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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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