Stephen Matthew Crane, 55, of Burlington, died at 8:30 AM Monday, July 4, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. It was an honor and a blessing for all of us to be with and to care for Steve in his final days.  Born July 7, 1966, he was the son of Frederick Crane and Gloria Ann Beardsworth.  Steve was a heavy equipment operator for Merschman Fertilizer. He loaded barges on the Mississippi and often enjoyed celebrating the end of the week with his co-workers.  An...

James F Barr, 90, of Burlington, died at 10:00 AM Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Morning Sun Care Center in Morning Sun. Born December 16, 1931, in Burlington, he was the son of Mark Chester and Ruth Wilke Barr.  James worked in transportation for CB&Q RR Freight Agent, he was a Traffic Manager for United Facilities, Junior Traffic Manager for Grain Processing in Muscatine, and Gail Products in Galesburg. Survivors include his friends, Caleb (Abby) Larson of Mediapolis, IA, and...

Troy Jay Jackson, 50 of Danville, died June 25, 2022 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. Troy was born August 28, 1971, in Grundy Center.  He was the son of Richard and Deloris Jackson.  Troy graduated from Danville High School in 1990.  He married Wendy Doyle and they had three beautiful children together: Baylee, Macy, and Wyatt.  Troy and Wendy later divorced, and he married Christy Drummer.  In his earlier years, you would...

Jerry Siverly, 90, of Burlington, died at 3:52 PM Sunday, June 26, 2022, at his home. Born May 27, 1932, in Iowa, he was the son of Francis T and Viola R Hunger Siverly. On July 22, 1951, he married Doris Nelson in Burlington. They have celebrated 71 wonderful years with each other. He was a 1952 graduate of Burlington High School. Jerry worked for Montgomery Wards in retail for 21 years, IAAAP, West Hill Mobile Station for 17 years, Burlington School District as a bus driver for 11 years...

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and brother, Jimmy Dan Myers, 90, of Burlington, died at 5:40 AM Friday, June 24, 2022, at his home.  Born July 11, 1931, in Biggsville, IL, he was one of eight children to the late Albert and Ruby Combites Myers. On July 26, 1948, he married Gladys Murphy in Monmouth. Together they raised two children. He later married his high school sweetheart, Pauline E. Siens in California. Jimmy joined the U.S. Air Force when he was 18 years old. He...

Wanda M. Buchanan, 94, of Burlington, died Monday, June 13, 2022, at the OakView Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Burlington. Born November 6, 1927, in Osceola, IA, she was the daughter of Claude F and Ethel B Ashby Clark. On October 18, 1947, she married Carl W. Buchanan in Burlington. He died on September 17, 1992. She was a 1945 graduate of Burlington High School.  Wanda started work as a clerk at Neissner's, then went to work for Burlington Instrument Co and also tested...

William Joseph Harrington, 86, of Naples, FL, formerly of Burlington, IA,  passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, FL. William (Bill) was born in Waverly, Iowa on December 11, 1935.  He was the first child of Joseph and Agnes (Hagarty) Harrington.  He grew up on a farm near Plainfield, IA. Bill graduated from Waverly High School in 1954. After high school, he went on to study at Iowa State University before serving in Korea for the...

Michaela "Mickey" Joan Daly, 81, of Burlington, died at 11:18 AM Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington. Born January 19, 1941, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Milburn Edward and Clara B. Hageman Lietsch. On July 12, 1958, she married Michael Joseph Daly in Burlington. He died August 8, 1987. She was a Notre Dame High School graduate.   Mickey was a homemaker and loved taking care of her family. After they were...

Kay J. Criner, 85, of Burlington, died at 10:35 am Thursday, June 23, 2022, at MercyOne Hospice Care in Johnston, IA. Born February 13, 1937, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Harvey and Virginia Hugg Criner.   Kay graduated from Burlington High School and went on to attend college at Parsons in Fairfield, Iowa and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.  After college, she moved to Sarasota, Florida and was employed by Riverview High School where she directed...

Frankie Marie Allen, 72, of Burlington, died on Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at her home. Born November 22, 1949 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Frank and Mary Lee Grant Allen.  She grew up in Scranton, Pa. and went to Washington Elementary School and Technical High School. Frankie is survived by her three children; Robin (Craig) Rainey of Belleville Il, Vincent Allen Iowa City IA, and Michelle (Richard) Seider of Mcdonough GA; three grandchildren Craig Rainey Jr....