Obituaries

Pauline Shepp
Jan 28, 2013
D. Pauline Shepp, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, January 28, 2013 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Sat., Feb. 2 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Herbert G. Shafer, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest...
Joel Howard Garretson
Jan 20, 2013
Joel Howard Garretson, Sr., 88, of rural Salem, IA, died late Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Born Septmber 24, 1924 in Mt. Pleasant, he was the son of Dr. Joel Howard Garretson and May Martina (Johnson) Garretson. Joel was raised on the family farm southeast of Salem and attended Glendale country school. He was a...
Edward Henry Lanferman
Jan 5, 2013
Edward H. Lanferman III, 72, of Rome, IA, died early Saturday, January 05, 2013 at his residence. A funeral service for Ed Lanferman will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 9 at the Rome Baptist Church. Pastor Guy Sammons will officiate. Burial will be in the Grant Cemetery, rural Rome, with graveside military honors conducted by the Henry...
David Paul Timmerman
Jan 2, 2013
David P. Timmerman, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Dave Timmerman will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, January 5 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Chaplain Jim Luder of HCI Care Services will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest...
Charles D Brombaugh
Dec 29, 2012
Charles D. Brombaugh, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A joint memorial service for Charles and his wife Mary will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Keokuk National Cemetery. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, is assisting the family...
Jenny Mae Peterson
Dec 20, 2012
Jenny Mae Peterson, 50, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, which is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be...
Meta Moyle Brown
Dec 17, 2012
Meta F. Brown, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Park Place in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Brown, the former Meta F. Moyle, was born October 25, 1917 in rural Hillsboro, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank Ferree and Nina (Mogel) Moyle. Meta began her education at school in Salem. She then attended grade schools in rural...
Randy Lee Parker
Dec 15, 2012
Randy Lee Parker, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his residence. A funeral service for Randy Parker will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, December 19 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street. Pastor Kenneth Smith will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery with a graveside flag presentation conducted by...
Donald Lee Johnson
Dec 15, 2012
Donald Lee Johnson, 66, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his residence. A funeral service for Donald Johnson will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Herbert G. Shafer, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be at 2:00 PM at...
Buena Jean Messer
Nov 24, 2012
Buena J. "Boo" Messer, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA; A memorial funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 26 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 South Jackson Street, Mount Pleasant. Father Ed Fitzpatrick and Fr. Joseph Phung will concelebrate the mass....
Walter Albert Begalske
Nov 18, 2012
Walter "Gus" Albert Begalske, 87, Monona, Iowa, died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at his home in Monona, Iowa. He was born January 29, 1925 in Hawkeye, Iowa to Gustav Willhelm Begalske and Ella Helena Ungerer. He was baptized on February 22, 1925 and confirmed on April 2, 1939 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawkeye, Iowa. Gus graduated from the Alpha...
Ellis H Degrange
Nov 11, 2012
Ellis H. DeGrange, 86, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, November 11, 2012 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mount Pleasant. The funeral service for Ellis DeGrange will be 1:30 PM on Friday, November 16 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Herbert G. Shafer, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Friends are invited to...
Orville T Morris
Nov 7, 2012
Orville T. Morris, 96, of Fairfield, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at the Parkview Care Center in Fairfield. A funeral service for Orville Morris will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 10 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church...
Connie Taylor
Nov 7, 2012
Cornelia P. "Connie" Taylor, 98, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at Park Place in Mt. Pleasant. A celebration of life service for Connie Taylor will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church, 902 South Walnut Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Douglas Darnold, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in...
Marjorie Hinkley
Nov 7, 2012
Marjorie Hinkley, 91, a Mercer Island, WA resident since 1990 passed away November 7, 2012 peacefully after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The memorial service for Mrs. Hinkley was held December 22, 2012 at the home of her daughter on Mercer Island. A graveside committal service for Mrs. Hinkley will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 28, 2014...
Lulu W. Turner
Oct 7, 2012
Lulu W. Turner, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, October 07, 2012 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Mrs. Turner will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church, 902 South Walnut Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Douglas Darnold, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in...
Sharon D Torres
Sep 22, 2012
Sharon D. Torres, 68, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Sioux City, IA and California, died late Saturday, September 22, 2012 at her residence of natural causes. A funeral service for Sharon Torres will be held at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Melissa Bracht-Wagner, Director...
Richard Lee Stookesberry
Sep 18, 2012
Richard L. Stookesberry, 72, of Ft. Madison, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A private family service will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, which is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent...
Mary Rose Herrmann
Sep 18, 2012
Mary Rose Herrmann, 89, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Ottumwa, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral mass for Mrs. Herrmann will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 22 at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 South Jackson Street, Mount Pleasant. Father Joseph Phung, pastor, will...
Joann "Gramsy6" Hand
Sep 16, 2012
M. JoAnn "Gramsy6" Hand, 74, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of the Quad Cities, died Sunday, September 16, 2012 at her residence. A funeral service for JoAnn Hand will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 24 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend David Forrester, Pastor, Trenton Missionary Church of Trenton, IA,...
