Maureen Edwards
Aug 12, 2026
Maureen Edwards, 71, of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at the Keosauqua Healthcare Center.
Maureen was born October 14, 1954, in Fairfield, the daughter of Maurice and Margaret (Lee) Millard. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1973. On November 21, 1973, Maureen was united in marriage to David Edwards at the First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant....
Michael D. Fry
Aug 11, 2026
Michael D. Fry, 71, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at the Montrose Health Center.
Michael was born April 17, 1955, the son of Joseph and Audrey (Ray) Fry. He worked as an over the road truck driver for many years. Michael is survived by his two brothers Ken Fry of Tennessee, Doug (Diane) Fry of Muscatine; cousin Lynne...
Melissa M. Patel
Aug 10, 2026
Melissa Mae Leu Patel, 37, of Mount Pleasant, passed away Monday, August 10, 2026, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
Melissa was born on January 31, 1989, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Randy Leu and Angela Stott. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School and continued her education at Southeastern Community College. Melissa worked as a Customer...
Richard D. Howie, DVM
Aug 7, 2026
Richard D. Howie, DVM, 83, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, August 7, 2026, at Wesley on Grand Senior Living in Des Moines.
Richard was born March 23, 1943, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Vinton and Ruth (Hersom) Howie. He graduated from Manson High School in 1961, Wartburg College in 1965, and Iowa State University in 1970 with a Doctor...
Stephen R. Mayberry
Aug 1, 2026
Stephen Ray Mayberry, 80, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Park Place Long Term Care in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, after a short illness.
Stephen was born to Denzel and Louise (Walker) Mayberry in Peoria, Illinois, on September 24, 1945. Uncle Steve overcame many obstacles throughout his life. Despite physical challenges and pain, he worked for nearly 30 years in...
Donnene M. Bell
Jul 30, 2026
Donnene M. Bell, 58, of Mount Pleasant died Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington.
Cremation has been entrusted to the Olson-Yoder Funeral Home and Crematory. There will be no services.
Connie Weatherman
Jul 27, 2026
Constance “Connie” Weatherman, 81, of Salem, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 27, 2026, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
Connie was born June 14, 1945, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Malcom “Mike” and Elsie Lucille (Ross) Farr. She was a member of the Mount Pleasant High School graduating class of 1963. On December 19, 1981, Connie was...
Shirley M. Long
Jul 12, 2026
Shirley Long passed away peacefully on the morning of July 12, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on November 6, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Novack) Pollack. She graduated from Mount Assisi Academy in Lemont, Illinois, and continued her education at the Cameo Beauty Academy in Oaklawn, Illinois.
Shirley lived a...
Thomas Shahan
Jul 8, 2026
Thomas Ray Shahan was born on December 4th, 1984, and left us on July 8th, 2026. He was 41 years old.
Tom was the son of Gary and Sue (Price) Shahan. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. He graduated from Mount Pleasant Christian School in 2003, and studied Auto body repair at Southeastern Community College. Tom ran his own repair...
Byron E. Peterson, Jr.
Jun 27, 2026
Byron E. Peterson, Jr., 74, of Mount Pleasant, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
Byron was born June 7, 1952, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Dr. Byron "Pete" and Florence (Bryant) Peterson. He graduated from Keokuk High School in 1971, and continued his education at the University of Iowa.
Throughout his life, Byron worked for Garden Florist,...
Joy L. Johnson
Jun 24, 2026
Joy Lee Johnson, 90, of Mount Pleasant, passed away at Park Place Elder Living on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, and went to be with the Lord. Born in 1936, in Des Moines, Joy was the daughter of Lawrence and Eleanor (Standing) Hutzell. She graduated from Algona High School in 1954 and attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon for two years;...
Floyd R. Drummond
Jun 23, 2026
Floyd R. Drummond, 76, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
Floyd was born December 3, 1949, in Fort Madison, the son of Floyd W. and Delpha G. (Bunker) Drummond. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School and attended Indian Hills Community College to study Culinary Arts. On July 14, 1973,...
Nadine Martin
Jun 18, 2026
Nadine Martin, 75, of Mount Pleasant died Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly.
Nadine was born February 20, 1951, in Henry County, the daughter of Vern A. and Gwendolyn L. (Dold) Peterson. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1969. Following high school Nadine attended Cosmetology School. On June 18, 1971, Nadine was united in...
Stephen Kindig
Jun 13, 2026
Stephen Kindig, 78, lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
Stephen was born on December 16, 1947, in Mount Pleasant, the son of Lloyd Taft and Ada Pearl (Rich) Kindig. He attended Mount Pleasant High School. Stephen was a hardworking man; he spent his career driving semi for Ideal Ready Mix and farmed...
Samuel A. Ruth
Jun 11, 2026
Samuel A. Ruth, 76, of Mount Pleasant, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Klein Center in West Burlington.
Sam was born October 4,1949, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of William W. and Edna (Logan) Ruth. Sam graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1967. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy, where he proudly served his country...
Phyllis L. Weir
Jun 9, 2026
Phyllis Weir, 91, of Mount Pleasant died, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at the Solon Nursing Care Center, Solon, Iowa.
Phyllis was born November 28, 1934, in Lockman, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Petty) Clouse. She graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1953. On January 17, 1954, Phyllis was united in marriage to Donald Weir in Albia. They have lived...
Kevin Robert Bell
Jun 5, 2026
Kevin Robert Bell, 60, of Mount Pleasant died Friday, June 5, 2026, at his home.
Cremation has been entrusted to the Olson-Yoder Funeral Home and Crematory. There will be no services.
LuAnn Gerig Sandy
Jun 4, 2026
LuAnn Gerig Sandy, 71, of Mount Pleasant, died Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Woodland Health and Rehabilitation, formerly Arbor Court, in Mount Pleasant.
LuAnn was born June 26, 1954, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Allen M. and Marikay. (Landis) Gerig. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1972. LuAnn continued her education at Hesston College, earning her Associate of...
Jerry M. Smith
May 19, 2026
Jerry M. Smith, 85, of Mount Pleasant, went to meet his Lord on May 19, 2026.
He was born June 22, 1940, in What Cheer, Iowa, son of Milo and Ruby Smith. He was united in marriage to Joylynn Nichols on April 30, 1960, in Richland, Iowa.
Jerry served his country in the United States Navy, receiving an Honorable Discharge on May...
LTJG Samuel W. "Sam" Barton
May 15, 2026
LTJG Samuel W. “Sam” Barton, age 26, U.S. Naval Aviator assigned to VFA-122 at NAS Lemoore, CA, a lifelong resident of Naperville, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 15, 2026, near Dardanelle, CA. He was born on September 1, 1999, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL.
Beloved son of Phil and Karen (née Keeler) Barton of Naperville, loving brother of...
