Ruby Mae Greenup, 87, of Burlington, died at 1:15 AM Monday, January 18, 2021, at the Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant. Born June 2, 1933, in Shelbina, MO, she was the daughter of Charles L. and Florence L. Kipper Robinson. On September 7, 1957, she married William H. Greenup in Burlington. He later passed on February 14, 2012. Ruby was a homemaker. She was a member of Union Baptist Church. She enjoyed music and dancing, especially to James Brown. She was a mother to all. She was incredibly...

Rodger L. McWhirter, 94, of Burlington, died at 2:10 PM Thursday, January 14, 2021, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born September 3, 1926, in Fairfield, IA, he was the son of Ray I. and Mary McCormick McWhirter. On June 5, 1949, he married Geneva I. Davis at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the World War II from April 30, 1945 until December 7, 1946. He was with Osco Drug for 28 years, seventeen of which were as...

Nate Sorensen (affectionately known as "Nate Dogg"), 41, of Burlington, died at 4:08 PM Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Born September 30, 1979, in Mount Pleasant, IA, he was the son of Andrew Sorensen and Tina Cochenour.  He graduated from Burlington High School in 1998.  Nate was the manager at Gasland on 8th Street. He was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Florida State football and the Greenbay...

Betty Lou Gantz, 86, of Ankeny, died at 8:09 PM, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Born April 10, 1934, in Fort Madison, IA, she was the daughter of Leslie Merrill and Opal Frances Drollinger Calhoun. On April 10, 1955, she married Donald M. Gantz in Fort Madison. He died July 16, 2002. She worked for the Burlington Community Schools as an elementary school secretary for 25 years and retired in 1999. She was a 1952 graduate of...

Patsy Kay Hamilton, 78, of Burlington, died at 9:43 AM Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born June 12, 1942, in Fairfield, IA, she was the daughter of Ova Burnett and Myrtle Paris Burnett-Anders. On October 29, 1961, she married Charles R. Varboncoeur in Fort Madison. They later divorced. On July 10, 2004, she married Charles "Chuck" D. Hamilton at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Burlington. He died on October 4,...

James Eugene Bessine, 79, of Burlington, died at 1:25 PM Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born September 24, 1941, in Burlington, he was the son of Frederick and Anna Koehler Bessine. He married Dixie Harden, they later divorced.  He married Judith Payne, they later divorced. Jim was a union electrician and the last 24 years he was the business manager of IBEW Local 13 Electricians Union. He was of Catholic faith. He was an avid water fowl...

LaDonna Hanson, 75, of West Burlington, died at 3:08 PM Saturday, January 2, 2021, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington. Born August 3, 1945, in Macomb, IL, she was the daughter of Manford (Connie) Settles and Marjorie (Robert) McMillan. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1963. On leave from his military service in the Gulf of Tonkin, LaDonna and Paul Rudolph Hanson II were married on August 10, 1963 in Burlington. They celebrated 57 years of marriage. LaDonna...

Mary Louise Hohmbraker, 96, of Sperry, died at 5:32 PM Friday, December 25, 2020, at the Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilitation in Mediapolis. Born May 12, 1924, in Mount Pleasant, IA, she was the daughter of John and Viola Marie Young Vollmer. On May 27, 1954, she married Warren Hohmbraker at the Lutheran Church in Mediapolis. Two weeks after graduating from high school she entered Iowa Wesleyan College. She finished the work required for a teaching certificate in one year and two...

Helen Jean Baker, 92, of Wheeling, IL, formerly of Burlington, IA died Saturday morning, December 26, 2020, at the Addolorata Villa in Wheeling, IL. Born July 15, 1928, in Lovilia, IA, she was the daughter of James and Irene Roberts Bunch. On September 4, 1949, she married Clarence F. Baker in Des Moines, IA. He died on October 4, 2005, after 56 years of marriage. Helen worked in the business office for S.C.C. for many years, retiring in 1987. She was of the protestant faith. She enjoyed...

Ronald Dean Wheeler, 76, of Burlington, died at 12:15 PM Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at the Great River Klein Center. Born June 18, 1944, in Burlington, he was the son of Floyd E. and Velma Edith Wright Wheeler.  He attended trade school at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, IA where he obtained his electrical technician certification. Ronald was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam War from July 7, 1965 until July 6, 1971. He worked for General Electric until...