Obituaries
Arlah Johnson
Feb 11, 2016
Arlah Johnson, 94, of Eldora, passed away on Thursday, February 11th at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora. There will be no public services and per Arlah's request, her body has been cremated and a private family burial will take place at a later date. The Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora assisted the family.
Elizabeth Traeger
Feb 10, 2016
Elizabeth Laurie Traeger, 62 of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 2:00...
Maurice Bolt
Feb 6, 2016
Maurice R. Bolt, 95, of Reinbeck, Iowa died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at his home. Funeral services for Maurice will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck, Iowa with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...
Dean Eiffler
Feb 3, 2016
Dean A. Eiffler, 61, of Waterloo, Iowa died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Unity Point Health Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Saint John's Lutheran Church in Reinbeck, Iowa with Rev. Troy Pepperkorn officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck, Iowa. A visitation...
Rebecca Murra
Jan 27, 2016
Rebecca Helen Murra, 65, of Wellsburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 27th at the Unity Point Health Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo after a long fight with many illnesses. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 30th at 11:00 AM at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg with Pastor Mark Anderson officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday,...
Dorothy Buchwald
Jan 22, 2016
Dorothy A. Buchwald, of Grundy Center Long Term Care, formerly of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died on January 22, 2016 at the age of 93. She was born on Oct. 8, 1922, in Nevada, Iowa to John Wesley Shalley and Mary Beebe Shalley. She was raised in Marshalltown, Iowa, and graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1940. After graduation, she and...
Brenda Ennenga-Cohen
Jan 21, 2016
Brenda S. Ennenga-Cohen, 61, of Thousand Oaks, California died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at her home in Thousand Oaks, California. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck, Iowa with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. Burial will follow at the Rosehill Cemetery in Grundy Center, Iowa. A visitation will...
Ron Mastain
Jan 20, 2016
Ronald Russell Mastain, 81, of Reinbeck, formerly of Hudson, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born January 23, 1934, in Hudson, son of Russell and Elsie (Ramundt) Mastain. Ron graduated from Hudson High School in 1952. On April 11, 1954, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Malcomson at the United Methodist...
Mary Rubow
Jan 19, 2016
Mary Louise Rubow of Eldora, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa at the age of 86. She was born January 13, 1930 in Valley Junction, Iowa, daughter of Vernon and Frances Hicks. Mary grew up in state parks as her father served as Park Ranger first at Lake Ahquabi State Park, Indianola, then Backbone State...
Mildred Preston
Jan 16, 2016
Mildred Jean Preston, 89, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 18, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Services and burial will be held privately by the family. Memorials may be directed to the family....
LaVine Dudden
Jan 16, 2016
LaVine J. Dudden, born November 26, 1930, in Dike, Iowa went home to her Lord and Savior on January 16, 2016. Born to Otto & Dena Grimmius at the beginning of the Great Depression, LaVine was part of a generation that lived history. Raised on the family farm, she rose before daybreak to share in the farming chores, all before...
Terry Folkerts
Jan 15, 2016
Terry Lee Folkerts, 68, of Eldora, passed away at home on Friday, January 15, 2016. Visitation will be held on Sunday January 17, 2016 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church. Burial will be held...
Ardith Culbertson
Jan 14, 2016
Ardith Vera Culbertson, 85, of Gladbrook, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on Thursday, January 14th at the Westbrook Acres Nursing Home in Gladbrook. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 19th at 11:00 AM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, 509 4th St., Grundy Center, IA. Memorial visitation will be held on Monday, January 18th from 5 to...
Harlan Nielsen
Jan 14, 2016
Harlan Carl Nielsen, 92, of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care. A funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 18, 2016 at Fredsville Lutheran Church in Rural Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church....
Alice Ennenga
Jan 13, 2016
Alice Elaine Ennenga, 88, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on January 13, 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial will...
Ethel Rhoads
Jan 12, 2016
Ethel Faye Rhoads, 88, of Grundy Center, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center after a brief illness. A funeral will be held on Thursday, January 14th at 10:30 AM at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 13th from 5 to 7 PM...
Maureen Carlson
Jan 8, 2016
Maureen E. Carlson went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday, January 8, 2016 at the age of 78. She passed peacefully in her sleep at home in the care of Iowa River Hospice of Marshalltown. Visitation for family & friends will be from 5-7 on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home, 905 Edgington Avenue...
Ronald Itzen
Jan 8, 2016
Ronald Gene Itzen, 76, of Grundy Center, passed away, Friday, January 8, 2016, at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo. Per Ronald's request he was cremated. There will be no visitation or service.
Elizabeth Schildroth
Jan 6, 2016
Elizabeth Douglas Schildroth, of Grundy Center, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Grundy Center, Iowa. She was born May 14, 1926 in Orange County, North Carolina, daughter of James and Bertha Douglas Clegg. She attended schools in Hillsborough, North Carolina and graduated in 1942. Following high school she attended Duke University in Durham,...
Linda Graeber
Jan 2, 2016
Linda Ruth Graeber 65, of Reinbeck, passed away on January 2, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospital. Funeral service will be Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at 1:00 pm, at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. Pastor Joel Love will be officiating. Burial will be following the service at Reinbeck Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association. Linda...