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Diane Caldwell
Oct 2, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT- Diane Caldwell, 81, of Mount Pleasant died Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Specialty Care in New London. Services are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. Diane was born January 4, 1940, in Henry County, Iowa, the daughter of Robert J. and Verda (Trabert) Peterson. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1958, and continued her education at...
Daniel E. Kelley
Oct 1, 2021
Daniel Kelley, 64, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, October 1, 2021, at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant. Daniel was born June 7, 1957, in Danville, Illinois, the son of William E. and Mildred (Bates) Kelley. He spent his childhood and adolescent years in Media, Illinois. He graduated from Southern High School in Stronghurst, Illinois and received an Associates...
Paul E. DeJaynes
Sep 30, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Paul DeJaynes, 81, of Mount Pleasant, died Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell. Paul was born June 8, 1940, in Denmark, Iowa, the son of Glendon and Goldie (Millizer) DeJaynes. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1960 and Open Bible College in Des Moines in 1967. On September 17, 1960, Paul...
Nancy Wernsman
Sep 23, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT- Nancy L. Wernsman, 81, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of East Peoria, Illinois, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Nancy was born December 10, 1939, in Golden Pond, Kentucky, the daughter of James E. and Ella Ree (Hendon) Colson. She graduated from East Peoria Community High School. In 1958 she was united...
Jeffrey "Rodi" Rodibaugh
Sep 22, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT- Jeffrey "Rodi" Rodibaugh, 62, of Rome, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at his home. Rodi was born June 30, 1959 in Fairfield, Iowa, the son of Jerry L. and Dixie (Darling) Rodibaugh. He worked as a welder and as a truck driver. He enjoyed spending time outdoors and was especially fond of hunting, fishing, and being on...
Donald Weir
Aug 20, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Donald Weir, 90, of Mount Pleasant died Friday, August 20, 2021, at the Keota Health Care Center in Keota, Iowa. Don was born January 2, 1931, in Albia, Iowa, the son Jesse and Ethel (Evans) Weir. He graduated from Albia High School in 1949. He served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. On...
Linda Angela Feehan
Aug 12, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Linda Angela Feehan, 61, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Linda was born July 28, 1960, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Gerald and Janice (Farnsworth) Snyder. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1979. On September 15, 1979, Linda was united in marriage...
Jay "Pete" Wehrle
Aug 8, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Jay "Pete" Wehrle, 85, died Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Pete was born September 8, 1935, in Rome, Iowa, the son of Walter and Anna (Hoffman) Wehrle. He obtained his GED from Burlington High School. On November 21, 1959, Pete was united in marriage to Sally...
Kathy Fraise
Aug 2, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT- Kathy Fraise, 59, of Mount Pleasant died suddenly Monday, August 2, 2021 at Henry County Health Center. Kathy was born January 7, 1962 in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Victor and Jean (Peterman) Fraise. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1980. Kathy worked at Buff's Truck Stop as a waitress, the Mount Pleasant Community Schools as...
Linda Vicker
Jul 29, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Linda Vicker, 78, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died Thursday, July 29, 2021 at her home. Linda was born January 15, 1943 in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Edwin and Margery (Barton) Leveling. She went to grade school in Salem and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1961. On September 1, 1961, Linda was united in marriage...
Yvonne Ogier
Jul 19, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Yvonne Ogier, 77, died Monday, July 19, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Yvonne was born February 26, 1944 in Monroe, Wisconsin, the daughter of Leroy and Karline (Affalter) Petersen. She graduated from Juda High School in Juda, Wisconsin, and attended the Medical Laboratory Technician School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On September...
Helen Lauer
Jul 18, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - MOUNT PLEASANT - Helen Rogers Lauer, 94, of rural Mount Pleasant, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Park Place Elder Living in Mount Pleasant following a short illness. Helen was the daughter of Aitken Baxter and Lillie Sarah (Rogers) Martin. She was born on December 27, 1926, at the Mount Pleasant Hospital. Helen began her...
Alvin Moutrie
Jul 16, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Alvin Morris Moutrie passed away July 16th, at the University of Iowa Hospital. Funeral service will be at noon on Wednesday, July 21, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with military rites by the Henry County Honor Guard. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. until service time. Celebration of Life to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests...
Helen Rogers
Jul 14, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Helen Rogers, 93, of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday July 14, 2021 at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant. Helen was born September 6, 1927 in Mount Sterling, Iowa the daughter of Craig and Dorothy (Jennings) Pettit. She grew up in the Mount Sterling community and graduated from Keosauqua High School. She received her B.A. degree in...
Randy L. Wright
Jul 2, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Randy L. Wright, 60, of Mount Pleasant passed away peacefully on Friday, July 2, 2021 at his home. Randy was born January 2, 1961 in Macomb, Illinois the son of Richard "Bill" and Mary (Bennett) Wright. Beginning in high school Randy worked at K-Mart and was promoted a few years later to manage the Automotive/Sports Department in...
Virgil L. Lair
Jun 19, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Virgil Lair, 89, of Mount Pleasant died Saturday, June 19, 2021. There will be no visitation or service. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is caring for Virgil and his family.
Linda S. Fear
Jun 18, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Linda Sue Fear, 62 of Mount Pleasant passed away Friday, June 18, 2021, at her home following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Linda was born February 22, 1959, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the daughter of Earnest and Martha (Bates) Bright. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1977 and attended Indian Hills Community College. Linda...
Richard "Dutch" Chaney
Jun 6, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT- Richard M. "Dutch" Chaney, 90, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, June 6, 2021 at University of Iowa Hospital. Dutch was born on April 12, 1931 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the son of Horace and Georgie (Martin) Chaney. He was a lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1950. On March 17, 1954...
Larry D Frost
Jun 1, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT - Larry Dean Frost, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021 after a brief illness. Born December 18, 1936 in Knoxville, Iowa, he was the son of Cecil W. and Juanita (Lomax) Frost. Larry served two years in the Army during the Berlin Crisis. While in the service he received the Good Conduct Award. After returning...
Betty Becker
May 24, 2021
Mt. Pleasant - Betty Becker, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, peacefully passed away Monday, May 24, 2021, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Betty was born July 31, 1935, in Williamsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Herbert and Velva (Jones) Rusbult. She graduated from Williamsburg High School and from the University of Iowa with a degree in Vocal Music....
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