1.0The News-Reviewhttps://midamerica.news/sigourney-news-reviewmapdesignhttps://midamerica.news/sigourney-news-review/author/mapdesign/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hSk4AhwJNa"><a href="https://midamerica.news/sigourney-news-review/2026/03/30/gene-baumert-age-84/">Gene Baumert, age 84</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://midamerica.news/sigourney-news-review/2026/03/30/gene-baumert-age-84/embed/#?secret=hSk4AhwJNa" width="600" height="338" title="“Gene Baumert, age 84” — The News-Review" data-secret="hSk4AhwJNa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://midamerica.news/sigourney-news-review/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://midamerica.news/sigourney-news-review/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2026/03/Gene-Baumert-obit-photo.jpg417460KEOTA—Gene Baumert, age 84, of Keota, died Friday, March 27, 2026, at his home. Gene was born September 17, 1941, in Iowa City, the son of Floyd and Pearl (Brock) Baumert.  He graduated from Keota High School in 1960, then served in the United States Navy from 1963 until 1969,