at his home in Wayland.

Mark loved to fish, game hunt, search for goldenseal root, and he also enjoyed searching for unique rocks.  He could fix anything that ran (or didn’t run as was usually the case) be it cars or trucks. He...

Feb 11, 2022

Ethel Elaine Eagle, 59, of Kahoka, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022, at WB Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, in Burlington, Iowa.

She was born in Keokuk, Iowa to Stanley and Twila Horter on January 12, 1963. After high school, Ethel attended college classes and worked for a time at a factory job. Ethel married her husband...

Feb 8, 2022

Betty Ray, age 93, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. Betty was born October 1, 1928, in Marshalltown, IA, a daughter of Ernest and Elsie Davis

She married Billy Ray on May 8, 1946, at Marshalltown, IA, he preceded her in death...