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Jordan Kruse

Jordan Kruse

Apr 15, 2006

Jordan Kruse, 22, of rural Houghton, IA, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Visitation will begin after 12 noon on Tuesday, April 18, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, IA, where the family will greet friends beginning at 5:00 p.m. A prayer service will be held...

Maurice Millard

Maurice Millard

Mar 26, 2006

Maurice Dean Millard, 74 of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at the Henry County Health Center. Visitation will begin after 12 noon, on Wednesday, March 29, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be on Thursday, March 30, at 10 a.m., at the...

John Stephens

John Stephens

Mar 13, 2006

John A. Stephens, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, March 13, 2006, at the Parkview Care Center in Fairfield. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will then be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Edward R. Peterson officiating. Burial...

Milton "Fuzz" Roederer

Milton "Fuzz" Roederer

Mar 11, 2006

Milton "Fuzz" Roederer, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, IA died Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Monday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where a rosary will be recited by the Knights of Columbus at 6:00 p.m. Monday evening. The family will receive friends following the rosary service. Funeral...

Marjorie Graber

Marjorie Graber

Mar 11, 2006

Marjorie Helen Graber, 82 of Wayland, IA, died Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Born November 25, 1923, in Henry County, IA, Marjorie was the daughter of Howard P. and Bessie Scarff Watts. She was a 1941 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School. Prior to her marriage she was employed at the Henry County Savings Bank....

Martha Harshbarger

Martha Harshbarger

Mar 3, 2006

Martha Ann Harshbarger, 60, of Olathe, KS, formerly of Salem, IA, died Friday, March 3, 2006, at the Hutchinson Hospital in Hutchinson, KS. Born August 19, 1945, in Mt. Pleasant, IA, she was the daughter of Robert and Esther Waldemeier Frary. She was a 1963 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School. On September 4, 1965, she married James F. Harshbarger...

Geraldine Smith

Geraldine Smith

Feb 28, 2006

Geraldine L. Smith, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Tuesday, February 28, 2006, of heart failure. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Friday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 4, at 11:00 a.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Jeff...

Minnie Peterson

Minnie Peterson

Feb 20, 2006

Minnie Peterson, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, formerly of Wayland, IA, died Monday, February 20, 2006, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant, Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Wednesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held at 10:30...

Maci Wallace

Maci Wallace

Feb 6, 2006

Maci Kay Wallace, daughter of Jeff and Kelly (Detrick) Wallace, was stillborn on Monday, February 6, 2006, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. A private family graveside service was held at the Lambirth Cemetery with Pastor Mike Johnson of the Open Bible Church officiating. Survivors include her parents of Mt. Pleasant, IA; twin brothers Jacob and...

Robert Norris

Robert Norris

Feb 4, 2006

Robert L. Norris, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, died peacefully Jan. 29, 2006, at his home. After a private family burial, a visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa or the Mt. Pleasant Public Library....

Kathryn Willert

Kathryn Willert

Jan 30, 2006

Kathryn Willert, 52, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, January 30, 2006, at her home following a lengthy illness. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Thursday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 Mapleleaf Drive, in Mt. Pleasant, IA, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening. A Worship Service will be held...

Donald Wayne Mills

Donald Wayne Mills

Jan 28, 2006

Donald Wayne Mills, 67, of rural Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died Saturday, January 28, 2006, at his home. Visitation for Donald Wayne will be held on Tuesday, January 31, beginning after 2:00 p.m., at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, at...

Steve "Frog" Farnsworth

Steve "Frog" Farnsworth

Jan 27, 2006

Steve "Frog" Farnsworth, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died unexpectedly Friday, January 27, 2006, in the Emergency Room of the Henry County Health Center. Visitation for Steve will be held on Monday, January 30, beginning after 12 noon, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. that...

Eunice Shappell Knight

Eunice Shappell Knight

Jan 24, 2006

Eunice Shappell Knight, 72, of Burlington, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at the Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL. Open visitation will be held Friday, May 5, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where friends may sign the register and leave cards and memorials. There...

Marlene Drummond

Marlene Drummond

Jan 16, 2006

Marlene Drummond, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, January 16, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Thursday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Wayland Mennonite Church in...

Eunice Watt

Eunice Watt

Jan 15, 2006

Eunice (Dickerson) Watt, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, formerly of Lamoni, IA, died Sunday, January 15, 2006, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Wednesday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be...

Luetta Arbige

Luetta Arbige

Jan 1, 2001

Luetta J. Arbige, 65, of West Burlington, IA, formerly of the Salem and Mt. Pleasant areas, died at her home in West Burlington. Ms. Arbiges body will be cremated according to her wishes. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. The Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is assisting with the arrangements. Born...

Paul Stafford

Paul Stafford

Jan 1, 2001

Paul E. Stafford, 67, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died at his home. Cremation has been accorded. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. On-line condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com. Born November 8, 1947, in Mt. Pleasant, IA, Paul Edward was the son of Glen Harold and Hattie Pearl Brown Stafford....

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