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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...
Richard Peterman
Jun 7, 2011
Richard Darrell Peterman, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the St. Vincent Carmel Hospital in Carmel, IN. Open visitation will be held Friday, June 10th from 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. The family will not be present on Friday. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:00 - 11:00...
Rhonda Benge - Newquist
May 28, 2011
Rhonda M. Benge-Newquist, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at the Henry County Health Center. Visitation will begin after 12 noon, on Tuesday, May 31st, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, of Mt. Pleasant, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., that evening. Funeral services will be held at 10:30...
Virginia Elmore
May 19, 2011
Virginia Elmore, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 in the emergency room at Henry County Health Center. Visitation will be held Friday, May 20, 2011 beginning after 1 p.m. at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant where the family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will...
Robert Hill
May 17, 2011
Robert (Bob) Hill, 60, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. A visitation will be held on Friday May 20, 2011 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant where the family will receive friends. A military memorial service will follow at 11:00...
Carolyn Irla-Wandling
May 12, 2011
Carolyn Jo Irla-Wandling, 61, Mt. Pleasant, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 12, 2011 at her home surrounded by family and friends. The body has been cremated as per her wishes. There will be no visitation or memorial service. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Born December 9, 1949 in Iowa City, Carolyn was the daughter of Joe...
Doris Combs
May 1, 2011
Doris V. Combs, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Sunday, May 01, 2011, at the Henry County Health Center. Visitation will begin after 12 noon on Thursday, May 5th, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, of Mt. Pleasant, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., on...
Dale Wehrle
Apr 18, 2011
Dale Wehrle, 89, of Salem, IA, died Monday, April 18, 2011, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Visitation will begin after noon on Thursday, April 21, 2011, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at...
Gwen Lauer
Apr 17, 2011
Gwen M. Lauer, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Sunday, April 17, 2011, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no visitation. Private family graveside services will be held at the Forest Home Chapel, with Pastor Bryan Katchay officiating, followed by inurnment at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials have been established...
Mary Richenberger
Apr 11, 2011
Mary M. Richenberger, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 11, 2011, at Pleasant Manor Care Center. Open visitation will be held beginning at 12 noon until 7 p.m., on Wednesday, April 13th, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant. At 5 p.m. that evening a rosary will be recited at the Memorial Chapel. A funeral mass...
Howard Clark
Apr 4, 2011
Howard W. Clark, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, April 04, 2011, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 6, beginning after 12 noon, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be...
Eden Reyes Arentsen
Mar 24, 2011
Eden Reyes Arentsen, 77, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died Thursday, March 24, 2011. Visitation will begin after 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 31st at the Gathering Center of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. A funeral mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mrs. Arentsen's body will be cremated following the mass. The Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel...
Rita Miller
Feb 22, 2011
Rita J. Miller, 63, of Fruitland, IA, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Monday, February 28, 2011, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00- 7:00 p.m. that evening. A memorial service will be...
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