Obituaries

Jun 24, 2019

Steven Wilkey Piper, 77, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Eldora Specialty Care. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Eldora United Methodist Church. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 28, 2019 at the church. Burial will follow...

Jun 22, 2019

James Ronald “Ron” Hazelwood, 77, of Eldora, passed away peacefully Saturday June 22, 2019, at the nursing home in Zearing, Iowa, surrounded by his family. A visitation will be held on Friday, June 28, 2019, from 5-7 PM at Creps-Chapel in Eldora. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at 1 PM at Creps-Chapel in...

Jun 16, 2019

Dorothea Mae Kruger, 90, of Fern, passed away on June 16, 2019, at Parker Place Retirement Community in Parkersburg of natural causes. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 20, from 4-7 PM at Engelkes-Chapel in Grundy Center. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, June 21, at 10:30 AM at Colfax Presbyterian Church in rural Holland. Visitation...

Jun 13, 2019

Richard Eduard Waugh, 80, of Conrad, Iowa, passed away on June 13, 2019 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Memorial visitation will be held on Friday, June 21, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. until time of Masonic service 2:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center, conducted by the Marshall Lodge 108 AF...

Jun 12, 2019

Bernard “Bud” Priske, 87, of Eldora, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. A memorial service for Bud will be held on (PLEASE NOTE DATE) Saturday, July 27th at 10:00 AM at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Creps Chapel in Eldora. Inurnment will follow the service at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora with...

Jun 11, 2019

Leona M. Gray, 95, long-time resident of the Eldora area, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service, Creps Chapel, Eldora. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June...

Jun 10, 2019

Monday June 10th, 2019, Victoria Lynn Risius passed away at the young age of 62 after a 6 year battle with cancer.

Vicki was born April 2nd 1957 in Nevada, Iowa to Loren & Jean Goodknight, she was the oldest of 3 children. Vicki graduated from Eldora High School in the class of 1975. That same year...

Jun 8, 2019

Richard “Dick” F. Woodley, age 82 of Dike, passed peacefully on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Creekside Living in Grundy Center.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, County Rd T55 (U Ave), Reinbeck. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday at...

Jun 7, 2019

David Sheridan “Duff” Roberts, 82, of Reinbeck, passed away on June 7, 2019, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A memorial gathering will be held on Monday, June 10, from 5-7 PM at French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 11, at 11 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck. The memorial...

Jun 6, 2019

David G. Schildroth, age 62 of Reinbeck, died Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, June 14, 2019 at...

Jun 5, 2019

Rolland “Rolly” Howard Hummel, 83, of Reinbeck, passed away on June 5, 2019, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 8, at 10:30 AM at Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Troy Peperkorn presiding. Visitation will be held at 9AM until the start of the service. Interment will...

Jun 3, 2019

Marion Samo, age 96 of Grundy Center passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at Creekside Living in Grundy Center due to complications of too many birthdays. Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 3:00 P.M. on Friday, June 7, 2019 at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service – Engelkes Chapel with burial following at Rose Hill Cemetery, both in Grundy...

Jun 2, 2019

Gladys Lucille Bakker, age 95, passed away June 2, 2019, at Arlington Place in Grundy Center. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Orchard Hill in Grundy Center with Pastor Brian Steenhoek officiating. All are welcome to join us for a memorial gathering with an honorary tea time starting at 1:00...

Jun 1, 2019

Dale Edward Larsen, 86, of Cedar Falls, formerly of the Gladbrook/Reinbeck area, passed away of natural causes, on Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Salem Church of Lincoln, 110 Pershing, Lincoln, Iowa 50652.  A memorial service will be held...

May 30, 2019

Mary Jane Henze, 90, resident of Grand JiVante in Ackley, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019, following a lengthy illness. Visitation for Mary will be held on Monday, June 3rd from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday,...

May 24, 2019

Lillian Amelia Emma (Buls) Eiffler, 99, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral service 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Reinbeck. Burial will follow at...

May 20, 2019

Lois Edith Putnam, 95, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Eldora Specialty Care, in Eldora. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Eldora United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial service at the church. Inurnment will be private. Memorials...

May 19, 2019

Johanna “Jo” Garrett, 89, of Grundy Center, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. Visitation for Jo will be held on Thursday, May 23rd from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. The funeral service will be held on Friday, May 24th at...

May 19, 2019

Karen Jean Meyer, 79, of Wellsburg, died Sunday, May 19th, at 7:15pm, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo.

Karen was born on January 28th, 1940, in Cedar Falls, daughter of Ralph and Elner (Foote) Sassaman.  She graduated from Cedar Falls high school in 1958; and was married to LuRay Meyer on October 7th, 1966.  Some of her jobs...

May 17, 2019

John Joseph Anderson, 87, of Aplington, passed away on May 17, 2019, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 22, from 5-8 PM at First Christian Reformed Church in rural Wellsburg. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 23, at 1 PM at the church with visitation resuming at 12...