Mike Kartel, 62, of West Burlington, died at 7:58 PM Monday, January 13, 2020. Born December 29, 1957, in Illinois, he was the son of Joseph G. and Juanita Stephan Kartel. He was married to Lynn Kartel for many years and had four children with her. They later divorced. Mike graduated from Burlington High School, and went on to SCC to obtain his AA degree. Mike owned and operated his own computer business. He also worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.  He enjoyed golfing,...

Rosemary L. Spindlow, 72, of Burlington, died at 4:54 PM Sunday, January 26, 2020, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born April 10, 1947, in Burlington, she was the daughter of William Grant and Betty Jean Hartman Steele. On April 18, 1991, she married Robert "Bob" Benton Spindlow in Burlington.  She graduated from Southeastern Community College in 1981.  Rosemary was a at home child-care provider. She also worked in security for Pinkerton Security...

John Coe Latty, 81, of Burlington, died at 1:23 PM Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born November 21, 1938, in Burlington, he was the son of John Penny and Helen Gregson Coe Latty. On March 19, 1961, he married Patricia Bischoff at Zion United Church of Christ in Burlington.  He graduated from Sperry High School in 1956 and attended Iowa State University. John was a lifelong farmer and a proud 4th generation owner of his family's...

Steven Eastin , 63, of Burlington, died at 10:49 AM Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born November 2, 1956, in Burlington, he was the son of Dean Edmond and Clella C. Hamilton Eastin.  He was a 1974 graduate of Burlington Notre Dame High School. Steven worked for the Typewriter Shop downtown, then B. Dalton's bookstore and most recently as a custodian for the Burlington Community School District.  Steven enjoyed reading...

Paul Francis Niemann, 78, of Burlington, passed away at 10:30 AM Friday, January 17, 2020, at the Burlington Care Center in Burlington. Born November 4, 1941, in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of Edward and Pauline Tomey Scott. On June 1, 1972, he married Sally Ann Berkshire in Burlington. She passed away on June 15, 2011. He worked as a custodian for American Ordinance for 30 years before retiring in 2004 and as a licensed minister for Jail Ministries in LaHarpe, IL. He was a 1961 Mt....

Betty J. Leatherman, 90, of Burlington, died at 1:30 AM Friday, January 24, 2020, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born September 17, 1929, in Winston Salem, NC, she was the daughter of Calvin Lyman and Lexie Viola McCoy Roland. On October 25, 1947, she married Earnest Carl Leatherman in Franklin, NC. He passed April 30, 2012. Betty was a homemaker.  She was a 1947 graduate of Franklin High School in Franklin, NC. Betty was a devout Baptist. She was very...

Catherine Elizabeth "Kay" Grothe Fisher, 90, of Burlington, died at 4:20 AM Friday, January 10, 2020, at the Burlington Care Center.  Born June 11, 1929, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Ralph and Johanna Albrecht Grothe. On Dec. 27, 1947 she married Gerald Lee Fisher. He passed May 2, 2014. Kay was a homemaker and worked at IRC for several years, local jewelry stores, senior bus tours and the welcome center in Burlington and Port Aransas, Tx She was a graduate of St....

Thomas Joseph Zimmerman, 83, of Burlington, died at 7:31 AM Monday, January 13, 2020, in Burlington.  Born July 15, 1936, in Springfield, IL, he was the son of Albert Edward and Elizabeth Mary Roth Zimmerman. On May 5, 1962, he married Sue Carol Grammar in Springfield, IL.  Thomas was a retired microbiologist. He later became the Risk Manager for Great River Medical Center. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Microbiology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,...

Dorean Wilson, 85, of Burlington, died at 11:28 PM Monday, January 13, 2020, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born September 22, 1934, in Keokuk, she was the daughter of Gilbert and Rosie Lee Sewell Bramlett. On March 20, 1978, she married Kenneth Wilson in Chicago, IL. He passed May 5, 2000. Dorean was a wireman for General Electric for 27 years. She then worked at Blackhawk Elementary School as a lunch lady.  She was a graduate of Keokuk High School.  She...

Richard E. "Teno" Martin Sr., 87, of Burlington, died at 9:30 PM Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington. Born November 20, 1932, in Burlington, he was the son of Leo Jacob and Helen Marie Owen Martin. In December 1952, he married  Patricia Hendricks, they later divorced. He then married Sue Elaine Venard in Burlington, Iowa.on January 12, 1962. She passed on December 31, 2013.  Teno worked as a roofer and was the President of the...