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Hazel L. Roath (final arrangements)
Hazel L. Roath, 97, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Savannah Heights of Mt. Pleasant.
Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Grant Cemetery rural Rome, with Pastor Guy Sammons officiating. Friends may call at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant on Friday, April 22, 2022, from 2 until 6. The family will not be present. Memorials may be directed to the Rome Baptist Church or to Grant Cemetery in her memory.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is caring for the arrangements.
Verna Alma Quinlin
Verna Alma Quinlin, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, died April 15, 2022, after a short illness.
Born February 7, 1935, in San Jose, California to Perry and Alma Gard. Verna graduated from Santa Clara High, Santa Clara, California in 1952. She married LeRoy B. Quinlin on June 4, 1960, in San Jose, California and lived there until they moved to Winfield, Iowa in 1969. They had three children, Gary, Joyce, and Lisa.
She worked as an office clerk at S.H. Kress (1954-1962), and Fairchild Semiconductor Company (1967-1969), but for most of her life she was self-employed. LeRoy and Verna owned the Quinlin’s Cards and Gifts Store in Winfield, Iowa from 1971 to 1980. Verna made various crafts for The Wooden Wheel in Kalona, Iowa for 30 years. She shared her creativity with her family and the community through a passion for knitting baby blankets, gloves, scarves, and slippers. She was sure to provide quilts for all of her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed reading, puzzles, knitting, embroidering, cross stitching, and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Verna will be deeply missed by her son Gary Quinlin (Leslie Johnson) of Branford, CT, daughter, Rev. Joyce Quinlin Hunsaker (Rev. Will) of Clear Lake, IA and daughter Lisa Quinlin Diener (Dan) of Mt. Pleasant, IA. She has five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Perry E. Gard, mother Alma I. LeDuc, husband LeRoy, two brothers, William, and Vernon, one sister, Beverly Anderson, one stepdaughter, Debra Linville, and one granddaughter, Lynelle Hunsaker.
A service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services of Winfield, 102 S. Olive Street, Winfield, Iowa. Pastor Mike Johnson will officiate. There will be a private interment for the family in the Winfield Scott Township Cemetery. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.
Verna would be heartbroken if a friend or family member became ill by attending her service. In her honor, the family strongly suggests that those in attendance wear an appropriate face covering. There will be no visitation. A general memorial fund has been set up for Verna Quinlin.
Aline G. Hesseltine
Aline G. Hesseltine, age 93, of Crawfordsville, Iowa, died Friday, April 15, 2022, at her residence following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the United Church of Crawfordsville with Pastor Jason Collier officiating. The family will receive friends following the committal service at the United Church of Crawfordsville. Interment will take place at the Crawfordsville Cemetery. Memorials have been established for the United Church of Crawfordsville. Online condolences may be sent for Aline’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com
Aline was born May 30, 1928, in Wellman, Iowa, the daughter of Leroy and Anna (Ossman) Kelley. She attended country school in the Wellman area and graduated from Wellman High School in 1946. Aline was united in marriage to Howard Lee Hesseltine on January 14, 1949, in Fairfield, Iowa. She has lived on the same farm south of Crawfordsville since 1949. The farm became a Century Farm, in 2018.
Prior to her marriage, Aline taught at Sockum Ridge Country School. She was a homemaker and farmed with her husband for 15 years. Following the death of her husband, Aline continued to farm and raise her young family.
She was an active member of the United Church of Crawfordsville where she was an Elder, taught Sunday School and helped with Vacation Bible School. She was a member of the Rural Homemakers Club and enjoyed reading. She enjoyed listening to and later watching “The Guiding Light”. She always had a large garden and enjoyed raising pigs and chickens. She enjoyed selling the eggs and visiting with anyone that stopped by. Her motto was, “There is always work to be done if you are willing to do it”, and she was always willing.
She is survived by six children: son, Richard (Sally) Hesseltine of Iowa City, Iowa; daughter, Dianna (Rush) Brentlinger of Iowa City, Iowa; son, Glenn Hesseltine of Crawfordsville, Iowa; son, Larry Hesseltine of Crawfordsville, Iowa; daughter, Jane (Randy) Moore of Crawfordsville, Iowa; Sandra (Kevin) Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; 16 grandchildren: Chad, Angie, Rush III, Jamie, Megan, Emily, Doug, Angel, Arica, Joshua, Brandon, Rachael, Michele, Bethine, Melissa and Jason; 31 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Hazel Kelley, Donna Kelley and Dee Ulin; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Aline was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, five brothers, Mervin, Orval, Arlo, Wayne and Cecil, and two sisters, Mildred and Bernice.
College Baseball: Iowa Wesleyan Sweeps Lincoln Christian
Lincoln, IL — Iowa Wesleyan completed a weekend sweep over Lincoln Christian Saturday, defeating the Red Lions 25-4 and 6-0.
In game one, the Tigers put up seven runs in the 5th and 12 runs in the 6th break the game wide open.
Carlos Vicente, Brady Lukavsky and Phillip Guerrero each had three hits for Wesleyan.
Guerrero drove in five while Vicente plated four.
Five Tigers drove in two runs apiece.
Muscatine native Joe Morrison was the winning pitcher. The right-hander tossed five innings of one run ball, allowing six hits while striking out four.
In game two, a comedy of Red Lion errors helped propel Wesleyan to the sweep.
Lincoln Christian committed six errors helping stake the Tigers to a 5-0 lead after two innings.
Derek Marrufo had two hits, two runs scored with two RBI.
Carson Selk worked the game’s first three innings on the hill for Wesleyan, as he teamed up with four others for the tag-team shutout.
Stephen Larson tossed the game’s final inning, striking out two.
The sweep moved Wesleyan to 19-26 overall, Blake Beaber’s bunch has won seven straight games.
They’ll look to keep the good times rolling tomorrow when they travel to Fulton, Missouri to do battle with William Woods University.
Men’s College Basketball: Kris Murray Joins Keegan in NBA Draft
Iowa City — Iowa sophomore forward Kris Murray has submitted papers for early entry to the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility.
Underclassmen have until June 1 to remain in or remove his name from the draft.
Murray posted single season bests in every statistical category last season.
He improved his scoring average by +9.1 points per game and rebounding average by 3.7 per outing.
Murray was Iowa’s leading bench scorer and rebounder, ranking fourth and third overall on the team.
Kris’ twin brother Keegan announced last month that he has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft.
College Football: Former Mount Pleasant Standout Lutovsky Competes at Nebraska Spring Game
Lincoln, NE — Former Mount Pleasant standout Henry Lutovsky is ready to make some noise in Lincoln..
The rising redshirt freshman competed in the Nebraska spring game last week, one in which the White Team earned a 43-39 win over the Red Team.
In the spring game Lutovsky worked on the second string offensive line, working as the direct backup to starting guard Kevin Williams Jr.
Lutovsky, who took a redshirt last year, played in two games as a true freshman in 2021.
He first appeared on the offensive line in the Huskers’ win against Fordham, becoming the 17th true freshman offensive lineman to play in a game in school history.
Lutovsky also played on the offensive line against Northwestern.
Nebraska will open their season in Dublin, Ireland on August 27th, competing in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic against Northwestern.
Women’s College Basketball: Bishop Garrigan’s Crooks Stays In-State
KILJ — Algona Bishop Garrigan star forward Audi Crooks has committed to continue her athletic career at Iowa State.
Crooks made the announcement over the weekend on social media.
Southeast Iowa received a great look at the future Cyclone when she poured in 32 points and seven boards against Notre Dame in the 1A State Quarterfinals.
Just four days later Garrigan hoisted a gold ball.
Crooks averaged 23.5 points and 12.5 boards per game.
She is the No. 58 recruit in the country and choose Iowa State over Iowa, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Minnesota.