Mt. Pleasant News

Joan Stevens, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center.A visitation will be held from 12 noon to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2015, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18th at the First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Deborah ...

Edward A. ?Ed? Kiesey, 67, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Golden, Colo., while visiting family.A memorial funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2015, at the Faith Lutheran Church, 910 East Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Michael R. Scudder will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, ...

James H. "Jim" Merschman, 80, of West Point, died Tuesday April 7, 2015, at the West Point Care Center.Funeral services are pending at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point.

Darrell J. Wolfe, Jr., 93, of Middletown, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m,. Saturday at Elliott Chapel, New London with Patriot Lodge #605 of Burlington presenting a public Masonic service. Military rites will be conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard. According to his wishes, his body has been cremated and inurnment will ...

Garry Wayne Seyb, Sr., 67, of Donnellson, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015.Friends may call after 1 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2015, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening at the funeral home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 4 at the New Testament Christian Church in Keokuk, with Rev. Bill Hauser officiating. Burial will be ...

Ray L. Leitch, Sr., 82, of Danville, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at his home in Danville.A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2015, at Elliott Chapel, New London. Rev. Aimee Goldmeyer will officiate. According to his wishes, his body has been cremated and inurnment will be held at a later date. Visitation will begin after 9 a.m. Friday at the Chapel, with the family greeting friends from ...

Lt. Col. Jacob E. ?Bud? Iles, 79, of St. Augustine, Fl, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died May 23, 2014 at his residence.Services were Friday, May 30, 2014 at the First Conservative Baptist Church. Burial was in the Jacksonville, National Cemetery with Military Honors. The Craig Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.Jacob Everett ?Bud? Iles was born September 2, 1934 in Mt. Pleasant. He was the son ...

Erma M. DeRosear, 94, of Sunnybrook in Ft. Madison, formerly of Donnellson, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital.Friends may call after 1 p.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening at the funeral home. A private family graveside service will be held at Tuesday, March 30, 2015, at the ...

Norma B. Sandburg, 85, of Washington, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the McCreedy Home in Washington.Funeral services have been set for 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Rev. Kelly Allard officiating. Burial will follow at the Swedesburg Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday afternoon at the Funeral Home.

Raymond ?Keith? Smith, 89, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant with his grand-daughter Machelle at his side.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant with Pastor Jim Luder officiating. Burial will be held in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. The family will receive friends on ...

Benjamin ?Ben? Moore, 58, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died unexpectedly in the Emergency Room of the Henry County Health Center on Thursday, February 26, 2015.A visitation will be held, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, from 12 noon to 7 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with the family receiving friends from 4-7 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 at the Calvary Baptist Church ...

John ?Jack? Batty, 73, of Charles City, formerly Rockford, died Monday, February 16, 2015, at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.According to his wishes, he has been cremated. Private family services will be held at a later date.John ?Jack? Thomas Batty, the son of T. Edw. and Frances (Munshower) Batty, was born July 9, 1941. He attended school in Rockford, graduating from Rockford High ...