Obituaries

May 18, 2011

Helen J. Andersen, 95, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 23, 2011, at United Methodist Church, Reinbeck Iowa, with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

May 16, 2011

Tom G. Cross, 64, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Honey Creek New Providence Friends Church in New Providence, Iowa. Burial will be at 1:30 pm following the services at Eden Cemetery in Rhodes,...

May 15, 2011

May 15, 2011

George D. Hansen, 79, of rural Hudson, Iowa, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at his home in rural Hudson, Iowa, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Union Congregational United Church of Christ Church in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck...

May 15, 2011

Robert M. Krause, 55, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Visitation will be held at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora from 5 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, May 19. Funeral services will follow visitation, at 7 pm, at the funeral home. Robert was born July 24, 1955...

May 14, 2011

Shirley A. McCarthy, 97, of Eldora, passed away on Saturday, May 14th, 2011 at the Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 18th at 10:00 am at the First Baptist Church in Eldora with Pastor Mark Chapman officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:30...

May 10, 2011

Irene R. Schmidt, 84, of Grundy Center, passed away on Tuesday May 10th, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in Holland Iowa. Burial will follow at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to...

May 9, 2011

Wilma B. Mennenga, 89, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Monday, May 9, 2011, at Covenant Medical Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Bruce Boyce officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 11,...

May 8, 2011

Hazel H. Hollingworth, 84, of Eldora, passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 14th at 10:30 A.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Paul Baldwin officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 13th from 5...

May 8, 2011

Dorothy Mae Beenken, 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa with Pastor Beth Olson officiating. Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation...

May 5, 2011

May 3, 2011

Margaret Everts, 85, of Aplington, Iowa, formerly of New Hartford, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Maple Manor Care Center in Aplington, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Parkersburg Christian Reformed Church, in Parkersburg, Iowa, with Pastor Rus Buersma. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Iowa. Visitation will be Friday, May...

May 1, 2011

Hannabel Moore, 96, of Grundy Center, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, IA while under the care of the Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 5th, 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. A visitation will be held...

Apr 30, 2011

Henrietta Grace Byl, 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa, formerly of Parkersburg, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Parkersburg, Iowa with Pastor Keith Sievers officiating. Burial will follow at the...

Apr 26, 2011

Harmmean J. Smith, 78, of Grundy Center, formerly of Morrison, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, IA. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 29th at 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, April...

Apr 24, 2011

Thelma Slinker, 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on...

Apr 22, 2011

Avenell (Flower) DeCamp, 88, of Eldora, died on Friday, April 22, 2011 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora, Iowa. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, April 29, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Eldora with Pastors Mark Chapman and Jarrod Bartholomew officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Friday beginning at...

Apr 22, 2011

Olivette Winburn Boysen, 90 of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 at her home in Cedar Falls while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial officiated by Father David Kucera is being conducted privately by the family. A memorial fund has been established. Olivette was born to James and Margaret (Biever) Winburn...

Apr 21, 2011

Bill Croker was born in Boston, MA, on June 6, 1918. At age five, he aspired to be a streetcar conductor, encouraged by the employees of the Boston Huntington Avenue line who regularly let him operate the accelerator and doors. This career came to an abrupt end when he prematurely closed the doors on a female rider and his service...

Apr 14, 2011

Emma Bern, 90 of rural Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Salem Church of Lincoln in Lincoln, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to...