Mary Catherine Van Steenhuyse
Oct 21, 2014
Williamsburg- Mary Catherine (Katie) Van Steenhuyse was born January 31, 1927 in Williamsburg, Iowa. The daughter of Dr. Paul H. And Alice Bernadine (Coady) Giblin. She graduated from Williamsburg High School and received her B.A. from Clarke College at Dubuque in 1948 with a major in English. Katie taught school at Vinton and Toledo from 1948-1951 and was a substitute...
Dale Swartzendruber
Oct 21, 2014
Dr. Dale Swartzendruber was born July 6, 1925 near Parnell, Iowa, the son of Urie and Norma (Kinsinger) Swartzendruber. He earned his high school diploma by taking correspondence courses through the American School. From 1945-1946 he served in Civilian Public Service (CPS) in Montana and Nebraska. He attended Goshen College and later transferred to Iowa State University where he received...
Clement Dermody
Oct 19, 2014
Parnell- Clement Dermody was born June 18, 1916 near Williamsburg, Iowa. The son of Arthur and Mary Jane (Duffy) Dermody. He attended Parnell School. Clement was united in marriage to Blanche Marie O'Rourke on May 21, 1947 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Parnell. The couple lived in Williamsburg for a short time, then moved to their new home on...

Robert Kinney
Oct 18, 2014
Robert L. "Bob" Kinney, Sr., 90, formerly of Venice, FL, passed away on September 21, 2014 at the Atrium Village in Hills, IA. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Venice, FL with Father Cal Davis, officiant. A memorial has been established with Iowa City Hospice,...
Everley Eastep
Oct 15, 2014
Everley Eastep, 4 month old daughter of Michael Eastep and Mindy Arellano, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at her home following an extended illness. Arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. .

Robert "Bob" McClure
Oct 13, 2014
Robert R. "Bob" McClure, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, October 13, 2014, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. IA. Visitation will begin at 12 noon on Thursday, October 16th, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, October...
Blanche Miller
Oct 8, 2014
Blanche K. Miller was born April 15, 1920 near Hesston, Kansas, the daughter of Rudolph and Catherine (King) Blosser. On February 2, 1941 she was united in marriage to Alton B. Miller in Hesston. They moved to Iowa after their marriage and made their home in the Kinross, Wellman and Kalona communities. Blanche was a member of the Salem Mennonite...

Donald L. "Tony" Schroeder
Oct 8, 2014
Donald L. "Tony" Schroeder, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away, Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Parkview Home in Wayland, IA. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, October 13, 2014, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with Pastor Deb Savage officiating. Interment will be in Forest Home Cemetery. A memorial has been established to Hospice Compassus...
Willis R. Miller
Oct 8, 2014
Willis R. Miller was born December 13, 1926 in Millersburg, Ohio, the son of Calvin and Emma (Weaver) Miller. He has lived in the Wellman community since 1949. On December 28, 1950 he was united in marriage to Lois Steckly at the Wellman Mennonite Church. Willis farmed and drove truck until retiring in 1993, he then drove school bus for...

Virginia "Peggy" Abraham
Oct 8, 2014
Virginia "Peggy" E. Abraham, 102, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Wednesday, October 08, 2014 at Park Place Elder Living. Per her request, her body has been cremated, and no services are planned. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel assisted with the arrangements. The daughter of Lloyd and Bessie (Scarborough) Wright, Virginia Elizabeth was born on June 17, 1912 in Mt. Pleasant,...

Delores Carver
Oct 7, 2014
Delores Carver, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Tuesday, October 07, 2014, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. Visitation will be held from 12-7 p.m., on Friday, October 10, 2014, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will begin at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, October...
Robert Martin Headley
Oct 6, 2014
Williamsburg- Robert Martin Headley, was born November 18, 1931 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Charles William and Bonnie Emilie (Peterson) Headley. Bob graduated from Hildreth High School in Hildreth, Nebraska in 1950. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 - 1955. He graduated from Kearney State Teachers College in 1959 and received his masters degree from the University...
Lloyd David Rusbult
Oct 3, 2014
Parnell - Lloyd David Rusbult was born October 4, 1941, in Williamsburg, Iowa the son of Wilford Carl and Dorothy Magdelene (Collingwood) Rusbult. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School and graduated from Williamsburg High School. He was a lifetime career member of the Iowa National Guard. On October 4, 1969, he was united in marriage to Leone Kay Sawyer at St....

Johanna Van Trump
Sep 22, 2014
Johanna Van Trump, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, IA and formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away Monday, September 22, 2014, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2501 E. Euclid, Arlington Heights, IL. The family will receive friends one hour...
Beulah Walton
Sep 20, 2014
Beulah E. Walton was born November 6, 1922 near Wellman, Iowa. The daughter of Clifford W. And Lela Marie (Hagist) Freel. She graduated from Wellman High School. Beulah taught school in Harper, Iowa for a number of years. She was united in marriage to Lyle Raymond Walton on November 29, 1941 in Lancaster, MO. The couple lived in the Wellman...
Judith Kay Greene
Sep 19, 2014
Judith Kay Greene was born on December 8, 1960, in Sigourney, Iowa, the youngest child of John M. & Vera Virginia (Bombei) Greene's eight children. She graduated from Tri-County High School in Thornburg in 1979. Judy received her BA Degree from the University of Iowa. She was a Worcester Diocese Youth Minister in Worcester, MA from 1985 to 1987. She...

Paul Peppers
Sep 18, 2014
Paul Peppers, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, September 18, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. The body has been cremated. There will be private services at a later date. Born March 17, 1944 in Allen, OK, Paul David was the son of Walter and Linda (Miller) Peppers. He attended school in Haileyville,...
Kathryn Yoder
Sep 16, 2014
Kathryn Yoder was born July 2, 1919, on the family farm in rural Kalona, Iowa the daughter of Urie and Amanda (Wertz) Miller. She graduated from Center High School in 1937. On June 1, 1939, she was united in marriage to Henry M. Yoder at her parents' home in rural Kalona. Kathryn was a homemaker and worked with her family...