Jeffrey Allen Land, 59, of Burlington, died Sunday, April 25, 2022, at his home.
Born October 29, 1962 in Keokuk, he was the son of Wendell
Land and Deanna “Dee” Ralston Louden. He married Deborah Johnson on
February 9, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev.
He was the plant planner for WestRock in Galesburg, Ill., for the past 39 years. He was of the Christian faith.
Jeff raced and built RC cars for many years. Everyone he met
through life and touched, loved him. He was very well liked and
respected by all of his co-workers and was known to be quite the
jokester.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Land of Burlington; daughter,
Nikki Creighton; granddaughter, Demsey Creighton; his mother, Dee (Jim)
Louden of Fla.; half-brothers, Ryan Land and Vince Land both of Keokuk;
step-brother, Christopher Wilkerson of Tulsa, Okla.; his “bonus”
children, Shawna Ranney, Emma Ranney, Chloe Ranney, Jade Moser, Stephanie
(Alex) Ranney and Justin (Brittany) Weiss and their children; and his
fur babies, Pedro, Bella, Izzy, Zoey, Cleo, Luna and Milo.
He was preceded in death by his father, uncle and paternal and maternal grandparents.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the Burlington Moose Lodge #579. According to
his wishes, cremation has been accorded and entrusted to the care of
Lunning Chapel.
A memorial has been established for the Des Moines County Humane Society.