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Chuck Minarsich

Chuck Minarsich

May 21, 2010

Charles A. "Chuck" Minarsich, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, May 21, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 25th, beginning after 12:00 noon at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be...

Neal Champeau

Neal Champeau

May 21, 2010

Neal F. Champeau, 54, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, May 21, 2010, at his residence. A private family visitation will be held at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel. No formal services will be held. Mr. Champeau's body will be cremated following the visitation. Born June 10, 1955, in New Richmond, WI, Neal Francis was the son of Ervin...

Robert "Bob" Young, Jr

Robert "Bob" Young, Jr

May 13, 2010

Robert B. "Bob" Young, Jr., 74, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at his home following a brief illness. Open visitation will be held from 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 20th at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 21st at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church....

Matthew Ledbetter

Matthew Ledbetter

Apr 30, 2010

Matthew Ledbetter, 23, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, April 30, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Pittsburg, KS. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Friday, May 7th, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday evening. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:30...

Catherine Ann White

Catherine Ann White

Apr 24, 2010

Catherine A. Slobodnik White, 47, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, April 24, 2010. Visitation will begin after 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28th 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 follow at 7:00 p.m. at the Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will...

Charles Watkins

Charles Watkins

Apr 17, 2010

Charles T. Watkins, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, in the Emergency Room of the Henry County Health Center. Visitation will begin after 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20th, 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 on Wednesday,...

Donald Waterhouse

Donald Waterhouse

Apr 12, 2010

Donald C. Waterhouse, 80, of Salem, IA, died Monday, April 12, 2010, at the Donnellson Health Center. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 15th 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 1:30 p.m. at the Olson -...

Dwight Giberson

Dwight Giberson

Apr 11, 2010

Dwight L. Giberson, 75, of Hillsboro, IA, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, beginning after 12 noon at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, IA where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will...

Michael "Dawg" Pollock

Michael "Dawg" Pollock

Apr 10, 2010

Michael L. "Dawg" Pollock, 47, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 in Mt. Pleasant. A private family service will be held. Memorials may be directed to the family. The Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is in charge of arrangements. Born April 29, 1962, in Iowa City, IA, Michael Lee was the son of Sandra...

Laura Miller

Laura Miller

Mar 30, 2010

Laura Miller July 08, 1924 - March 30, 2010 Mount Pleasant, Iowa Visitation: Noon - 7 p.m. April 01, 2010 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. April 02, 2010 at Asbury United Methodist Church, Wellman Interment: April 02, 2010 at Wellman Cemetery Laura "Sara" Miller, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Visitation...

Laura "Sara" Miller

Laura "Sara" Miller

Mar 30, 2010

Laura "Sara" Miller, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Visitation will begin after 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2010, 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, April 2nd at 10:30 a.m. at the Asbury United Methodist Church...

Joy Hayward

Joy Hayward

Mar 27, 2010

Joy Hayward, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit. Visitation will be on Friday, April 2, 2010, beginning after 12 noon at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on...

Mildred Neil

Mildred Neil

Mar 27, 2010

Mildred Neil, 100, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, March 27, 2010, at her home at Sunnybrook Ashford Park. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at the First Baptist Church with Pastors Regan Stoops and David Plooster officiating. The family will greet friends at a luncheon immediately after the service. Burial will follow in...

Betty Jean Mathews

Betty Jean Mathews

Mar 22, 2010

Betty Jean Mathews, 73, of Mount Pleasant, died at 2:33 a.m. on Monday, March 22, 2010 at her home following the lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Friday, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening. A memorial service for Mrs. Mathews will...

Marion Romine

Marion Romine

Mar 16, 2010

Marion L. Romine, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Arbor Court. Mrs. Romine's body has been cremated. No visitation or memorial services are being planned at this time. Born December 8, 1925, in Rock Island, Illinois, Marion Lucille was the daughter of Clarence Raymond and Helen Leona (Brown) Jacobs. She spent her formative years in...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Mar 5, 2010

Dorothy L. Smith, 86, of the Mt. Pleasant and Salem communities, died Friday, March 5, 2010 at Arbor Court. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Monday, March 8th at Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where a rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m. The family will receive friends following the rosary until 7:00 p.m. Funeral mass will be held...

Dorothy Hansen

Dorothy Hansen

Mar 4, 2010

Dorothy "Dottie" Eloise Hansen, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, March 04, 2010, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center. Mrs. Hansen's body has been cremated. The family will receive friends from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2010, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2257 Highway 1 in Fairfield. A memorial service will follow at 3:00...

Vergel Heitmeier

Vergel Heitmeier

Feb 26, 2010

Vergel L. Heitmeier, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, February 26, 2010, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 1, 2010 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. Services will be held at...

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Feb 24, 2010

Shirley A. Henderson, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at the Banner Gardens Hospice House in Mesa, AZ. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel. A funeral services will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Interment will...

Betty White

Betty White

Feb 13, 2010

Betty White, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died Saturday, February 13, 2010, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. that evening. The Requiem Holy Eucharist will be at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, February 17,...

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