Obituaries

Ruth Piper

Ruth Piper

Dec 7, 2016

Ruth M. Piper, 89, of Eldora, Iowa died Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Reverend Vicki Reece officiating. A private family burial will be held at Eastlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Eldora. A...

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Beulah Iezek

Beulah Iezek

Dec 5, 2016

Beulah A. Iezek, 72, of Voorhies, Iowa died Monday, December 5, 2016 at the Medical Center of McKinney in McKinney, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 12, 2016, at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, Iowa with Reverends Mike and Sheryl Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck, Iowa....

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John Hondzinski

John Hondzinski

Dec 5, 2016

John Paul Hondzinski, 58, of Grundy Center, passed away suddenly on Monday, December 5th 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. A Celebration of Life for John will be held in the spring. Details about the memorial will be announced at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. John was born...

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Willard Meeker

Willard Meeker

Dec 2, 2016

Willard B. Meeker, 97, of Eldora, Iowa died Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Eldora United Methodist Church in Eldora with Rev. Vicki Reece officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Story Memorial Gardens Cemetery...

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James Bowen

James Bowen

Nov 29, 2016

James Allen Bowen, 81, of Reinbeck, passed away on Tuesday, November 29th 2016 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo due to natural causes. Visitation will be held on Friday December 2nd from 5 to 7 PM at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck and will continue on Saturday morning, one hour prior to the funeral service. The funeral service will...

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LuRay Neessen

LuRay Neessen

Nov 27, 2016

LuRay K. Neessen, 75, of Holland, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 27th 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 30th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 1st at 1:30 PM at the...

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Gene Foster

Gene Foster

Nov 24, 2016

Gene K. Foster, 95, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at...

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Ruth Spurlin

Ruth Spurlin

Nov 24, 2016

Ruth E. (Gillam) Spurlin, 92, of Union, formerly of Marshalltown, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 28, 2016 at the Community Church in Union, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Hauser Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior...

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Marcia LaMorte

Marcia LaMorte

Nov 24, 2016

Marcia Meyers La Morte, a resident of Buffalo since 1951, died in her home after battling cancer. Marcia grew up in the small town of Grundy Center, Iowa in 1925. She was an alumna of Stephens College, MO, class of 1945 and the University of Iowa, class of 1947. Her graduate work took her to Teachers College, Columbia University where...

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Gladys Rhoads

Gladys Rhoads

Nov 16, 2016

Gladys Mae Rhoads, 83, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the Grundy Care Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 18, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m....

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Evelyn Lawless

Evelyn Lawless

Nov 10, 2016

Evelyn Oppold Lawless of Eldora and more recently Iowa Falls, passed away November 10, 2016 at Hansen Memorial Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora, Iowa on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Eldora. A visitation will be...

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Elsie Wilson

Elsie Wilson

Nov 9, 2016

Elsie Jean Wilson, 78, of Grundy Center, IA, went home to her Lord on Wednesday, November 9th 2016 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, November 14th at 10:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center with Pastors Mike &...

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Sandra DeBerg

Sandra DeBerg

Nov 8, 2016

Sandra Ellen DeBerg (66) of Reinbeck, Iowa went to be with her Lord on November 8th, 2016. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, November 10th, 2016 at the French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, Iowa from 5:00pm until 7:00pm. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 11th, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, Iowa...

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Ralph Sternhagen

Ralph Sternhagen

Nov 6, 2016

Ralph J. Sternhagen, 54, of Holland, Iowa passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center, Iowa with Pastor Luther Thoresen officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in...

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Bernice Harrenstein

Bernice Harrenstein

Nov 3, 2016

Bernice Anna Harrenstein, 91 of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Grand JiVante in Ackley, while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church with a memorial visitation at the church one hour prior to the memorial service. Inurnment will follow...

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Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Nov 2, 2016

Terry E. Smith, 66, of New Providence, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, November 4th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Honey Creek New Providence Friends Church, 604 Cherry Ave., New Providence, IA. The memorial service will be held on Saturday, November...

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Dale McIntyre

Dale McIntyre

Nov 1, 2016

Dale A. "Duke" McIntyre, 80, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. A Mass of Christian Burial...

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Irene Harvey

Irene Harvey

Oct 29, 2016

Irene F. Harvey, 96, of Eldora, Iowa died peacefully on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at the Eldora United Methodist Church in Eldora, Iowa with Pastor Phil Dicks officiating. Burial will follow at...

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Ila Venenga

Ila Venenga

Oct 28, 2016

Ila Mae Venenga (74) of Ackley, Iowa, passed away on October 28th, 2016. A public visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1st, 2016, at the Doyen Abels Funeral Home in Wellsburg, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 at the First Christian Reformed Church in rural...

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Patricia Bakker

Patricia Bakker

Oct 26, 2016

Patricia Sue Bakker, 66 of Pueblo, CO, formerly of Grundy Center, went home to her Lord on October 26, 2016 at The Oasis Assisted Living Home under the care of Campussus Hospice. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at the First Baptist Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Nathan Barkley officiating. The...

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