Obituaries

Francis Eli Frank
Jan 25, 2018
Francis E. "Frank" Coffen, 74, of Mt. Union and formerly of Fort Madison, died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Mt. Union United Methodist Church. The Reverend Randy Moser will officiate. A committal service will precede...
Richard Lee Simmons
Jan 14, 2018
Richard Lee Simmons, Jr. 54, of Monmouth, IL and formerly of the Mt. Pleasant, IA, area, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the OSF/St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, IL. A celebration of life will be held from 2-4 PM on Friday, January 19 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be at a later...
Mansel Eldon Beavers
Jan 13, 2018
Mansel E. Beavers, 91, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A procession will leave the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant at 12:45 PM Thursday, January 18 for a graveside funeral service to be held at 1:00 PM at the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. The...
Karen Esther Messer
Jan 3, 2018
Karen E. Messer, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, January 03, 2018 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Karen Messer will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, January 8, 2018 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church will...
Doris Lucille Brent
Dec 22, 2017
Doris L. Brent, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, died peacefully Friday, December 22, 2017 at her residence. The funeral service for Doris Brent will be 10:30 AM Friday, December 29 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers, Senior Pastor and Pastor Luann Benge will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest...
Robert Charles Guthrie
Dec 15, 2017
Robert Charles "Bob" Guthrie, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Services are 10:30 AM Tuesday, December 19 at the Faith Christian Outreach Church, 1302 E. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Monte Knudsen will officiate. Burial will the in the Overman Cemetery, Atalissa, IA. The family will...
Melissa Dawn Welcher-Fiedler
Dec 8, 2017
Melissa D. Welcher-Fiedler, 47, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, December 8, 2017 at her residence. A funeral service for Melissa will be held at 1:30 PM on Wed., Dec. 13 at the Wellspring Evangelical Free Church, 2501 S. Grand Ave., Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Jim Ervin will officiate. Burial will be in the Blakeway Cemetery, rural Danville. Friends may call...
Dean Elliott Lamm
Nov 28, 2017
Dean E. Lamm, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Tidewater Hospice in Port Charlotte, FL. A memorial funeral service for Dean Lamm will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 21 at the Oakland Mills Community Church, 1530 Oakland Mills Road, rural Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Rick Moorman will officiate. Burial will be...
Doris Kathleen Roland
Nov 25, 2017
Doris K. Roland, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Burlington and Fairfield, died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. A graveside memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 16 at the Packwood Cemetery, Packwood, Iowa. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church will officiate. The Kimzey...
Zola M. Hunsaker
Nov 23, 2017
Zola M. (Mrs. Clyde) Hunsaker, 101, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Mrs. Hunsaker will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 25, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Rev. Dan Buck will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home...
Gary Wayne Brown
Oct 30, 2017
Gary W. Brown, 68, of Mediapolis and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, October 30, 2017. A funeral service for Gary Brown will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, November 4, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend David R. Plooster, Great River Health Systems Chaplain, will officiate....
Marvin Joseph Ruby
Oct 24, 2017
Marvin J. Ruby, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at his residence. A funeral procession will form at 9:45 AM on Mon., Oct. 30 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, to proceed for a graveside funeral service at 10:00 AM at the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Michael R. Scudder,...
William Robert Streeter
Sep 30, 2017
William R. "Bill" Streeter, 54, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, September 30, 2017 at his residence. A celebration of Bill's life will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, October 7 at Waterworks Park near Oakland Mills, rural Mt. Pleasant, IA. Friends and family attending are asked to bring a dish and memories of Bill to share. The Kimzey Funeral...
Dwight Edward Messer
Sep 28, 2017
Dwight E. Messer, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, died late Thursday evening, September 28, 2017 at his residence. A funeral service for Dwight Messer will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Carrie Duncan will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may call 1...
M. June Sheets
Sep 24, 2017
June Sheets, 98, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. The Requiem Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 10AM on Thursday, September 28 at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 202 E. Washington Street, Mt. Pleasant. Father Kenneth Messer will preside. Interment will be at 3:30 PM on Thursday at the Union...
Margaret Louise Rehwoldt
Sep 2, 2017
Margaret L. Rehwoldt, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, September 02, 2017 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. The funeral service for Mrs. Rehwoldt will be at 1:30 PM on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Faith Lutheran Church, 910 E. Mapleleaf Dr. in Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Michael R. Scudder, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in...
Pauline Lucille Spraker
Sep 1, 2017
Pauline L. Spraker, 99, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, September 1, 2017 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 6 PM on Friday, September 8 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The family will be present to receive friends from 9AM until the time of the...
Gerald F "Toby" Shanahan
Aug 19, 2017
Gerald F. "Toby" Shanahan, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral mass for Toby Shanahan will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Wed., Aug. 23 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 S. Jackson St., Mt. Pleasant. Father Paul Connolly will celebrate the mass. Cremation will be accorded following the mass,...
C.J. Wright
Jul 21, 2017
C.J. Wright, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, July 21, 2017 at his residence. A funeral service for CJ Wright will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, July 28, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Rev. Paul Miller, Pastor, Bible Missionary Church of Mt. Pleasant, will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant...
Esta Mae Ferguson
Jun 17, 2017
Esta Mae Ferguson, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, June 17, 2017 at the Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson. A funeral service for Esta Ferguson will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 24 at the Rome Baptist Church, Rome, IA. Pastor Guy Sammons will officiate. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery, rural Rome. Friends may call...
