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John Kay Jr., 77, Keokuk
John Raymond Kay Jr., 77, of Keokuk, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at his home.
He was born July 9, 1939, in Keokuk, the son of John Raymond Sr. and Katherine Kelly Kay.
John graduated from Keokuk High School.
He had been employed by Pinkerton Security in North Carolina until his retirement in 2015.
John enjoyed collecting old model cars. Above all, he cherished the time he spent with his family.
He is survived by a son, David Kay (Tammie) of Keokuk; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Gerald Kay of Florida and Larry Kay of Oregon; and a sister, Barbara Kay of Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his ex-wife, Rosalie Kay; a daughter, Barbara Whippy; a grandson, Thomas Hall; his parents; and a sister, Betty St. Clair.
There will be private family services.
Mary Helmick, 81, Argyle
ARGYLE – Mary Alice Helmick, 81, of Argyle, passed away at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at her home in Argyle.
She was born Sept. 19, 1935, in Charleston, the daughter of John and Florence Ingram Rempe.
Survivors include two children, David (Linda) Helmick and Carol Helmick, both of Argyle.
Family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at Argyle Presbyterian Church in Argyle.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Pastor Bill Willis officiating.
Burial will be in Argyle Memorial Gardens, rural Argyle.
Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements.
David Harrison, 85, Keokuk
David L. Harrison, 85, of Keokuk, died early Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in his home.
Funeral arrangements are pending at DeJong-Greaves Celebration of Life Centers, Keokuk.
John "Jack" Holvoet, 93, Fort Madison
FORT MADISON – John L. “Jack” Holvoet, 93, of Fort Madison, died at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Fort Madison Community Hospital.
He was born Oct. 13, 1923, in Fort Madison, a son of Martin and Leonie Sabbe Holvoet.
Jack was a lover and admirer of horses all of his life, especially the American saddlebred. He purchased his first horse in 1942, and rode for pleasure. By 1947, horses were very popular and he became active serving as ringmaster for many local shows. By 1954, he became interested in photography and started taking pictures of horses at the shows and private stables. He soon became known as one of the top horse photographers in the nation. He served as the official photographer at shows from Maine to Arizona. He worked state fairs in Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa from 1961 to 1991. Other major shows he worked for years included the American Royal in Kansas City, the Tulsa Charity in Oklahoma, and The World Cup for the Morgan Breed in Maine. He retired in the early 1990s.
Due to his many contributions to the horse industry over the years, he was honored and was inducted into the Iowa Horseman’s Hall of Fame in 1997.
Prior to his photography days, Jack was a carman for the Santa Fe Railroad for 25 years. In addition, for 20 years, Jack drove a school bus for the Marquette and Fort Madison schools. He also took many wedding and school photos. He was a member of the Holy Family Parish.
He is survived by a niece-in-law, Mickie Holvoet of Fort Madison; three great-nephews, Chris (Peggy) Holvoet of Davenport, Martin (Alex) Holvoet of Rome, Italy, and Brian (Sara) Holvoet, of Wever; and six great-great-nieces and nephews, Peter, Connor, Michaela, Mason, Grace and Reagan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother, George; a brother, Frank Holvoet; and a nephew, William Holvoet.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Holy Family Parish, Fort Madison.
Mass of Christian burial will follow and begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Joseph Phung as celebrant.
Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Fort Madison.
A memorial has been established for Iowa Horseman’s Hall of Fame. Contributions may be left at the church or Barr Memorial Chapel.
Barr Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Michael Haas, 60, Keokuk
Michael Lee Haas, 60, of Keokuk, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Ill.
Michael was born on Sept. 12, 1956, in Keokuk, the son of Herbert and Christel Haas, who had immigrated from Germany in the early 1950s. Mike was proud to be a first generation American. He felt immigration was what made this country strong.
He was married
to Barbara Shotwell on Aug. 19, 1978, and was happily married
for just over 38 years. She survives.
His most important accomplishment in his life was the raising of his two daughters, Claire (Mark) Haas Radtke of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Olivia Anne (Andrew) of Bozeman, Mont. He was extremely proud of them.
Mike was an avid hunter, loving more than anything spending time in nature. He did not care if he brought home game, but enjoyed the challenge of both archery and black powder hunting. He expressed often that he was closer to God in his tree stand than anywhere. He was an avid Mustang fan and loved driving Babee, his screaming yellow 2006 Mustang convertible. Through this love, he had many Facebook friends from all over the world who brought him great joy. During the last 10 years of his life, he was afflicted with a genetic form of COPD called Alpha-1 which slowly robbed him of his ability to breath. Throughout this time, he never complained, often saying, “I just have to play the cards I’m dealt.”
Beside his wife and daughters, he is survived by four grandchildren, Amelia and Sawyer Radtke and Thea and William Downing; brother, Helmut Haas (Charlotte) of Ardmore, Tenn.; sister-in-law, Rose Haas of Davenport; nieces and nephews; and his faithful German shorthaired pointer, Lola.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his twin sons, Hoyt and Alexander in infancy; a brother, Karl; and a sister, Brigette.
Visitation will be after 3 p.m. Sunday at DeJong-Greaves Celebration of Life Center, 917 Blondeau St., Keokuk, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
A Celebration of his life will be at 2 p.m. Monday at DeJong’s.
Memorials may be directed to the Alpha-1 Foundation or Keokuk Animal Services.
Larry Holterhaus, 70, West Point
WEST POINT – Larry Joe Holterhaus, 70, of West Point, passed away at 5:43 p.m. Monday, March 20, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born June 13, 1946, in Fort Madison, the son of Paul and Margaret Freitag Holterhaus.
Survivors include his wife, Janet of West Point; a daughter and two stepchildren, including locally, Michael William Blint of West Point and Lori Lee Blint (Mike) Hasenclever of Fort Madison.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services on Monday at Harmony Bible Church, 1602 Avenue F, Fort Madison.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with Pastor Chris Carr officiating.
Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in rural Fort Madison, with full military rites presented by the Fort Madison Veterans Group.
Following the burial, a lunch will be held at Harmony Bible Church in Danville.
Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Elizabeth "Celine" Schulte, 90, Bettendorf
BETTENDORF – Elizabeth Celine Schulte, 90, of Bettendorf, formerly of West Point, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.
She was born Nov. 20, 1926, in Houghton, the daughter of John and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harmeyer Nichting.
Survivors include her six children, including locally, Libby (Rope) Laughlin of Fort Madison.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the memorial Mass on Friday at the Ossenbrinck Center attached to St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in West Point.
A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in West Point, with Father Dennis Hoffman as celebrant.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point.
Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Judge Edward "Nick" McManus, 97, Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS – Judge Edward J. “Nick” McManus died on March 20, 2017, in Cedar Rapids, at age 97.
Judge McManus is survived by his sons, David (Mary) McManus, an attorney in Cedar Rapids, John (Christine) McManus, an architect in Boston, Mass., Tom (Jean) McManus, a professor of art and design in New York City, and Dennis (LuAnne) McManus, a medical doctor in Springfield, Ill.; stepson, John (Laura) Locher, an attorney and teacher in Cedar Rapids; and stepdaughter, Anne (Herb, a Lutheran minister) Knudten of Grinnell; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his brother, Richard (Marjorie) McManus of San Diego, Calif.; nieces, including Sister Julia Huiskamp of East St. Louis, Ill.; and nephews, including Craig (Charlotte) McManus of Davenport.
He was preceded in death by his older sister, Jean Huiskamp; his brother, Neil; his son, Edward W., an accountant in Berkeley, Calif.; his first wife, Sally Hassett McManus, mother of his children; and his second wife, Esther Locher Kanealy.
Judge McManus was born Feb. 9, 1920, in Keokuk, to Edward W. and Kathleen O’Connor McManus. He attended parochial and public schools in Keokuk. After graduating from Keokuk High School in 1936, where he pole vaulted on the track team, he attended St. Ambrose College in Davenport for two years, transferring to the University of Iowa, Iowa City, where he received his bachelor of arts degree in 1940.
At UI, he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi social fraternity and in law school, a member and Magister of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, which had its quarters in the Law Commons on the west side of the river in Iowa City. Among the approximately 15 members of his legal fraternity were Jack Eicherly of Holstein, former captain of the football team; Nile Kinnick of Adel, Heisman Trophy winner; Jim Dower of Marengo, radio sports announcer for the games; and Bill Stuart of Chariton, later federal district judge in the Southern District of Iowa. His legal education at UI was accelerated by World War II. In October 1941, he was admitted to the Iowa bar, and three months later received his juris doctor degree at age 21. He practiced law briefly with his father and older brother, Neil, in Keokuk before enlisting in the U.S. Naval Air Corps in March 1942. He and 30 other young men who attended UI (known as the “Flying Hawkeyes”) started flight training at Lambert Field, St. Louis, Mo., June 1, 1942. These men completed their flight training at NAS, Corpus Christi, Texas, receiving their commissions and wings in early 1943.
Judge McManus served as a flight instructor in a multi-engine sea and land-based aircraft at Corpus (1943 to 1944) and as a pilot in the Marauder Towing Unit at Naval air stations in Florida (1944 to 1946), providing high-speed targets for operational air-to-air gunnery training of Navy fighter pilots over the Atlantic.
Upon retiring from the Navy with the rank of lieutenant, he returned to the practice of law in Keokuk with his father and older brother Neil. His younger brother Richard joined the firm in 1953. Judge McManus served as city attorney for Keokuk for 10 years and authored the city’s municipal code.
In 1948, he married
Sally Hassett (deceased 1986) of Keokuk and had five sons. He later married
Esther Yothers Locher Kanealy (deceased 2008), who brought her two children to the union.
Judge McManus became active in the Democratic Party, and in 1954 was elected to the Iowa Senate where he had the seat of his grandfather. In 1958, he was elected lieutenant governor of Iowa. After his term as LG, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for governor in 1960.
Retiring from politics and returning to his law practice, his friend President John F. Kennedy, in July 1962, appointed him chief judge of the Northern District of Iowa, which he served for 23 years, before taking senior status in 1965. He was the first native-born Iowan appointed to the federal district court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Though he could reside anywhere of his choosing in the Northern District, he selected Cedar Rapids, the largest city and the most centrally located for the court to serve the most people. When he arrived in the district in July 1962, there was no court headquarters and only one federal court employee (today over 165). The functions of the court were spread throughout the district, with the clerk and marshal in Dubuque, probation in Waterloo, bankruptcy in Fort Dodge, U.S. Attorney in Sioux City, and the judge in Greene.
Judge McManus soon established Cedar Rapids as the headquarters of the court and began the organizational effort of putting all its functions under one roof. He also instituted pretrial proceedings, a monthly motion list, deadlines for completion of discovery, filing of motions, settlements, restrictions on continuances and oral arguments, and specific trial dates. These changes reduced the resolution of many cases from years to months.
In his tenure of 55 years on the Federal Bench, his judicial philosophy has been guided by Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to bring about a just, speedy and inexpensive resolution of every case before him, with no backlog.
During his long service, Judge McManus enjoyed the work but had two principal regrets: since President Lyndon Johnson, federal judges have had to sue the government for pay increases; and his failure to serve under a Democratically-appointed Chief Justice of the United States. At his death, he was the third longest-serving federal district trial judge in the history of the United States.
He notes with fond appreciation the loyal service of his secretary, Debbie (Sutton) Frank of Lisbon for 27 years, and also his career law clerk, John A. Nash of Iowa City for 25 years. He was often heard to state that without his secretary he couldn’t find anything, and without his law clerk he didn’t know anything.
He also notes with appreciation and affection, his long-time friend of more than 50 years, Carleen Grandon.
Judge McManus was a member of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church. He was a member of the Cedar Rapids Country Club for 54 years. Golf was his hobby.
A public visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories State Room.
A funeral mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with a reception to follow at Cedar Memorial Park, Family Center.
Burial will take place at a later date in Keokuk National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Daughters of Charity, East St. Louis, or Judge Edward J. McManus Law Scholarship Fund at the Iowa Law School Foundation.
