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Roy S. 'Sammy' Adkins
Oct. 23, 1922 - July 30, 2004
Roy S. "Sammy" Adkins, 81, of Keokuk, died Friday, July 30, 2004, in his home.
He was born Oct. 23, 1922, in Kirksville, Mo., the son of Jacob S. and Ruth O. Briddle Adkins.
He married
Doris E. Powell on June 1, 1948, in LaBelle, Mo. She survives.
Additional survivors include: a brother, Johnnie Lee Adkins of Montrose; a sister Willadean Shoemaker of Novinger, Mo.; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Archie Adkins.
He was a veteran of the United States Army and proudly served his country with the HQ & SVC Co. 865th Engineer Battalion during World War II. He was awarded two Bronze Stars for campaigns in New Guinea and the South Philippines. He had been employed with the C B & Q Railroad for 45 years, retiring in 1982. He also sold insurance for MFA for 10 years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 41, the V.F.W. Post 3508, and a lifetime member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees affiliated with the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and C.L.C.
He was of the Baptist faith.
He enjoyed taking walks and fishing. He collected golf balls and the new state quarters. He left his family and friends with many fond memories. He will be remembered as always having a smile on his face. He had a good sense of humor and played many practical jokes on his family. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and loved to attend family gatherings. His best friend was his little yorkie, Cassie, who was by his side constantly.
Graveside services, with military rites, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Keokuk National Cemetery, with the Revs. Dale Thomas and Terry Lovell officiating.
Family and friends may meet at the Vigen Memorial Home at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and travel in procession to the cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lee County Hospice or Keokuk Humane Society.
Dale W. Weber
June 21, 1926 - July 31, 2004
MONTROSE - Dale W. Weber, 78, of Montrose, formerly of Burlington, died at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 31, 2004, in his home.
He was born June 21, 1926, in Fort Madison, the son of Earl Lynn and Alice Watson Weber.
He married
Vivian Alice Anton on Oct. 22, 1950, in Donnellson.
He was graduated from Fort Madison High School with the Class of 1944. That summer he entered the United States Army and after basic training was shipped overseas to the South Pacific Theater where he joined the 158th Infantry Regimental Combat Team in ground combat against the Japanese at Luzon Island, Philippines. For this action, he was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star. After the Japanese surrender, his unit was shipped to Utsunomiya, Japan, and based at a former Japanese Army camp. Their primary mission was collecting all firearms and ammunition left in possession of Japanese citizens. He subsequently served in units based in Yokahama and Tokyo. He shipped back to the United States in September 1946 and received his honorable discharge from the Army in November 1946.
In January 1947, he began course work in engineering at Iowa State College. In the fall of 1948, he took employment as an engineering aide with the Soil Conservation Service in Fairfield. He worked there for two and a half years, during which time he met and married
his wife. He reentered Iowa State in June 1951 and graduated in December 1953 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering.
After graduation, he moved to the Burlington area where he worked for Dane Morgan & Associates, Sherman Smith & Associates, and finished a 26-year career with Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company Inc. as a departmental engineer in charge of the civil engineering section of the plant engineering department. He was licensed to practice structural and civil engineering in Iowa and Missouri and held membership in the National Society of Professional Engineers, was a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, as well as a member of numerous state and local engineering organizations. He also was a member of the Keokuk American Legion Post 41.
While living in Burlington, he was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in West Burlington, where he sang in the choir and served on various committees and church council. In 1995, a few years after retirement, he moved to Montrose, where he joined the Montrose Presbyterian Church and sang in the church choir, as well as performances with the St. Barnabas Choir. During retirement he and his wife traveled extensively both overseas and in the United States. He also enjoyed riding trains and riverboats. He had an avid interest in trains of all kinds and collected railroad books and memorabilia.
Survivors include: his wife; a son, Stephen Weber, and his wife, Judy, of Cockeysville, Md.; a daughter, Kathleen Fleming, and her husband, Larry, of Greenfield, Ind.; two grandsons, Rodger and Andrew Weber; a brother, Albert Weber of Goleta, Calif.; a sister, Neoma Corey of Fort Meyers, Fla.; and 16 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson, with Dr. Jim Eads officiating.
Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Madison. Full military rites will be by the Keokuk American Legion Post 41.
Visitation is after noon Tuesday at the funeral home, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Lee County Hospice.
Shirley I. McFerren
April 25, 1925 - Aug. 15, 2004
DONNELLSON - Shirley I. McFerren, 79, formerly of Attica, Ind., and Englewood, Fla., currently of Farmington, died at 7:25 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004, in the Donnellson Health Center.
She was born April 25, 1925, in Warren County, Ind., to John A. and Vivian Stephens Simpson.
She married
Harry P. McFerren on Sept. 16, 1946, in Indianapolis, Ind. He survives in Farmington.
She enjoyed golfing and bowling. She was voted "Lady Bowler of the Year" by the Ladies Bowling Association in Attica. She also was the Lady Golf Champion of the Harrison Hills Country Club in Attica many times. She was five-time lady champion of the Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood. She was a member of the Attica First United Methodist Church. She was a 50-year member of the West Lebanon Eastern Star.
She was a blood donor. This was her gift to society. Friends knew this and often asked for help, which she never refused. She gave to the blood bank as often as she could. Her name is listed along with others who have given gallons.
Additional survivors include: a son, Dennis McFerren and his wife, Charlene, of Farmington; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Margaret Kerkhove of Attica; two brothers, Dick Simpson and his wife, Geraldine, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Tom Simpson and his wife, Betty, of Topeka, Kan.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.
Graveside services will be at noon Thursday at the Riverside Cemetery in Attica, with the Rev. G. Scott Pattison officiating.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Maus Funeral Home in Attica.
The Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson is in charge of local arrangements.
Joanne M. Brockman
Sept. 24, 1941 - Aug. 8, 2004
CAREFREE, Ariz. - Joanne M. Brockman, 62, Carefree, Ariz., and formerly of Keokuk, died at 12:48 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, in Carefree.
She was born Sept. 24, 1941, in Brisbane, Australia. She immigrated to the United States at the age of four and became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
She married
Ronald E. Brockman in 1963. He survives.
She attended schools in River Edge, N.J., and Highland Park, Texas. She attended Cottey Junior College and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1962 with a degree in speech pathology.
She and her husband lived in Waterloo and Tampa, Fla., before moving to Keokuk in 1971. While residing in Keokuk, she was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church where she served on the vestry, and was a member of the Episcopal Church Women.
She served on numerous local boards, including the YMCA, Visiting Nurses Association, PEO Sisterhood and Mothers Study Club. She was president of the Keokuk School Board in 1980 and 1981. She loved entertaining in her home at 1905 Grand Ave. and was well-known in Keokuk for her willingness to work and her quick wit. She left Keokuk and relocated to Phoenix where her husband was vice president of purchasing and product services for the Dial Corp.
Additional survivors include: two sons, Mathew and Michael; a granddaughter; her stepfather, George Kershaw; her mother, Alice (Peggy) Kershaw; a brother, Christopher Kershaw; and seven cousins in Australia.
She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Dimmok of the Australian Air Force.
Memorial services will be at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bonham, Texas, at a later date.
Clematis R. Strohmaier
Oct. 25, 1903 - Oct. 6, 2004
Clematis R. Strohmaier, 100, of Keokuk, died at 8:44 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, in Lexington Square, Keokuk.
She was born on Oct. 25, 1903, in Keokuk the daughter of Reinhold E. and Grace M. Dowell Strohmaier Sr.
She received her nursing diploma from the University of Iowa. She worked as a general duty nurse, private duty nurse, and supervisor at hospitals including the University of Iowa in Iowa City, University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., St. Joseph and Graham hospitals in Keokuk, and hospitals in Detroit, Mich., Oak Park, Ill., and Oakdale. She was a lifetime member of the Iowa Nurse's Association.
She was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include: a brother, John Strohmaier, of Shreveport, La.; several nieces and nephews including locally: Reinie Dobson of Keokuk, Terry Dobson of Kansas City, Mo., and Robert Strohmaier of Montrose.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Lester, Reinhold, and Woodrow; and two sisters, Colleen Dobson and Thelma Ward.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk, with the Rev. William Mitchell officiating.
Burial will follow the service.
Visitation will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday at DeJong's Funeral Home in Keokuk, with the family meeting friends during that time.
Memorials may be made to ChristVision.
DeJong's Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Sheila Roberts
Sheila Roberts, 67, of Keokuk, died Thursday evening, Oct. 7, 2004, in Keokuk Area Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at DeJong's Funeral Home in Keokuk.
Pearl W. Peel
Nov. 10, 1908 - Oct. 21, 2004
WEST POINT - Pearl W. Peel, 95, of the West Point Care Center, formerly of rural Argyle, died at 6:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, in the care center.
She was born on Nov. 10, 1908, on the family farm north of Burlington, the daughter of Nicklas and Christine Carlson Hanson.
She married
Sam I. Peel on Aug. 27, 1927, on the family farm. He preceded her in death Jan. 27, 1972.
She had raised her family on a farm near Wever and later was a resident of the Donnellson-Argyle area. She had been a cook at the Argyle school.
She lived in Donnellson since 1982. She was a member of the Argyle Presbyterian Church.
She had driven a car for many years during her life with no violations. Her first driver's license cost 25 cents.
Survivors include: a son: Raymond Peel and his wife, Ann, of Donnellson; two daughters: Evelyn Bogert-Smith and her husband, Wayne, of Donnellson, and Virginia Riddle of Denmark.
She also was preceded in death by four brothers, Charley, John, Clarence and Russell; five sisters, Maude Barnes, Effie Brueck, Sophie Thomson, Ruth Juhl and Etta Mahannah; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three great-great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Link Funeral Home, West Point, with the Revs. Jack Edmisson and Judy Holcomb officiating.
Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington.
Visitation is after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home until the time of the service.
Memorials may be made to Argyle Presbyterian Church or Donnellson First Responders.
