Obituaries
Barbara Joan Wildman
Oct 18, 2023
Barbara Joan Wildman (Stock), 91, of Reinbeck, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck. A visitation will be held Friday, November 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-- French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. A memorial service will be held following the visitation at 12:00 p.m. with lunch afterwards at the Methodist...
Roxanne Argyros
Oct 18, 2023
Roxanne (Burkett) Argyros, 69, passed away at her home in Eldora, Iowa on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from complications of ALS. Roxanne was born on August 6, 1954 in Chicago Heights, IL to Louis and Wanda Burkett. The family relocated to Burlington, Iowa in 1964. Roxanne attended Sunnyside Elementary and Oak Street Middle School, before graduating from Burlington High School...
Lois J. Bern
Oct 14, 2023
Lois J. Bern, 102, of Reinbeck, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Parkview Nursing Home in Reinbeck.
Lois was born August 28, 1921, in Grundy County, to Alva and Ferne Heltibridle. She graduated from Grundy Center High School. She married Noel C. Bern on July 6, 1944, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Noel passed away August...
Roger L. Krull
Oct 12, 2023
Roger Lee Krull, 75, passed away peacefully at the Kavanagh Hospice House in West Des Moines on Thursday, October 12, 2023, with his wife and family by his side. He was born to George and Anna (Meyer) Krull on August 17, 1948, in Waterloo, Iowa. He attended country school near Fern, Iowa until he was in second grade. He continued...
Lowell Lee Trepp
Oct 5, 2023
Lowell Lee Trepp, age 84 passed away on October 5, 2023. He was born August 7, 1937 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, son of Alma and Dick Trepp. They moved to Reinbeck in 1941 and has lived there ever since. He went to Reinbeck schools, graduating with the class of 1957. Lowell went into the Army for six months the fall...
James Kenneth Collins
Oct 5, 2023
James “Ken” Collins, 86, of Eldora, Iowa passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at Abels Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, with Pastor Rick Bachman officiating. Visitation will be held Monday, October 9, 2023, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral Home. Online condolences may be...
Dorothy Lois Westerman
Sep 25, 2023
Dorothy Lois Westerman, age 92 went to be with the Lord on Monday September 25, 2023. She was born on December 30, 1930 in Grundy Center, Iowa to Onno and Effie (Knock) Klosterboer. A visitation will be held from 10:00am to 11:00 am on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in Holland, Iowa. Funeral service...
Robert J. "Bob" Stephan
Sep 23, 2023
Robert (Bob) Stephan, age 89, of Altoona, IA, formerly of Reinbeck, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Services will be held at St Gabriel's Catholic Church rural Reinbeck on Oct 4, 2023. Visitation will be at 9:30 AM with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:30 AM. Following a light luncheon the burial will follow at Reinbeck Cemetery...
Austin Owen Fernow
Sep 22, 2023
On September 22, 2023, Austin “Woody” Fernow made his final transfer after battling Parkinson’s disease for several months. He was a resident at Creekside, Inc. in Grundy Center.
No funeral services are scheduled at this time, but a celebration of life and memorial event will be planned at a future date.
Austin “Woody” Owen Fernow was born April 4, 1933,...
Matthew Thompson
Sep 16, 2023
Matthew David Thompson of Grundy Center died Saturday, September 16th at home from a cardiac event Matt was the son of Beth Thompson and the late Robert Thompson (CJ). He was born March 16, 1975.
Matt grew up in Reinbeck and graduated with the GR class of 1993. He worked for Rural Water and most recently for Matt Waltman.
Matt...
Ruth Jane Paterni
Sep 13, 2023
Ruth Paterni passed away on September 13, 2023, at Arlington Place in Grundy Center, at the age of 93 years. A brief visitation will be held Monday, September 18, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wellsburg Reformed Church. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. with a burial at the church cemetery immediately following the service....
Doris Mae Balvanz
Sep 8, 2023
Doris Mae (Kaas) Balvanz, 94, of Grundy Center (formerly of Eldora), fell asleep in the arms of her Lord Friday, September 8th, 2023. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 16th at 10:30 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Visitation will be Friday, September 15th from 5:00-7:00 pm at Abels Funeral Home in Eldora.
Doris was born...
Donald Pruisner
Sep 8, 2023
Donald (Don) Arthur Pruisner, 94, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2023, of complications of a well-lived life. Don was born on June 26, 1929, to Henry and Grace (Freese) Pruisner in a farmhouse four miles northwest of Dike, Iowa, the fourth of six children. Don graduated from Dike High School in 1947, worked at Rath Packing Company just long...
Janice Granner
Sep 2, 2023
Janice Butler Granner passed away peacefully in Seward, Nebraska on Sept. 2, 2023. Funeral services will be Friday September 15 at 10:30 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, Iowa. Visitation will be Thursday September 14th from 4-7 PM at Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Good Shepherd Preschool, Eldora, Dorothy’s...
Nancy Witt
Aug 28, 2023
Nancy Witt, 59, of Grundy Center, passed away August 28, 2023, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born November 13, 1963, to Warren and Julia (Hilbrant) Witt in Grundy Center.
A graduate of Grundy Center High School and University of Northern Iowa, Nancy had a career in communication, working for State Public Policy Group and SUMO. Nancy was Vice...
Marlys L. Karkosh
Aug 27, 2023
Marlys L. Karkosh, 87, of Cedar Falls, IA, formerly of Reinbeck and Hudson, IA: passed away of natural causes on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A memorial visitation will be held on Monday, September 4, 2023, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the family farm, 12416 Hicks Road, Hudson, IA. Funeral service will...
Dennis Jay Kruger
Aug 24, 2023
Dennis Jay Kruger, 80 of Dike, Iowa passed away from a heart attack on Thursday, August 24th in Iowa City.
Dennis was born on October 11th, 1942, in rural Grundy County, the son of Jake, and Lillian (Finger) Kruger. Dennis attended Dike High School, and graduated with the class of 1961. From there, he worked for Petersen Seed,...
Vincel E. Meints
Aug 11, 2023
Vincel E. Meints, 84, of Wellsburg, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2023, at his home. A visitation will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wellsburg, IA, on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held Thursday, August 17, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Memorials may...
LeRoy James Beving
Aug 6, 2023
LeRoy Beving of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Aplington, Iowa, on Sunday, August 6, 2023. He was born to John and Maggie (Willems) Beving of rural Ackley, Iowa. LeRoy farmed and worked at UNI for 25 years, retiring as a Storekeeper III. He enjoyed fishing and Hawkeye Football.
LeRoy is survived by a daughter, Debra...
Ronald Ray Simpson
Aug 1, 2023
Ronald R. Simpson, 82, of Dike, Iowa, sadly passed away on August 1, 2023, at Park View Manor in Reinbeck, IA, surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Ronald was born May 13, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa. He married his high school sweetheart Sharon Kay Fellenzer on January 21, 1961. They were happily married for 62 years....
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