Obituaries

Sep 27, 2022

On Tuesday, September 27th, 2022, Karen Lynn (Tweet) Steppe, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at age thirty-six, with friends and family by her side, after her battle with breast cancer.

A beautiful daughter and younger sister, Karen grew up in Illinois on a dairy farm learning and growing in ways that she would later...

Sep 25, 2022

Ray E. Wilson, 80, of Grundy Center passed away Sunday September 25, 2022 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center.  A funeral service will be held Saturday October 8, 2022 at 10:30 A.M. at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, rural Holland, Iowa.  Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service with lunch immediately following...

Sep 19, 2022

Juanita Virginia (Diamond) Hovick, age 84, of Ames, Iowa, passed away on September 19, 2022, and Mill Pond Care Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service – Creps Chapel in Eldora, Iowa. A visitation will take place Wednesday, September 28, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m....

Sep 15, 2022

LaRue Brandemuehl, 89, of rural Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on September 15, 2022, at Westbrook Acres. A graveside service will be held Monday, September 26, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery Beaman, Iowa. Friends and family are welcome to join the family at Beaman Memorial Hall following the graveside service for food and fellowship. Memorials may be made...

Sep 15, 2022

Marlys Fay Rops, 88, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on September 15, 2022. A visitation will be held Friday, September 23, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service – Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. A private family inurnment will follow at a later date at Allison Cemetery. Memorials may be made to...

Sep 13, 2022

Cheryl Lynn Haupt, 65, passed away surrounded by her loving family on September 13, 2022 at the University of Iowa, due to complications from a heart attack. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 20, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at First Christian Reformed Church of rural Wellsburg. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, September 21, at 10:00 am at First...

Sep 12, 2022

Darlene Ann (Watson) Perrin, 92 of Eldora, Iowa passed away on September 12, 2022, in the comfort of her home.

She was born June 23, 1930, in Marshalltown, Iowa to Max and Anna (Becvar) Watson, they had two boys and two girls with Darlene being the second oldest.

All have preceded her in death.

Sep 12, 2022

Dorothy Anne Wrage, age 87 passed away peacefully at her home in Hudson, Iowa on September 12, 2022. She was born on April 18, 1935, in Waterloo, Iowa to Louis and Margaret (Stefan) Kuriger. Visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday September 15, 2022, at Abels Funeral Home and Cremation (French-Hand Chapel) in Reinbeck, Iowa. ...

Sep 8, 2022

Harold Guiles, 93, of Union, Iowa died from natural causes on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Eldora Specialty Care after a short stay.

Public graveside services for Harold will be held at Sheppard Cemetery near Union on September 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Harrison Lippert officiating. Public visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on...

Sep 7, 2022

Lester “Les” Frederick Wrage, 91, of Hudson, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Grundy Care Center. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 13 at 11:00 AM at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck. A visitation will be held at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck on Tuesday, September 13 from 10:00...

Sep 7, 2022

Ethel Marian Rudebeck, 82, of Buckingham, Iowa, passed away on September 7, 2022, at Pinnacle Specialty Care in Cedar Falls. Visitation for Ethel will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, September...

Aug 31, 2022

Gerald “Jerry” Allen Fogt, 76, of LeGrand, Iowa, passed away on August 31, 2022, in the comfort of his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 5, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6,...

Aug 31, 2022

Micheal Leroy Crosser, 82, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Memorial visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until time of the memorial service at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps Chapel, in Eldora. Memorials may be...

Aug 30, 2022

Gloria Rea Christensen, 86, of Dike, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Reformed Church of Stout in Stout, Iowa. Burial will be held at Elmwood Cemetery...

Aug 30, 2022

Harry Lee Lynch, 96, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away at the Iowa River Hospice house on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Abels...

Aug 30, 2022

Steven Lynn Thomassen, 67, of Center Point, (formerly Grundy Center) IA, passed away on August 30, 2022 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. A memorial service will be held Friday, September 2nd, at 11 AM at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center followed by a luncheon in the church fellowship hall.

Aug 25, 2022

Donald Tscherter , age 99 of Reinbeck, IA formerly of Sioux Rapids, Iowa passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Parkview Manor Senior Living Center in Reinbeck, IA.  A visitation will be held at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service-French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck, IA from 3-5 pm on Tuesday, August 30th.  A Celebration of Life Service will...

Aug 23, 2022

Arvin Glen Haywood passed through the eternal farm gate to his heavenly home Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Creekside Living in Grundy Center. He was born in rural Granger on July 2, 1935 at the home of his parents Harry and Winnetta (Herrold) Haywood.

Arvin moved with his family to rural Union in 1938, where he graduated...

Aug 22, 2022

Ruth Marie (Hoyt) Clingerman of Eldora passed away Monday, August 22, 2022, at Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice.  A Visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Abels Funeral Home (Creps Chapel) in Eldora, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30am on Friday,...

Aug 20, 2022

Curtis L. Sebekow, 67, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Creekside Living in Grundy Center, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Reinbeck, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, 2022,...