Obituaries Tuesday February 14th

David Scott Howard, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City.  The funeral service for David Howard will be held Friday, February 17 at 10:30 AM at Elliott Chapel with Reverend Charles Comfort officiating.  Interment will be held at Trinity Cemetery, rural Mt. Union.  Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday, February 16, with the family present to receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.  A memorial has been established.

 

Susan “Susie” Lynn Klopfenstein, 56, of Mt. Pleasant, died February 12, 2017 at her home. The funeral service for Susie Klopfenstein will be held Friday, February 17, at 2:00 PM at Elliott Chapel with Pastor Kathleen Moore officiating.  Inurnment will be at Burge Cemetery, New London.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 until the time of the service.  A memorial has been established to provide a bench at Burge Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Gertrude M. Fletcher, 101, of Burlington died at 6:05 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Great River Medical Center.

Born December 8, 1915 in Burlington, she was the daughter of Joseph and Myrtle (Carruthers) Wagler.  She married Ralph “Buzz” Robert Fletcher in 1938 in Burlington.  He preceded her in death on August 23, 2001.

Mrs. Fletcher started her working career at the glove factory, then worked for Woolworth’s and Sears.  She retired from IRC-TRW after 30 years of service.

Mrs. Fletcher was a very active member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).  She and her sisters had a singing group and she also enjoyed water aerobics and bird watching.  She enjoyed reading, especially crime novels by Dick Francis and she was an avid Hawkeye and Cubs fan.

Survivors include two sons, Terry Fletcher of Ottumwa, Michael “Mick” (Jane) Fletcher of West Burlington; two daughters, Joan Fletcher of Burlington and Nancy (Michael) Filipiak of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 8 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four sisters and two brothers.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, February 16th, at Lunning Chapel.

The funeral service for Mrs. Fletcher will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 17th, at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).  Interment will be in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials have been established for First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Burlington Public Library.

 

Caroline “Johnnie” Harris, 83, of Burlington died 3:40 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.  She had resided at Burlington Care Center for the past 2 ½ years.

Born on January 21, 1934, in Monmouth, Illinois, she was the second oldest daughter of Richard O. and Esther M. (Larson) Anderson.

She was raised in the Gladstone, Illinois area, graduating from Gladstone-Oquawka High School in 1951.  She graduated as a registered nurse from Mercy Hospital in Burlington and married Donald Johnson in 1954.  They later divorced.  She then married Gerald Harris in 1974.  He died in 1995.

Her nursing career consisted of working as head nurse on the surgical floor at Mercy Hospital for two years and then working for Surgeon’s Inc. for over 38 years, before retiring.

She was a member of First Christian Church – Disciples of Christ, the Eagles Lodge, VFW, Red Hat Ladies and the Jane Delano Nurses Association.

She loved flowers, yard work, crafts, dancing, baking and traveling.  Her favorite color was blue and she collected music boxes.

Survivors include two brothers, Eugene R. (Jean) Anderson of Burlington and Leonard (Carolyn) Anderson of Oquawka; one sister, Lois (Allen) Tee of Oquawka; special friend, Carl Boley of Burlington; nieces and nephews, Diane Stamper and Daryl Davis both of Covington, KY, David Tee of Houston, TX, Darren Tee of Mahomet, IL, Nancy Anderson of Aurora, CO, Eric Anderson of Burlington and Ryan Anderson of Washington, IL; step daughter, Barbara and one step grandson both of Burlington.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one sister, Marilyn Davis and one brother, Wayne Anderson.

The funeral service for Johnnie will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 15th at Lunning Chapel.  Rev. David Yonker will officiate.   Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the funeral service.

Memorials have been established for P.A.W.S, First Christian Church – Disciples of Christ, St. Luke United Church of Christ or Burlington Care Center.

 

Edward Earl Scheu, 102, of Burlington IA, died on February 9, 2017, at The Colonnade in O’Fallon IL. Born September 15, 1914, in Burlington, Ed was the son of Charles J. and Antoinette Boers Scheu.  On January 25, 1939, he married Louise Erickson in Burlington.

 

Ed attended Burlington Schools and graduated from Burlington Jr. College (now SE Iowa Community College.)  He worked as a Railway Mail Clerk traveling between Burlington and Minneapolis MN. After his retirement from the mail service he worked as a realtor at the Gerdes & Sparrow office.

 

As a young man Ed enjoyed participating, and was a fierce competitor, in many sports, especially basketball and baseball.  Later in life tennis, golf, table tennis, and badminton nourished his competitive spirit.  Ed also enjoyed playing cards, gardening, and handyman projects.

 

Ed was an active member of First United Church of Christ serving on its Consistory for many years. He was a member of, and a regular at, the Elks and Moose lodges and the Burlington YMCA.  He was a volunteer at Great River Medical Center’s Klein Center well into his 90s.

 

Ed’s family and many friends enjoyed his humor and positive approach to life.  Survivors include two daughters, Judith Scheu of Honolulu HI and Lucia Graham of O’Fallon IL, two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

 

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, three sisters and two brothers.

 

The funeral service for Mr. Scheu will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 16th at First United Church of Christ.  Pastor JudyAnn Morse officiating. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the services.

 

A memorial has been established for First United Church of Christ, 611 Columbia St, Burlington IA 52601.