Obituaries

Elnora Nichols

Elnora Nichols

Sep 1, 2012

Elnora S. Nichols, 86, of Wellsburg, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012, 11:00 A.M. at the United Reformed Church in Wellsburg. Inurnment will take place at a later date at the Riverside National Cemetery in...

Bonnie Dixon

Bonnie Dixon

Aug 31, 2012

Bonnie Dixon, 101, of Eldora, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Pastor Vicki Reece officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery....

Joan Balvanz

Joan Balvanz

Aug 30, 2012

Joan J. Balvanz, 77, of Eldora, died on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 4 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora....

Jack Keeley

Jack Keeley

Aug 29, 2012

Jack L. Keeley 69, of Grundy Center Jack L. Keeley, 69, of Wellsburg, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at his home. Per Jack's request his body was cremated. No services are being planned at this time. Jack Larry Keeley was born August 19, 1943 in Independence, Iowa, to Francis and Lavone (Nelson) Keeley. The family lived in Hazelton, where he...

Terry Klatt

Terry Klatt

Aug 25, 2012

Terry L. Klatt, 54, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died at his home on Saturday, August 25, 2012. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Thursday, August 30 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson Township Cemetery near Owasa, Iowa. Visitation is from 5 pm to 8 pm on...

Ethel Newby

Ethel Newby

Aug 25, 2012

Ethel M. Newby, 90, of Eldora, died on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012 at the Eldora United Methodist Church in Eldora with Pastor Vicki Reece officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation will be at the...

Becky Primus

Becky Primus

Aug 17, 2012

Becky R. Primus, 40, of rural Steamboat Rock, Iowa, passed away after her courageous 2 year battle with cancer, on Friday, August 17, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the First Christian Reformed...

Dennis Graves

Dennis Graves

Aug 15, 2012

Dennis G. Graves, 77, of Dike, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo due to complications of diabetes. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 20, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at the Orchard Hill Church at Lincoln Center in Grundy Center, IA. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from...

Anedra Rohwer

Anedra Rohwer

Aug 14, 2012

Anedra F. Rohwer, age 99, of Grundy Center, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in...

Robert Billerbeck

Robert Billerbeck

Aug 10, 2012

Robert D. Billerbeck, 81, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Friday, August 10, 2012, at his farm. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Rev. Joel Love officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be Monday, August 13, 2012, from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M....

James Ruby

James Ruby

Aug 7, 2012

James C. Ruby, 88, of Eldora, Iowa died on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Following cremation, private family inurnment will be in the Steamboat Rock Cemetery in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. There will be no public services. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements. To send messages of condolence or...

Jack Needham

Jack Needham

Aug 3, 2012

Jack G. Needham, 89, of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away Friday, August 3, 2012 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. Burial will follow at the Washington Township Cemetery in Morrison, Iowa, with military honors conducted by the Reinbeck American...

Paul Plaehn

Paul Plaehn

Aug 1, 2012

Paul L. Plaehn, 90 of Reinbeck passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery with military honors being conducted by the Reinbeck American Legion Action Post #242. A...

Martha Archer

Martha Archer

Jul 26, 2012

Martha Nowasell Archer, 90 of Indianola, Iowa, formerly Eldora, Iowa, died following a major stroke on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Indianola. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 30, 2012, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m.at...

Lester Ryerson

Lester Ryerson

Jul 23, 2012

Lester "JR" Ryerson, 83, of Eldora, died on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. A family graveside services will be held at the Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville, Iowa, at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Lester's family. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements and online condolences may...

Mae Kruse

Mae Kruse

Jul 22, 2012

Mae Kruse, 92, of Holland, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, July 27th from 9:00 A.M. until time of the memorial service at 11:00 A.M. at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Inurnment will be private....

Marie Minteer

Marie Minteer

Jul 15, 2012

Marie Minteer, 98, of Eldora, died on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Private-family graveside services will be held at a later date. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com Marie was born June 20, 1914 in rural Union, Iowa, daughter...

Irwin Abels

Irwin Abels

Jul 13, 2012

Irwin D. Abels, 87, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Friday, July 13, 2012, at Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 16, 2012, at Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, Iowa, with Pastor Michael Weaver officiating. Burial will follow at Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery...

Deloris Rogers

Deloris Rogers

Jul 11, 2012

Deloris A. Rogers, 76, of Eldora, died at her home on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 while under the care of her family and Iowa Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Paul Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic...

Adolph Kolpek

Adolph Kolpek

Jul 9, 2012

Adolph Kolpek, 94, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 9, 2012, at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook, Iowa, while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral Services will be 10:30 am Friday, July 13, 2012, at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Phil Dicks officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in...

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