Lorene Lillian Wilson Boyer

By Theresa Rose · Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 3:31 pm CDT

Lorene Lillian Wilson Boyer, 88, of Donnellson, Iowa, passed away at 10:05 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House.

Born on December 18, 1933, in West Point, Iowa, the daughter of Delbert and Bertha (Eschman) Wilson. On December 28, 1952 she married Delbert W. Boyer at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Franklin, Iowa. He preceded her in death on December 7, 2014.

She is survived by five sons: David (Christina) Boyer, Jerald (Tina)Boyer, Allen Boyer, Bradley (Tammy) Boyer, and Bruce (Katie) Boyer; also surviving are eleven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; three sisters: Doris, Genevieve, and Nadine; and two brothers: Edwin and Roger.

Lorene was a member of the St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Franklin. She loved tinkering on her farm, gardening, canning, and doing crafts with her grandchildren.

Her body has been entrusted to the crematory of Schmitz Funeral Home for cremation.

Per Lorene’s wishes no visitation or services are planned.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Donnellson Library or Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House and can be mailed to Tammy Boyer P.O. Box 61 Farmington, Iowa.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com. Schmitz Funeral Home of Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements.

Richard Stephen Lindell

By Theresa Rose · Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 3:25 pm CDT

Richard Stephen Lindell, age 80, of Mount Pleasant, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, from complications of dementia and a fall. His body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Baptist Children’s Home, Samaritan’s Purse and Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is caring for Richard and his family.

Also known as Steve, he was born September 19, 1942, the son of Virgil Stephenson Lindell and Margaret Zerber Lindell.

As a graduate of Old’s High School, the class of 1960, he participated in basketball, baseball, and choir. During his youth, he was a member of 4-H and the Luther League.

Steve married Shirley Troyer Lindell on September 19, 1964. They were happily married for 58 years. To this union was born Kriss Patrick Lindell and Kory Scott Lindell.

His working career included carpentry, Orkin serviceman, a lumber yard manager at Winfield and Washington, a project estimator for J.C. Wiley and Sons, APAC, Jim Sattler Homes, and the owner of Wise Counsel Home Inspections.

He was a past fireman for the Winfield Fire Department, City Council, Chamber of Commerce, an EMTA for Honts Ambulance Service, and a little league coach.

Steve was a member of New Covenant Bible Church in Cedar Rapids and Calvary Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant. He enjoyed singing the gospel hymns and you could find him patting his hands to the beat of the music and humming to the songs shortly before his death. He loved the Lord with all his heart.

Survivors include his wife Shirley; two sons: Kriss (Nancy) Lindell of Palatine, IL; Kory (Julie) Lindell of New London; grandchildren: Layne and Travis Luttenegger of Mediapolis, Baylee Lindell of Mumbai, India, Hunter Lindell of Edwardsville, IL; Kendra Lindell, Mackenzie Lindell and Gibson Lindell of Palatine, IL; great grandchildren: Lilly, William and Henry Luttenegger of Mediapolis; and a sister Carolyn (David) Evans of Cedar Rapids.  He is also survived by four sisters-in-law and husbands: Wilma (Don) Gingerich of Wellman; Dorothy (Rex) Short of Archbold, OH; Betty (Harvey) Waliczek of Fishers, IN; Sandra (Jamie) Eiffert of Mount Pleasant; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death are his parents, parents-in-law Willis and Susan Troyer; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Delores and Howard Rupp of Archbold, OH, their son Dexter Rupp and daughter-in-law, Marlene Rupp.

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Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotary drawing attention to World Polio Day, October 24!

By Theresa Rose · Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 11:03 am CDT

On World Polio Day, Rotary draws attention to their goal of eradicating polio to protect the world’s children from this devastating disease. At the end of the 1980s, more than 350,000 children were paralyzed by polio every year. But together with partners, Rotarians, and supporters, we’ve reduced the number of polio cases in the world by 99.9% in the past three decades.

While we have made tremendous progress, now is the time to make polio the second human disease ever to be eradicated. In 2020, the World Health Organization’s African region was certified free of wild poliovirus, showing that eradication is possible even in very difficult circumstances. The wild poliovirus remains endemic in just two countries — Afghanistan and Pakistan.

But recent news reminds us that this fight is not over. Polio is being detected around the world in places where it hasn’t been found in decades. In the United States, an unvaccinated man was paralyzed by polio. In the UK, poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples. In Malawi, a child contracted polio. And Mozambique announced its first wild polio outbreak in 30 years. This shows that polio anywhere is a threat everywhere. Unless we eradicate polio, within 10 years as many as 200,000 new cases could occur worldwide every year.

Rotary is committed to making sure that doesn’t happen. Polio eradication efforts need additional funding to immunize more than 400 million children against polio every year, improve disease surveillance systems to detect any poliovirus in a person or the environment, and hire more than 150,000 health workers to go door to door to find every child.

Your Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotary Club is holding a fundraiser to support The Rotary Foundation in our fight to end polio. And you can help! We are selling fresh Minnesotan Balsam Fir Christmas wreaths for $25 each and all proceeds will go to Polio Plus, The Rotary Foundation fund committed to ending polio around the world. If you’d like to purchase a wreath, please contact any Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotarian by Friday, October 28. Delivery of the wreaths will be around Thanksgiving time.

For more information about Rotary or to find clubs in your area, please visit rotary.org. For more information on ending Polio, please visit endpolio.org/. Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotary meets at Iowa Wesleyan University at noon every Wednesday and we’d love to have you join us.

Henry County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 9:49 am CDT

AGENDA

October 25, 2022

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

9:00 Jake Hotchkiss, Engineer Weekly Update

9:30 Meeting with Funeral Directors and General Assistance

For Burials and Transports

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

Mount Pleasant Community School District School Board Special Session & Work Session

By Theresa Rose · Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 7:00 am CDT

 

Date  Monday, October 24, 2022   6:00 PM

Mount Pleasant Community School District:  High School Media Center

  1.    Call to Order
    2.     Roll Call
    3.     Approval of Agenda
    4.  Consideration to Approve Inter-District Agreement for Virtual Learning (Motion)
    5.     Closed Session authorized by Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(a) & 21.5 (1)(e) to review or discuss records which are required
    or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential and to conduct a hearing to determine whether to suspend or expel a student (Motion)
    6.      Action regarding recommended discipline of a student (Motion)
    7.      Adjournment

 

Mount Pleasant Community School District School Board Work Session

Date  Monday, October 24, 2022  6:00 PM (following Special Session)

Mount Pleasant Community School District:   High School Media Center

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Facilities Master Planning Discussion
  5. Adjournment

MP All State Music Results

By Theresa Rose · Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 at 9:04 am CDT

Mount Pleasant Community High School had several music students named to the 2022 Iowa All-State Choir and Orchestra based on auditions held Saturday at Washington High School.

Ethan Sexauer, a senior violinist, was selected to the All-State Orchestra for the fourth time. Chosen to the All-State Choir were Robbie Heaton, Natalie McCormick, and Tien Nguyen with Brandon Burtlow selected as an alternate.

These students will join other selectees from around the state to participate in the Iowa High School Music Association’s All-State Music Festival November 17-19 in Ames.

Dean W. Messer (final arrangements)

By Theresa Rose · Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 at 8:57 am CDT

Dean W. Messer, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, October 20, 2022 at his residence.

A funeral service for Dean will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, October 25, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Jeffery A. McPheron of the Trenton/Wesley Chapel United Methodist Churches will officiate. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery, rural Rome, IA. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 8 PM on Monday at the funeral home. The family will be present to receive friends from 5-7 PM.

Memorials may be directed to the family. On-Line condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com

Dean William Messer was born October 11, 1940 in rural Rome, IA. He was the son of Harry and Iru (Christner) Messer. He attended school in Mt. Pleasant and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1959. On August 6, 1962 at the former Prairie Gem Methodist Church, rural Mt. Pleasant, Dean was united in marriage to Karen Esther Young. Mrs. Messer preceded in death on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in Mt. Pleasant.

Dean was a longtime area farmer. Working on his dad’s farm growing up, Dean was a farmhand for a few years until he began to work on his father-in-law’s farm. He continued on his farms and still had an active part in them at the time of his death. He was a member of the Farm Bureau. When time permitted, Dean loved to hunt and fish, especially on the Skunk River near Rome.

Those thankful for sharing in Dean’s life include his 2 children – Laura Burden and her husband Duane of Columbus Junction, IA and Mark Messer of Mt. Pleasant; a sister – Marla Conner and her husband Frank of Winfield; 7 grandchildren – Danielle Burden, Leslie (Duane) Coffman, Joshua (Samantha) Burden, Emily Burden, Bryce (Hailey) Messer, Lucas Messer and Kallie Messer, and 11 great grandchildren – Wyatt, Collin & Reece Coffman, Evelyn Arnold, Lilly Burden, Raven Dougherty, Jackson Kirby, Casanova  & Journey Huss, Soren Scott and Navy Messer.

Dean’s parents, wife and 2 sisters – Merna Royer and Marydel Fleagle precede him in death.

CHAMBER ANNOUNCES GRAND MARSHALS FOR THE HOLIDAY PARADE

By Theresa Rose · Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 1:09 pm CDT

MOUNT PLEASANT— In honor of their retirement and their support of the Mount Pleasant community, Jim and Marlene DePriest have been named the Grand Marshals for the annual Holiday Parade. The parade will take place on Thursday, December 1 at 5:15 pm through downtown Mount Pleasant.

“We can’t think of anyone more deserving than Mr. and Mrs. D to serve as the Grand Marshals. But of course, they only agreed if we let the students march with them. So, the DePriests and their students will be leading the parade this year” said Kristi Perry of the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance.

The theme for this year’s parade will be “Christmas Movies.” Last year, the Christmas Vacation float was a huge hit so we hope that everyone will pick out their favorite Christmas movie and put together a fun entry. If you plan to be in the parade, please contact the Chamber for the details and to get registered.

The Chamber has added a new twist to this year’s parade. There will be a stage set up on Monroe Street near Central Park where Mark Hempen will serve as our emcee and will be announcing the entries this year. Come downtown early, get your spot and enjoy some beautiful Christmas music while you wait for the parade to begin.

The parade will begin on Jefferson behind the Methodist Church and will head south on Jefferson to Monroe Street. They will turn and go one block east to Main Street. The parade proceeds back north to the church and will end at Saunders Street. The beautiful Central Park in downtown Mount Pleasant will be the perfect place to watch for Santa to arrive!