Obituaries
Herman Beenken
Feb 21, 2017
Herman Lutjen Beenken, 86, of Morrison, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday,...
Sherry Kosanke
Feb 17, 2017
Sherry A. Kosanke, 61, of Grundy Center, Iowa died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck, Iowa with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. Burial will follow at the Washington Township...
Edgar Henricks
Feb 16, 2017
Edgar "Beaver" Henricks, 89, of Reinbeck, Iowa died Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 20, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, Iowa. Burial will be in the Reinbeck Cemetery with graveside military rites conducted by the American Legion Post #242...
Hazel Harms-Pence
Feb 15, 2017
Hazel I. Harms-Pence, 94, of Eldora, Iowa died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 20, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at Eldora City Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00...
John Shoup Jr
Feb 7, 2017
John "Jack" Shoup Jr., 78, of Reinbeck, passed away on Tuesday, February 7th at his home in Reinbeck while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 12th from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ, 225 Broad St., Reinbeck, IA with a Masonic Service beginning at 7:00...
Dean Wiarda
Feb 6, 2017
Dean Wiarda, 96, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 13, 2017...
Phyllis Harner
Feb 4, 2017
Phyllis A. Harner, 73, of Elk River, Minnesota, and formerly of Eldora, Iowa died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Funeral services for Phyllis will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Ivester Church of the Brethren in Ivester, Iowa. Burial will follow the service at the...
Alan Primus
Feb 2, 2017
Alan M. Primus, 65, of Wellsburg, Iowa passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Steamboat Rock Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. on Saturday...
Kent Beiner
Feb 2, 2017
Kent D. Beiner, 60, of Dike, Iowa graduated to eternal life on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice House in Waterloo, Iowa. Kent Dee Beiner, son of William and Dixie Trees Beiner was born to this life on November 3, 1956 in Cresco, Iowa. He would say his greatest achievement was raising his beautiful daughter, Brandy Anne...
Delbert Meyer
Jan 31, 2017
Delbert W. Meyer, 96, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Grundy Care Center while under the care of Unity Point Hospice and Grundy Care. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Orchard Hill Church at Lincoln Center in Grundy Center, with Pastor Brian Steenhoek officiating....
Steven Hayes
Jan 29, 2017
Steven J. Hayes, 61, of Grundy Center, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, January 29th at his home in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 1st from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, 509 4th St., Grundy Center, IA. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 2nd...
Carol Sells
Jan 28, 2017
Carol E. Sells, 74, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care, while under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow the funeral service...
Vicky Kiewiet
Jan 28, 2017
Vicky Kay Kiewiet, 64, of Morrison, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Unity Point, Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the Church....
Arlene Heller
Jan 26, 2017
Arlene Cleo Heller, 93, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the Pinnacle Specialty Care in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Monday, January 30th from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A graveside service will immediately follow at the Rosehill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Memorials may be directed to...
William Kuhlman
Jan 23, 2017
William "Bill" Lawrence Kuhlman, 91, of Grundy Center, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 23rd at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 28th at 2:30 PM at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland, Iowa with Pastor Robby Grames officiating. Memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to...
Timothy Ralston
Jan 22, 2017
Timothy Elon Ralston, 61, of Grundy Center, passed away on Sunday, January 22nd at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after a brief illness. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 25th from 4 to 7 PM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 26th at 10:30 AM at...
William Smith
Jan 22, 2017
William James Smith was born on April 25, 1923, on a farm near Alden, IA to Ernest and Ruby Smith, where he was raised. He grew up helping on the farm and did that into his adult life. He married Jessie Mae Lamasters on April 24, 1943, in Princeton, MO. Bill and Jessie moved to Steamboat Rock in 1950 where...
Scott Bonk
Jan 19, 2017
Scott M. Bonk, 59, of Holland, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Services were private. Scott was born on February 4, 1957, to his parents Donald and Janet (Jeffries) Bonk. He was raised in Holland, Iowa and graduated from Grundy Center High School in the class of 1975. Shortly after...
Marlyn Meyer
Jan 19, 2017
Marlyn D. Meyer, 85, of Cedar Falls, and formerly of Wellsburg, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church with Pastors Mark Andersen and Todd Rempe officiating. Burial will follow in the Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery. A...
Carrie Kruger
Jan 18, 2017
Carrie Dorothy Kruger, 94, of Grundy Center, passed away on Wednesday, January 18th at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Monday, January 23rd at 10:30 AM at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland with Pastor Robby Grames officiating. Visitation will be...