OBITUARIES

Mary Jane Leyden

Mary Jane Leyden

Mar 3, 2016

Mary Jane Leyden, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Park Place Elder Care.Visitation will be held on Monday, March 7th, beginning after 12 noon, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. The Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m., that evening, at the Memorial Chapel, after which the family will receive friends. A funeral mass will be...

Ivan W Ulin

Ivan W Ulin

Mar 2, 2016

Ivan Wayne Ulin was born August 24, 1926, in Wellman, Iowa, the son of Otis and Hazel (Matthess) Ulin. Ivan attended Daytonville School and Wellman High School before enlisting in the Navy. He served on the USS Tuscon covering the South Pacific from 1944-1946. On May 16, 1947, he was united in marriage to Frances Polton in Kinross. He ran...

Rosalie Sharron Headley

Rosalie Sharron Headley

Mar 1, 2016

Williamsburg- Rosalie Sharron Headley was born July 14, 1939 in Merna, Nebraska, the daughter of Clifford Leon & Virginia Bertha (Roerich) Ackley. She graduated from Kearney High School in 1957 and attended Kearney State Teachers College. Rosalie was united in marriage to Robert Martin Headley on August 29, 1957 in Kearney, Nebraska. She grew up in Kearney, lived in Glidden,...

Jeffery Lynn Hubbell

Jeffery Lynn Hubbell

Mar 1, 2016

Jeffery Lynn Hubbell was born July 16, 1964 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Leonard William & Velma Louise (Campbell) Hubbell. He attended Parnell Schools and has been a lifetime resident of Iowa County. Jeff enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, caring for animals, playing the harmonica and spending time with his friends. Jeff died on Tuesday, March 1, 2016...

Janet Lehr

Janet Lehr

Feb 29, 2016

Marion- Janet Bauer Lehr, age 84 joined her beloved husband Charles (Chuck) in heaven on February 29th, 2016. She was a resident of the Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. Following her request, she was cremated and she and her husband will be buried at Millersburg Cemetery with the rest of her family. Visitation will be held at Powell...

Luella Anna Carrie Brockshus

Luella Anna Carrie Brockshus

Feb 29, 2016

Williamsburg- Luella Anna Carrie Brockshus was born March 10, 1919 near Williamsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Adolf & Minnie (Wardenburg) Wille. She was baptized on April 6, 1919 and confirmed on April 17, 1932 at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Williamsburg. She attended Immanuel Lutheran School. On January 8, 1939 Luella was united in marriage to Alfred August Brockshus at Immanuel...

Jan Miller

Jan Miller

Feb 27, 2016

Jan Miller was born December 19, 1947 in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of Jacob and Jean (Christner) Kauffman. She graduated from Iowa Mennonite School in 1966, then attended Eastern Mennonite College. On June 22, 1968 Jan was united in marriage to Russ Miller at the Fairview Mennonite Church, where she was a faithful member through out her life. Over the...

Russell Wallerich

Russell Wallerich

Feb 27, 2016

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Steve Wallerich

Steve Wallerich

Feb 27, 2016

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Helen Mathilda Nidey

Helen Mathilda Nidey

Feb 27, 2016

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Bernadette Adam

Bernadette Adam

Feb 24, 2016

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Jesse Brower

Jesse Brower

Feb 19, 2016

Jesse Brower, 84, of Lockridge, IA, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016, at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield, IA. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 28th from 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. A visitation will be held at 12:30 p.m....

Ruth Marie Irene Gahring

Ruth Marie Irene Gahring

Feb 18, 2016

Williamsburg- Ruth Marie Irene Gahring was born October 21, 1922 in rural Iowa County the daughter of Martin and Elisa (Sandersfeld) Kleinmeyer. On November 19, 1922 Ruth was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and was confirmed on April 5, 1936 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Ruth was united in marriage to Dwight Albert Gahring on March 1, 1941 in Birmingham,...

Samuel E. Williams

Samuel E. Williams

Feb 17, 2016

Samuel Edwin Williams was born March 20, 1964 in Dixon, IL the son of Edwin and June (Swanson) Williams. He has lived in Goshen, IN, Albuquerque, NM, Wellman and Kalona. He graduated from Mid Prairie High School in 1982. On June 16, 1984 Sam was united in marriage to Cindy Detweiler at the Kalona Mennonite Church. Sam worked for Schlabaugh...

Laura Boehmler

Laura Boehmler

Feb 16, 2016

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Norma DeBont

Norma DeBont

Feb 15, 2016

Keswick- Norma Louise DeBont was born June 22, 1922 near Keswick, Iowa, the daughter of Fred M. & Opal (Messenger) Smith. She graduated from Keswick High School in 1939, and attended William Penn College, Oskaloosa, to become a teacher. On August 17, 1941, Norma was united in marriage to Kenneth Jordan DeBont in Keswick. Except for the years during WWII,...

Dwight Mehaffy

Dwight Mehaffy

Feb 15, 2016

W. Dwight Mehaffy, 93, of Apple Valley, MN, and a former longtime resident of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, February 15, 2016, at the Augustana Care Center in Apple Valley, MN. Friends may sign the register book and leave memorials on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Olson Powell Memorial Chapel. A memorial service...

Austin James Watson

Austin James Watson

Feb 15, 2016

NORTH ENGLISH-Austin James Watson, age 25, of North English, died Monday, February 15, 2016, at his home. Austin was born January 22, 1991, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Parish and Tamaryn (Morlan) Watson and graduated from high school in Pulaski, Virginia. He then served in the Army as a Combat Engineer and received a medical discharge. Austin worked at Lowe's in...

Dean E. Bowers

Dean E. Bowers

Feb 11, 2016

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Nathaniel Austin Hawbaker

Nathaniel Austin Hawbaker

Feb 10, 2016

KALONA - Nathaniel "Nate" Austin Hawbaker was born January 3, 2001, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Ben and Sonja (Jones) Hawbaker. Nate was a Freshman at Mid-Prairie High School where he played football and ran track. He enjoyed snow boarding, video games, long range shooting and he loved his cat Marlon. Nate passed away on Wednesday, February 10,...