Rosa L. Prevett, 81 of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at her daughter’s home.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Hillsboro Cemetery, with words of comfort by Jeff Murphy. Memorials may be directed to the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice of West Burlington in her memory.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for her arrangements.
Monday, September 12, 2022 6:00 PM
Mount Pleasant Community School District: High School Media Center
Call to Order
Mount Pleasant Community School District School Board Organizational Meeting
Date Monday, September 12, 2022 (Following Regular Board Meeting)
Mount Pleasant Community School District: High School Media Center
Mount Pleasant, Iowa 52641
Glenda Rose Ferguson-Moeller, 82, of Houghton, Iowa, passed away at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022, at the Klein Center in West Burlington, Iowa.
Born on April 14, 1940, in Kahoka, Missouri, the daughter of Leon and Helen (Benge) Smith. On June 22,1958, she married Howard Ferguson. He preceded her in death on July 19, 2002. She then married Marvin Moeller on December 28, 2005.
Survivors include her husband: Marvin; daughter: Kim Ferguson of Niota, Illinois; son: Chad (Sue) Ferguson of Niota, Illinois; two grandchildren: Rob (Beth) Ferguson and Rachel Ferguson; three great grandchildren: Benjamin, William and Wyatt; three step-children: Linda (Sam) Gaylord; Marty (Deb) Moeller and Laura (Justin Cole) Spratt; four step-grandchildren: Mitch (Kathryn) Moeller, Makenzie (Kameron) Cooper, Colton Thompson and Megan Thompson; five step great-grandchildren: Beau, Preston, Addie, Maggie and Layne. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband: Howard and one sister: Wanda Gaylord.
Glenda was a graduate of Fort Madison High School, Southeastern Community College, Western Illinois University and Saint Francis University in Joliet, Illinois. She was a member of Saint John’s Catholic Church, the Sunshine Girls and Silver Steppers. Glenda was a Registered Nurse and retired from Southeastern Community College as Director of Health Education. She loved her family. Her best day’s were spending time with family and friends.
Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point, Iowa, where the family will meet with friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point, Iowa, with Father Dan Dorau officiating.
Following the funeral service a luncheon will be held at the West Point American Legion.
Following the luncheon a private burial will be held in the Appanoose Township Cemetery near Niota, Illinois.
A memorial has been established in her memory for Saint John’s Church or the Niota Park.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com. Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with arrangements.
Saturday night Mount Pleasant Police were dispatched to investigate a motor vehicle accident in the 200 block of North Wilson Street. Upon investigation, it was determined that Jose Gomez Perez of Mt. Pleasant, was driving north on North Wilson Street. As he was driving he was attempting to fix the windshield wiper switch inside of his vehicle. Perez failed to stay in his lane and traveled into the opposite lane of traffic. His vehicle then collided with a legally parked car. The collision caused the Perez vehicle to overturn, coming to a rest on its’ top. Both vehicles sustained significant damage which was estimated to be in excess of $8,500 dollars. Perez was not injured. He was issued citations for failure to provide proof of financial liability and no valid driver’s license.
Erica “Ricky” Jo MacBeth, 79, of Danville, Iowa died Friday, September 9, 2022, at University of Iowa Hospitals. She was born in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1942 to Harold and Alice Marie Griffiths Sneden. She was a graduate of Peters Township High School; Waynesburg College of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and received her Masters from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. In 1974 she married James B. MacBeth in Waynesburg.
All of her life was devoted to public education. She taught second grade at Allison Elementary in Houston, Pennsylvania, then was librarian and media specialist for the Morning Sun and Winfield Mt. Union schools for four years, and retired after twenty-four years with the Burlington school district as librarian and media specialist. She was a master gardener and loved their life on the farm; was an avid reader of mysteries; enjoyed writing letters; and loved her cats and dogs.
Survivors include her husband of Danville; daughters Lynn MacBeth of Pittsburgh and Sandra MacBeth of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; sons Bruce (Kim) MacBeth of Claysville, Pennsylvania and Andrew (Angela) MacBeth of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and her three younger brothers, Chris (Gail) Sneden of Austin, Texas, Michael (Laurie) Sneden of St. Louis, Missouri, and Al (Daryll) Sneden of Richmond, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents.
The funeral service for Ricky will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Elliott Chapel, New London, Iowa with Pastor David Mixon officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 until the time of the service. Burial will follow at Burge Cemetery, rural New London. A memorial has been established for HJ Nugen Library in New London. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.
Friday over the noon hour, the Mount Pleasant Fire Department was called to the Tolson Community Action Center, on West Washington Street to investigate smoke in one of the restrooms. It was determined the smoke was from the process of smoking sewers that is being done by Warner Engineering. They will continue smoking sewers on Monday. Crews will be working on West Washington Street from Saunders Avenue east to Jackson Street. If you have property in this area and see smoke in your building please step outside and let one of the crew members know so they can help you determine where the smoke is getting in. Remember, if you get smoke in your building it could mean sewer gases are getting in. Sometimes you don’t notice the sewer gas smell but it could be fatal. Crews are primarily smoking on Washington Street but the smoke can also travel farther down the sewer pipes into side streets.
The Oakland Mills Nature Center is closed Saturday, 9-10-2022. The dumping station in the South Shore campground is also closed until further notice.
On another note, Conservation Department Director Caleb Waters is looking for more volunteers to host visitors to the Nature Center. If you are interested contact the Department office at 319-986-5067.
