Obituaries

Jennie Doolaard

Jennie Doolaard

Oct 20, 2006

Jennie Doolaard, 74, of Rural Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died from natural causes on Friday, October 20, 2006, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am, on Monday, October 23 at the First Christian Reformed Church, rural Wellsburg, Iowa with Pastor Thomas Vos officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 4 pm...

Carl Voss

Carl Voss

Oct 19, 2006

Carl H. Voss, 74, of Holland, Iowa, died suddenly Thursday October 19, 2006, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Carl was born February 2, 1932, in Grundy County, Iowa, the son of Carl and Susie (Klunder) Voss. Carl was educated in country school. On June 12, 1952, Carl was united in marriage to Alvina Buseman in Dumont, Iowa....

Chester Taber

Chester Taber

Oct 17, 2006

Chester B. "Chet" Taber, 84, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died at his home from natural causes on Tuesday, October 17, 2006. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Friday, October 20, 2006 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor Bruce Zimmermann officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery with military honors provided by Hoover-Eiserman post...

Barbara Dellit

Barbara Dellit

Oct 16, 2006

Barbara Joyce Dellit, 57, of Grundy Center, died Monday October 16 of injuries sustained when she was struck by a car. Barbara was born August 1, 1949 in Rockwell, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Elaine "Peter" Taylor. She graduated from North Central High School in 1967 and from North Iowa Area Community College in 1969. On August 22, 1970...

Ian Daleske-Ford

Ian Daleske-Ford

Oct 14, 2006

Ian Josiah Daleske-Ford, infant son of Shane Ford and Teresa Daleske of Des Moines, Iowa was stillborn on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Private graveside services will be held at the Eldora City Cemetery in Eldora, Iowa with Pastor David Splett officiating. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements....

Frances Alvung

Frances Alvung

Oct 13, 2006

Frances Mary Alvung, 100, of Eldora, Iowa, formerly of Oelwein, Iowa died from natural causes Friday, October 13, 2006, at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. Frances Mary Alvung was born November 26,1905 in Cory Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harry and Nellie (Duke) Leighner. She was raised in Butler, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Slippery Rock University in Slippery...

Bernice McGowan

Bernice McGowan

Oct 10, 2006

Bernice McGowan was born on September 13, 1918 in Reinbeck, IA, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fredrichson) Weben. Bernice was raised and attended school in Reinbeck, and graduated from Reinbeck High School in 1936. Bernice was united in marriage to John N. McGowan on November 28, 1938 in Waterloo, IA. The couple moved to a farm near Gladbrook where they...

Mark Wold

Mark Wold

Oct 9, 2006

Mark A. Wold, 55, of Eldora, died at his home from natural causes on Monday, October 9, 2006. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 11:00 am, on Tuesday, October 17 at the First Baptist Church in Eldora with Pastor Roger Crawford of the Calvary Baptist Church in Union officiating. Military honors will be provided by Walter-Sayer Post 182...

Jack Heritage

Jack Heritage

Oct 5, 2006

Jack D. Heritage, 88, of Dike, Iowa, died Thursday, October 5, 2006, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at the United Methodist Church in Dike, Iowa, with Reverend Stephen Bibb and Reverend Matt Conover officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Elmwood Cemetery in Dike, with full military rites...

Gary Eiten

Gary Eiten

Oct 5, 2006

Gary Dean Eiten, of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia, died on Thursday, October 5, 2006. Graveside inurnment services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 11, 2006, at the First Christian Reformed Church Cemetery, rural Wellsburg, Iowa, with Pastor Tom Vos officiating. Luncheon and fellowship with the family will be held at the church fellowship hall, following the graveside service. Gary...

Anna Burdick

Anna Burdick

Oct 5, 2006

Anna M. "Peggy" Burdick was born on August 22, 1919, in Oelwein, IA, daughter of Elmer J. and Sylvia Esther (Loyd) Thompson. Her parents moved to West Union, IA in 1924 where she spent most of her childhood, attending the rural country schools to the 8th grade, and graduating from West Union High School in 1937. On December 21, 1936,...

Eugene Huisman

Eugene Huisman

Sep 27, 2006

Eugene ?Gene? L. Huisman, 89, of Holland, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Saturday, September 30, 2006, at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Green Cemetery, rural Cleves, Iowa, where full military rites will be provided...

Roger Bieber

Roger Bieber

Sep 26, 2006

Roger W. Bieber, 80, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Roger was born December 30, 1925, at home in Reinbeck, the son of Elias P. and Zora Ione (Wells) Bieber. Roger was raised and educated in Reinbeck, graduating from          Reinbeck High School in 1943. After graduating from high school, Roger enlisted in the...

Evelyn Campbell

Evelyn Campbell

Sep 24, 2006

Evelyn Campbell, 85, of Gifford, Iowa, died from natural causes Sunday, September 24, 2006, at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am, Thursday, September 28 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation is from 5 pm to...

Mavis Whitmire

Mavis Whitmire

Sep 23, 2006

Mavis J. Whitmire, 83, of Allison, Iowa, formerly Grundy Center and Fort Madison, died from natural causes on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Allison Health Care Center in Allison. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 26, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center with Pastor Matt Miller of the Grundy Center First United Methodist Church...

Wendell Venenga

Wendell Venenga

Sep 23, 2006

Wendell Wayne Venenga was born on December 7, 1937 on the family farm near Wellsburg, IA, son of Menno B. and Anna (Meyer) Venenga. He was raised in the Wellsburg area and attended country school at Colfax #4. Wendell worked as a farmhand for his father and many area farmers. Wendell was united in marriage to Norma Jeanne Walton on...

Kenneth Slifka

Kenneth Slifka

Sep 22, 2006

Kenneth L Slifka was born on December 27, 1943 in Cresco, IA, son of Michael L. and Velma M. (Womack) Slifka. He was raised and attended school in Cresco. After graduating from Cresco High School in 1962, Kenneth moved to Charles City, IA to work at Oliver. It was in Charles City that Kenneth met Mary Martin. On October 2,...

Lyle Bokholt

Lyle Bokholt

Sep 21, 2006

Lyle was born January 8, 1914 in Millboro, South Dakota, the son of August N. and Velma (Woodruff) Bokholt. He was raised and educated in Millboro where he graduated from Millboro High School. On August 1, 1948, he was united in marriage to Lois Itnyre. Lyle worked as an electrician for Teasedale Electric. He retired in 1976. Lois died on...

Willie Giesking

Willie Giesking

Sep 19, 2006

Willie Ernest Giesking, 89, of Wellsburg died from natural causes on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, Iowa. Willie was born August 1, 1917 in rural Wellsburg, Iowa, son of Henry and Hermina (Koch) Giesking. Willie was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wellsburg. He attended country school near his home....

Leland Luwe

Leland Luwe

Sep 17, 2006

Leland D. Luwe, 80, of West Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Sunday, September 17, 2006, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the United Reformed Church of Wellsburg with Rev. Dr. James K. Stein and Pastor Todd Rempe officiating. Burial will follow in...

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