Funeral Homes in Keokuk, IA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Jeremy Soule (composer), Brian Keith Allen (actor and stunt performer), and Richard Page (singer and songwriter).

Keokuk /ˈkiːəkʌk/ is a city in and one of the county seats of Lee County, Iowa, United States, along with Fort Madison. It is also the most southerly city in the state. The population was 10,780 at the 2010 census. The city is named after the Sauk chief Keokuk, who is thought to be buried in Rand Park. It is located in the extreme southeast corner of Iowa where the Des Moines River meets with the Mississippi. It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 61, 136 and 218. Just across the rivers are the towns of Hamilton and Warsaw, Illinois, and Alexandria, Missouri.Keokuk, along with the city of Fort Madison, is a principal city of the Fort Madison-Keokuk micropolitan area, which includes all of Lee County, Iowa and Clark County, Missouri.

Keokuk Obituaries

It was written by The Daily Herald on December 20th, 2020 that Mary Repenning (Grout) passed on in Arlington Heights, Illinois.  Ms. Repenning was 88 years old and was born in Keokuk, IA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on September 16th, 2020 that Dan Maynard Boatwright died in Keokuk, Iowa.  Boatwright was 72 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dan Maynard's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on September 3rd, 2020 that Rebecca G Forry (Gideon) passed on in Keokuk, Iowa.  Ms. Forry was 70 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Rebecca G's life.

It was disclosed on June 25th, 2020 that James Andrew Hunt died in Wills Point, Texas.  Hunt was 89 years old and was born in Keokuk, IA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James Andrew's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on June 16th, 2020 that Rollie D Jones died in Keokuk, Iowa.  Jones was 67 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Rollie D's life.

It was written by McCook Daily Gazette on June 2nd, 2020 that Max L Jobe passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Jobe was 67 years old and was born in Keokuk, IA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Max L's life.

It was written by Lincoln Courier on April 27th, 2020 that Ronald Lee "Ron" Schilling perished in Lincoln, Illinois.  Schilling was 79 years old and was born in Keokuk, IA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ronald Lee "Ron"'s life.

It was revealed by Peoria Journal Star on April 5th, 2020 that Marla J Armbruster (Utley) perished in Morton, Illinois.  Ms. Armbruster was 86 years old and was born in Keokuk, IA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Marla J's life.

It was revealed by Peoria Journal Star on March 14th, 2020 that Lorretta Ann Corwin (Hillyer) passed on in Peoria, Illinois.  Ms. Corwin was 87 years old and was born in Keokuk, IA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lorretta Ann's life.

It was noted by The County Journal on December 19th, 2019 that Mildred L "Mid" Lessley (Othmer) perished in Coulterville, Illinois.  Ms. Lessley was 98 years old and was born in Keokuk, IA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mildred L "Mid"'s life.

History

Most of the LDS in Keokuk moved west in 1846 with the members of the faith. In 1875 the Keokuk Westerns participated in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Association, the first professional baseball league. There was a branch of the church in Keokuk, but it remained peripheral to the main center of the saints further up river in Nauvoo. In 1930 there were 15,106 residents. The other county seat is Fort Madison, Iowa Madison.