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Rob Burden
Nov 25, 2019
Paul Robert Rob Burden, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died unexpectedly Monday, November 25, 2019, in rural Mt. Pleasant. Open visitation will be held Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 12:00- 7:00 p.m. at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, gifts of love and friendship may be given to the Rob Burden Memorial.On-line condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com. Born...
Martha Ann Bright
Nov 20, 2019
Martha Bright, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Savannah Heights. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Finley Chapel United Methodist Church with Pastor Lindsey Ford officiating. Following the service family will greet friends at the church. Burial will be in Finley Cemetery. Memorials may be given...
Kay Young
Nov 12, 2019
Though her first name was officially Elizabeth, she was Kay to everyone she knew. This was, as she would explain, a trend at the time she was born -- for parents to call kids by their middle name. She could, and did, cite examples. Kay died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Mercy Hospice in Iowa...
Linda Hourihan
Nov 9, 2019
Linda I. Hourihan, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 9, 2019, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. According to her wishes, Mrs. Hourihan has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, November 15, 2019, at Salem Friends Church with Pastor Diego Chuyma officiating. Inurnment will be in Salem South...
Bill F. Rauenbuehler
Nov 8, 2019
Bill F. Rauenbuehler, 60, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019, at Hospice House in West Burlington, IA, following a battle with cancer. Friends may sign the register, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel on Monday, November 11, 2019, after 12 noon. The family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening at the Memorial Chapel. A...
Dennis K. Swift
Nov 8, 2019
Dennis K. Swift, 73, of Salem, IA, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019, at the VA Hospital in Iowa City, IA. Visitation will begin after 12 noon on Friday, November 15, 2019, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday,...
Roberto "Tony" Sanchez
Oct 26, 2019
Roberto Antonio Tony Sanchez, 68, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, October 26, 2019, in an accident near his home. A Memorial and Celebration of Life Gathering will be held Tuesday, October 29, 2019, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Tonys barn at the ranch. Family will provide food and a bonfire. They request friends and relatives bring special memories...
Esther Shaffer
Oct 17, 2019
Esther J. Shaffer, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Henry County Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, October 25, 2019, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Forest Home Cemetery. Gifts of love and friendship may...
Greg R. Hall
Oct 10, 2019
Gregory R. Greg Hall, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019, at his home following a battle with lung cancer. Visitation will begin after 12 noon on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 10:30...
Loren Earl Lisk
Sep 28, 2019
Loren Lisk, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away unexpectedly in Nebraska on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Visitation will begin after 12 noon on Friday, October 4, 2019, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at...
Barbara D. Elgar
Sep 25, 2019
Barbara D. Elgar, 91, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. Born February 2, 1928, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Robert W. and Marion (Bartlett) Dennis. She married Alanson K. (Lany) Elgar on August 5, 1950. Barbara graduated from West Chicago High School in 1946....
Bernice Iona Van Amerongen
Sep 23, 2019
Bernice I. Van Amerongen, 100, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019, at Henry County Health Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, September 27, 2019 at Faith Lutheran Church with Reverend Mike Scudder, officiating. The family will greet friends for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Forest...
Hazel M. Weaver
Sep 20, 2019
Hazel M. Weaver, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019, at Henry County Health Center. Visitation will begin after 12 noon on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 25,...
Charles Sisk
Sep 5, 2019
Charles E. Sisk, 80, of Keokuk, IA, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019, at River Hills Village. Upon his request, Mr. Sisk has been cremated. There will be no visitation. A private inurnment will be held at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Keokuk. Gifts of love and friendship may be given to United Presbyterian Church, and may be mailed to...
Jack E. Smith
Aug 21, 2019
Jack Smith, 91, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Visitation will be held from 1-6 p.m., on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with a Rosary said at 2 p.m. after which family will greet friends until 4 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at...
Wanda Roth
Aug 19, 2019
Wanda M. Roth, 96, a resident of Scottsdale Arizona and formerly from Mt. Pleasant, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019, after a brief illness in the hospital. Visitation will begin at 12:30p.m., on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, IA. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m., that same day, at the Memorial...
Wanda Sue Brooks
Aug 11, 2019
Wanda Brooks, 73, of Wayland, IA, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at Wayland Mennonite Church from 4:007:00 p.m. with family present. A memorial service will be held Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Wayland Mennonite Church with Pastors Kelly Slagel, Michael Swartzendruber...
David Dean Baker
Aug 8, 2019
David D. Baker, 56, of Swedesburg, IA, died Thursday, August 8, 2019, in Sumner, IA, from injuries sustained in a crop duster airplane accident. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Faith Christian Outreach Church with Pastor Gary Van Nyhuis officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. In lieu of...
Phyllis Humphrey
Aug 3, 2019
Phyllis J. Humphrey, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away, Saturday, August 3, 2019, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Visitation will begin at 12 noon, on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel. A Christian Vigil service will be held that evening at 5:00 p.m. The family will greet friends following the Vigil service that evening at...
Robert L Anderson, Sr.
Jul 26, 2019
Robert L. Anderson, Sr. 63, of Salem, IA, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Friday, July 26, 2019. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon on Monday, July 29th at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 4:00 7:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at...
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