Obituaries

Dec 8, 2008

During Merle’s younger years he enjoyed snowmobiling and tractor-pulling, and was proud to have won first place pulling at the Iowa State Fair in 1965. He enjoyed playing cards throughout his life and was very fond of his many boxer dogs, all of who were called “Max”.

Dec 7, 2008

He was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church where he served on various committees. He was also formerly a member of the Knights of Columbus, a past president and director of the Farm Bureau, vice-president of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, a former 4-H leader, and had served two terms as president of the Steamboat Rock School Board. He...

Dec 7, 2008

Ella May Meints, 87, of Grundy Center, Iowa Ella Meints, 87, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died December 7, 2008, under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center, Iowa. Ella was born July 21, 1921, in Comfrey, MN, the daughter of August and Gepka (VanDeest) Henze. She received her education at...

Dec 5, 2008

Dec 3, 2008

Shirley E. Klar, 73, of Grundy Center, Iowa, rejoined her husband, Marlin in eternal life on Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Shirley was born August 16, 1935 near Clarksville, Iowa, the daughter of Arnold and Bertha Wilken. She grew up in the area of her birth while attending country school. During her school years she excelled in basketball and participated in...

Nov 29, 2008

Berneita Iola Neubauer, 74, of Parkersburg, Iowa, died of natural causes at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa on Saturday, November 29, 2008.      Berneita was born December 10, 1933 in Vinton, Iowa, the daughter of Web and Cecil (McNeil) Snyder. She grew up in the Vinton area, graduating from Vinton High School in 1953. She was united in marriage to...

Nov 27, 2008

Ernest Gilbert Larsen was born November 30, 1922, in rural Reinbeck, Iowa, the son of Sofus C. and Ingeborg Nicoline (Larsen) Larsen.  Ernest enlisted into the United States Navy on November 25, 1940. He served his country during World War II, fighting in all of the invasions, including, the Battle of Normandy, North Africa, and Italy. Ernest was honorably discharged on December...

Nov 25, 2008

Jennie Fern Hinshaw, 99, of Eldora, Iowa died from natural causes at the Stratford Nursing and Rehab Center in Stratford, Iowa on Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Fern was born January 18, 1909 in Eldora, Iowa, daughter of Frank Barton and Tamar Ann (Eggelston) Arnold. She grew up in the Eldora, Whitten area graduating from the Whitten High School in 1927....

Nov 23, 2008

Vernon was born November 14, 1919, on a farm southwest of Grundy Center, Iowa, the son of William and Mary (Sherbon) Kinsinger. Vernon was educated in the Palermo Township country school. In 1939 the family moved to Williams, Iowa where Vernon continued to help his father on the family farm. In 1940 he moved back to Grundy Center to work...

Nov 15, 2008

Edna May Sebekow, 78, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, Iowa.   Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Reinbeck, with Pastor Bruce Boyce officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 18, 2008, from 4:00...