Theresa K. Hass

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 at 5:50 am CDT

Theresa K. Hass, 94, of Burlington passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Klein Center in West Burlington.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 3, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church in Burlington

with The Very Reverend Father Marty Goetz as celebrant.  Burial will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, in Burlington.

Memorials may be directed to the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 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.

Andrea Lopreato is Named Co-Conference Player of the Year for Mt. Pleasant Girls’ Basketball

By Slaten Swords · Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 9:36 pm CDT

Mt. Pleasant, IA- The All-Conference awards were released for the Southeast Conference (SEC) with Mt. Pleasant taking home 13 honors including a Co-Player of the Year.

Andrea Lopreato was one of two unanimous selections for the All-Conference 1st Team after averaging a double-double on the year with 20 points per game and 13.2 rebounds per game. The senior also ranked in the Top 50 of most statistical categories in Class 4A and finished her career with 1,416 points. Shooting nearly 50% from the field, Lopreato also took home Co-Player of the Year honors and was named to the Academic All-Conference roster.

Tristian Shull, a senior for the Panthers, was also named to the All-Conference 1st Team after hitting 31% of her shots from three-point range. Shull also averaged 11.9 points per game and averaged 2.7 steals per game. She was also named to the Academic All-Conference team.

Kate Schimmelpfennig was recognized as All-Conference Honorable Mention. The senior averaged 4 points per game and was a wall in the lane as she ranked 12th in blocks for Class 4A. Schimmelpfennig was also named to the Academic All-Conference team.

Andi Scott was also recognized as All-Conference Honorable Mention despite suffering an injury that sidelined her late in the season. The junior will be leading the Panthers next season as she averaged 5.5 points per game and supplied 1.4 steals per game. Scott was also recognized for making the Academic All-Conference team.

Juliana Burns, Hailey Parrott, and Mackenzie Musselman were all named to the Academic All-Conference roster.

Mt. Pleasant finished in 3rd place in the conference standings with a 7-3 record in conference and an 11-12 record overall. Keokuk finished as conference champions with a 16-6 overall record and a 9-1 record in conference play.

Camille Kruse of Fort Madison was the other Co-Player of the Year as she led the Bloodhounds to an second place finish in the conference standings while averaging 17.7 points per game and being ranked 2nd in steals in Class 4A with 102 on the season.

The SEC Coaches award went to Irelynd Sargent of Fort Madison after guiding her team to a 16-7 record. The award was in memory of Tony Sargent, the late head coach for Fort Madison.

Payton Hagans and Aaiden Ashton Headline All-SEC Honors for Mt. Pleasant Boys’ Basketball

By Slaten Swords · Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 9:34 pm CDT

Mt. Pleasant, IA- The Southeast Conference has released their All-Conference selections for Boys’ Basketball this year with Mt. Pleasant earning 6 honors. The Panthers finished the year with an 18-6 record and won the conference championship after going 8-2 in conference play.

Payton Hagans was a unanimous selection for the All-Conference 1st Team after the phenomenal season for the junior guard. Hagans averaged 20.7 points per game and led the Panthers in just about every statistical category throughout the season.

Aaiden Ashton also took home All-Conference 1st Team honors for the Panthers. He was second on the team in points as he averaged 14.5 points per game. The senior guard shot 43% from the field and 36.3% from beyond the arc.

Owen Vansickle, a senior guard, was recognized as 2nd Team All-Conference after averaging 7.3 points per game. Vansickle was phenomenal from three-point range as he shot 37.9% on the year and dished out 3.3 assists per game.

Carter Amos and Nate Stroud were both recognized as All-Conference Honorable mentions. Amos, a senior forward for the Panthers, averaged 4.8 points per game and ranked 16th in Class 3A in field goal percentage. Stroud, the starting junior center, was a force in the lane for Mt. Pleasant as he ranked 7th in Class 3A in blocks with 30 on the season and supplied 7.1 points per game.

Tim Cam earned Academic All-Conference for his senior season.

Merquiche Lewis Jr. for Burlington was named Conference Player of the Year along with All-Conference 1st Team and Academic All-Conference as Lewis nearly averaged a double-double with 24.2 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game.

SEC All-Conference Honors for Mt. Pleasant Boys’ Wrestling

By Slaten Swords · Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 9:31 pm CDT

Mt. Pleasant, IA- The Southeast Conference released their All-Conference selections for Boys’ Wrestling as Fort Madison finished in 1st in the conference standings and Mt. Pleasant took 6th place.

Bowen Davis, a senior wrestler for the Panthers, was recognized as All-Conference 2nd Team for the 145-pound weight class after his 27-13 season that saw him finish in 3rd place at Districts. Davis was also named Academic All-Conference.

Franklin Tousignant, a junior for the Panthers, was also named All-Conference 2nd Team for the 285-pound weight class after going 9-8 last season.

Jamal Dodson was named to the Academic All-Conference team.

Tate O’Shea of Keokuk was named Wrestler of the Year after finishing in 2nd place at the State Tournament in the 138-pound weight class.

Mt. Pleasant Nabs 8 All-Conference Honors for Girls’ Wrestling

By Slaten Swords · Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 9:30 pm CDT

Mt. Pleasant, IA- The Southeast Conference released the All-Conference results for Girls’ wrestling with Mt. Pleasant earning 7 honors.

Ella McNamee, a senior for the Panthers, took home All-Conference 1st Team honors for the 105-pound weight class as she was the lone Panther to qualify for the first sanctioned Girls’ Wrestling State Tournament. She finished the year with a phenomenal 29-8 record. McNamee was also named to the Academic All-Conference roster.

Alexis Wagner, a sophomore for the Panthers, was recognized as All-Conference 1st Team for the 115-pound weight class after a 13-13 season.

Natalie Parrott, a freshman, earned All-Conference 1st Team in the 120-pound weight class. Parrott finished the season with a 9-15 record.

Another freshman for the Panthers, Zenlynn Lee, took home All-Conference 1st Team in the 190-pound weight class. Lee collected a 23-13 record on the year and finished in 5th place at the Regional Qualifier, one spot away from qualifying for the state tournament.

Natalie Albright, a sophomore, was the last Panther to earn All-Conference 1st Team honors for the 235-pound weight class. She finished with a 4-3 record on the season.

Jayden Housh, a senior for the Panthers, finished the year with an 18-16 record and took home All-Conference 2nd Team honors. Housh was also named to the Academic All-Conference roster.

Teegan Sulentich, a senior for Washington, was named Wrestler of the Year after her 38-9 record and for qualifying for the first sanctioned Girls’ Wrestling State Tournament. Sulentich also garnered Academic All-Conference honors.

March at the Main Street Art Center

By Theresa Rose · Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 10:48 am CDT

March is the second annual All Member Show at the Mt. Pleasant Main Street Art Center. Artwork from the Center’s local artists will be on display in the gallery for the entire month of March. There will be a reception for all of the artists from 5-7 pm on March 9th with live music provided pianist Jerry Lalaga.

This event is free and open to the public.

Phyllis Klopfenstein

By Theresa Rose · Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 10:42 am CDT

A celebration of life for Phyllis Iva Lane Klopfenstein will be held from 1-3 PM on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Mt. Pleasant Masonic Lodge, 206 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. A private family interment will take place at the Forest Home Cemetery, On line condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfh.com

Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church or, because of her love and compassion for all animals, to All God’s Creatures in Mt. Pleasant.

Carolyn Sue (Rentfro) Lind

By Theresa Rose · Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 10:37 am CDT

Carolyn Sue (Rentfro) Lind, 83, of Houghton, Iowa, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2023, at her home.

She was born on December 2, 1939, in Carbondale, Illinois, the daughter of Lowell Everett and Clara M. (Spiller Cannon) Rentfro. On June 27, 1959, she married Charles William Lind, Jr. in Maspeth, New York.

Survivors include her husband: Bill; children: Michael Rowdy Lind of Donnellson, Iowa, Katrina B. (Mike) Altenhofen of Washington, Iowa, Jason Cody (Kathy) Lind of Dayton, Ohio; special family friend: Betty Jo Kennedy of Farmington, Iowa; five grandchildren: Dustin Michael, Shamus Cody, Benjamin Altenhofen all of Washington, Iowa, Amber Grace and Dakoda James (Cody) Lind of Dayton, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother: Kenneth Cannon; first cousin: Judith Metten Killian and many Spiller cousins.

Sue was raised a Southern Baptist and was baptized in Crab Orchard Lake in Carbondale, Illinois. She was a country girl at heart, as most of her youth and adult life, she lived in the country. She started her occupational history at age fourteen in Carbondale at the Dog N Suds as a carhop. After graduation from Personnel Airline training, she worked for Pan American Airlines in Queens, New York. Following her work in Queens, she became a travel agent in Belleville, Illinois and then went on to Donnellson Elementary School, in Donnellson, Iowa, as an aide and helped out at the Donnellson Library. Sue was a member of Sharon Presbyterian Church in Farmington, the Lee County Extension Youth Council, Lee County Fair Board and the Mt. Hamill Sunshine Coffee Club. She also was a 4-H leader for the Harrison Huskies Club. She loved her family reunion gatherings in southern Illinois, where she had forty-seven first cousins. Sue enjoyed being a part of Lind Suffolk Sheep, going to fairs, livestock shows and sales, wiener roasts with family and friends. Most of all, she cherished dancing the waltz with her partner in life – Billy.

A visitation begin at 12:00 noon, Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson where the family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson with Pastor Katrina Bergman and Pastor Larry Shipley officiating.

Burial will be at Sharon Cemetery, rural Farmington, Iowa.

Memorials has been established in her memory for Lee County Hospice or Sharon Presbyterian Church.

Schmitz Funeral Home of Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.