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November 28, 1918 - May 4, 2018Florence Inez Martin, 99, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, May 4, 2018 at New London Specialty Care.She was born November 28, 1918 in Lowell, the daughter of William Lee and Laura Veronica Thornburg Pickle, the oldest of 12 children. She attended Bethany Country School. On February 26, 1938, she married George William Martin in Mt. Pleasant. He died November 5, 2005.Florence was a ...

Emma Jane Watts, 89, of Salem passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.

March 29, 1938 - April 15, 2018John Rae Smith, 80, of Liberty, Mo., passed peacefully into eternal sleep on April 15, 2018, at his residence. Born on March 29, 1938 in Britt, Iowa, Rae was the son of Richard and Esther (O'Brien) Smith. In 1955, he graduated from Wesley High School. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force. In 1958, he was Honorably Discharged. On April 17, 1961 he married Sandra ...

A Celebration of Life for Beatrice "Bea" E. Haberman, 95, of Wayland will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Dave Schooley officiating. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Private family burial of her cremains will be at North Hill Cemetery near Wayland. Memorials may be designated to the Parkview Home in Wayland.Bea died ...

December 8, 1942 - April 26, 2018M. Joan Lance, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at New London Specialty Care after an extended illness.The funeral service for Joan Lance was at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 30 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Finley Chapel Cemetery, ...

December 15, 1923 - April 24, 2018Bernice E. Nichting, 94, of Houghton passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Henry County Health Center.She was born on December 15, 1923, at the family home, the daughter of Henry and Rose Mehmert Lampe. Bernice was united in marriage to Bernard J. Nichting on May 15, 1946, in the basement of St. John High School in Houghton; he preceded her in death on February 24, ...

Josephine B. Conner, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel.

Lawrence "Larry" Lowary, 77, of Argyle, Iowa, passed away at 4:40 p.m., Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Parkview Manor in Wellman, Iowa.Friends may call after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson. Family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson. Burial will be at ...