Obituaries

Iva Rose

Iva Rose

Jan 25, 2014

Iva A. Gast Rose, 79, of Eldora went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames while surrounded by her children. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Friday, January 31 at the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church with Pastor Harrison Lippert officiating. Burial will follow at the New Providence Cemetery,...

Richard Lowe

Richard Lowe

Jan 25, 2014

Richard K. Lowe, 47, of Grundy Center, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center from natural causes. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 31st at 11:00 A.M. at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Memorials may...

Orville Wilts

Orville Wilts

Jan 17, 2014

Orville O. Wilts, 92, of Steamboat Rock, IA, passed away on Friday, January 17th at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 22nd at 10:30 A.M. at the East Friesland Presbyterian Church in rural Ackley. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 21st from...

Louisa Havens

Louisa Havens

Jan 17, 2014

Louisa Havens, age 96, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora, while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. Burial will follow the funeral service at Steamboat...

Robert Finger

Robert Finger

Jan 15, 2014

Robert Marvin Finger, age 81, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora, while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, January 20, 2014 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Burial will be held immediately following...

Arthur Frerichs

Arthur Frerichs

Jan 15, 2014

Arthur Lee Frerichs, age 93, of Eldora, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center, in Eldora, while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church. Burial will be held privately. Visitation will be held from 4:00...

Mavis Meester

Mavis Meester

Jan 14, 2014

D. Mavis Meester, 89, of Dike, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at New Aldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 18th at 10:30 A.M. at the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church in Fern. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 17th from 5 to 7:30 P.M. at the Engelkes-Abels Dike Chapel, 680...

Martha Freese

Martha Freese

Jan 10, 2014

Martha Ann Freese, 91, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died January 10, 2014, at the Long Term Care Unit of the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 14, at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. A private family committal service at Rose Hill Cemetery...

Erla Schodeberg

Erla Schodeberg

Jan 10, 2014

Erla M. "Peggy" Schodeberg, 80, of Eldora, IA, died on Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Following cremation, graveside services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Eldora City Cemetery. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements. On-line...

Minnie Eddy

Minnie Eddy

Jan 9, 2014

Minnie C. Eddy, 93, of Dike, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at The Western Home, Martin Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Dike. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. A visitation will...

Martha Graves

Martha Graves

Jan 7, 2014

Martha Graves, 70, of Dike, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 10, 2014, 1:30 p.m. at the Orchard Hill Church at Lincoln Center, rural Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Lincoln Center Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2014,...

Marvin Balvanz

Marvin Balvanz

Jan 6, 2014

Marvin H. R. "Mick" Balvanz, 89, of Eldora, Iowa, died on Monday, January 6, 2014 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 11 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora with military Honors...

Dorla Petersen

Dorla Petersen

Jan 4, 2014

!!!!PLEASE NOTE: THE SERVICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE DIKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AT FREDSVILLE!!!! Dorla Mae Petersen, 75, of Dike, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 4, 2014. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 8th at 11:00 A.M. at the Fredsville Lutheran Church in rural Cedar Falls. Visitation will be...

Leo Huisman

Leo Huisman

Jan 4, 2014

Leo Eugene Huisman, 72, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Grundy Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 6,...

Timothy Santor

Timothy Santor

Jan 3, 2014

Timothy K. Santor, 52, of Eldora, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center due to complications of cancer. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 9th at 10:30 A.M. at the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January...

Robert Thompson

Robert Thompson

Jan 1, 2014

Robert W. Thompson, 66, of Gladbrook, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday January 6, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Peggy Brandt-Zea

Peggy Brandt-Zea

Dec 29, 2013

Peggy Brandt-Zea, 61, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, of natural causes. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Mike Campbell officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Inurnment will be held at the Reinbeck Cemetery...

Edna Kruse

Edna Kruse

Dec 21, 2013

Edna Mae Kruse, 96, of Eldora, passed away on Saturday, December 21st at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 28th at 11:00 A.M. at the Eldora United Methodist Church with visitation held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Private...

Gwendolyn Cox

Gwendolyn Cox

Dec 21, 2013

Gwendolyn Eloise Cox, 93, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care, while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, December 27, 2013 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in rural Reinbeck. Burial will be held privately...

Bernice Dodd

Bernice Dodd

Dec 18, 2013

Bernice Edna Dodd, age 95, of Dike, passed away Wednesday, December 18th 2013, at the Long Term Care Unit of the Grundy County Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Orchard Hill @ Lincoln Center, Grundy Center. Burial will follow the funeral service at Elmwood Cemetery in Dike. Visitation will...

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