Obituaries

Nov 1, 2008

Margery L. Stewart, 87, of Grundy Center, Iowa died on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. Margery was born March 14, 1921, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, daughter of Claude and LuElla (Sudduth) Young. She was raised and educated in the Logan area graduating from Missouri Valley High School in 1941. On December 14, 1942...

Oct 29, 2008

Marvin Raye Teske, 70, of Eldora , Iowa , went home to heaven on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames . Burial will follow at Rough Woods Cemetery , rural Eldora. A memorial fund has been established. He was the son of...

Oct 24, 2008

John P. Starr, 87 of Eldora, died from natural causes on Friday, October 24, 2008 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Iowa Hospice. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eldora with Pastor Corey Larson officiating. Burial...

Oct 24, 2008

Martin H. Rieks, 93, of Eldora died from natural causes on Friday, October 24, 2008 at the Stratford Care Center in Stratford, Iowa. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at Northlawn Memory Gardens in Iowa Falls with Pastor David Splett of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora officiating. Military honors will be provided by Walter-Sayer...

Oct 23, 2008

Leo Lester Keilholtz, 85, of Grundy Center, Iowa formerly of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, of natural causes. Private family Memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family. Leo was born December 18, 1922 in Volga, Iowa, the son of Lester...

Oct 22, 2008

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Oct 17, 2008

He graduated from the New Providence High School in 1941. He flew over 50 bombing missions over Germany as a ball turret gunner. On March 19,...

Oct 16, 2008

Oct 14, 2008

Harold Putnam was born in Ross , Iowa in 1915 to Elmer and Jessie Putnam, parents of 8 children Roland (deceased), Harold, Dorothy of Loveland, Colorado, Elmer Jr. of Keokuk , Iowa , Doris (deceased) Vincent (deceased), Harley (deceased), Richard (deceased). He later attended and graduated from Arc Welding School in Ohio . He...

Oct 14, 2008

Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, October 17, 2008, at United Methodist Church , in Reinbeck , Iowa , with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery . Sharon received her education in Monroe , graduating from Monroe High School with the class of 1957. On June...

Oct 10, 2008

Gladys V. VanLengen, 90 of Steamboat Rock, Iowa died from natural causes on Friday, October 10, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow at the Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 pm...

Oct 8, 2008

Alexandria Keller, 3, of Morrison, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Alex was born March 8, 2005, in Iowa City, the daughter of Jason and Michelle (Beenken) Keller. Alex was a vibrant little girl who loved life, her family and Barney. She loved watching Barney videos, playing outside, spending time with...

Oct 4, 2008

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora , Iowa , with Father Kenneth Gehling officiating. Visitation will be Monday, October 6, 2008, from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M., at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. He lived in Steamboat Rock all...

Oct 4, 2008

Harold “Joe” Saylor, 77, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, formerly of Eldora, Iowa, died Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the Grand Bay Convalescent Home in Grand Bay, Alabama. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am on Friday, October 10, 2008 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Eldora with military honors provided...

Sep 29, 2008

W. Dwight Stone 89 of Minneapolis , Minnesota died Sunday September 28, 2008 at Walker Methodist Health Center in St. Paul . Memorials may be directed to Westminster Presbyterian Church or the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. To send messages of condolence or to view the complete obituary, please...

Sep 28, 2008

LaVerne G. Tack, 90, of Wellsburg , Iowa , died Sunday, September 28, 2008, at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center . Burial will follow at the Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery in Wellsburg. The family will be present on Tuesday evening to greet friends.

Sep 28, 2008

He is survived by daughters, Edna King and her husband, James of Des Moines, Bette Wright and her husband, Steve of Eldora, and Nancy Mehus and her husband, Neal of Radcliffe; sister Phyllis Voll of Winterset; brother, Kenneth Wagner and his wife Shirley of Marshalltown; sister-in-law, Marianne Wagner of Liscomb; brother-in-law, Arthur Rosine of Webster City; and by 5 grandchildren...

Sep 27, 2008

Frederick Harlan Terfehn, 73, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa from complications of a stoke earlier in the week. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley/Grundy County Hospice, Gideon's International or to the family. Frederick Terfehn was born on September 5, 1935 in Shiloh Township near Wellsburg, Iowa, the son...

Sep 24, 2008

He is survived by his wife, Diana; daughter, Staci Kruger of Grundy Center; son, Steve (Rachel) Kruger of Waterloo; brothers, Rodger (Marlene) Kruger of Cedar Falls and Delmar (Julie) Kruger of Parkersburg; grandson, Austin; mother-in-law, Sharon Abbas of Grundy Center; sisters-in-law, Gloria Kruger of Grundy Center, Cindy (Jay) Huberg of New Hartford, Shawna (Robert) Jones of Grundy Center, and Dalette...

Sep 23, 2008

Raena Jean Kenyon 87, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa, of natural causes. Raena Jean Kenyon was born March 8, 1921 in Grundy Center Iowa to Ray and Mabel (Nickerson) Morrison. Raena attended country school and graduated from Grundy Center High School. She participated in several sports in high...