Author: Allison Jacobs

William (Bill) Jesse Mullin, 80, of Sperry, passed away at his home on Monday, August 12, 2024. Bill was born in Burlington, IA on April 14, 1944 to Jesse and Thelma Mullin. He grew up on a farm in rural Mt. Union, Iowa.

Bill attended Mt. Union High School until his junior year, then moved to Mt. Pleasant where he graduated from Mt. Pleasant Community High School in 1962. Shortly after graduation, Bill moved to California to attend a trade school. He was later drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam war.

When Bill came home from the war, he lived in Fort Madison where he met and married his lovely wife, Carol Dickey in October of 1968. He worked at GE for 32 years before retiring in 2001. He also worked as the Technical Official at 34 Raceway for ten years. Bill also served on the Mt. Union Volunteer FIRE Department.

Bill loved to golf, races (of all kinds), motorcycles, classic cars, bicycling, traveling, and camping at Red Rock for the Knoxville Nationals with his family.

Bill is survived by his wife Carol; his children Jesse (Mandi) Mullin and Angela (Mick Thomson) Mullin; grandsons Broc and Cody Mullin; and great-grandson Zeppelin; sisters Elaine (James) Warth and Janet Cornick; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandsons Bryce Sena and Drew Mullin.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, August 19, 2024 at Elliott Chapel, New London with Rev. Nancy Sutherland officiating.  Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery with military rites by the Henry County Honor Guard.  The family will greet friends beginning at 10:00 until the time of the service.  Memorials have been established for Canaan Community Church or Flint River Bike Trail.  Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com

Rosemary Schwob, 99, of Wapello, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024 at her home.  Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m.

on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at the First Presbyterian Church of Wapello.  Burial will be in the Wapello Cemetery.    A memorial has been established for the family in Rosemary’s name.    Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservices.com.    Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services of Wapello is caring for Rosemary’s arrangements and her family.

Rosemary Grooms was born on June 5, 1925 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Lester and Irene (Buttermeier) Grooms.  Rosemary graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1943.  On September 5, 1948, Rosemary was united in marriage to Robert D. Schwob in Oakville.   Rosemary worked as a school cook, baby sat school teacher’s kids and worked at the grocery store, where she met Robert.  Rosemary was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wapello and a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary.  Rosemary enjoyed doing crosswords puzzles, sewing, gardening and wood staining.

Rosemary will be deeply missed by her daughters, Penelope Oberly of Mediapolis, Polly (Terry) Griffin of Burlington and Pamela Schwob of Wapello; granddaughter, Heather Bartlett of Burlington and great-granddaughter, Savannah Bartlett of Burlington.

Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Helen Grooms; her step-father, Arthur Kuntz; brother, Cody Grooms and son-in-law, Lloyd Oberly.

Bonnie graduated from Grandview High School in 1955. Bonnie married Andy Leroy Oberly on 7/4/1957. They had four children, Ricky Leroy, Billy Dale, Alvin Dean and Rodney Gene. Bonnie worked many places, including Head Start, where she cooked and served lunch to the children in town, many of which still called her “Miss Bonnie” until the day she died. She also worked at Thatcher’s, second hand stores and held many garage sales. Bonnie made cakes for many people for many events, including birthdays, graduations and weddings. She was a VFW Auxiliary member for many years, and also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity many times. Bonnie had a very caring and loving nature, always having breakfast prepared for her sons and grandsons and anyone else who stopped by. No one left Bonnie’s house hungry. Bonnie gave selflessly and was a faithful believer in Christ for several years and helped with many events at Solid Rock Baptist Church under Pastor Dan Doolin, events including VBS, special events and preparing meals for grieving families after funerals, treating each family as her own. Most recently Bonnie was attending the Wapello Methodist Church under the direction of Pastor Tim Johnson. Bonnie was loved by many people and always a selfless giver and never a complainer, always taking the high road when many took the lower road. Bonnie had incredible resilience and made the best of life, despite the tragedies she encountered and endured. And she still persevered with activities and loving people, despite her battle with cancer, which she withheld from most people, even as it ended her life.

Bonnie is survived by son, Alvin and his wife Beverly; granddaughter, Shayla and her husband, Anthony Bruns; grandson Kyle Doy, grandsons Andy and Lloyd Oberly and great-grandson, Oliver Michael Bruns. Siblings, Jerry and Mel Beeding, Beverly Spitznogle, Anna and George; several nieces and nephews, neighbors, friends and extended family.

Bonnie was preceded in death by sons Billy Dale and Rodney Gene, husband, Andy, son, Ricky and several siblings.

Bonnie has been a true treasure that will be loved and missed by many forever.

The family would like to thank Washington County Hospice for their care and Danny Hall for of his excellent and loving care he gave to Bonnie.

Graveside Services for Bonnie will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at the Wapello Cemetery. Pastor Tim Johnson will officiate. Following graveside services, a celebration of life will be held at the Wapello Methodist Church. A memorial has been established for the family in Bonnie’s name. Online condolences may be viewed at sandhfuneralservices.com. Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services of Wapello is caring for Bonnie’s family and her arrangements

Mark Louis Fedler, 73, of Danville, died Saturday, August 10, 2024 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Ft. Madison on October 26, 1950 to Edmund G. and Delores Elizabeth Spiekermeier Fedler.  On August 2, 1986 he married Barbara Kay Crouch at First Baptist Church in Danville.

He attended St. Mary Catholic Schools and graduated in 1968 from Marquette High School in West Point.  He attended Indian Hills Community College in the culinary arts program following his Navy service.

Mark joined the Navy February 3, 1970 in Des Moines, Iowa where he was sent to boot camp in San Diego.  He went to Steward School, served two years at Guantanamo Bay, then two years aboard an aircraft carrier where he was the Steward’s Cook.  He was discharged February 3, 1974.  After high school, he worked at Freuhauf in Ft. Madison for six months before enlisting in the service, then returned to Freuhauf after serving his country, then quit to go into law enforcement.  He served the towns of Centerville, Columbus Junction, Middletown, and retired as the police chief of Danville after twenty-seven years and nine months of service.  During this time, he was also a cook at Jack Hamilton’s Supper Club.  Mark worked for his sister frying fish at Charleston, Schaefer Golf Course Restaurant and Aggies On The Square in West Point.

After retiring he drove a bus for the Danville school district and also worked in their kitchen, then drove a bus for the New London school district for four years.

He enjoyed fishing and mushroom hunting with Luke, Natalie and Hailey; in his earlier years spending time with his nieces and nephews; driving school busses; running the time clock for basketball games; and playing with his grand puppies Connor and Huxley.

He was a member of the Lion’s Club, Southeast Iowa Gas Engine Club, Casebine Credit Union Board of Directors and Danville City Council.  He and his wife, Barb were inducted onto the Honor Wall at the Danville Hall of Fame in 2022.

Besides his wife Barb of Danville, he is survived by his daughter Jennifer (Luke) Parrott of Middletown; granddaughters Hailey Nicole and Natalie Corrine; siblings, Connie (Glenn) Ferrell of Fairfield, Pat Becker of Blue Grass, Kathy Hedger of Ft. Madison, Steve Fedler of Des Moines, John (Gina) Fedler of Mantua, Ohio, Mary (Kirk) Shannon of Stockport, Susie Gelsthorpe of Donnellson, Chuck (Kim) Fedler of New Haven, Indiana, Aggie (Bob) Anderson of Donnellson, and Tim (Shari) Fedler of Nokomis, Florida; brothers-in-law George Olsen of Sherman, Texas and Brian Humphrey of South Sioux City, Nebraska; aunt Lorene Fedler of West Point;  mother-in-law Doris Crouch of Danville; sister-in-law Peggy (Doug) Fraise of Danville; brother-in-law John (Kerry) Crouch of Yarmouth; many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews; and his fur-daughter “Miss Bailey”.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Christine Olsen and Lori Humphrey; two brothers, Ted Fedler and Ed, Jr. Fedler; father-in-law Lester Crouch; brother-in-law Jerry Becker; sister-in-law Pam Fedler; and nephew Mike Hedger.

According to his wishes, his body has been cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Elliott Chapel, New London.  Pastor Monte Knudson will officiate.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until the time of the service.  A memorial has been established.  Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.

Marlene Marie Reid, 87, of New London, died Sunday, August 11, 2024 at her home.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, August 16, 2024 at Elliott Chapel, New London with Rev. David Mixon officiating.  Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at Elliott Chapel with the family greeting friends from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.  Memorials have been established for New London Rescue Unit, New London United Methodist Church, and EveryStep Hospice.  Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.