Obituaries

Bernice Jennings, of Mt. Pleasant, will be honored with an open house in celebration of her 90th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 16.The open house will be hosted by her daughters, and will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., at 308 North Adams Street. Birthday cards and well-wishes may also be sent to her at 308 North Adams Street, Apartment 205, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641.

MT. PLEASANT - The Henry County Health Center Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department's support group will hold a "Lunch and Learn" on Friday, Aug. 14, at noon, in Classroom A-1 at Henry County Health Center. Please enter on the North side of the health center through the Rehabilitation Services entrance.Jennifer Vantiger, RRT, will speak on COPD.The goal of the support group is to improve the quality of life ...

Several local University of Iowa students from Henry County have been named to the President's List for the spring 2015 semester.These students include:-Angelina Baccam, of Mt. Pleasant-Alora Kraus, of Mt. Pleasant-Emily Johnson, of Olds-Brooke Jennings, of WinfieldThe President's List was established in the fall of 1983 to recognize academic excellence. In order to be included on the list, a student must ...

DEAR ABBY: A trusted and beloved family member who takes care of my cats - and therefore has a key to my house - has been stealing things like cleaning supplies, knickknacks, family pictures, etc. Most of them have little monetary value. But imagine my surprise when I spotted some of my missing seashell collection in her fish tank!Naturally, I can't accuse her of taking things like seashells that anyone can pick ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm in my early 50s, disabled and live with my elderly mother. Between the ages of eight and 11, I was sexually abused by my adoptive father. My mother finally caught him in the act, but the next day they acted like nothing had happened. He never did it again, and it was never spoken about, ever.I have read about women who caught their husbands abusing their children and kicked them out, pressed ...

John replied, ?God in heaven appoints each person?s work.? - John 3:27There is so much that goes on in the church today that is being done without God?s hand on it. We do things because no one else will do them. We do things because they catch our interest. We do things because we want others to notice. We do things to make ourselves feel productive and good.But, how many of us do things because we know God has ...

Richard H. Wick, of Mt. Pleasant, but formerly of Mt. Union, will celebrate his 95th birthday with an open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., on July 19, at Arbor Village South, 126 West Stonebrook Drive, in Mt. Pleasant.All friends and family are invited to attend and are asked to refrain from bringing gifts.Wick was born on July 23, 1920, at Canaan Center Farm, near Mt. Union. He married the late Edna Schnicker in ...

Henry County Health Center will host a community blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Friday, July 17, at 407 S. White St., inside the Health Education Center.To donate, please contact the Blood Center at 800-747-5401 ext. 1281 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 1851 to locate the drive.Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodc...

Henry County Health Center invites all individuals with a chronic disease to join us for a free program "Coffee with Laura" on Thursday, July 16, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. This will be held in the Diabetes Education Center, located in Suite 24 at HCHC.Join Laura Williams, RN, CDE, CCP, CNHP, for a social hour, coffee and a discussion on the topic of "Summer Heat and Diabetes".The self-care group is offered for ...

Henry County Health Center invites all individuals with a chronic disease to join us for a free program "Coffee with Laura" on Thursday, July 16, from 8:30 to 9:30 am. This will be held in the Diabetes Education Center, located in Suite 24 at HCHC.Join Laura Williams, RN, CDE, CCP, CNHP, for a social hour, coffee and a discussion on the topic of "Summer Heat and Diabetes".The self-care group is offered for ...