Obituaries
Gladys Meinert
Jun 11, 2009
Gladys Emalina Meinert, 90, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice in Grundy Center, Iowa. Gladys was born October 4, 1918 on a farm near Hubbard, Iowa, the daughter of Frederick W. and Anna Wilamina Roll Herzog. She attended school in...
Phillip Bittner
Jun 8, 2009
Phillip D. Bittner, 46, of Gifford, passed away at his home on Monday, June 8, 2009 of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, June 13 th , 2009 at the United Methodist Church in Gifford, IA. Interment will be private.
He is survived by his parents...
Leisa (Patrick)
May 31, 2009
Leisa Ann Sanders, 57, of Mound City, Kansas, formerly of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Per Leisa's wishes she was cremated. A private family memorial service is being planned. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Foundation or ASPCA in Leisa's name. Leisa was born April 11, 1952, in...
Betty Beninga
May 26, 2009
Betty Jean Beninga, 79, of Dike, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa of natural causes. Betty was born February 17, 1930, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of John (Jack) and Dena (Kalkwarf) Webrand. Betty attended country school and then Dike High School graduating in 1948. On August 15, 1949 she was united in...
Henry Bergman
May 23, 2009
Henry Bergman, 96, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor David Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be on Tuesday ,...
Janice Bower
May 23, 2009
Janice Kay Bower, 68, of Grundy Center, died from natural causes on Saturday May 23, 2009, at the St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 10:30 am at the First Baptist Church in Grundy Center. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 26, 2009 at the Engelkes - Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center...
Nellie Smith
May 21, 2009
Nellie M. Smith, 88, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the Ellsworth Memorial Hospital in Iowa Falls while under the care of Hospice of North Iowa. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Memorials may be directed Hospice of North Iowa. She attended Waverly High School and was married to...
Peter Badje
May 10, 2009
Peter Carl Badje, 90, of Dike, Iowa, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Following cremation, Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday June 9, 2009, at the Dike United Methodist Church in Dike, Iowa, with Pastor Dan Ridnouer officiating. Memorials may be directed to...
Delpha Wood
May 4, 2009
Delpha graduated from Eldora High School in 1940 and then attended Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls where she received her teacher’s certificate. Her first job was at rural school Mason Number 6 where she taught a small group of young neighborhood farm kids who had “run off” the prior year’s teacher. Delpha and Robert moved to what became...
Thelma Karkosh
May 3, 2009
Thelma Charlene Karkosh, 85, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook, Iowa. Thelma Charlene Karkosh, age 85, of rural Hudson, Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2009, at Westbrook Nursing Home in Gladbrook, Iowa, where she had been living since November 2007. Thelma was born May 7, 1923, in Tama County, Iowa the...
Duane Lloyd
May 3, 2009
Duane Kenneth Lloyd, 74, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 3, 2009 while staying with his daughter and son-in-law in Sparks , Oklahoma and under the care of Valair Hospice. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery . Memorials may be directed to Calvary Baptist Church or the Hospice of your choice. He graduated...
John Krull
May 1, 2009
John H. Krull, 84, of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on Friday May 1 st , 2009 at The Presbyterian Church in Ackley. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday May 5 th , 2009 10:30 am at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, with Pastor Todd Rempe officiating. Burial will follow at the Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery. Visitation will...
Izetta Kuehl
Apr 30, 2009
Izetta Kuehl, 91, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Thursday April 30, 2009, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center, Iowa. Izetta was born February 6, 1918 near Holland, Iowa the daughter of Eilt and Kate (Eckhoff) Ennenga. Izetta attended country school. On September 3, 1942 she was united in marriage to Hans Kuehl in Bethany,...
Marlene Ziesman
Apr 29, 2009
Marlene M. Ziesman, 73, of Eldora, passed away Wednesday, April 29 th , 2009 at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral Services will be Saturday, May 2 nd , 2009 10:30 am the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Visitation will be Friday, May 1 st 4 to 8 pm at...
Esther Stewart
Apr 28, 2009
Esther was born December 12, 1917 in Billings, Montana, the daughter of John & Ottilie (Cramer) Heinz. She was raised in Ackley, Iowa and graduated from Ackley High School in 1935. Esther received her 2 year degree from ISTC. She married Frank D. Stewart on May 4, 1943 in Eldora, IA. After Frank returned home from overseas during WWII, Esther...
Willard Palmer
Apr 28, 2009
Willard was born July 24, 1919, in Corwith, Hancock County, Iowa, the son of Paul M. and Mildred L. (Clark) Palmer. He married Doris L. Webner on September 26, 1942 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He entered the Army on January 6, 1944, and served during World War II as an Airplane Armored Gunner. He was honorably discharged on October...
Marian Koch
Apr 23, 2009
Marian was born June 14, 1921, daughter of August and Gertie (Harms) Siefken. She was raised near Wellsburg where she attended country school and on February 14, 1948 was united in marriage to Chris Koch at the Little Brown Church of Nashua, Iowa. To this union were born two children, Mitch and Janet. She enjoyed helping her husband on the farm...
Bernis Bailey
Apr 21, 2009
Bernis Opal Bailey, the daughter of John D. and Hazel Canfield Rayburn, was born June12, 1915, in Grundy Center, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Grundy Center High School. She continued her education at Iowa Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On October 30, 1935, Bernis married Charles Keith Bailey in Marshalltown, Iowa. They made their home...
Dennis Katzer
Apr 21, 2009
Dennis E. Katzer, 65, of Rural Conrad, Iowa died from natural causes on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, April 25, at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center, Iowa. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 pm to...
Arthur Freese
Apr 20, 2009
Arthur R. Freese, 89, of Dike, passed away on April 20, 2009 at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, IA.. Arthur was born on May 10, 1919 in Aplington, IA, the son of Reibke & Effie (Geiken) Freese. He grew up in the surrounding areas of Grundy and Butler counties. Arthur and Mabel Poppen were united in marriage February...
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