Obituaries
Ruth Jane Paterni
Sep 13, 2023
Ruth Paterni passed away on September 13, 2023, at Arlington Place in Grundy Center, at the age of 93 years. A brief visitation will be held Monday, September 18, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wellsburg Reformed Church. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. with a burial at the church cemetery immediately following the service....
Doris Mae Balvanz
Sep 8, 2023
Doris Mae (Kaas) Balvanz, 94, of Grundy Center (formerly of Eldora), fell asleep in the arms of her Lord Friday, September 8th, 2023. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 16th at 10:30 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Visitation will be Friday, September 15th from 5:00-7:00 pm at Abels Funeral Home in Eldora.
Doris was born...
Donald Pruisner
Sep 8, 2023
Donald (Don) Arthur Pruisner, 94, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2023, of complications of a well-lived life. Don was born on June 26, 1929, to Henry and Grace (Freese) Pruisner in a farmhouse four miles northwest of Dike, Iowa, the fourth of six children. Don graduated from Dike High School in 1947, worked at Rath Packing Company just long...
Janice Granner
Sep 2, 2023
Janice Butler Granner passed away peacefully in Seward, Nebraska on Sept. 2, 2023. Funeral services will be Friday September 15 at 10:30 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, Iowa. Visitation will be Thursday September 14th from 4-7 PM at Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Good Shepherd Preschool, Eldora, Dorothy’s...
Nancy Witt
Aug 28, 2023
Nancy Witt, 59, of Grundy Center, passed away August 28, 2023, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born November 13, 1963, to Warren and Julia (Hilbrant) Witt in Grundy Center.
A graduate of Grundy Center High School and University of Northern Iowa, Nancy had a career in communication, working for State Public Policy Group and SUMO. Nancy was Vice...
Marlys L. Karkosh
Aug 27, 2023
Marlys L. Karkosh, 87, of Cedar Falls, IA, formerly of Reinbeck and Hudson, IA: passed away of natural causes on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A memorial visitation will be held on Monday, September 4, 2023, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the family farm, 12416 Hicks Road, Hudson, IA. Funeral service will...
Dennis Jay Kruger
Aug 24, 2023
Dennis Jay Kruger, 80 of Dike, Iowa passed away from a heart attack on Thursday, August 24th in Iowa City.
Dennis was born on October 11th, 1942, in rural Grundy County, the son of Jake, and Lillian (Finger) Kruger. Dennis attended Dike High School, and graduated with the class of 1961. From there, he worked for Petersen Seed,...
Vincel E. Meints
Aug 11, 2023
Vincel E. Meints, 84, of Wellsburg, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2023, at his home. A visitation will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wellsburg, IA, on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held Thursday, August 17, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Memorials may...
LeRoy James Beving
Aug 6, 2023
LeRoy Beving of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Aplington, Iowa, on Sunday, August 6, 2023. He was born to John and Maggie (Willems) Beving of rural Ackley, Iowa. LeRoy farmed and worked at UNI for 25 years, retiring as a Storekeeper III. He enjoyed fishing and Hawkeye Football.
LeRoy is survived by a daughter, Debra...
Ronald Ray Simpson
Aug 1, 2023
Ronald R. Simpson, 82, of Dike, Iowa, sadly passed away on August 1, 2023, at Park View Manor in Reinbeck, IA, surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Ronald was born May 13, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa. He married his high school sweetheart Sharon Kay Fellenzer on January 21, 1961. They were happily married for 62 years....
Beverly Mumm
Jul 31, 2023
Beverly Louise Ingols Mumm, aged 84 of Roseville, CA, passed away July 31, 2023, with family by her side. With her death, the world has lost a kind, thoughtful, gentle soul who loved her family above all. Beverly was born on December 31, 1938, in Waterloo Iowa, to Helen and Mervel Ingols. Her brother Robert (Bob) was born in 1944...
Terry L. Exline
Jul 30, 2023
Terry L. Exline, 76 of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on July 30, 2023. There are no services scheduled at this time.
Joyce Arlene Hoffman
Jul 22, 2023
Joyce Arlene Hoffman passed away July 22, 2023, in Cape Coral Florida. She was 82 years old.
Celebration of Joyce’s life will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 11 AM at Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Memorials can be made to the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Joyce was born on April 6, 1941, in Perry, Iowa...
Merna Evelyn Folkerts
Jul 20, 2023
Merna Evelyn Folkerts Johnson, 90, formerly of Steamboat Rock, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Grand Plains Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in Pratt, Kansas. A graveside service will be held at the Steamboat Rock Cemetery on September 9, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. All are invited to a brunch immediately following at the Pine Lake Wildlife Club.
Merna...
Connor M. Allen
Jul 10, 2023
Connor Michael Allen, age 17 of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away on July 10, 2023 from injuries sustained from a UTV accident.
Connor was born September 12, 2005 in Waterloo, IA. He graduated from Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School on May 14, 2023. He was planning on starting Hawkeye Community College in the fall to begin his degree in social work. While in...
Eldon Laverne DeVries
Jul 9, 2023
Eldon Laverne DeVries of Grundy Center, Iowa peacefully entered the arms of Jesus on July 9, 2023 at the age of 81. After several months of declining health, Eldon died peacefully with his beloved wife Geri and family by his side.
Eldon was born on July 24, 1941, to Elky and Clara DeVries on the farm near Fern, Iowa....
Richard M. Volkens
Jul 5, 2023
Richard Volkens, 95, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on July 5th, 2023, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. He was under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. Burial will follow the visitation at the Reinbeck Cemetery.
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Zora Kay Teater
Jul 4, 2023
Zora Kay Teater, 84 of Eldora passed away on July 4th, 2023. She was born on April 29th, 1939 in Gifford Iowa to Charles and Pauline (Choate) Barnes. Zora graduated from Eldora High School in 1958. After she graduated, she met, married and later divorced Richard Murphy with whom she had two children. On October 21st, 1971, she married...
Richard Dick Owings
Jun 30, 2023
Richard Dick Owings, 75, of Marshalltown, formerly of Conrad, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023, at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, Iowa. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. until time of memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at the Mosaic Church, located at the “old YMCA”, 108...
Scott T. Hootman
Jun 24, 2023
Scott T. Hootman, 75, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Mercy One Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, June 30, 2023, at Eldora, City Cemetery in Eldora, Iowa, with Military Honors conducted by the Eldora American Legion -Walter Sayer Post #182 and V.F.W Roll-Harless...
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