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Louise Stiefel
Oct 3, 2006
Louise Stiefel, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Tuesday, October 3, 2006, at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Thursday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3:00 p.m. at the...
John "Fred" Shaffner
Sep 22, 2006
John "Fred" Shaffner, 65, of Ft. Madison, IA, formerly of Salem, died Friday, September 22, 2006, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. The family will greet friends at a visitation on Monday, September 25, 2006, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the Salem Congregational Church in Salem, Iowa. A memorial service will be held on...
Jake Day
Sep 17, 2006
Jake Day, 94 of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Sunday, September 17, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Tuesday, September 19, 2006,at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening. A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday, September...
Marcia Messer
Aug 27, 2006
Marcia Messer, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2006, at her home. Visitation for Marcia will be held on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, beginning after 3:00 p.m., at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. that evening. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m., following...
Iola "Ikey" Oard
Aug 26, 2006
Iola A. "Ikey" Oard, 84, of Burlington, IA, formerly of Keokuk and Mt. Union, died Saturday, August 26, 2006, at the Solon Nursing Home, in Solon, IA, where she had lived since February of 2006. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2006, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant. Funeral...
Erna Crowl
Aug 25, 2006
Erna Crowl, 78, of rural Wayland, IA, died Friday, August 25, 2006, at her home following a lengthy illness. The family will greet friends at a visitation, which will be held at the Faith Christian Outreach Church, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday evening, August 28, 2006. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, at 10:00...
Lois Stebbins
Aug 25, 2006
Lois I. Stebbins, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, August 25, 2006, at her home. Visitation for Lois will be on Monday, August 28, 2006, beginning after 12 noon at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant, where the family will greet friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 29,...
Leora Clark
Aug 20, 2006
Leora Clark, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Sunday, August 20, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center. Visitation will begin after 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 21, 2006, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. Monday evening. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 22, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. at the...
Margaret Cantwell
Aug 14, 2006
Mary Margaret Cantwell of Mesa, Arizona, a former long time resident of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away on August 6, 2006, in Mesa, Arizona with family members at her bedside. She was 91 years of age. Mary Margaret was born January 22,1915, at Hamilton, Illinois. She was the second of three daughters born to Bertha Margaret Consbrock and Thomas Gaule....
Charlotte Davis
Aug 9, 2006
Charlotte L. Davis, 99, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Wednesday, August 9, 2006, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit. Open visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel with the Rev....
Rama Challen
Aug 5, 2006
Rama C. Challen, 87, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, August 5, 2006, at his home in Port Charlotte. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Friday, August 18, 2006, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. that evening. A memorial service will be held Saturday,...
Dr. Dale Garrels
Jul 23, 2006
Dr. Dale E. Garrels, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Sunday, July 23, 2006, at the Parkview Home in Wayland, IA. Celebration of Life Services will be held on Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. Edward R. Peterson and the Rev. Pat Youngquist officiating. Burial will...
Florence Williams
Jul 16, 2006
Florence, (Mrs. H.D.), Williams, 98 of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, July 16, 2006, at the Park Place Long Term Care Center. Friends and family are invited to an Order of the Eastern Star service which will be held Thursday, July 20, 2006, at 11:00 a.m., at the Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant, directly followed by a funeral...
Imogene Hinkle
Jul 14, 2006
Imogene Hinkle, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center. Visitation for Mrs. Hinkle will be held on Monday, July 17, beginning after 12 noon at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, IA, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will...
Harold Dahlgren
Jun 29, 2006
Harold "Hal" Dahlgren, 76, of Franklin, IA, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2006, after a brief stay at the Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson, IA. He was born on April 21, 1930, in Hamburg, IA, the son of Russell and Meta (Leckenby) Dahlgren. Hal served from 1951 - 1953 in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. At...
Lola Dodds Sainsbury
Jun 27, 2006
Lola "Babe" Dodds Sainsbury, 93,of Mt. Pleasant, IA, formerly of Hillsboro, IA, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit. Visitation for Mrs. Sainsbury will be held on Friday, June 30, beginning after 12 noon, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will greet friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m....
Garnet McChesney
Jun 24, 2006
Garnet Louise McChesney, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation for Mrs. McChesney will begin after 12 noon on Tuesday, June 27, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where the family will greet friends from 6 to 8...
Luellen Krogmeier
Jun 21, 2006
Luellen Bentler Krogmeier, 48, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died suddenly Wednesday, June 21, 2006. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 23, 2006, beginning after 12 noon, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. There will be a rosary recited at 6 p.m. that evening at the Memorial Chapel. The family will greet friends following the rosary....
Raymond Bonser
Jun 9, 2006
Raymond O. Bonser, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Friday, June 9, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation for Mr. Bonser, will begin after 12 noon on Monday, June 12, 2006, at the Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, IA, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening. Funeral...
LaVanda Beattie
Jun 2, 2006
LaVanda "Vanie" Beattie, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, June 2, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon on Monday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Monday evening. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Forest...
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