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Steven R. Williams
Nov 4, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT - Steven Williams, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. Steven was born April 15, 1944, in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Lillian (Ramsey) Williams. He worked for Case Company in Receiving. He married Karen Coontz on June 14, 1963, they later divorced. He married Shirley Terry on...
Charles Conner, Jr.
Oct 29, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT- Charles Curtis Conner, Jr, 90, of Mt. Pleasant died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Henry County Health Center. Charles was born August 5, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Charles and Nellie (Riley) Conner, Sr. He graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1949. He worked at the Ordinance Plant for a couple of years. He served his...
Imogene Dorsey
Oct 24, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT- Imogene Dorsey, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant following a brief illness. Imogene was born October 5, 1932, in Henry County, Iowa, the daughter of Hamner and Sylvia (Litton) Bailey. She graduated from Salem High School in 1950. She worked for Champion Spark Plug in Burlington for 20 years....
Janet Wolin
Oct 21, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT- Janet Rae Wolin, 83 of Mt. Pleasant died Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Janet was born June 23, 1937, in Des Moines County, Iowa the daughter of Ralph and Orpha (Swanson) Wolin. She graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School 1955. On August 20, 1955, Janet married Glen Lampe in Mt...
Elloise Moyle
Oct 18, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT - Sunday, October 18, 2020, Elloise Moyle entered heaven's gates surrounded by her family at her home in Hopkins, MN. On October 27, 1923 Florence Elloise Barton Moyle was born to JF and Marie Barton on the family farm southwest of Mt. Pleasant, IA. Although her first name was Florence, all her life she went by Elloise. Growing...
Dorothy L. Boyd
Oct 15, 2020
Mt. Pleasant - Dorothy Louise Boyd, 91, of Mt. Pleasant died Thursday, October 15, 2020 at the New London Specialty Care in New London, Iowa. The daughter of Howard and Anna Merle (Brown) Burkey was born on December 22, 1928 in Henry County, Iowa. Dorothy graduated from Salem High School in 1946. She was united in marriage to Edwin Boyd...
Linda C. Stover
Oct 12, 2020
Linda Cheryl Stover, 72, of Mt. Pleasant formerly of Janesville, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at Henry County Health Center. Born February 13, 1948, in Hawthorne California, the daughter of Arthur and Ruth (Burgett) Scott. Linda married Larry Niedert and they later divorced. She then married Phil Stover where they resided in Janesville where she worked at Kwik Star. After...
Tony Bentler
Oct 7, 2020
Mt. Pleasant - Anthony "Tony" Robert Bentler, 89, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, IA. Born March 9, 1931, in Houghton, Iowa, Tony was the son of Joe and Diena (Holtkamp) Bentler. He was a graduate of St. Mary's in West Point, IA. On March 28, 1954, in West Point, Tony married Evelyn Dyer....
Zachariah Benjamin Peiffer
Oct 7, 2020
Mt. Pleasant - Zachariah "Zach" Benjamin Peiffer, 20, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. Born March 20, 2000, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Zach was the son of Benjamin and Teresa (Greenland) Peiffer. He was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School. Zach was a member of Faith Christian Outreach Church. Zach loved to watch sports,...
Ralph T Breazeale
Oct 1, 2020
Mt. Pleasant - Ralph Thomas Breazeale, 84, died Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant. Born November 25, 1935, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the son of Edward and Alice (Brown) Breazeale. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1954. On January 1, 1955, he was united in marriage to Betty Hills at the Methodist Church in...
Lawrence E. Petermann
Sep 30, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT - Lawrence "Larry" Erwin Petermann, 91, passed away in Evergreen, CO on September 30, 2020. Lawrence is survived by his wife Donna, of Westcliffe, CO and his 4 children Janessa Petermann (Eagle, CO), Kirsten (Cash) Hodson (Conifer, CO), Marta (A.J.) Petermann (Cedar Rapids, IA), Thor Petermann (Stanwood, IA) and sister Delores Mehaffy (Apple Valley, MN) along with numerous...
Bonita L Green
Sep 30, 2020
OLDS, IOWA - Bonita L. Green, 77, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. Bonita was born July 26, 1943, in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Jerry and Doris (Hagmeier) Hawkins. She graduated from Keokuk High School in 1961. She was married to Roger Canby from 1963 until his death in...
Paul Black
Sep 23, 2020
DES MOINES - Paul Black, a well-known and highly respected cyclist from Des Moines, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Paul was born in Mount Pleasant on March 10, 1949 to Carl and Helen (Snyder) Black. He grew up on farms in the Libertyville and Fairfield area. Paul graduated...
Wallace C Geary
Sep 15, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT - Wallace Cohen Geary, 87, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at the Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson. Mr. Geary was born January 25, 1933, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Loraine (Gruver) Geary. He graduated from Mount Union High School, Iowa Wesleyan University and the University of Iowa. He served in the United States Air...
Shirley L Smith
Sep 8, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT - Shirley L. Smith, 92, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at the Henry County Health Center. Shirley was born February 25, 1928, in Keosauqua, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbur and Opal (Davidson) Lightfoot. She graduated from Fairfield High School in 1946. On July 4, 1947, Shirley was united in marriage to William L. Smith...
Merrian L Bell
Sep 7, 2020
Merrian Loyce Bell, 80, died Monday, September 7, 2020, at her daughter's home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mrs. Bell was born June 5, 1940, in Whittier, California, the daughter of JD and Edith (Hudspeth) Brannon. She received her Bachelor's Degree from William Penn College in Oskaloosa. On July 28, 1963, Merrian was united in marriage to R. Norman Bell in...
Gary Gene Brake
Aug 31, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT- Gary Gene Brake, 61, died Monday August 31, 2020, at Arbor Court Nursing Home in Mount Pleasant, after complications of his illness Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Mr. Brake was born December 21, 1958, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Raymond M. and Norma L. (Dean) Brake. Mr. Brake was a 1978 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. He...
Michael Edward Lee Jr.
Aug 23, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT- Michael Edward Lee Jr., age 77 of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died Sunday August 23, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Michael was born May 30, 1943, in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Michael Edward Lee Sr and Phyllis Carter. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1962. On February 8, 1964, he married...
Dorothy C. Welcher
Aug 22, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT - Dorothy Welcher, 79, of Mount Pleasant died Saturday, August 22, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant. Rev. Paul Connolly will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in the St....
Mary Lou Smith
Aug 22, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT- Mary Lou Braun Smith, age 84 of Mt. Pleasant died Saturday, August 22, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Mary was born October 3, 1935, in Burlington, Iowa. Mary was the daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Moehn) Braun. She graduated from Burlington High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from St. Ambrose...
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