Obituaries

Virginia (Ginny) Faye Olson, age 85 of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday November 17, 2015 at Sunnybrook Assisted Living in Mt. Pleasant. The daughter of Victor and Mattie (Lute) Olson, she was born March 8, 1930 at Mt. Pleasant. A graduate of the Olds High School, class of 1948, she went on to graduate from the University of Northern Iowa in 1952. She taught school in Cedar Rapids then attended the University of ...

Rosanna T. ?Rosie? Schinstock, 85, of Houghton, died on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at the West Point Care Center.Friends may call after 2:30 p.m., on Thursday, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, in Houghton, where there will be a Rosary recited at 3 p.m., and a Christian wake service at 7 p.m. The family will meet with friends from 5 until 7 p.m., at the church. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ...

Willis J. "Bill" Conrad, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Crawfordsville, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at the Henry County Health Center.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at the United Church of Crawfordsville, with the Rev. Jo Hoover officiating. Burial will be in the Center Cemetery east of Wayland. Visitation begins at noon on Friday at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where a

Willis J. ?Bill? Conrad, 88, of Park Place Care Center in Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Crawfordsville, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at the Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at the United Church of Crawfordsville, with the Rev. Jo Hoover officiating. Burial will follow at the Center Cemetery east of Wayland. Visitation will begin at noon Friday, March 16, at

KALONA - Ruth Lavanda Litwiller, 90, of Kalona, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lenghty illness.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell, with the Rev. David Boshart officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and

Goldie E. Cox, 82, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday morning, March 14, 2001, at Meadow Lawn Nursing Care Center in Davenport.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, in the chapel of Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. David Plooster of the First Baptist Church officiating. Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. There

Roger Julius Swanson, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City.Cremation has been accorded. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at 2 p.m., at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev. Mark Youngquist officiating. Visitation will be from 1 until service time.Memorials have been established for the Swedesbur...

Ruth L. Litwiller, 90, of Kalona, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a brief illness. Survivors include Cal and Rachel Litwiller of Mt. Pleasant. Arrangements are pending at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Kalona.

Willis J. Conrad, 88, of Park Place Care Center in Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday March 14, 2001, at the Henry County Health Center. Arrangements are pending at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield.

Pauline Coder, 79, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Feb. 18, 2001.      Graveside services will be held in Iowa at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, Ariz. 85014-5656.