Obituaries

Mary DeBerg

May 14, 2019

Mary Gertrude DeBerg, age 92 of Grundy Center, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Creekside Living in Grundy Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Orchard Hill Church in Grundy Center with burial following at Lincoln Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday...

Catherine Zmolek

May 10, 2019

Catherine E. Zmolek, 88, of Reinbeck, Iowa, entered eternity with her Lord and Savior on May 10, 2019, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice and surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service,...

Raymond Freeman

May 3, 2019

Raymond James Freeman, 72, of Grundy Center, passed away on May 3, 2019, at Mercy One Hospital in Waterloo while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A  private inurnment service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center with military honors. Memorials may be directed to the family to be donated to a cause of their...

Richard "Dick" Nirk

Apr 30, 2019

Richard “Dick” William Nirk, age 75 of Stout, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Unity Point Health – Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo from natural causes. Graveside Services with Military Honors will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa.

Dick was born on April 7, 1944 in...

Florence Ruth

Apr 23, 2019

Florence Irene Ruth, 87, of Grundy Center, passed away on April 23, 2019, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. A service will be held on Saturday, April 27, at 11 AM at Abels Funeral And Cremation Service, Engelkes-Chapel, in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held beforehand from 9-11 AM. Private inurnment will be held at a later...

Scott Harvey

Apr 22, 2019

Scott Charles Harvey, 50, of Eldora, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Eldora on Monday, April 22, 2019. Memorial Visitation for Scott will be held on Tuesday, April 30th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Creps Chapel in Eldora. The memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 1st at 4:00 PM at...

Thelma Dirks

Apr 21, 2019

Thelma Dirks, 97, of Grundy Center, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Grundy Care Center, in Grundy Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Orchard Hill Church in Grundy Center with burial in Lincoln Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:30 P.M. until time of...

John Buskohl

Apr 20, 2019

John Buskohl, 95, of Lincoln, IA, passed away on April 20, 2019, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 25, from 4-7 PM at Engelkes-Chapel in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 26, at 1:30 PM at Salem Church of Lincoln in Lincoln, IA, with Pastor Barbara...

Harry Schiller

Apr 18, 2019

Harry G. Schiller, 80, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Burial will be held privately by the family at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Harry was born on July 1,...

Merriem Gast

Apr 18, 2019

Merriem M. Gast, 95, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, formerly of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral service 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock. Burial will follow at the Steamboat...

Mary Stahl

Apr 13, 2019

Mary Stahl, 98, of Wellsburg, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in rural Wellsburg with Pastor Victoria Shepherd officiating. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service starting at...

Ralph Boomgarden

Apr 12, 2019

Ralph Reford Boomgarden, age 85 of Eldora, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Eldora Specialty Care.

Ralph was born June 3, 1933 in Wellsburg, Iowa, the son of Jake and Etta (Schmidt) Boomgarden. He graduated from Steamboat Rock High School in 1951. On May 12, 1953 he entered the United States Army and was honorably...

Tucker Ragsdale

Apr 2, 2019

Tucker Lynn Ragsdale, 4-month old son of Nathan & Ariana (Oliver) Ragsdale, earned his tiny but mighty angel wings on Tuesday, April 2nd at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, after a brave fight in his short, but beautiful life. Visitation for Tucker will be held on Monday, April 8th from 4:00 PM to 7:00...

Randall Roegner

Apr 1, 2019

Randall Lee Roegner, 65, of Ackley, Iowa, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019 at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Ackley. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6,...

Debra Miller

Mar 28, 2019

Debra Ann Miller, 65, of Reinbeck, passed away on March 28, 2019, at Parker Place Retirement Community in Parkersburg while under the care of Compassus Hospice due to alzheimers/dementia. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 2, from 4-7 PM at French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 3, at 10:30 AM...

Mary Lu Ellis

Mar 28, 2019

Mary Lu Ellis, age 87 of Eldora, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Hubbard Care Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.

Mary Lu was born on June 26, 1931, the daughter of Earl and Dorothea (Kautsky) Stumpf in Indianapolis, Indiana.  She was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. Mary...

Joseph "Joe" Junker

Mar 26, 2019

Joseph “Joe” Junker, 84, of Grundy Center, passed away on March 26, 2019, at Creekside Senior Living in Grundy Center. A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 28, from 5-7 PM at Engelkes-Chapel in Grundy Center. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 29, at 2:00 PM at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland with...

Norman Thoms

Mar 25, 2019

Norman Keith Thoms, 72, of Steamboat Rock, passed away on March 25, 2019, at his home. Private services will be held at a later date. Abels Funeral And Cremation Service Creps-Chapel is caring for Norman and his family.

Doris Kuhlman

Mar 23, 2019

Doris Ann Kuhlman, age 92 of Grundy Center, died Saturday morning, March 23, 2019 at the Grundy Care Center. Services for Doris will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, 18935 K Avenue, rural Holland. Visitation will be held from 9:30 AM until time of service at the church on Friday....

Gayle Baker

Mar 22, 2019

Gayle Ann Baker, 55, longtime resident of the Harmony House in Waterloo, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 at MercyOne (Covenant) Medical Center in Waterloo. There will be no public services held. The Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Engelkes Chapel assisted Gayle and her family. For further assistance, you may call the funeral home at (319) 824-3319.