Obituaries

Lindsay Anne Fox
May 3, 2019
Lindsay Anne Fox, 26, of Bunnell, Florida and formerly of rural Salem, IA, died Friday, May 3 at her residence in Bunnell. A funeral mass for Lindsay will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Saturday, May 11 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 205 Denning St., Houghton, Iowa. Father Bruce DeRammelaere will celebrate the mass. Burial will be in...
Laura Diane Hollingsworth
Apr 30, 2019
Laura D. Hollingsworth, 54, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at her residence. The funeral service for Ms. Hollingsworth will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 10 at the Grace Community Friends Church, 1105 E. Henry Street, Mt. Pleasant. Pastors Debra Savage and Linda Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery, Mt....
Verdell Ruth Campbell
Apr 27, 2019
Verdell R. Blokzyl Campbell (nee Schendel), 79, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. There will be two services for Mrs. Campbell. The first will be the Requiem Holy Eucharist at 10 AM on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 302 E. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant....
Lola Audriene Swan
Apr 23, 2019
Lola Audriene Swan, of Mt. Pleasant passed away at her residence on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the age of 87. The Funeral Service for Mrs. Swan will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, April 29 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Burial will...
Merlyn Denver Williams
Apr 20, 2019
Merlyn D. Williams, 82 of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after suffering a stroke. The Funeral service for Mr. Williams will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 25 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers,...
Donna Sue Cisco
Apr 8, 2019
Donna Sue Cisco, 71, of rural New London, IA, died Monday, April 08, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A private family committal service will be held at the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, at a later date. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant is assisting the family with the arrangements. Those considering...
Randy Keith Cermak
Apr 8, 2019
Randall K. Cermak, 68, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 08, 2019, at his home. The funeral service for Randy Cermak will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, April 12 at the First Presbyterian Church, 902 S. Walnut St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Trey Hegar will officiate. A luncheon will be served in the church Fellowship Hall immediately following...
Brenda Sue Carver
Apr 7, 2019
Brenda Sue Carver, 63, of Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of June and the late Kenneth Carver, died Sunday, April 07, 2019 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. The funeral service for Miss Carver will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 10 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Jeff McPheron...
Robert D. Carufel
Mar 31, 2019
Robert D. "Bob" Carufel, 68, of Mesa, Arizona, died March 31, 2019, at his residence. A graveside funeral service for Mr. Carufel will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 9 at the Oakland Mills Cemetery, rural Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, will officiate. Friends may call from 1-1:45 PM on...
Nancy Claire Taylor
Mar 22, 2019
On Friday, March 22, 2019, Nancy Claire (Tipton) Taylor passed from this earthly life to her real and eternal home with the Lord. Born in Marshalltown, Iowa, to John Dale Tipton and Joanne Lois (Krampe) Tipton on October 26, 1956, she was welcomed into her Baxter, Iowa, family by her beloved sisters Christine Jane Tipton and Sally Jo (Tipton) Anderson....
Gwendolyn Louise Hawkins
Mar 19, 2019
Gwendolyn L. Hawkins, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant. The funeral service for Mrs. Hawkins will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 23 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Friends may call from 12 Noon to...
Lyle Vernon Swan
Mar 14, 2019
Lyle Vernon Swan, 98, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away at 12:00 AM on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. Lyle was born on August 4, 1920 in rural New London to Charles Oscar San and Charlotte Pearle Munshower Swan. He was the 8th of 11 children. Lyle attended Hickory Grove country schools and...
Betty Jane Parker
Feb 14, 2019
Betty Jane Parker, 91, of New London and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. There will be no funeral service Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com. Cremation has been entrusted to the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Betty Jane (Locke) Parker was born...
Delores Jean Booton
Jan 6, 2019
Delores J. Booton, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at her residence. The funeral service for Delores will be 10:00 AM on Friday, January 11 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Steve English, Pastor, First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Friends...
Michelle Margie Gray
Nov 22, 2018
Michelle M. Gray, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Harlan, IA, died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Arbor Court. There will be no services. Cremation has been entrusted to Kimzey Funeral Home. Michelle was born Nov. 3, 1954 in Rockford, IL. She graduated from high school in Peru, NY and attended Iowa Western Community College. She married Timothy E. Gray...
Charles Herbert Dyall
Nov 1, 2018
Charles H. Dyall, Jr., 101, of Florissant, MO and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, November 1, 2018 at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, MO. The funeral service for Mr. Dyall will be at 3:30pm on Saturday, November 24th at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, IA. The Reverend Deborah K. Stowers, Senior Pastor, First...
Charles Clinton Bennett
Oct 15, 2018
Charles C. "Chuck" Bennett, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, IA and formerly of Helena, MT, died Monday, October 15, 2018 at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant. A Funeral Service for Chuck Bennett is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Monday, October, 29, 2018 at the Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 3750 N. Montana Ave., Helena, MT. Burial with Military Honors will follow the...
Evelyn Irene Beavers
Oct 3, 2018
Evelyn I. Beavers, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, October 03, 2018 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral procession will leave Kimzey Funeral Home at 12:45 PM on Sat., Oct. 6 for a graveside funeral service at 1:00 PM at the Forest Home Cemetery, where interment will take place. Friends may call from 2-8 PM on...
C. Clinton Rila
Oct 2, 2018
Dr. C. Clinton "Clint" Rila', 90, of Mt. Pleasant, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry of Iowa Wesleyan University, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant. Dr. Rila has donated his body to the University of Iowa Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, October 27...
Rebecca Ann Krause
Sep 30, 2018
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Krause, 43, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City from complications of a stroke. A memorial funeral service for Becky Krause will be held at 11:00 AM on Fri., October 5 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend...
