Carole Lauger, 78, of Swedesburg died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Henry County Health Center.

Carole was born August 3, 1943, in Alexandria, Virginia, the daughter of Carl and Nancy (Wilson) Owsley. She graduated from Boone High School in Orlando, Florida, and received a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s in education from Stetson University. In September 1968, Carole was united in marriage to Gary Lauger in DeLand, Florida. She worked in special education for a few years before becoming director of a Nursery School. Carole worked in many different capacities in the years following. She was the program manager for the Heart Association, Assistant Dean at the University of Illinois School of Public Health, Director of Communications for the Department of Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center at Mayo Clinic, and edited the Journal of Clinical Nutrition in Palisades, New York. Carole was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant and P.E.O. She enjoyed playing bridge, tennis, sailing, and most recently walking desert trails. After retiring to Swedesburg she most enjoyed hosting a reception for guests attending the annual Swedish Smorgasbord in December.

Carole is survived by her husband Gary; son Timothy and his wife Leilani and their two children, Lucas and Natalie, of Riverside, Illinois; and a sister Joan Thomas of Manhattan Beach, California.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral service will be held 10:30 am Thursday, February 17, 2022, at the First Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant. Pastor Trey Hegar will officiate. Burial will follow in the Swedesburg Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held 3:00 – 6:00 pm Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A memorial fund has been established for Parkinson’s Foundation Heartland. www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Dorothy Reynolds, 88, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Savannah Heights. Services are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel.

Ronald James Barron, 88, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly New London, died Saturday, February 12, 2022 at his home in Mt. Pleasant.  He was born in New York on March 29, 1933 to James and Grace Parisi Barron.  He was a graduate of Port Richmond High School in New York.  Upon graduating high school he entered the service.  Ron was a hydraulic specialist in the Navy during the Korean Conflict and in his four years in the Navy he did “the world tour”.   His pastor suggested he go to a little college in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa called Iowa Wesleyan and Fred Strothman picked him up at the train station. He graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College with a degree in chemistry. One day while walking across campus, Ida Hoover saw him and said “I’m going to marry that man”.  And she did on June 14, 1957; she died March 14, 2019.

Ron was a member of New London VFW Post #7641 and the Burge Cemetery Association where he was president for many years. He enjoyed puzzles, old westerns, yardwork and time spent with his grandchildren.  He was a great athlete and played softball and also coached his children’s ball teams.

He was a chemist who worked at the IAAP in Middletown.  He then established his own business “Barron Environmental Services” and worked for the city of New London in that capacity for many years.

Survivors include his children, Scott (Sharon) Barron of Mt. Pleasant, Nicky (Scott) Boughton and Shane (Susan) Barron both of New London; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one sister Lillian (Lloyd) Sloan of Forked River, New Jersey.  Besides his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter in infancy Angelite, sisters Grace and Dawn, and brothers John and James.

According to his wishes, his body has been cremated.  A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date with inurnment at Burge Cemetery, New London.  A memorial has been established for New London VFW Post #7641.  Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.