Jack Leeland Wehrle, 84, of Burlington, died at 10:01 AM Saturday, December 8, 2018, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born August 7, 1934, he was the son of Walter and Anna Hoffman Wehrle. On November 22, 1959, he married Mary Joann Clemens at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point.  Mr. Wehrle received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa Wesleyan College at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1956 majoring in Education, Psychology and Mathematics. He continued his...

Raymond Toal, 77, of Burlington, died at 2:19 AM Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at the OakView Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Burlington. Born October 11, 1941, he was the son of Carroll and Bernice Shunick Toal. On January 27, 1968, he married Mary Elizabeth Morgan at St. John's Catholic Church in Burlington.  He retired in 2008 as the Maintenance Chief of Streets, Sewers, and Vehicle Maintenance from the City of Burlington after over 32 years of service. He graduated Monmouth...

Trent Garrett Johnson, 42, of Fort Madison, died at 5:25 PM Monday, December 3, 2018, in Fort Madison. Born September 17, 1976, in Burlington, he was the son of Terry Cecil and Toni Lynn Gillis Johnson. On April 13th, he married Angel Guzman in Fort Madison. He was a 1995 graduate of Burlington High School.  He loved motorcycles, tinkering, and roller coasters. Most of all he loved his daughter.  Survivors include his parents Terry of Baring MO and Toni of Burlington; his wife...

Mildred Frances Andrews, 99, of Burlington, died at 1:58 PM Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington. Born April 21, 1919, in Dallas City, IL, she was the daughter of Elias Thomas and Mary May Barrett Sly. On May 2, 1942, she married John Fredrick Andrews in Kahoka, MO. He died on November 25, 1992. She was a member of the Faith United Presbyterian Church and the Burlington Police Auxiliary Association. Mildred enjoyed quilting, baking, cooking,...

David Wayne Ballinger, 67, of Burlington, died at 5:20 PM Friday, November 30, 2018, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born September 19, 1951, in Burlington, he was the son of Len Pearl and Martha Mae Carpenter Ballinger. On October 14, 1972, he married Jean Elizabeth Sherwood in St. Patrick's Catholic Church.  David worked as an assembly worker at G.E. from 1973 until his retirement in 2007. He graduated from Burlington High School.  David enjoyed...

Marion Elizabeth Wiele, 94, of Burlington, died at 7:43 pm Sunday, December 2, 2018, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born June 8, 1924, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Frank O. and Freda Kurtz Hunger. On December 27, 1951, she married Richard H. Wiele in Burlington. He later passed on May 9, 2008. Marion worked as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell for 23 years, and then for Hope Haven for 20 years. For years, while at NW Bell, she worked split shifts,...

Marie Caroline Paulus, 91, of Burlington, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2018. Born May 3, 1927, she was the daughter of William H. and Marie C. deBoer Bresser. On October 17, 1946, she married Warren Roy Paulus on his return from serving with the US Navy. Warren passed away on April 13, 2003. Marie was a 1944 graduate of Burlington High School. During the war, she worked at Midwest Biscuit Company and later was a part time clerk at Ryder's Confectionery. She was a lifetime...

Margaret M. "Peggy" Geren passed away in her sleep, November 29, 2018. Born in Burlington, May 3, 1924 to Samuel  and Mathilda (Stumpf) Ertz. Peggy was baptized and grew up attending St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.  She was very devoted to her religion throughout her life.  On September 6, 1947, Peggy was united in marriage to the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Geren who preceded her in death, July 17, 2004.  Together, they enjoyed golfing...

Our annual Holiday Remembrance Service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday December 1, 2018, at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home, 3940 Division Street. This Holiday Remembrance Service is a special service we provide for all the families Prugh Funeral Service and Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home have served throughout the year. We welcome all family members. Each family will receive one free Guardian Angel glass ornament personalized with the name and dates of their loved one. This ornament can be...

Emil "Sonny" Henry Lieb Jr., 64, of Burlington, died at 4:00 PM Saturday, November 24, 2018, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born February 12, 1954, in Burlington, the son of Emil Henry Sr. and Joyce Whorton Lieb. On June 26, 1993, he married Martha "Marti" Ohnemus in Geode Park.  Emil worked for Pak-A-Way, BlueBird and Deery Brothers. Emil was an honest, caring person with a wonderful sense of humor and was always helping anyone he could...