Obituaries

The family of Leota (Lee) Willey would like to invite friends and family to help celebrate her 75th birthday at an open house on June 14, 2015, at Arbor Village South, 126 W. Stonebrook Drive, in Mt. Pleasant. The celebration with be held from 2 to 4 p.m.Willey worked at Super Value for 24 years. She has three daughters, Brenda (Larry) Rich; Rhonda (James) Molter; and Joyce (Doug) Conrad; four grandchildren; and ...

DEAR ABBY: I am 32 and need advice on setting personal boundaries in my relationships. Simply put, I have a guy friend who has feelings for me that I don't have for him. We dated briefly. I broke it off, and we have continued as friends for two years.He knows I'm not interested in an intimate relationship with him. However, he has made it clear that he's in love with me, almost to the point of obsession.I feel ...

Great River Cancer Center will feature its new linear accelerator at an open house scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 7. Refreshments will be provided.Radiation treats cancer by using high-energy beams created by a linear accelerator to kill tumor cells. The beams are aimed from several angles toward the tumor. They are strongest at the point where they meet.Treatment is so precise, the most-intense beams ...

Hillsboro City Wide garage sales will be held June 5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and June 6 starting at 8 a.m. Lunch will be served in the Community Center on both days.Time is running out to reserve tickets to the Hillsboro Reunion on Aug. 1 at the Houghton Knights of Columbus Hall. To reserve tickets for $15 each, send checks to Kay Vandenberg at 1473 140th Avenue, Donnellson, Iowa 52625 by July 1, 2015.The ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law and her live-in boyfriend, "Bud," get together with us for dinner and outings. We enjoy each other's company, but over the last couple of years he has been making disparaging remarks on the subject of politics. We do not belong to the same political party, and his remarks make our blood boil.Bud knows we belong to the other party, but continues his barrage peppered with profanity. ...

Dave and Ruth Forrester are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Adam Morley, to Andrea Jean Martin.Martin is the daughter of Orie and Linda Martin, from Napanee, Ind.The wedding will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Elkhart, Ind.Morley and Martin both graduated from Bethel College in 2013. Morley is a youth pastor in Lincoln, Neb. Martin has a degree in interior design and business ...

Happy birthday!Robert Bensmiller Jamie SchadtEric HansonAidan John Kelsick Happy anniversary!Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stewart

Recognition for outstanding academic achievement has been given to Grand View University student, Nicholas Lyon, of Mt. Pleasant, for the 2015 spring semester.The students are named to the Dean's List for earning a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying at least 12 hours of classes.Grand View University, with an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students, is an independent, liberal ...

More than 1,506 undergraduate students enrolled at Western Illinois University were named to the 2015 Spring Dean's List. The total includes 234 students at WIU-Quad Cities.To receive this award, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.6 grade point average on a scale of 4.0, which equals an A in a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded courses.Students earning Dean's List honors are listed by cities and ...

Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC) will be on-hand at two upcoming blood drives in the local area.Continental-ContiTech will host a community blood drive from 2 to 4 p.m., on Wednesday, June 3, at 400 N. Goodyear Road, inside the cafeteria.To donate, please contact Joe Alliman at 319-385-6902 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5025 to locate the drive.Donors who last gave blood on or ...