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Glen Joseph “Joe” Liechty, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Heartland Healthcare in Galesburg, IL.
The funeral service for Joe Liechty will be 10 AM on Wednesday, July 28 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 S. Jackson St., Mt. Pleasant. Father Paul Connolly will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery, with military honors conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard and the Iowa Military Funeral Honors Detail. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 8 PM on Tuesday, July 27 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The family will be present to receive friends from 5 PM to 7 PM on Tuesday evening.
Those considering an expression of sympathy in lieu of flowers may direct memorials to either Southeast Iowa Hospice or the VFW Post #2561 of Mt. Pleasant. Online condolences may be left at www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.
Glen Joseph Liechty was born January 27, 1946 in Mt. Pleasant. He was the son of Max Joseph and Mary Lou (Dunlavy) Liechty. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1964 and attended Universal Mechanics School in Omaha, NE.
Joe entered the United States Army at Ft. Des Moines on December 14, 1965. He served as a military policeman in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged as at Tech Sergeant on September 20, 1967 at the US Army Personnel Center in Oakland, CA.
He returned to Mt. Pleasant following his discharge. On February 10, 1968 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant. Joe was united in marriage to Chari Glee Traut. Mrs. Liechty died August 23, 1995 in Canby, Oregon.
For many years, Joe resided in Canby, Oregon where he was a truck driver and truck mechanic for FXI and Purina. He returned to the Mt. Pleasant area in 1996 following he death of his wife and to care for his mother. Upon his return, he worked as a truck mechanic for Longs in Mediapolis and in the Maintenance Dept. of Iowa Wesleyan University. He completed his working career as a driver for the trucks of WEMIGA – Whaley Waste Systems. He was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Joe was a recycler. He brought lots of things home. While some would have called him a junk collector, Joe found use in many things – working or not – that others had no use for.
Those thankful for sharing in Joe’s life include his 3 children – Andrew Liechty and wife Angela of Canby, OR, Robert Liechty of Mt. Pleasant and Danielle Liechty of Hillsboro; a brother, Jerry Liechty of Mt Pleasant; 6 grandchildren – Dana, Susie, Travis, Megan, Melaine and Cara, 4 great grandchildren, and 2 aunts – Rosemary Shumaker and Gretchen “Susie” McDowell Liechty.
Joe’s parents, wife, an infant brother – Thomas Max Liechty, an infant sister – Jacquelin Ann Liechty, a sister-in-law – Connie Liechty, a niece – Angie Noel Liechty and Joe beloved canine companion, Sadie, precede in death.
County Fair Season is not over yet. As the Van Buren and Washington County Fairs wrap up this weekend the Louisa County Fair in Columbus Junction and the Des Moines County Fair in West Burlington will get started. The Louisa County Fair Queen contest is part of Family Night on Sunday at 7 pm. This year’s contestants are Abbie Kinsley, Amber Martens, Claire Hoeg and Libby White. The Des Moines County Fair Queen contest is Tuesday, July 27 at 7 pm. That contest features Drew Fox, Jobey Malone and Elizabeth Lane as contestants.
In the interest of keeping Henry County residents informed, the Henry County Sheriff’s office has requested KILJ post the daily jail count. During the jail referendum campaign it was publicized that the jail would be able to house additional inmates from surrounding counties and this would generate revenue for Henry County.
Date: 07-23-2021______
JAIL COUNT
_26_ Henry County Inmates
_53_ Out of County Contract Inmates
_79_ TOTAL
Glen Joseph “Joe” Liechty, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Heartland Healthcare in Galesburg, IL.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant.
Online condolences may be left at www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.
In the interest of keeping Henry County residents informed, the Henry County Sheriff’s office has requested KILJ post the daily jail count. During the jail referendum campaign it was publicized that the jail would be able to house additional inmates from surrounding counties and this would generate revenue for Henry County.
Date: 07-22-2021______
JAIL COUNT
_27_ Henry County Inmates
_44_ Out of County Contract Inmates
_71_ TOTAL
On July 22, 2021, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a subject sitting in a vehicle slouched back and unresponsive at Stephenson Park in Lowell. New London first responders arrived on the scene and the subject was out of the vehicle walking around and alert. They requested Law Enforcement still respond due to the subject possibly being under the influence.
Henry County Deputies arrived and spoke with, Jason Schwartz 41 years of age. Schwartz showed signs of being under the influence of methamphetamine. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office narcotics canine performed a free air sniff around the parked vehicle belonging to Schwartz. The canine indicated to Deputies there was an odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was done. Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were removed from the vehicle.
From this incident, Jason Schwartz was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense, a serious misdemeanor, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor.
