Ralph E. Cushman, 98, of Burlington, died at 2:05 PM Monday, January 10, 2022, at the West Point Care Center in West Point. Born December 31, 1923, in Maryville, MO, he was the son of Hubert "H.B." and Althea Myers Cushman. On March 30, 1953, he married Audrey Fay Liddle in Rockton, IL. She passed on November 13, 2013. Ralph attended Maryville High School. He graduated from Maryville College. He then graduated from Mayo Clinic with a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. He...

Peggy Ruth Van Amerongen, 71, of West Burlington, died at 10:10 PM Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington. Born November 17, 1950, in Mount Pleasant, she was the daughter of Harold D. and Helen Maxine Hudson Mendenhall. On October 9, 1971, she married Robert Van Amerongen at Harmony Bible Church.  She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School then attended Marian College in Indiana.  Peggy helped her husband with his business....

Warren Dwight Johnson Jr., 84, of Burlington, died at 3:45 PM Thursday, January 20, 2022, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington. Born August 10, 1937, in Burlington, he was the son of Warren Oscar and Rainey Isabel Stevenson Johnson. On December 8, 1955, he married Sharon Lee Dickson. She died on December 29, 2011 after 56 years of marriage. He began work for the Murray Iron Works and continued working for the company throughout the many ownership changes until...

Bob Brueck, 85, of Burlington, died at 4:43 AM Sunday, January 16, 2022, at the Klein Center in West Burlington. Born October 9, 1936, in Burlington, he was the son of Paul Peter and Agnes Mary Vogelgesang Brueck. On October 6, 1956 he married Martha Ann Hertel. She preceded him in death on May 20, 1997. He later married Judith Shotwell.  He graduated from Burlington Catholic in 1954.   Bob was a pressman for The HawkEye Newspaper prior to starting Brueck Construction in...

Eloise Beckman, 93, of Burlington, died at 5:37 PM Thursday, January 20, 2022, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington. Born December 10, 1928, in Flagler, IA, she was the daughter of Harry and Rosa Russell. On July 30, 1949, she married Mark Joseph Beckman at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He passed away on November 8, 2016, after 67 years of marriage. Eloise was a Burlington High School graduate in 1947. She then attended Burlington Business College. She...

Ella Mae Osborne, 86, of Burlington, died at 7:30 PM Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the Azria Health Care Center in Mediapolis. Born November 11, 1935, in Springtown, AR, she was the daughter of LeRoy and Carrie (Young) Adams. On October 17, 1952, she married Richard Lee Osborne in Kahoka, MO. He died November 24, 2014. She worked at IRC, Automatic Vending, and as a postal worker delivering mail. She enjoyed fishing, reading, and doing word searches. She had a great green thumb and loved...

Geneva  Duncan, 66, of League City, TX, died January 14, 2022 at her home.  Born January 8, 1956, in Lake Cormorant, MS, she was the daughter of Connie and Bessie Mae Moseley Duncan.  She was a member of Faith Temple Church of God In Christ, Burlington, IA. Survivors include her children, Rudolph Sinclair Allen of Burlington, IA, Nikki (Maurice) Pearson of League City, TX, Veronica Lee Brown of Houston, TX, and Regina LaJoy Brown of Burlington, IA; 13 grandchildren,...

Michael Lee Parrott, 53, of Burlington, died at 7:55 AM Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his home. Born July 25, 1968, in Iowa City, IA, he was the son of Dwayne and Sharon Bond Parrott.  He was a graduate of East Union High School in Afton, IA. After high school, he joined the United States AirForce until he was discharged.  When Mike was young he worked for many Dairy Farms around the Ottumwa and Des Moines Area. For the past 15 years, he has worked for Winegard in...

Nathan Wade McCullough, 46, of Des Moines, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at his home in Des Moines. Born October 20, 1975, in Burlington, he was the son of Michael Edward and Rebecca Anne Adolphs McCullough. He was a 1994 graduate of Burlington High School.  Nathan worked all over the country, from selling magazines, working as a massage therapist in California, to working in National Parks. He worked at Dollar Tree. He was also a very talented free lance artist. He...

Kathleen Marie Johns, 80, of Burlington, died at 9:05 AM Saturday, January 15, 2022, at her home. Born July 9, 1941, in Akron, IA, she was the daughter of John "Jack" and Amelia Lambert Henrich. In 1959, she married Donald G. Hoffman with whom she had five children. They later divorced. On September 8, 1981, she married Arthur Franklin Johns in Burlington, Iowa. He later died on April 23, 2012. She was a devout Catholic, with a strong faith. She enjoyed square dancing, bingo, and...