Obituaries
Gayland Meester
Nov 25, 2010
Gayland D. "Butch" Meester, 66, of Waterloo, formerly of rural Dike, IA, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 at 10:30 am at the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church, just west of Fern, IA. Burial will follow funeral services at the church...
Bernard Switzer
Nov 24, 2010
Bernard James Switzer, 86, Liscomb, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown. A private family funeral service was 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora with Pastor Jim Hartman officiating. Burial was held at the Liscomb Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established. Bernard was born June...
George Werkman
Nov 23, 2010
George Werkman, 92, of Holland, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 29, 2010 at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in Holland, Iowa with Pastors Larry Hoop & Larry Doughan officiating. Burial will follow funeral services...
Vernon Sickle
Nov 17, 2010
Vernon "Jack" Van Sickle, 77, of Eldora, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at his home in Eldora. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 21, 2010, at the South Hardin High School Auditorium in Eldora with Pastor Corey Larson officiating. Interment will be held privately by the family. Born on February 27, 1933,...
Charles Mooty
Nov 14, 2010
Charles "Bud" Mooty, Jr., 86 of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, IA with Pastor John Butler officiating. Burial will...
Mary Dinnes
Nov 11, 2010
Mary E. Dinnes, 86, of rural Eldora, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines of pancreatic cancer. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 at 1:30 pm at the Ivester Church of the Brethren in Grundy Center with Pastor Arlen Daleske officiating. Interment will be held privately by...
Janice Anway
Nov 11, 2010
Janice LaVonne Anway, 90, of Eldora, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Funeral service and burial will be held privately by the family. Janice was born on October 2, 1920, to George and Emma (Bessman) Newhall, the second of four children. Janice attended rural schools through the eighth grade, her...
Chalmer Reber
Nov 7, 2010
Chalmer L. “Charlie” Reber, 98, of Grundy Center, formerly of Decatur, IN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at his home in Grundy Center, IA, of natural causes. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, IA, with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. Visitation will be...
Arlene Rodd
Nov 3, 2010
Arlene was born on June 12, 1922 in Grundy County, Iowa. Arlene graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1940 and graduated from the Iowa Teachers College in 1942. On January 18, 1942, she was united in marriage to Lyle Rodd in Princeton, Missouri. Arlene taught school in Holland, Maquoketa and Knoxville, Iowa. Lyle and Arlene raised their family in West...
Lois Hess
Oct 31, 2010
Lois R. Hess, 86, of Eldora, Iowa died on Sunday, October 31, 2010 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Following cremation, memorial services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Creps – Abels Funeral Home in Eldora with Pastor Richard Boatman officiating. The family will be present to greet friends at the funeral home from...
James McDonald
Oct 30, 2010
James E. McDonald, 88, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastors Bruce Baillie and Lloyd McDonald officiating. Visitation is on Wednesday, November 3, from 5pm to 7pm...
Curtis Adair
Oct 29, 2010
Curt was born on July 6, 1941, on a farm southeast of Reinbeck to his parents Merlin and Jeanette (Stumberg) Adair. He graduated from Reinbeck High School in 1959 and has been a lifelong Reinbeck resident. Curt worked as a foreman for PCI, retiring in 2007. Curt is survived by his parents Merlin and Jeanette Adair of...
Rick Guiles
Oct 25, 2010
Ricky Lee Guiles, 58, of Union, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 25, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Community Church in Union, Iowa, with Reverend Rick Schill officiating. Burial will be held privately at Sheppard Cemetery in Gifford, Iowa. Visitation will...
Merle Lindsey
Oct 21, 2010
Merle W. Lindsey, 88, of Eldora, died on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Pastor Richard Boatman officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation is from...
Velma Arnold
Oct 15, 2010
Velma H. Arnold, 97, of Eldora, Iowa passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora with Pastor Carlton Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Eldora City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
Desmond Copeman
Oct 13, 2010
Desmond Archie Copeman 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 18, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center with Pastor John Butler officiating. Burial will follow at Rosehill Cemetery in Grundy Center with military rites conducted by the...
Merlyn Wrage
Oct 12, 2010
Mert was born on January 1, 1942 in Reinbeck, the only child of Henry and Lucile (Horstman) Wrage. He was raised on a farm in Gladbrook and attended school there, graduating from Gladbrook High School in 1959. On August 25, 1962, he was united in marriage to Connie Joan Marks at St. Timothy United Methodist Church. Mert and Connie welcomed...
Harry Ott
Oct 11, 2010
In 1985 Harry relocated to Grundy Center and on June 14, 1987 he was united in marriage to his wife Darlene at the Wildwood Chapel in the Cascade Mountains in Washington. Harry and Darlene were best friends and loved spending time together. They did everything together and only spent one night of their married life apart. They enjoyed getting in...
Shirley Carpenter
Oct 10, 2010
Shirley Carpenter, 82, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Sunday, October 10, 2010, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Following cremation, a memorial service will be at 10:30 am Thursday, October 14, 2010, at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Beth Olson officiating. No Visitation is planned. Burial will take place at a later date. A memorial fund...
Margery Dornsbach
Oct 8, 2010
Margery Newell Dornsbach, 97, of Eldora died from natural causes on Friday, October 8, 20010. Following cremation, a memorial Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Paul Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of...
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