Mattie Lou DeWitt, 71, of Keokuk, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.             A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, June 18 at Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.             Friends may call to sign the register from 10 AM – 5 PM on Thursday at the Kimzey Funeral Home. Memorials may...

Richard “Cracker” Ritz, 62, of New London, died Sunday, June 6, 2021 at his daughter’s residence in Oskaloosa.             A private family burial service will be held at Lambirth Cemetery, rural Mt. Pleasant. A Celebration of Life for Richard will be held from 2-6 PM on Saturday, June 12 at the New London Community Center.             Memorials may be directed to...

  June I. Carver, 85, of rural Wayland, died Sunday, May 30, 2021.              A funeral service for Mrs. Carver will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, June 6, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Chaplain Gordon Hawkins of Every Step Hospice will officiate. Burial will be in the Lambirth Cemetery, rural Mt. Pleasant. Open visitation will be from 12 Noon – 6 PM on Saturday at the funeral...

Mary Ann Freeland, 79, of Mount Pleasant, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Park Place Elder Living.             A family graveside service for Mary Ann will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 5 at Saint Alphonsus Cemetery, Mount Pleasant. Father Dominick McManus of Des Moines, IA, will officiate. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 8 PM on Friday, June 4 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mount Pleasant. The family will...

Waunita W. Hobbie, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.             Born July 5, 1925 in the Burlington Hospital, Burlington, IA, she was the only child of Otto H. and Fredericka (Wick) Hobbie.              Waunita grew up on the family farm in Canaan Township. She walked a mile to Center School, a one-room...

Gary L. Wiegel, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.               A memorial funeral service for Mr. Wiegel will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, May 17 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend David Bracht-Wagner, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 7 PM on Sunday at the Kimzey Funeral Home,...

  Vicki Marie Ritz, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant.             A funeral service for Vicki will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, May 15 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery, rural Rome, IA. Friends may call from 12 Noon -7 PM on Friday at the funeral home. The family will be present to receive friends from 9:30...

Cheryl Lee Johnson, 63, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 26, 2021 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. A graveside memorial service for Cheryl will be held at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend David Bracht-Wagner, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home, which is caring for Cheryl’s family. Online condolences may be...

Winifred Kimler “Kim” Evans, 91, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 17, 2021 at her residence. A memorial funeral service for Kim Evans will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. David Bracht-Wagner, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church and the Rev. Gary Van Nyhuis, Associate Pastor, Faith Christian Outreach Church will officiate. Her final resting place will be in the Atlantic...

Peter B. Salzman, 83, of rural Wayland, IA, was found at his residence on Thursday, April 15, 2021 to have passed away the previous day. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date at the Salzman Family Plot at Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, is assisting Pete’s family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com. Peter Brent Salzman was born October 25, 1937 in Mt....