Katherine Spiker Obituary Katherine Marie Spiker, 80, of Argyle, Iowa, died at 2:45 PM, Saturday, February 17, 2007, at Keokuk Area Hospital. She was born on October 26, 1926 in Keokuk, Iowa the daughter of Herman Augustas and Lola May Brown Johnson. She married Charles Joseph Albert Spiker on December 29, 1941 in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death on July 5, 2005. Mrs. Spiker was a life long time resident of the Argyle and Keokuk area. Early in her life she worked at A&W and later at the Iowa Ammunition Plant in Middletown, Iowa. She was a member of the Protestant Faith and a friend of Melrose Methodist Church. She was a home person where she devoted her life to her family. She loved to raise a big garden and can the produce. She is survived by her two sons: John Spiker of Argyle, Iowa; Alfred Spiker and his wife Juliene of Montrose, Iowa; Four daughters: Lola Frazee of Wayland, Missouri; Sylvia West and her husband Ed of Keokuk, Iowa; Evonne Young and her husband Donald of Argyle, Iowa; Patricia Spiker of Argyle, Iowa; One brother: Virgil Johnson of Minnesota; One sister: Margaret Henson of St. Charles, Louisiana; 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; several nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; three brother's; John Arthur Johnson, George Johnson, Herman Johnson; two sisters; Dorothy Groves and Jeanette Ealey. Funeral services were Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at DeJong's Funeral Home with Dr. David Castrodale officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park in Keokuk, Iowa. A memorial has been established.