Obituaries

James Robert Kitch
May 18, 2014
James R. "Jim" Kitch, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Jim Kitch will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 21 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Burial...
Mildred Elva Bossler
May 10, 2014
Mildred E. Bossler, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, IA and formerly of Keokuk and Nauvoo, IL, died Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation or formal funeral service. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, is assisting...
Vivian Lucile Saint
Apr 26, 2014
Vivian L. Saint, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, IA and formerly of Keokuk, IA and Wichita, KS, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. A memorial service for Mrs. Saint will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in the Chapel of the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St.,...
Gary Edward Caldwell
Apr 22, 2014
The Reverend Gary E. Caldwell, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant The Requiem Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 6 at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 202 East Washington Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Right Reverend Alan Scarfe, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa and the Reverend...
Beverly Ann Allen
Apr 16, 2014
Beverly A. Allen, 75, of Iowa City, and formerly of Lamoni and Fairfield, IA, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City from cancer. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at the New Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, IA. There will no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St.,...
Donald Edward Young
Mar 15, 2014
The following life history was prepared by Don on the occasion of his receiving The 2013 Community Service Award - James Harlan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The last paragraph is added. Donald E. Young was born October 8, 1928 in Keokuk, Iowa, the only child of William A. and Mary Hill Young. His father managed a lumber yard....
George Alan Meth
Mar 2, 2014
George A. Meth, 64, of Swedesburg, IA, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Meth has donated his body to the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. A memorial service with military honors will be held at a later date. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount...
Allen Rich
Feb 11, 2014
Allen Rich, Jr., 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A funeral service for Allen Rich will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, February 17 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers, Sr. Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be...
Marlene Conrad Garretson
Feb 8, 2014
Marlene C. Garretson, 59, of Salem, IA, died Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral mass for Marlene will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Tue., Feb. 11 at St. John's Catholic Church in Houghton. The Reverend Bruce DeRammelaere will celebrate the mass. Burial will be in the Salem East Cemetery. Friends...
Lorain E. Ahrens
Feb 5, 2014
Lorain E. Ahrens, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Elkader and Volga, IA died Wednesday, February 05, 2014 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. Her body has been donated to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology for medical research. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date at the East...
Sarah Alice Alber
Jan 22, 2014
Sarah A. Alber, 85, of rural Wayland, IA died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at her residence. A funeral service for Sarah will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, January 25 at the Forest Home Cemetery Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Richard Iles, Pastor, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Waukon, IA., will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest...
James Eugene Jennings
Jan 19, 2014
James E. "Jim" Jennings, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at his winter home in Donna, Texas. A funeral service for Jim will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, January 27 at the First Baptist Church, 100 E. Webster Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverends Jim Erwin and Harold Schutte will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Carolyn Mcleland Bolin
Jan 8, 2014
Carolyn J. McLeland Bolin, 75, of rural Mount Pleasant, IA, and formerly of Salem, IA died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the Chandler Regional Hospital in Chandler, AZ while wintering at her home in Chandler. A funeral service for Carolyn McLeland Bolin will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, January 17 at the Salem Friends Church, Salem,...
Roy Wayne Ingwersen
Dec 29, 2013
Roy W. Ingwersen, Sr., 64, of Denmark, IA, and formerly of Keosauqua and Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his residence. A graveside memorial service with military honors will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 3 at the White Oak Cemetery, rural Rome, IA, where interment will occur. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 9:00...
Karen Jean Timmerman
Dec 26, 2013
Karen J. Timmerman, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the Ridgewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Ottumwa. The funeral service for Karen Timmerman will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 28th at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Jeremy Skinner, Pastor, Albia Road Baptist Church, Ottumwa, will officiate....
Martha Susan Potts-Bell
Dec 20, 2013
Martha S. Potts-Bell, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, December 20, 2013 at her residence. A memorial funeral service for Martha will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, December 23 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverends Deborah J. Stowers and David Bracht-Wagner will officiate. The family will receive friends at a...
Betty Lou Bryan
Dec 12, 2013
Betty Lou Bryan, 72 of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Keosauqua and California, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at her residence. A committal service for Betty Bryan will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 17 at the Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA. Friends may call from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon on Tuesday at the Kimzey Funeral Home,...
Eva Stoderl Casady
Dec 12, 2013
Eva Stoderl Casady, 84, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of New London, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 in the Palliative Care Unit of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. The funeral mass for Eva will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Monday, December 16 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 S. Jackson St., Mt. Pleasant. Father...
Lloyd Alexander Latta
Dec 9, 2013
The Reverend Lloyd A. Latta, 99, of Mount Pleasant, IA died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, December 09, 2013 at his residence. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 4:00 PM on Saturday, December 14 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The family will be present to receive friends from 2-4 PM Saturday afternoon....
Rachel Ann Bain
Nov 27, 2013
Rachel A. Bain, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. A graveside funeral service for Rachel Bain will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 2 at the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, where interment will take place. Friends may call from 2-7 PM on Sunday, Dec. 1...
