Mt. Pleasant News

Beulah ?Joan? Vasquez, 87, of Portaville, Calif., died on Jan. 29, 2017.According to her wishes, she will be cremated. Burial will be held at a later date.Vasquez was born on Oct. 16, 1929, the daughter of Roy and Othel Nau.She retired from Goodyear.Vasquez is survived by a daughter, Vickie Ridgeway; two sons, Randy and Gary Riley; and two sisters, Blondie Gholson and Debbie Cooksey.She was preceded in death ...

Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) is embarking on a new adventure this February with a brand new program, ?Just Desserts: A Valentine Variety Show and Gift Auction?.This production will be held on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in the IWU Chapel Auditorium at 7 p.m.The show will feature the talents of Iowa Wesleyan students, Concert Choir, Broad Street Connection, the Jazz Combo and Big Band, in addition to the Mt. ...

Allan Duane Strawhacker, 74, of Newark, Del., and formerly of New London, died on Jan. 28, 2017, at Christiana Hospital, in Wilmington, Del.A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday afternoon at Wyndham, The Alumnae House of Bryn Mawr College, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. A memorial service will be held at Elliott Chapel, in New London, at a later date.A memorial has been established for technology at H.J. Nugen Public ...

Desiree Osier and Brandon Schmitter, of Batavia, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Meadow Aleah Schmitter, on Jan. 24, 2017, at Henry County Health Center.She weighed five pounds, 14 ounces, and was 18-inches long at birth.She was welcomed home by her siblings, Chasity, Sophia and Kenzie Schmitter.

Lloyd A. Orr, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at Park Place Elder Living.Visitation will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, from noon until 6 p.m., at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, of Mt. Pleasant. Military rites will be accorded at 3 p.m., by the Henry County Honor Guard, after which the family will greet friends until 5 p.m., that afternoon. Following visitation, cremation will be ...

Marilyn Ann Walljasper, 76, of West Point, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at the West Point Care Center.The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Jan. 25, 2017, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, in West Point with Rev. Bruce DeRammelaere as Celebrant. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery at West Point. A luncheon will follow at the West Point American Legion.Friends may ...

Debra Ann McCall Richart, 63, of New London, died on Jan. 18, 2017, at Great River Hospice House, in West Burlington.The funeral service for Richart will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 23, at the New London Christian Church. Rev. Rod Cooper and Rev. Nathan Cooper will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, Jan. 22, at the church from 3 to 6 p.m. According to her wishes, immediately ...

Mary Lea (Switzer) Gooden, 68, of Milton, died on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, at Good Samaritan?s Hospice, in Ottumwa.In accordance with her wishes, her body has been cremated. A celebration of life and luncheon will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at noon, at the Milton American Legion Building, in Milton.In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Gooden?s honor and may be left at the service, or ...

Billie R. Davis, 53, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his home.Visitation will begin after noon on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., that evening. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Following the service, ...

Anora Louise Posivenko died on Jan. 6, 2017.A memorial service for Posivenko was held on Jan. 13, 2017, in Carrollton, Ga.Posivenko was born on June 24, 2016, the daughter of Alex Posivenko and Shelly Wolf Posivenko in Carrollton.Posivenko is survived by her father, Alex; two brothers, Adrian and Garrett; and her grandparents, Bob and Cathy Wolf, of Wayland, and Anatoli and Anna Posivenko, of Omsk, Russia.She ...

Madia Jeffery, 74, of Cedar Rapids, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at St. Luke?s Living Center East, in Cedar Rapids.Visitation will begin after noon on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., that evening. Burial will be at a later date in the Forest Home Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be ...

Michael Kevin Heitmeier, 50, of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away on January 4th, 2017, at 12:31 a.m., at Bay Front Medical Center Hospice, due to battling a lengthy fight against cancer.Mike was born on February 16th, 1966. He was the son of Larry D. Sr. and Janice J. (Jackson) Heitmeier.He attended school at Winfield/Mt. Union. He later moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he resided his entire adult ...