Edward "Gene" Eugene McWhirter
Jun 26, 2022
Edward “Gene” Eugene McWhirter, 81, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital.
Gene was born on June 22, 1941, in Newton, the son of Robert Wilson and Lillian (Robinett) McWhirter. Growing up Gene would help his father on the farm, which sparked his lifelong interest. He graduated from Baxter High School in 1959...
Geraldine "Gerry" Barton
Jun 25, 2022
Geraldine Ruth Barton, 85, of Mount Pleasant, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Gerry was born January 19, 1937, in Fort Madison, the daughter of Clarence and Helen (Ritter) Auge. She graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1954. Soon after Gerry met the love of her life, Wesley D. Barton, and in...
Phyllis A. Conner
Jun 25, 2022
Phyllis A. Conner, 91, of Mount Pleasant, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Henry County Health Center.
Phyllis was born November 20, 1930, in Illinois, the daughter of Samuel and Elsie (Ahlers) Lant. She graduated from Media High School and received her training to become a nurse at the Mercy Hospital in Burlington. Phyllis was united in marriage to...
Walter W. Wilt
Jun 23, 2022
Walter Wilt, 79, of Mount Pleasant, passed away at home on Thursday, June 23, 2022, after a short bout with lung cancer.
Walter William Wilt was born in Mount Pleasant to Everett Dale and Irene Emeline Lee Wilt. Walter attended Mount Pleasant Community Schools, graduating with the class of 1961. In the fall of 1961, Walter joined the Army...
Paul J. Jacobson
Jun 21, 2022
Paul Jacobson, 52, of Mount Pleasant, passed away unexpectedly at the Henry County Health Center on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
Paul was born August 5, 1969, in Glencoe, Minnesota, the son of Thomas and Janet (Collins) Jacobson. He graduated from Waconia High School and St. Paul Tech Trade School. Paul lived in Minnesota until moving to Fairfield in 2015. On...
David "Surrell" Thomas
Jun 6, 2022
David “Surrell” Thomas, 97, of New London, died Monday, June 6, 2022, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington with his daughter and son-in-law by his side.
Dave was born May 3, 1925, near Sperry, the son of Leroy and Letha (Vandermark) Thomas. He was a true patriot and proudly served his country during World War II...
Van Russell Beck
May 23, 2022
Van Russell Beck, 75, of Paris, Missouri, died Monday, May 23, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
Van was born December 13, 1946, in Malvern, Arkansas, the son of Bernice Baker. He graduated from Malvern High School. Van served in the Army for three years. On October 17, 1970, he was united in marriage to Nancy Smith...
David A. Heaton
May 22, 2022
David A. Heaton, 49, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, May 22, 2022, at his home from natural causes.
David was born July 12, 1972, in Mount Pleasant, the son of David and Carmen (Crawford) Heaton. He attended Mount Pleasant High School where he was a Rotary exchange student to South Africa during his junior year, and graduated in 1991....
Donald H. Boldt
May 18, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT - Donald H. Boldt, 86, of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Sunrise Terrace in Winfield.
Don was born July 28, 1935, in Montpelier, Iowa, the son of Walter and Margaret (Woehrle) Boldt. He graduated from Buffalo High School in 1954. The following year he enlisted into the Army and served for three years at the...
Marty J. Brown
May 5, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT- Marty Joseph Brown, 66, of Mount Pleasant, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022, following a brief battle with cancer.
Marty was born on December 5, 1955, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, the son of Darrell “Brownie” and Mary (Smith) Brown. Marty graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1974. He was united in marriage to Donna McDonald...
Sharon Gillis
May 2, 2022
Sharon (Goddard) Gillis, 79, of Mount Pleasant, IA, joined her husband Ron and her parents in Heaven on Monday, May 2,2022. She is survived by her children, Bradley (Renee) Gillis of Mount Pleasant, IA; Cary Gillis of New London, IA; and Darin Gillis of Mt. Pleasant, IA; 8 grandchildren, Kristin (Tello) Chavez, Melinda Ray, and Shelby (Austin) Allen, Heidi...
James Frary
Apr 25, 2022
SALEM- James “Jim” Frary, 64, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, surrounded by his family at his rural Salem home.
Jim was born August 22, 1957, the son of Bob and Esther (Waldmeier) Frary of Salem, Iowa. He was the sixth child born to the family. Jim grew up helping on the family farm that has been in the Frary...
Emily Williamson
Apr 24, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT- Emily Williamson, 36, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, April 24, 2022, after battling an autoimmune disorder for several months at the University of Iowa Hospital, in Iowa City.
Emily was born November 5, 1985, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Lawrence and Christine (Smith) Mihalevich. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 2004. She continued her...
Ruth Ada Sauter
Apr 3, 2022
Ruth Ada was born on June 5, 1926, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the only child of Bill and Ada Bruhn. She died on April 3, 2022 at Lisbon Rehabilitation Center. Her family moved to various rural towns in eastern Iowa as her dad was a life-long school administrator and math teacher. She attended school in Millersburg, Iowa. During high school,...
Sondra Kay Cochran
Apr 2, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT – Sondra Kay (Nelson) Cochran, 81, died Saturday, April 2, 2022, at her home in Mount Pleasant.
Sondra, daughter of Delbert and Verda (Aubrecht) Nelson, was born July 11, 1940, in Iowa City, Iowa. Her family moved to a farm west of Mount Pleasant in 1947. In 1953, the family moved to a farm east of Mount Pleasant...
George Pietrzycki
Mar 20, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT- George M. Pietrzycki, 72, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Danville Care Center.
George was born in Hemstead, Germany, July 28, 1949, to Felix and Leokadea Pietrzycki. George and his parents came to the United States through Ellis Island when George was two years old. When George was 12 years old, he and his parents...
Ardis E. Ogilvie
Mar 15, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT- Ardis Ogilvie, 86, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at New London Specialty Care.
Ardis was born February 21, 1936, in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, the daughter of Henry and Amy (Bonderson) Jacobson. She graduated from high school in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and earned a degree in nursing from Bethesda School of Nursing. On May...
Mary Jane Kauffman
Mar 14, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT- Mary Jane Kauffman, 81, of Mount Pleasant, passed away on March 14, 2022, at Addington Place.
Mary Jane was the daughter of Albert and Ruth (Hartman) Vaughan. She graduated from Burlington High School and Iowa Wesleyan College. In 1978, Mary Jane was united in marriage to James Christian Kauffman, in Mt. Union, Iowa. Mary Jane retired as a...
Donna Matheney
Feb 23, 2022
Donna M. Matheney, 75, of West Des Moines formerly of Mount Pleasant died Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Deerfield in Urbandale.
Donna was born October 28, 1946, in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Irene (Francsis) Burky. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1964. Donna earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Northern...
Joseph "Joe" M. Yocum
Feb 19, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT- Joseph M. Yocum, 66, of Mount Pleasant, died Saturday, February 19, 2022, at New London Specialty Care. Joe was born June 25, 1955, in Pocahontas, the son of Merle and Elmira (Ollinger) Yocum. He graduated from Pocahontas Catholic High School in 1973. Joe attended technical school in Kansas City to become a medium-duty truck mechanic. Following school, Joe...
