Keith Raymond Wikoff, age 83, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the Parkview Home in Wayland after failing in health.

Mass of the Resurrection will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 1, 2012 at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with Fr. Troy Richmond officiating. Visitation will begin noon Friday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday evening. Prayer services will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home. Interment will take place the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorials have been established for St. James Catholic Church, Hospice of Washington County, or the Parkview Home. Online condolences may be sent for Keith's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com .

Keith was born January 31, 1929, in Jefferson County, Iowa the son of Raymond Simpson and Hazel Dell (Robertson) Wikoff. He attended Spring Creek Country School near Brighton, Iowa and was united in marriage to Marilyn Elizabeth Peiffer on May 3, 1949 in Washington, Iowa.

Keith lived all of his married life in Washington County. He was a grain hauler at Farmers Store for seventeen years and later a Semi Truck driver for John Deere for twenty years until his retirement in 1990. Following retirement, Keith enjoyed woodworking. He and his wife Marilyn sold wooden crafts at many craft shows in Iowa under the name K & M Krafts. Keith also enjoyed gardening and taking care of his many flowers, including multiple rose bushes along his driveway. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Washington.

Keith is survived by one sister, Helen Pacha and husband Walter of Washington, Iowa; and sister-in-law, Pat McClure and husband Marvin of Washington, Iowa; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Marilyn in 2006; infant sister, Shirley Ann Wikoff; and one brother, Richard Wikoff.