Author: Theresa Rose

Bertha P. Schadt, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, September 23, 2022 at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. On-Line condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com

Daniel Tousignant, 82, of Mount Pleasant died Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic.

Dan was born June 27, 1940, in Negaunee, Michigan, the son of Arthur and Dorothy (Maltby) Tousignant. He graduated from high school and joined the National Guard. In 1960, Dan moved to southeast Iowa. On July 22, 1961, he was united in marriage to May Lou Krogmeier at St. John’s Catholic Church in Houghton, until her death 1987. He was then united in marriage to Donna Rhodes on October 29, 1988, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Dan farmed and worked for General Electric for 32 years. He was a scrap iron dealer and played guitar in numerous bands. Dan was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and was a charter member of St. Alphonsus Knights of Columbus. He was inducted to the Old-Time Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Music was his passion, he opened for many notable country music stars during his time on the road. Dan was also in bowling league, baseball league, enjoyed woodworking, hunting, fishing, jigsaw puzzles and 50’s western movies.

He was a man of all trades and a master of none.

Dan is survived by his wife Donna; four children, Cindy (Gary Sr.) Ruth of Mount Pleasant, Theresa (Russell) Ross of Lykens, PA, Belinda Tousignant of Salem, Arthur (Heidi) Tousignant of Mount Pleasant; three step-children Michelle (Jamie) Ellis of Hannibal, MO, Bob Diamond of Mount Pleasant, Ken Diamond of Danville; 27 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren; four siblings Judy Keast, Sr Joan Tousignant, Armene Walsh, and Mike Tousignant.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife Mary Lou; grandson Gary Ruth II; five siblings Alfred Tousignant, Beulah Vickers, Elaine Brock, June Ashby, Germaine Tousignant; nephew Shawn Coin and niece Jean Van Tatenhove.

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Father Paul Connolly will officiate. Interment will follow in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. Family will greet friends from 4:00 until the Vigil Service begins at 7:00 p.m. The service will be live streamed at Powell Funeral Homes Facebook page and at our website www.powellfuneralhomes.com. In lieu of flowers a general memorial fund has been established. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is caring for Dan and his family.

Gregg “Moose” Eugene Meyer, 60, of Keosauqua passed away at his home on Wednesday September 21, 2022.  Visitation will be held from 10 to 11AM prior to the service on Saturday October 1, 2022 at Pedrick Funeral home in Keosauqua, with a memorial service beginning at 11:00AM with Pastor Jerry Hoover officiating.  Private burial of cremains will be at a later date in Vernon Cemetery.  Memorials to Vernon Cemetery may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 23004 Quail Road, Keosauqua, IA 52565.

Gregg was born on May 27, 1962 in Keosauqua to Walter Clifford and Juanita Mae Thompson Meyer.  He grew up on the family’s dairy farm near Vernon and graduated from Harmony High School in 1980.  After high school Gregg left the farm and went to college in Emmetsburg Iowa for Dairy Farm Management.  He then worked for a short while for Rathbun Rural Water before starting to work at Dexter Foundry and then moving to the factory and becoming a welder.  After 33 years of service Gregg was able to retire in 2021.  Gregg met his wife, Kimberly Sue Swanson and they were married on December 31, 2020 in Fairfield after being together for 30 years.

Gregg was the President of the Vernon Cemetery association, a loyal member of the Machinists Union 1293 in Fairfield.  He had volunteered at Old Threshers making sorghum with his good friend Bob for over 30 years.  His greatest passion in life was to be outdoors hunting and fishing, he loved to hunt raccoons with his Blue Tick Hounds and would often sleep in a field when he was finished for the night and leave from there to head to work in the morning.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife Kimberly Swanson-Meyer of Keosauqua,  two sons, Clifford Meyer of Fairfield and Thomas Meyer (Haley Jo) of Keosauqua, a daughter, Carrie Cosgrove (Terry) of Houghton, three brothers, Larry Meyer (Leticia) of Virginia Beach, Mark Meyer (Pam) of Keosauqua and Darrell Meyer (Pat) of Keosauqua, three sisters, Lila Kay Baxter (Carl) of Keosauqua, Waverly Meyer of Bonaparte and Sharon Miller (Bud) of Keosauqua, eight grandchildren, Jeremiah Cosgrove, Cole, Ember, Nadine, Makenna, Walter, Nelson and Virginia Meyer, in-laws Richard and Virginia Swanson of San Antonio, TX, his two dogs, Rose and Lily and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents .