Marie Dovenspike
Oct 19, 2011
Marie Lou Dovenspike, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Arbor Court. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 20th at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with the...
Lula Davies Swanson
Oct 11, 2011
Lula Lydia Hirschy Davies Swanson, aged 97, of Wayland, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at Parkview Home in Wayland, IA. She was born March 20, 1914, on the family farm six miles south of Wayland, the daughter of Joseph and Lydia Wagler Hirschy. She was a lifelong resident of the Wayland area, living 65 years in her east Wayland...
Jack Thomas
Oct 10, 2011
Jack Thomas, 76, of New London, IA, died Monday, October 10, 2011 at his home. Visitation will begin Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Faith Christian Outreach Church where the family will receive friends. A funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Monte Knudsen officiating. Interment will be at the Oakland Mills Cemetery. A memorial has been established...
Marguerite Mertens
Oct 6, 2011
Marguerite Mertens, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit. Born December 7, 1915 in rural Mt. Pleasant, IA, Mary Marguerite was the daughter of Thomas Michael and Anna Margaret (Smith) Burns. She attended Pleasant Grove Country School and graduated from St. Alphonsus High School. Following graduation she attended Woodard...
Ralph Lewis
Oct 2, 2011
Ralph Lewis, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, formerly of Pekin, IA, died Sunday, October 2, 2011, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, October 8th, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. The funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Interment will be in the Cedar Township...
Evelyn Bentler
Sep 30, 2011
Evelyn (Mrs. Tony) Bentler, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, September 30, 2011, at her home following a courageous battle with leukemia. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Wednesday, October 5th at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. that evening. A Christian Vigil Service will be held at 7:00...
Theresa Demeter
Sep 30, 2011
Theresa A. Demeter, 72, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Born January 11, 1939, in Manchester, IA, Theresa Ann was the daughter of A.B. and Clara (Thillen) Holtz. She graduated from West Delaware High School in 1957. On November 29, 1958, she married Joseph William Demeter in Manchester, Iowa. Joe...
Betty Hall
Sep 19, 2011
Betty Hall, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, September 19, 2011, at Arbor Court. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, September 27th, at 1:00 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bob Spilger officiating. Inurnment will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Memorials have been established to Iowa Hospice and the Fellowship Cup. Born October...
Ruth Klingensmith
Sep 13, 2011
Ruth Klingensmith, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Creston, IA died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit. Open visitation will be held on Thursday, September 15th from 12:00-6:00 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. The funeral mass will be held on Friday, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph...
Ronald Gillis
Sep 7, 2011
Ron Gillis, 71, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, as the result of injuries sustained in a semi-truck accident in Illinois. Visitation will begin after noon on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 2-5 p.m. that afternoon. A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 12th...
Lynn Kipling
Aug 29, 2011
Lynn Fentem Kipling, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, August 29, 2011 at Arbor Court. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 2, 2011, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment will be at the Forest Home Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has...
Viola Lee
Aug 20, 2011
Vi Lee, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after a short illness. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Tuesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at...
David Rose
Aug 12, 2011
David Loyd Rose, 55, of Farmington, UT, passed away at home, on August 8th, 2011, surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was loved, and will always be remembered, by his family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Visitation will begin after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 12th at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, where the...
Marie Mendenhall
Aug 8, 2011
Marie Mendenhall, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, August 08, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Visitation will begin after 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 11th at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. that evening. A private family burial will be held prior to the funeral...
Jeanette Craig
Aug 6, 2011
Jeanette A. Craig, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, August 6, 2011, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit. According to her wishes, cremation will be accorded and no public service will be held. Family services will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Friends may leave memorials and messages...
Donald Ensminger
Jul 18, 2011
Donald "Bullet" Dean Ensminger, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, IA died unexpectedly on Monday, July 18, 2011, at the Henry County Health Center. Born on December 27, 1940, in Rome, IA, Donnie was the son of Frank and Marie (Anderson) Ensminger. He attended school in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District. On September 18, 1965, he married Janet Elaine Hoover in...
Wesley Lunsford
Jul 14, 2011
Wesley Lunsford, 22, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011, at his home. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2011, from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Faith Christian Outreach Church, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July...
Dustin Knifong
Jul 3, 2011
Dustin Knifong, 31, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospital from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. The son of David LeRoy Knifong and Rhonda Sue Vaughn Tolbert, Dustin James was born on May 11, 1980, in Mt. Pleasant, IA. He attended Mt. Pleasant Community Schools prior to moving to Illinois in...
Don Sammons
Jun 28, 2011
Don O. Sammons, 68, of Salem, IA, died June 25, 2011, at the Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant, IA. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 28th, beginning after 12 noon, at the Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. Graveside service will be held at 10:30...
Jerry Romine
Jun 11, 2011
Following a heroic battle with lung cancer, Jerry Romine, 51, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at his home with his wife Chris by his side. The family will receive friends at a visitation on Saturday, June 18th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. There will be no formal services. Mr. Romine's...
