Obituaries

Gary Lee Wiegel
May 12, 2021
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...
Vicki Marie Ritz
May 8, 2021
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....
Cheryl Lee (Holmes) Johnson
Apr 26, 2021
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...
Winifred Kim (Kimler) Evans
Apr 17, 2021
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...
Peter Brent Salzman
Apr 14, 2021
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,...
Thelma Sue Helton
Apr 13, 2021
Thelma Sue Helton, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Arizona and California, died Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at her residence in Mt. Pleasant.
Private family services will be held at a later date in Arizona. There will be no local visitation or memorial service. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, is assisting...
Joyce Ann (Harney) Voss
Apr 3, 2021
Joyce A. Voss, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 3, 2021 at the Sarasota Hospice House in Sarasota, FL.
The funeral service for Joyce will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, April 14 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend David Bracht-Wagner, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church...
Vicki Irene (Gray) Haines
Mar 10, 2021
Vicki Irene Haines, 71, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of California, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at her residence in Mt. Pleasant.
There will be no services locally. Online condolences may be left at www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com
Ms. Haines, the former Vicki Irene Gray was born, June 25, 1949 in Glendale, California. She was the daughter of...
Sylvia Pauline (Wilson) Ingwersen
Mar 7, 2021
Sylvia P. Ingwersen, 63, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, March 7, 2021 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA
A memorial funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, March 10 at the Calvary Baptist Church, 801 E. Mapleleaf Dr., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Zach Fischer will officiate. Open visitation will be...
Laura May (Kelly) Beattie
Feb 27, 2021
Laura M. Beattie, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Services for Mrs. Beattie will be Wednesday, March 3 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The service will begin with an Order of the Eastern Star Service at...
Hunter Lloyd Blackmon
Feb 20, 2021
H. Lloyd Blackmon, 66, of Mt. Pleasant, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 20, 2021 in the Henry County Health Center Emergency Room in Mt. Pleasant.
The funeral service for Mr. Blackmon will be 10:30 AM on Friday, February 26 at the Wellspring Evangelical Free Church, 2501 S. Grand Ave., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Tye Male will officiate....
William Eli King
Feb 16, 2021
The memorial service for Bill King will be 11AM Saturday, September 11 at the Salem Friends Church, Salem, IA. Pastor Debra Savage will officiate. Burial will be in the Salem South Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Navy Funeral Honors Detail and the Henry County Honor Guard. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com. The Kimzey Funeral Home,...
William Eli King
Feb 16, 2021
Mr. William E. King, 92, of Largo, FL, beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, died February 16, 2021 at St. Petersburg General Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Born in a house on "the Salem curve" in Salem, Iowa on July 2nd, 1928, he was the son of Marion "Pat" King and Gladys (White) King. Bill was preceded in death...
Frieda Inga (Mock) Tolander
Feb 8, 2021
Frieda I. Tolander, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, February 8, 2021 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.
A family graveside memorial service will be held at a later date at the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home, which is caring for Frieda's family. Online condolences may...
Johanna Esther (Raab) Pidgeon
Jan 30, 2021
Johanna Esther Pidgeon, 89, of Salem, died Friday, January 30, 2021, at New London Specialty Care in New London, Iowa. Family and friends may call from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Due to COVID restrictions, the family will not be present. The immediate family will have...
Richard Henry Wonderlich
Jan 13, 2021
Richard "Dick" Wonderlich, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant.
A Memorial Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 18 at the Mt. Pleasant Masonic Temple, 206 N. Main, Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church will officiate....
Franklin "Frank" Earl Ostby
Dec 17, 2020
A Facebook livestreamed visitation will be held for Franklin E. "Frank" Ostby, 78, of Winfield from 10:00am till 10:30am on Tuesday, December 22 from the Kimzey Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. (https://www.facebook.com/KimzeyFuneralHome) Due to COVID, a family only funeral service will also be livestreamed on the Kimzey Funeral Facebook page at 11am Tuesday. Please see separate links to each...
Rosemary (Scarff) Smith
Dec 11, 2020
Rosemary "Rose" Smith, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 11, 2020 at the New London Specialty Care Center. She was born on July 14, 1941 in Henry County to Merle Otto and Mary Marie (Todd) Scarff and had since been a lifelong resident.
Roses' education started in Montgomery rural school near Trenton, Iowa and finished in the...
Brenda Diane (Lamb) Hand
Dec 6, 2020
Brenda D. Hand, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at her residence.
A funeral procession will leave the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant at 12:30 PM on Saturday, December 12 and will travel to the Salem East Cemetery, Salem, IA, for a graveside service for Mrs. Hand at 1 PM. ...
Jerry Eugene Wells
Dec 1, 2020
Jerry E. Wells, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.
A funeral mass for Mr. Wells will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, December 9 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 S. Jackson St., Mt. Pleasant. Father Paul Connolly will celebrate the mass. Burial will...
