Sherry Lynn Wade, 70, of Burlington, died at 1:00 PM Sunday, October 14, 2018, at the her home. Born August 12, 1948, in Moline, IL, she was the daughter of Francis M. and Bernie Tilton Strahn. On November 21, 1984, she married Donald Eugene in Burlington. He died on November 1, 2011. Sherry enjoyed crocheting, crafts, sewing, operating her own t-shirt press and designing images for shirts, aprons, bags and other creative ideas she had. She also enjoyed reading and was a huge Stephen King...

Join us Thurs. Oct. 18, at 2:00 PM for a special presentation by Gary Deen of the Des Moines County Genealogical Society.  Learn about the importance of genealogy research and ways to preserve your family history and life story.  Light refreshments will be served.  RSVP by Oct. 16th to 319-752-2828 Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home Community Room 3940 Division Street Burlington, Iowa 52601  

Richard "Dick" Little, 84, of West Burlington, died at 1:52 pm Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at his home. Born December 28, 1933, in Burlington, he was the son of Vincent and Hazel Bell Little. In 1954, he married LaVonne Turley. She later passed. On August 10, 1996, he married Corrine "Cori" Lease in Burlington.  He graduated from Burlington High School in 1951.  Dick worked for Burlington Wilbert Vault for 25 years, retiring in 1995. He was a U.S. Army...

Alice Mae Harris, 74, of Burlington, passed away at 8:10 PM Saturday, October 6, 2018, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born August 27, 1944, in Gary, IN, to Edward and Margaret Roberts. She was the second of six siblings. She met her future husband, Max Harris, in Chicago at an Arthur Murray dance exhibition. They wed in 1965, and she relocated to Burlington. She worked for the Hawk Eye newspaper for many years before retiring. She was a talented artist and loved...

Judy Arledge Jacobs, 78, of Burlington, died at 9:00 AM Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at the OakView Nursing Home and Rehabilitation. Born August 15, 1940, in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of Arnold G and Frances Clair Moorman Arledge. On August 27, 1960, she married James Andrew  in Burlington, Iowa. Then on March 17, 1995, she married James Andrew again. Judy was an excellent artist, mostly of oil paintings. She enjoyed fishing and riding horses; "she was practically...

Loris Ellen "Susie" Meeker, age 90, of Burlington, died Friday, October 5, 2018, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington. The daughter of Charles Herman and Margaret Helda Bohlen Schulte, she was born on October 10, 1927, in Peoria, IL.  She married Clyde Edwin Meeker on June 10, 1950 in Easton, Illinois.  She graduated from Sherman Valley High School in Easton, IL in 1945.  She attended Normal University, received a teaching degree and taught school two...

Rita Dilip Gandhi, 39, of Burlington, died Thursday, October 4, 2018, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born December 25, 1978, in Santokpura, India, she was the daughter of Mansukh and Kokila Patel. She married Dilip Gandhi.  She was a housewife.  She loved to paint abstracts and landscapes. She was a leader and was very social and family oriented. She loved to organize, was very involved in her local Indian community and often volunteered at Burlington...

John Dale Willson, 78, of Burlington, died at 11:37 a.m. Sunday, October 7, 2018, in Burlington. Born January 5, 1940, in New York City, New York, he was the son of Fred Dale and Florence Alma White Willson. John grew up in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Whitefish Bay High School in Milwaukee. On May 27, 1961, he married Bonnie Jacoby in Saukville, Wisconsin. Bonnie passed on February 22, 2001, shy of their 40-year wedding anniversary. In 1967, with one...

Taylor Joseph Ruble, 26, of Donnellson, died at 12:03 PM Saturday, October 6, 2018. Born December 27, 1991, in Burlington, he was the son of Tammy Love and Tom Ruble.  He was employed as an iron worker for the local #577, did electrical work and was also a tattoo artist.  He loved  music and was a very talented artist. He also enjoyed fishing and grilling out with his family.  Survivors include his mother, Tammy of Donnellson; one sister, Victoria Weiss of Memphis,...

Joyce R. Shull, 54, of West Burlington, died at 8:38 am Friday, October 5, 2018, at her home. Born January 29, 1964, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Richard William and Patricia Ann Reynolds. She has been with and loved her life partner Bob Marshall for a long time. She was very religious, loved crafts and was a wonderful artist. She was a free spirit, and liked to shop, but most of all she loved her nieces and nephews. Survivors include three sisters, Julie (David) Myers, Jean...