Harlan Molander

Harlan W. Molander, 95 of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Tuesday, June 09, 2009, at Pleasant Manor Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, June 12, 2009, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant, with The Rev. Roger Rickets officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Memorials have been established to Henry County Animal Rescue Organization and Hospice of Central Iowa. Born February 3, 1914, in Jefferson County, IA, Harlan Woodrow was the son of Walter and Ruth Nelson Molander. On March 19, 1935, he married Martha Jane Greer in Mt. Pleasant, IA. She survives. Mr. Molander graduated from Pleasant Lawn School. He farmed until 1962 and then became a real-estate agent until his retirement in the early 1980s. Harlan was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye and Chicago Cub fan. Along with his wife, Jane, Mr. Molander is survived by two sons, Gary (Pam) Molander of Burlington, IA, and Curt Molander of Charlottesville, VA; two daughters, Janet (Keith) Lamm of Las Vegas, NV, and Linda (Sam) Roberts of Las Vegas, NV; one brother, Wilbur Molander of Seal Beach, CA; and one sister, Margaret Johnson of Long Beach, CA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mr. Molander was preceded in death by his parents.