Obituaries

Norma Ostrem

Norma Ostrem

Oct 28, 2015

Norma C. Ostrem, 87, of West Branch, Iowa and formerly of Eldora, Iowa died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Branch. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, Iowa with Pastor Brent Hartwig officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora...

Norma Wilson

Norma Wilson

Oct 28, 2015

Norma Norene Wilson, 86, of Reinbeck, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Per Norma's wishes, she has been cremated and a private family burial will take place at a later date. There will be no public visitation or...

Hazel Brandt

Hazel Brandt

Oct 24, 2015

Hazel Irene Brandt, 81, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care; while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Services and interment are private. Memorials may be directed to the family. Hazel was born on June 19, 1934 in Traer, Iowa to her parents Hugo and Irene (Boles)...

Jennifer Dittmer

Jennifer Dittmer

Oct 24, 2015

Jennifer L. Dittmer, 46, of Ackley, Iowa died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Memorial services for Jen will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Grundy Center, Iowa with Pastor Nathan Barkley officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to her memorial service...

Julia Lage

Julia Lage

Oct 22, 2015

Julia Marie Lage, 96 of Gladbrook, IA, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Salem Church of Lincoln, with visitation held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial will be at the Reinbeck Cemetery. Memorials...

Ann Meyer

Ann Meyer

Oct 22, 2015

Ann Irene Meyer, 89, of Grundy Center, passed away on Thursday, October 22nd at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 26th at 10:30 AM at Orchard Hill Church @ Lincoln Center in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 25th from 4 to...

John Mumm

John Mumm

Oct 19, 2015

John A. Mumm "Bud", 85 of Waterloo, formerly of Hudson, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. until time of memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hudson. Burial will be held at the Reinbeck Cemetery...

Veronica Saylor

Veronica Saylor

Oct 18, 2015

Veronica P. Saylor, 84, of Eldora, Iowa died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial for Veronica will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Tony Kruse officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Eldora....

Jon Ehrig

Jon Ehrig

Oct 15, 2015

Jon Wendell Ehrig, 67, of Marshalltown, formerly of Dinsdale, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 15th at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown. A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 19th at 10:30 AM at the Amity Presbyterian Church in rural Reinbeck, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 18th from 4 to 6 PM at the French-Hand...

Donald Sheller

Donald Sheller

Oct 12, 2015

Donald Lee Sheller, 63, of Waterloo, formerly of Eldora, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Country View Care Center in Waterloo. A graveside service will be held on Monday, October 19th at 10:30 A.M. at the Sheller Cemetery in Ivester. There will be no public visitation. Don was born on July 12, 1952 in Eldora to J....

Nathaniel Bownes

Nathaniel Bownes

Oct 11, 2015

Nathaniel Charles "Chuck" Bownes, 89, of Morrison, passed away on Sunday October 11, 2015 at his home in Morrison while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 15th at 10:30 AM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 14th from 5 to 7 PM at the...

Dale Petty

Dale Petty

Oct 10, 2015

Dale Edwin Petty, 89, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at his home in Eldora, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a Masonic Service at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A funeral service will...

Larry Trout

Larry Trout

Oct 7, 2015

Larry Trout, 77, of Urbandale, IA passed away October 7, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines of congestive heart failure. Larry was born November 18, 1937 to Bernard Lowell and Maxine Edwards Trout on the farm in Pleasant Township, rural New Providence. The family moved to Gifford in 1950. He attended school in New Providence and later...

Betty Wrage-Ehrig

Betty Wrage-Ehrig

Oct 7, 2015

Betty M. Wrage-Ehrig, 90, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care; while under Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be...

Kyle Thompson

Kyle Thompson

Oct 6, 2015

Kyle Fuhrman Thompson, 83, of Eldora, Iowa died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Rev. Vicki Reece officiating. Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery....

Vernon Harris

Vernon Harris

Oct 2, 2015

Vernon Dale Harris, 79, of Eldora, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora; while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Beaman Memorial Hall in Beaman Iowa. Burial will be held privately at...

Douglas Reece

Douglas Reece

Sep 29, 2015

Dr. Douglas L. Reece, 73, passed away September 29th, 2015 in Jackson, Michigan. Funeral services will be held October 10, 2015 at the Honey Creek Friends Country Church in New Providence, Iowa. Visitation starts at 11 a.m. and the funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Burial will immediately follow at the Honey Creek Cemetery. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora...

Janet Roberts

Janet Roberts

Sep 27, 2015

Janet L. Roberts, 74, of Waterloo, Iowa died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 2, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck, Iowa with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. Burial will follow in the Reinbeck Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior...

Ferne Wiarda

Ferne Wiarda

Sep 24, 2015

Ferne Marion Wiarda, 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center while under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Monday, September 28th at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Phil...

Frances Slifer

Frances Slifer

Sep 16, 2015

Frances Leone Slifer, 86, of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Doyen-Abels Funeral Home in Wellsburg. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 21. 2015 at...

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