Charles "Charlie" Swink, 78, of West Burlington, died at 2:45 AM Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington with family by his side.  Born December 17, 1942, in Burlington, he was the son of Melvin Hugh and Eileen L. Ball Swink. On May 18, 1974 he married Kathleen Mae Wolford in Stronghurst, IL. She later passed on October 15, 1994. He met Debbie L. Myers in Burlington, IA  and married on July 26, 1996, expanding his family. He was...

Jon Paul Frischkorn, 84, of Burlington, passed away from complications related to COVID-19 on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at Great River Medical Center. Born December 5, 1936, in Wellsville, OH, he was the son of Jason Herbert and Lucille Ruth Serafy Frischkorn.   Jon earned his Bachelor's degree from Geneva College in Pennsylvania; his Master's degree in Religious Education from Fuller Theological Seminary and his Master's degree in School Administration from...

Donald L. Beck , 83, of Danville, died at 5:59 AM Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born October 18, 1937, in Burlington, he was the son of Lester Elner and Ruth Mary Rice Beck. On August 23, 1959, he married Virginia C. Taeger in Prairie Grove.  Besides his lifelong work in farming, he also built Wasau homes with Matthews Construction Company and worked in production at the Iowa Ordinance Plant. He graduated from Danville High School...

Mary Lou Johnston, 91, of Weslaco, Texas, died at 1:15 AM Saturday, February 20, 2021, at the John Knox Village Nursing Center in Weslaco, Texas with family by her side.  Born December 31, 1929 in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of Harold Levi and Lillian Maude Willson. On September 27, 1947, she married her first love, Dallas "Dal" Duane Johnston in Morning Sun, Iowa. He was her life-long sweetheart and partner. She was a 1947 graduate of Morning Sun High School and...

Norma C. Tomey, 85, of Burlington, died at 4:30 pm Friday, February 19, 2021, at her home in Burlington. Born March 14, 1935, in West Point, IA, she was the daughter of Claude and Clio Pickett Rouse. In 1982 she married Gene Tomey in West Burlington. He later passed in 2000. After his passing, she spent many years with her special friend, Harry Thompson. She was a 1953 graduate of Fort Madison High School. She worked for Shaffer Penn after high school, and then worked for Champion Spark...

Judith Hope Walz, 79, of Fort Madison, died Friday, February 19, 2021, at Solon Nursing Center in Solon, Iowa. Born June 13, 1941, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Edgar Paul and Mary Jane (Shoemaker) Mattson. On December 21, 1966, she married John "Tony" Walz. She graduated from Burlington High School. Judy's greatest joys in life were traveling with Tony, time spent with family, sewing, collecting teapots and other things she found beautiful, and she had a deep love...

Linda Marie Coffin, 61, of Burlington, died at 7:54 am Friday, February 19, 2021, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Linda was born May 6, 1959, in Omaha, NE. She was the daughter of Paul and Phyllis Kestel Fisher. On July 14, 1990, she married MacArthur "Mac" Coffin II.  She graduated from Ottumwa School of Medical Technology in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree. During her career she was employed by Burlington Medical Center from 1981 to 1994, she...

Joan Kathleen Hertzler, 90, of Burlington, died Monday, February 8, 2021, at the OakView Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Burlington. Born May 19, 1930, in West Burlington, she was the daughter of Edward Gerome Elliott and Erma Helen Scheu. On November 8, 1953, at First United Presbyterian Church in Burlington, she married Tom H. Hertzler. He died on July 1, 1985.  Joan was a homemaker. She was a 1947 graduate of Burlington High School.  She was a member of the First...

Gail Ilene Springsteen, 66, of Burlington, died at 8:00 PM Thursday, February 18, 2021, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born October 12, 1954, in Des Moines County, IA, she was the daughter of Harry "Barney" Edward and Fern "Hannah" Irene Brown Springsteen. She worked at the Burlington Basket Company for over 20 years.  Gail was a hardworking woman and would help anyone when she could. She had a bright and spunky personality. She loved family...

Kenneth L. Mitchell , 95, of Burlington, died at 7:32 AM Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born August 22, 1925, in Burlington, he was the son of James Willis and Doris Elizabeth Ahlberg Mitchell. On June 9, 1950, he married Sarah "Sally" L. Parks in Michigan.  He left High School to join the Navy in 1942 and served aboard the battleship USS Arkansas during the invasion of North Africa. He was then transferred to the destroyer...