Barr Memorial Chapel

03/11/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Kelsea Busard family.

Kelsea Lynn Busard, 28 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed Tuesday, March 10, 2026. She was born October 30, 1997 in Fort Myers, Florida, daughter of Jennifer Busard. She was a 2016 graduate of Burlington High School. She started her journey in health care, but found her passion in helping

03/05/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Melissa Bernhardt family.

Melissa Marie Bernhardt, 39 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly Friday, February 27, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison. She was born March 20, 1986 in California, the daughter of Misty Arp. On February 14, 2006, she married William J Bill Bernhardt in Peoria...

03/05/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Darlene Kraus family.

Darlene Yvonne Kraus, 90 years, formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away February 23, 2026 at sunset surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 9, 1935, a daughter of Hilbert R. Sr. and Mary E. Marsh Cowles, she was the middle child of

03/03/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the James Baker family.

James Jim D. Baker, age 86, of Fort Madison, IA, died Sunday, March 1, 2026 in Mason City, IA. James was born May 26, 1939 in St. Edward, NE, son of Leonard and Ellen Greig Baker. He was united in marriage to Verna J. Oakley on March 21, 1958 at

02/04/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Tommy Marshall family.

Tommy J. Marshall, 79, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away Monday, February 2, 2026. He was born January 24, 1947, a son of Thomas and Willieada Jewel Hines Marshall. Tommy was a graduate of Fort Madison High School, and lived his whole life in the area. He loved to sit

01/20/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Shawna Rainbolt family.

Shawna Dale Rainbolt, 46 years, of Waterloo, Iowa, formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday, January 19, 2026 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, Waterloo, Iowa. She was born November 21, 1979 in Iowa, a daughter of James and Debra Farmer Rainbolt. Shawna was a loving mother to her three children

01/20/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Jeffrey Madden family

Jeffrey Lee Madden, 70 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Monday, January 19, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa. He was born December 12, 1955 in Clarinda, Iowa, a son of Russell Lee and Clarice Joan VanHooser Madden. In 1989, he married Mary Ellen Turner

01/20/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Sq**rt Blanchard family.

Donald Sq**rt Lee Blanchard, 89 years, of the Wever and Denmark area, died Monday, January 19, 2026. He was born March 18, 1936, the son of Ralph and Edna Lange Blanchard. On August 28, 1955, he married Nancy Knustrom. He was a 1954 graduate of Denmark Academy. He farmed all

01/20/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Jim Posz family.

James Jim Charles Posz 75 died Friday, January 9, 2026 of complications due to heart disease in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born in Gary, Indiana on July 31, 1950, to parents Mabel Kent and Charles Posz. He pursued a degree in psychology at Iowa Wesleyan University and later obtained his

01/14/2026

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Larry Raid family.

Larry John Raid 86 of Denmark, Iowa, died peacefully at home January 9, 2026 after surviving 10 years with dementia. Larry was born March 18, 1939 in Fairfield, Iowa the son of Arlo J. and Leontina D. Schlecht Raid. On May 28,1966 he married Mary Elizabeth Petsche at St. Alphonsus

01/01/2026

12/29/2025

Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the R. Jack Stotts family.

R. Jack Stotts, 91, of Denmark, Iowa passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison. He was born on June 27, 1934, to Roy and Bertha Stotts. Jack was united in marriage to the love of his life, Maxine Gingrich on July