Mt. Pleasant News

Sharon Jones Ewing, 67, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Fairfield, died Thursday, Aug.11, 2016, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will be held on Monday, Aug. 15, from noon until 7 p.m., at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., that evening. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m., at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Jim Luder, ...

Janet M. (Oldt) Butterfield, 64, of Allen, Texas and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Dubuque, and Geneseo, Ill., died on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at the Presbyterian Hospital, in Allen, Texas.A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, in Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Deborah J. Stowers, of First United Methodist Church, in Mt. Pleasant, will officiate. ...

Roger M. Elliott, 62, of West Point, died on Friday, July 29, 2016, at Great River Medical Center, in West Burlington.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, in Harrisburg Baptist Church, north of Bonaparte, with Rev. Mark Caston and Rev. David Glavin officiating. Burial will be in Vale Cemetery east of the church. Visitation will open at 2 p.m., on Thursday, with family present from 5 ...

Richard I. Stortz, 67, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Germanville, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Park Place Elder Living Center, in Mt. Pleasant.According to his wishes, cremation has been accorded and a memorial service will be held on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at 10 a.m., at Hope Lutheran Church, in rural Germanville, with Rev. Ryan Dexter officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.A memorial ...

Amy Alissa VanPelt, 43, of Orlando, Fla., died on July 8, 2016.Friends may call after 1 p.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at the Schmitz Funeral Home, in Donnellson, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m., that evening. A private family burial will be held at the Charleston Cemetery at a later date.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to PAWS in Ft. Madison. The Schmitz Funeral ...

Jacqueline Sue Harper Winton, 81, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Epworth Villa.Graveside inurnment will be held on Saturday, July 30, at 11 a.m., at Burge Cemetery, in rural New London. The service will be officiated by Rev. Kathleen Moore. Family will receive friends at Elliott Chapel, in New London, immediately following the service, where light refreshments will be served.Winton ...

William August ?Bill? Dittmer, 92, of Wever, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Great River Hospice House, in West Burlington.Friends may call and meet with the family from 9 to 10 a.m., on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Ft. Madison. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Rev. Mark P. Spring as ...

Karene Topp, 88, of Radcliffe, died on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Mary Greeley Medical Center, in Ames.The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Boeke Funeral Home, in Radcliffe. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. John's United Methodist Church, in Radcliffe. Burial will follow in the Sherman Township Cemetery, in rural Hubbard.Memori...

Robert L. ?Bob? Dettman, 58, of Donnellson, died on Friday, July 15, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.According to his wishes, his body has been entrusted to the Schmitz Funeral Home for cremation and a celebration of life will be held at a later date.Memorials may be made in his memory and mailed to the family at: Schmitz Funeral Homes, P.O. Box 56, Donnellson, Iowa 52625. Online condolence...

Wanda M. Herdrich, 86, of Donnellson, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital, in Ft. Madison.Friends may call after noon on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the Schmitz Funeral Home, in Donnellson, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m., that evening. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at St. Peter?s United Church of Christ, in ...

Mary P. Williams, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the Henry County Health Center, in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, located at 213 North Main Street, in Mt. Pleasant. Online condolences may be directed to kimzeyfuneralhome.com.

Robert W. Ekle, 80, of rural Farmington, died on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family.On Sunday, June 26, 2016, the family will welcome friends beginning at 1:30 p.m., at the United Methodist Church, in Farmington. A memorial service will directly follow the visitation at 3 p.m., with Rev. Michael Elrod and Rev. Dawn Butler officiating. Following the memorial service, a time of fellowship...