
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 […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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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, […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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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 […]
Dec 9 2011 | Posted in
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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 […]
Dec 7 2011 | Posted in
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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 […]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
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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 […]
Nov 30 2011 | Posted in
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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 David and Beulah “Bert” Flemming Atchison. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1959. Following school he enlisted […]
Nov 27 2011 | Posted in
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January 19, 1926 – November 26, 2011 Oskaloosa and formerly of Peoria, Iowa Visitation: will begin at 10 a.m., Tuesday morning, November 29, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 6 – 8 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday morning, November 30, 2011 at Peoria Christian Reformed […]
Nov 27 2011 | Posted in
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Carlisle, Iowa – . 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 […]
Nov 25 2011 | Posted in
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December 21, 1925 – November 23, 2011 Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation: Will begin at 10 a.m., Friday morning, November 25, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel; the family will be present from 5-7 p.m. to greet visitors Funeral Service: 10 a.m., Saturday morning, November 26, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel with Pastor Lois Williams officiating. […]
Nov 24 2011 | Posted in
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