OBITUARIES

Roger Wright

Roger Wright

Feb 15, 2012

Roger Wright December 17, 1940 - February 15, 2012 Keota, Iowa Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. February 18, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home - Keota Visitation: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. February 17, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home - Keota Interment: February 18, 2012 at Keota Cemetery KEOTA-Roger "Pete" Wright, age 71, of Keota, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at the...

Darrel Brown

Darrel Brown

Feb 13, 2012

Darrel S. (Brownie) Brown, 80, passed away Monday February 13, 2012 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 E. Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant, IA, beginning at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 16. The Knights of Columbus will recite the Rosary beginning at 4PM that...

Betty Alton

Betty Alton

Feb 12, 2012

Betty June Smith Alton, 88, of Sun City, Arizona, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 in Sun Valley Lodge, Sun City, Arizona. A visitation will be held 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends. A funeral service will follow at 10:30 at the Memorial Chapel....

Alton Juntunen

Alton Juntunen

Feb 9, 2012

Alton Elwood Juntunen, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, IA died peacefully Thursday, February 09, 2012, at Sunnybrook Assisted Living. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012, from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Monte Knudsen and Reverend Michael Juntunen officiating. Interment will be at the Forest Home Cemetery....

Christy Gaffey

Christy Gaffey

Feb 9, 2012

Christy Gaffey May 24, 1959 - February 09, 2012 Williamsburg, Iowa Visitation: 4-7PM With a prayer service at 7PM February 11, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, Iowa Funeral Service: 1:00 PM February 12, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Williamsburg, Iowa Interment: February 12, 2012 at St. Michael's Cemetery, Holbrook, Iowa Christy Gaffey, 52, of Arlington, VA, passed away...

Stanley Swartzendruber

Stanley Swartzendruber

Feb 8, 2012

Stanley Swartzendruber , - February 08, 2012 Kalona, Iowa Visitation: 4-8 PM February 11, 2012 at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home, Kalona, Iowa Funeral Service: 1:30 PM February 12, 2012 at Kalona Mennonite Church, Kalona, Iowa Interment: February 12, 2012 at Lower Deer Creek Cemetery They're together again! Stanley Swartzendruber passed on Wednesday, Feb. 8 to join his wife Edna. He has...

Shirley Louise King

Shirley Louise King

Feb 7, 2012

Shirley Louise King August 26, 1932 - February 07, 2012 North English, Iowa Visitation: 4 PM to 7 PM February 09, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, North English, IA Funeral Service: 10:00 AM February 10, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, North English, IA Interment: February 10, 2012 at Brethren Cemetery, South English, IA Shirley...

Lois Pauline Bender

Lois Pauline Bender

Feb 6, 2012

Lois Pauline Bender May 17, 1921 - February 06, 2012 Kalona formerly of Wellman Visitation: 4:00 to7:00 pm February 08, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home, Wellman Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. February 09, 2012 at Kalona- Formerly of Wellman- Lois Pauline Bender was born May 17, 1921 near Versailles, Missouri, the daughter of Amos J. And Nannie (Yoder) Gingerich. She was...

Don Carmody

Don Carmody

Feb 6, 2012

Don Carmody, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, February 06, 2012, at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. Visitation will be held from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. The family will receive friends during this time and following the rosary until 5:00 p.m. The rosary will be...

Lowell Elijah Gingerich

Lowell Elijah Gingerich

Feb 4, 2012

Lowell Elijah Gingerich February 04, 2012 - February 04, 2012 Huxley, Iowa HUXLEY - Lowell Elijah Gingerich, son of Victor and Megan Gingerich was stillborn on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Private family services will be held at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. And burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery....

Julie Murray

Julie Murray

Feb 4, 2012

Julie Murray October 13, 1965 - February 04, 2012 Wellman, Iowa WELLMAN - Julie Lynn Murray was born October 13, 1965 in Annapolis, Maryland, the daughter of Richard and Gayle (Lassister) Garner. Mickey Ken Murray was born January 27, 1965 in Anderson, Indiana the son of Vaughn and Betty (Harris) Murray. Mick and Julie both received their Bachelors' degrees in...

Mickey Murray

Mickey Murray

Feb 4, 2012

Mickey Murray January 27, 1965 - February 04, 2012 Wellman, Iowa WELLMAN - Julie Lynn Murray was born October 13, 1965 in Annapolis, Maryland, the daughter of Richard and Gayle (Lassister) Garner. Mickey Ken Murray was born January 27, 1965 in Anderson, Indiana the son of Vaughn and Betty (Harris) Murray. Mick and Julie both received their Bachelors' degrees in...

Arthur Hart

Arthur Hart

Feb 3, 2012

Arthur Hart October 06, 1920 - February 03, 2012 Sigourney, Iowa SIGOURNEY-Arthur Eugene Hart, age 91, of Sigourney, died Friday, February 3, 2012, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Art was born October 6, 1920, in Kirksville, Missouri, to Jesse Roy and Ida May (Patterson) Hart and graduated from Corydon High School in 1938. Art served in the...

Jackie Blum

Jackie Blum

Feb 2, 2012

Jackie Blum January 19, 1944 - February 02, 2012 Kalona, Iowa Visitation: 4-8 p.m. February 08, 2012 at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. February 09, 2012 at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home Interment: February 09, 2012 at Brethren Cemetery, South English Jackie J. Blum was born January 19, 1944 in Riverside, Iowa the daughter of Jack and Marjorie (Martin) Rickerd....

Gordon Gillam

Gordon Gillam

Feb 1, 2012

Gordon Gillam January 22, 1929 - February 01, 2012 Sigourney, Iowa Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. February 04, 2012 at St. Mary Catholic Church Visitation: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. February 03, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home - Sigourney SIGOURNEY-Gordon Gillam, age 83, of Sigourney, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Gordon was born...

Kathleen DeMent

Kathleen DeMent

Feb 1, 2012

Kathleen Ann DeMent, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at her home. There will be no formal services. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4th at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Cremation will be accorded following the visitation....

Roy Lewis

Roy Lewis

Jan 27, 2012

Roy E. Lewis, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, January 27, 2012, at Arbor Court. Visitation will begin on Tuesday, January 31st at 1:00 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Memorial Chapel, with Pastor Jerry VanHooser of the Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Born April 12, 1914, in Meredosia, IL,...

Dennis E. Strasser

Dennis E. Strasser

Jan 26, 2012

Dennis E. Strasser May 06, 1966 - January 26, 2012 Hiawatha and formerly South English Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. January 30, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, North English, IA Visitation: 3 PM to 7 PM January 29, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, North English, IA Interment: January 30, 2012 at North English Cemetery, North...

Constance "Connie" Cornelison

Constance "Connie" Cornelison

Jan 25, 2012

Constance "Connie" Sue Cornelison, 49, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no visitation. A private family service will be held. Memorials may be directed to the family for Connie's children's education. The daughter of Donald R. and Harriett A. (Lawson) Dickinson, Connie was born on February 26, 1962 in Fairfield, IA....

Mary M. Greiner

Mary M. Greiner

Jan 23, 2012

Mary M. (Mrs. Raymond) Greiner November 01, 1918 - January 23, 2012 Keota, Iowa Visitation: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. January 26, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home - Keota Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. January 27, 2012 at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church Interment: January 27, 2012 at Holy Trinity Cemteries - St. Mary Cemetery KEOTA-Mary Margaret (Masterson)...