Obituaries
Donald Nelson Pierce
Jan 13, 2024
Donald N. Pierce, 76, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at his home in Grundy Center. Services and interment are private. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Don was raised and educated in Petosi, Wisconsin. He moved to Dubuque, Iowa in 1967 and worked at Bacon Veneer until it closed. He then was united...
James Carl Traeger
Jan 11, 2024
James Carl Traeger, born on July 31st, 1952, to proud parents Carl Henry Traeger and Donna Mae (Kroeger) Traeger in Belmond, Iowa, left this world on Thursday, January 11, 2024.
Jim began his journey in Belmond, attending Belmond High School, where he would graduate with the class of 1971. Jim’s adventurous spirit led him to partake in the Iowa...
Larry Gene Phelps
Jan 8, 2024
Larry Gene Phelps, 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2024, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on...
Helen Lang
Jan 8, 2024
It is with great sadness the family of Helen Lang announces her passing on January 8, 2024, at age 94. She died at home under the care of hospice and her family. A visitation will be held Monday, January 15, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service - Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. A...
George Alspach
Jan 7, 2024
George Wayne Alspach, 82, of Grundy Center, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at the Grundy Care Center. A celebration of life will be held at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service – Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center on Saturday, January 20, 2024, where friends and family may visit from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. In...
Diderik Wayne Peterson
Jan 6, 2024
Due to inclement weather, visitation has been postponed until Saturday, January 13, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and funeral service at 4:00 p.m. at Orchard Hill Church in Grundy Center. A private burial will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery at a later date.
Diderik Wayne “D” Peterson, 8 years old, was called into the arms of the...
Peggy Ann Mennenga
Dec 28, 2023
Peggy Ann Mennenga, 70, of Reinbeck, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at her home. A visitation will be held Wednesday, January 3, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Reinbeck. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church. In lieu of...
Betty Jeanne Curren
Dec 27, 2023
Betty Jeanne Curren, 87, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on December 27, 2023, at Creekside Living in Grundy Center. A memorial service will be held privately by the family. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Bethany Presbyterian Church.
Jeanne was born in Macedonia, Iowa, on February 14, 1936, to her parents Harold and Lucille (Miller)...
Dennis Brubaker
Dec 26, 2023
Dennis Brubaker, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at the age of 84. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Alice Church of God, 17160 270th Street, Conrad, IA, with a luncheon to follow at the American Legion in Conrad. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday,...
Roger Harlan Eilderts
Dec 26, 2023
Roger Harlan Eilderts, age 81, passed away on December 26, 2023. He was born on March 31, 1942, on a farm southwest of Parkersburg, Iowa, to Harm and Frances (Korte) Eilderts. Roger went to country school through the 8th grade and in 1955 moved to Aplington where he graduated from Aplington High School in 1960.
He was active in the 4-H...
Shirley Ann Jones
Dec 23, 2023
Shirley Ann Jones, 67 passed away on December 23rd, 2023, in Grundy Center, Iowa. She was born November 15th, 1956, in Grundy Center, Iowa to Ralph and Bernice (Bielefeldt) Jones. Shirley attended high school in Dike graduating in 1974. She also attended college at Wartburg College graduating in
1978 and AIC in 1996 earning both a Bachelor of Arts...
Leanna Pearl Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Leanna Pearl Bowers, age 78, of rural Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel, in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday,...
Weston Bradford Watson
Dec 15, 2023
Weston Bradford Watson, 40, of Grundy Center, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023, at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Wes was born on March 15, 1983, to Ted and Paula (Kendrick) Watson in Austin, Texas. On November 9, 2017, Wes was united in marriage to Gwendolyn Burton.
Wes will be remembered as...
Marvin Allen James, Sr.
Dec 14, 2023
Marvin "Marv" Allen (Meheula) James Sr, 55 of Grundy Center passed away at home on Thursday, December 15, 2023. Abels Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Marv and his family.
Marvin was born September 5, 1968. After graduating from East High School, SP4 Meheula completed basic training / AIT at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He was stationed...
Marie M Smith
Dec 13, 2023
Marie M. Smith age 88 passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. She was born on September 14, 1935, to Simon and Hilka Siefken in Reinbeck, Iowa. Marie married James Smith on April 25, 1954, in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. To this union 6 children were born.
She spent most of her life in the Gladbrook/Lincoln...
Martha S. Walters
Dec 10, 2023
Martha S. Walters, 90, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Creekside Living in Grundy Center. Memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December...
Carol Jean Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Carol Jean Smith, 74, of Grundy Center, Iowa, formerly of Lincoln, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Arlington Place in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel, in Grundy Center. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on...
Arlene Slack
Dec 9, 2023
Arlene Slack passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023, at the age of 82. Arlene was born March 3, 1941, to Frank and Leona (Bessman) Stielow at the farm home in Buckeye, Iowa. Her parents later divorced, and she moved to Eldora with her mother and brother. She attended kindergarten at the Buckeye School. She attended the balance of her school...
Patricia Lou Murphy
Dec 7, 2023
Patricia Lou Murphy, 94, of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at her home in Dike. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 11, 2023, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in rural Reinbeck, Iowa. Inurnment will be held privately by the family. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice.
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Jeanne A. Mennenga
Dec 3, 2023
Jeanne A. Mennenga, 95 of Gladbrook passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook, Iowa with her son, granddaughter and great granddaughter at her side. Visitation will be held from 12:00pm to 1:00pm on Friday, December 8, 2023, at Abels Funeral and Cremation – French Hand Chapel in Reinbeck, Iowa. Funeral service will follow at 1:30pm....
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