Shirley Ann Swan, 92, of Burlington, died at 9:25 AM Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House. Born August 23, 1926, in Yarmouth, she was the daughter of Walter and Elda Latta Weinrich. On December 29, 1972, she married Noel Edmund Swan in Oquawka, IL; he passed August 27, 2005. Shirley worked for IAAP. She graduated from Yarmouth High School.  Shirley's family was her pride and joy. She also loved to visit with friends.  Survivors include two sons, Dennis...

Chris Allen Courtney, 52, of Chicago, IL and Flower Mound, TX, died at 2:15 AM Wednesday, April 10, 2019, as the result of a hit and run accident near Sacramento, CA. He was born February 17, 1967, in Burlington, IA, to Jerry and Patricia Murphy Courtney. He was a 1985 graduate of Burlington High School and a 1990 graduate of the University of Iowa with a double major in finance and economics. While at the university, he became a college intern with Northwestern Mutual and was the number...

Jennifer Renee Marshall Diewold, 47, of Burlington, passed away at 1:30 PM Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Born February 22, 1972, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Marvin and Joann Schlag Marshall.  I, Jennifer Marshall Diewold, would like to take this time to thank you for the opportunity that I had to touch each of the lives of the people I met. I loved each and every one of my siblings, spouses and their children in my...

 Catherine "Kay" Ford, 98, of Burlington, was reunited with her husband, Bill and daughter, Judy, in heaven at 6:25 AM Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilitation in Mediapolis. Born June 6, 1920, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Paul and Lucille Conn Mack. On June 29,1940 she married William H. Ford in Burlington. He passed on November 19,1984. Along with being a loving homemaker, Kay worked for Montgomery Ward from 1963 to 1968 and...

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Linda Lowe, 65, of Burlington, died at 11:32 AM Saturday, April 13, 2019. Born June 10, 1953, she was the daughter of Joseph Ronald and Norma Jean Avery Kurtz. On October 20, 1972, she married Ronnie Lowe in La Harpe, IL. He passed on December 22, 2010. Linda worked as a CNA at the Klein Center and also in food service for the Burlington Community School District. She graduated from La Harpe High School in 1972.  She enjoyed reading, creating ceramics, knitting and crocheting. She...

Joan M. Ryals, 83, of Burlington, died at 3:41 PM Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born March 3, 1936, in Fairfield, she was the daughter of Lee and Irene Kelley.  She graduated from Ottumwa High School then continued her studies at Southeastern Community College. Joan worked at Exide Batteries for 28 years where she met her best friend Cheryl Brobston. Joan enjoyed cooking, traveling, going to the rodeo and dancing. She was a member of...

Willis Lowell "JR" Kirk Jr., 54, of Burlington, died at 4:15 PM, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Great River Medical Center. Born November 1, 1964, in Oskaloosa, IA, he was the son of Willis L. and Patricia Sirovy Kirk. On August 5, 1994, he married Ann Marie Mesler in Oskaloosa, IA.  JR had held a variety of jobs including meat cutting, bouncer, manufacturing, and glass cutting. He was a 1983 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and graduated from Southeastern Community College in...

Irene Heyland, 93, of Des Moines died on April, 10th, 2019 at Wesley Acres in Des Moines, Iowa. Born November 11, 1925 in West Point, Irene was a child of the depression and she carried those lessons throughout her life.  She was the daughter of Adam and Mary Mueller also of St. Paul, IA. She married John A. Link, Jr. on July 2nd, 1946 upon his return from active duty in the U.S. Navy in WWII. Together they had three children, Joyce married to Frank Kempker of Urbandale, Iowa, Judy,...

Janet Jeanette Dobbs, 85, of Burlington, died at 7:21 AM Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at the Great River Kleins Center in West Burlington. Born February 9, 1934, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Joseph and Bernice Wiley Losey. Janet worked as an LPN for Great River Kleins Center for 20 years on Madison Ave. She also worked for Northwestern Bell for four years and St. Francis Hospital for ten years. Janet was a member of Flint Hills Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed going to garage...