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Vera J. Heinze
April 24, 1917 - March 8, 2004
KAHOKA, Mo. - Vera J. Heinze, 86, of Kahoka, Mo., died Monday, March 8, 2004 in Keokuk Area Hospital.
She was born April 24, 1917, on a farm northwest of Chambersburg, Mo., to William and Dorothy McWilliams Hopp.
She grew up on the farm where she was born and on Nov. 17, 1951, was united in marriage to George Heinze.
They lived on a farm north of Kahoka until moving into town in 1995.
Survivors include: her husband; a sister, Madeline Hopp; and a sister-in-law, Doris Heinze, all of Kahoka; as well as several cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant sister.
Mrs. Heinze graduated from Luray High School and Kirksville State Teachers College.
She was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ in Kahoka, the D.A.R., Clark County Retired Teachers, and Chapter AW, P.E.O. and was always faithful in her memberships as long as her health permitted.
Mrs. Heinze had taught school for more than 40 years and loved teaching and loved her students.
Funeral services are Friday at 1 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home in Kahoka with Pastor Shawn McAfee officiating.
Burial will be in St. Paul Church cemetery.
Friends can call after 9 a.m. on Thursday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the donors choice.
Rachel M. Happs
Rachel M. Happs, 80, of Keokuk, died Wednesday, June 2, 2004, in Keokuk Area Hospital.
She was born June 3, 1923, in Wayland, Mo., the daughter of Harry and Gertrude Miller Jenkins.
She married
John L. Happs on Jan. 31, 1942. He preceded her in death on Jan. 29, 1983.
She had been employed at St. Joseph Hospital and Keokuk Area Hospital for 27 years, retiring in 1987.
She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Keokuk.
She liked to play bingo and travel, often going on group bus trips.
She was a collector of angels and hummingbirds.
She was a loving mother and grandmother and cherished the times she spent with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include: seven daughters, Carol Happs Fojtik of Hamilton, Ill., Vickie Hamelton of Mesa, Ariz., JoAnn McVeigh and her husband, James, of Wayland, Mo., Connie Powers and her husband, Greg, of Catoosa, Okla., Donna Kay and her husband, Elmer, of Keokuk, Christine Priebe and her husband, Kris, of Hamilton, and Tracey Shuman and her husband, Mark, of Wayland; five sons, the Rev. John Happs Jr. and his wife, Kathy, of Murryville, Ill., the Rev. Jerry Lee Happs and his wife, Rebekah, of Hamilton, Raymond Happs and his wife, Sherry, and Stanley Happs, all of Keokuk, and the Rev. Rick Happs of Wayland; a sister, Mary Jo Sherrill and her husband, Larry, of Keokuk; a sister-in-law, Virginia Kimbrough of Warsaw, Ill., 36 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Jerry Happs Jr.; a granddaughter, Tammy Rash; her parents; her stepfather, Joe Henley; a sister-in-law, Wilma Hill; and a son-in-law, Mike Stevenson.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of the Nazarene in Keokuk, with the Revs. Grant Foster and Sylvia Tillman officiating.
Burial will be in Keokuk National cemetery.
Visitation will be held after 1 p.m. Sunday at Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk, with the family meeting with friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Church of the Nazarene.
Delores Kay (Reitz) Ridgely
June 29, 1939 - June, 28, 2004
LAKE OZARK, Mo. - Delores Kay (Reitz) Ridgely, 64, Lake Ozark, Mo., died Monday, June 28, 2004.
She was born June 29, 1939, in rural Kahoka, Mo., the daughter of Elmer M. and Frances Speer Reitz.
Her father taught her how to be honest, work and appreciate what she worked for, and her mother taught her to love flowers, birds, enjoy cooking and taking care of the family.
Her mother survives.
Mrs. Ridgely was devoted to the Lord, family and friends.
She was "given new life" at her born-again experience in 1952 by accepting Christ as her savior.
She was baptized at First Baptist Church of Kahoka.
She was a 1957 graduate of Kahoka High School and ERTI of Omaha, Neb., as a tele-typist.
She attended music and sign language classes at Hannibal-LaGrange College of Hannibal, Mo., and Tennessee Temple Schools of Chattanooga Tenn.
In later years, toll painting and computer classes were taken at adult education classes in Macon Mo.
She married
Darryl Ridgely on Dec. 7, 1957, at First Baptist Church of Kahoka.
They had resided in Harlingen Texas, Williamstown, Mo, Hannibal Mo, Chattanooga, Hutchinson, Kan., McBride, British Columbia, Canada, Kahoka, Shelbina Mo, Macon, and Lake Ozark.
She was a member of Laurie First Baptist Church and had served as organist, pianist and choir director in many of the churches they had served through the years.
To this marriage was born Judith Ann Ridgely, born and deceased on Oct. 11, 1959; a son, David N. Ridgely and wife Debra, grandchildren: Erin, Megan and Joshua Ridgely and Kaitlin Wood and Matthew Wood of Lake Ozark, and Emily Kueker and her husband, Doug, of Indianapolis, Ind.; a daughter, Winona K. Smith and husband, Art; grandchildren: Adryanna and Ian Smith of Paris, Tenn.; a daughter, Grace E. Ruffy and husband, Frederic; grandchildren: Emalie and Nicholas Ruffy of Salt Lake City, Utah; a daughter, Deanna S. Winters and husband, Kurt; grandchildren: Trevor and Carissa Winters of Spring Hill Kan.
Other family members include a sister, Marvis Trump and husband, Harold, of Luray, Mo., and their daughter, Marla, and family; a sister, Ronda McWilliams and husband, Kent, of Marion Ill., their children Grant, Graydon and Kentyl and families; a sister-in-law, Louise Ridgely of Williamstown, and daughters, Marvis, Bobbie and Beth and families.
She fought breast, liver and bone cancer for six years.
She was preceded in death by nephew, Mark Trump; brother-in-law, Marvin Ridgely; father Elmer Reitz; and daughter Judith Ann Ridgely.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Providence Baptist Church, Williamstown, with Pastor Mark Lowman officiating.
Interment will be at Providence Church cemetery of Williamstown.
Visitation is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home in Kahoka.
Memorials are suggested to the Music Departments of the Providence Baptist Church or First Baptist Church of Kahoka, the American Cancer Society, or the Gideons.
Joseph Norman Peterson
Oct. 9, 1926 - Aug. 14, 2004
WYACONDA, Mo. - Joseph Norman Peterson, 77, of Wyaconda, Mo., died Saturday evening, Aug. 14, 2004, in his home.
He was born on Oct. 9, 1926, in Clark County, Mo., near Wyaconda, the son of Coleman Oliver and Ola (Goodson) Peterson
He married
Ruth Martella Lowenstein on March 7, 1947.
She preceded him in death on Jan. 6, 2001.
They were the parents of four children: Floyd Wayne Peterson, Darlene Ruth Peterson, Joseph Lee Peterson and Steven Scott Peterson. He was a loving father to his children.
He married
Isabel Price on April 21, 2002. She survives.
He served in the United States Navy during World War II on the USS Tanquier, USS Cumberland Sound, and the USS Pine Island.
After the war he was employed at John Deere in Ankeny, from March 31, 1959, before retiring on Sept. 30, 1987.
He was also employed by the Santa Fe Railroad at Baring, Mo., and Electra Metals in Keokuk.
Following retirement, the Petersons moved to Mitchellville and then back to Wyaconda in 1997.
Additional survivors include: his children, Floyd Wayne Peterson and his wife. Mona, Darlene Ruth Peterson, Joseph Lee Peterson and his wife, April, and Steven Scott Peterson; grandchildren, Danny and his wife, Rita, Peterson, Heather and husband, Dan, Knapp, Michelle, Angela and Richard Dove, Nicki and Lou, Jody and Matt, Amber and Allison Peterson; great-grandchildren, Travis Peterson, Haley Mona Knapp, Collin and Chelsea Knapp, and Taylor and Cassie; sisters, Edythe Richards and Doris Jean Patton; sisters-in-law: Betty Fellows and Bev Lowenstein; brothers-in-law, Charles Owen Price and Donald Eugene Price and his wife Delores.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters; Ethel Dighton, Patricia Ann Davis, and Arlene Ruth Peterson; a brother, Kenneth Clair Peterson.
Services are at 11 a.m., Thursday at the Wyaconda Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ernest Deatrick officiating.
Burial will be in the Wyaconda cemetery.
Military graveside rites will be performed by the Knox City American Legion Post.
Visitation is after 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Gerth Funeral Home in Wyaconda, with the family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Wyaconda cemetery or the Wyaconda Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by Gerth Funeral Service, Wyaconda chapel.
Betty Jean Whitehead Sedillo
Dec. 21, 1947 - Aug. 16, 2004
MOKANE, Mo. - Betty Jean Whitehead Sedillo, 56, of Mokane, Mo., died Monday, Aug. 16, 2004, in the Riverview Nursing Center in Mokane.
She was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Keokuk, the daughter of Clark and Velma Koontz Whitehead.
She had been married
to Robert Watson and they were the parents of a son.
She later remarried
and her husband preceded her in death.
Local survivors include a brother, Robert Whitehead of Wyaconda, Mo., and sister, Mrs. Eddie (Bonnie) Brewer of Kahoka, Mo.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Wyaconda cemetery, with Rev. Kenneth Beckmann officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the donors choice.
Gerald L. Denham
Jan. 2, 1928 - Oct. 20, 2004
KAHOKA, Mo. - Gerald L. Denham, 76, of Kahoka, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in his home.
He was born Jan. 2, 1928, in Kahoka, the son of Cecil and Alma Gram Denham.
He married
Betty J. Dinger on July 7, 1946, in Kahoka. She survives.
Additional local survivors include: a son, Jerry Denham and his wife, Terry, of Kahoka; a brother, Eugene Denham, of Kahoka; and three sisters, Margaret Ranck, Lois Wendling and Eunice Buford, all of Kahoka.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Kahoka, with the Rev. Kenneth Beckmann officiating.
Burial will be in the Kahoka cemetery.
Visitation is after 9 a.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home, Kahoka, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Church of Christ.
Gerald L. Denham
Jan. 2, 1928 - Oct. 20, 2004
KAHOKA, Mo. - Gerald L. Denham, 76, of Kahoka, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in his home.
He was born Jan. 2, 1928, in Kahoka, the son of Cecil and Alma Gram Denham.
He married
Betty J. Dinger on July 7, 1946, in Kahoka. She survives.
Additional local survivors include: a son, Jerry Denham and his wife, Terry, of Kahoka; a brother, Eugene Denham, of Kahoka; and three sisters, Margaret Ranck, Lois Wendling and Eunice Buford, all of Kahoka.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Kahoka, with the Rev. Kenneth Beckmann officiating.
Burial will be in the Kahoka cemetery.
Visitation is after 9 a.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home, Kahoka, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Church of Christ.
