Obituaries

Mar 22, 2022

Ruth Ellen Ware, 90, recently of Clive and a long-time resident of Grundy Center, died March 22, 2022 at the UnityPoint Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. She was born on a farm near Fern in Grundy County, Iowa on January 1, 1932, the adored third child of J. Frederick and Lena (Smit) Abels.

After her father...

Mar 19, 2022

Pauline Mae Arends, 88, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on March 19, 2022, at Creekside Living in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until time of funeral service at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in Rural Holland. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Memorials may be...

Mar 18, 2022

Dennis Arkland, 83, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on the evening of Friday, March 18, 2022, in the comfort of his own home with his loving wife by his side.

Following Dennis’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no public services held at this time.  For further information or to leave an online...

Mar 17, 2022

Mardel Mary Conradson, 87, of New Hartford, Iowa passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Pillar of Cedar Valley with her loving daughter by her side.

Following Mardel’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no public services held at this time.  The family is planning on holding a...

Mar 14, 2022

Edwin “Ted” Gerald Clark, 87, of Independence, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at his home in Independence. A memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. Inurnment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Memorials may be...

Mar 12, 2022

Donavan Charles Ash, Sr., 80, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service Engelkes Chapel. A celebration of life will be held at a later date and...

Mar 8, 2022

Norman D. Huisman, 80, of Wellsburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 8th peacefully at his home.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 14th @ 10:30 a.m. at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, IA with Pastor Bruce Zimmermann officiating.  The visitation will be held on Sunday, March 13th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at...

Mar 7, 2022

Thomas Michael Pieper, 78, of Union, Iowa, died in his home of natural causes on Monday, March 7, 2022. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora. Burial will follow after the mass at St. Mary’s...

Mar 5, 2022

George D. Whipple, 85, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps Chapel in Eldora. A memorial service will be held at 10:30...

Feb 24, 2022

Russell “Russ” Glen Kinney, 70, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Mercy One in Des Moines, Iowa. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eldora on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be...

Feb 20, 2022

Shirley Ann Ridout, 92, of Iowa Falls, IA passed away on the evening of Sunday, February 20, 2022, at the Scenic Manor Home in Iowa Falls, IA.

Public visitation for Shirley will be held from 10:00 am until services begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022, at Creps Abels Funeral Home Chapel located at 905...

Feb 17, 2022

Ronald Dean Reece, 75, of New Providence, Iowa passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps Chapel in Eldora. Funeral service and burial will be held privately by...

Feb 11, 2022

LuEtta Marie Cashatt, 96, of Eldora, IA, passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, February 11, 2022, at the Eldora Specialty Care with her loving family by her side.

Funeral Mass for LuEtta will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church located at 614 Washington St, Eldora, IA...

Feb 10, 2022

Betty Lou Loewen, 81, of Eldora, IA passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday, February 10, 2022, at the Eldora Specialty Care.

Following Betty’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. Betty’s family will be hosting a Celebration of her life from 11:00 am. until 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Dorothy’s Senior Center located...

Feb 8, 2022

Kenneth “Ken” Earl Showers, 83, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the comfort of his own home.

Following Ken’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no public services held at this time.  The family is planning a celebration of life held at a later date.  Ken will...

Feb 6, 2022

Mary Lou Meester, 81, of Holland, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022 at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel, in Grundy Center, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church in Rural Holland, Iowa. There...

Feb 4, 2022

Tina Marie Sager passed away suddenly on February 4th, 2022. A celebration of life service

will be held on Thursday, February 10th, 2022, at 11 am at New Life Church in Reinbeck, Iowa.

Family will receive friends from 10:30 am to 11 am prior to the service. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Feb 2, 2022

Mary Lou Peterson, 84, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully in her home on February 2, 2022, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.

Mary Lou was born on January 9, 1938, in Lanesboro, Minnesota, the daughter of Melvin and Nora (Torkelson) Gillund. She was always a hard worker and spent almost 40 years at NCM,...

Jan 29, 2022

Alleene C Webrand, 94, resident of Parkview Manor Reinbeck, IA and formerly of Sarasota, Venice and Sanibel Island, FL passed away peacefully with her loving daughter by her side January 29, 2022.

She was born December 22, 1927 in rural Tama County Iowa. The daughter of David Alexander Neil Sr. and Edna Hannah Neil (Bodle). During her...

Jan 28, 2022

Donna Ralston, age 89, of Grundy Center, IA peacefully passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Arlington Place in Grundy Center.

She was born to parents Tieman “Tim” and Lisetta “Dot” Graves Dudden on May 16, 1932, in Grundy Center and graduated from Grundy Center Community High School in 1950. Donna and Leonard Ralston were married...