Obituaries
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...
Doris Palmer
Oct 4, 2010
Doris Leila Webner Palmer, 87, formerly of Holland, died Monday, October 4, 2010 at the Westbrook Acres Nursing Home in Gladbrook while under the care of the nursing staff and the Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 7, 2010, 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. Visitation...
Debbie Collins
Oct 3, 2010
Debbie was born November 10, 1955 at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, daughter of Ken and Vi (Brock) Collins. She moved often with her military family, living at several Air Force Bases throughout the United States, and also in Guam and Italy. She graduated from Desert High School at Edwards Air Force Base in California in 1973. In 1974 Debbie made her...
Gary Smith
Oct 3, 2010
Gary Dale Smith was born June 10, 1945, in Grundy County, Iowa the son of Frank A. and Elizabeth (Dingel) Smith. He was raised in Morrison, Iowa and attended school in Reinbeck. On July 7, 1967, in Grundy Center, Iowa he was united in marriage to Carol J. Hayungs. The couple made their home in Holland and later in Lincoln. Gary owned...
Joe Johnson
Sep 27, 2010
Joe embraced life with both hands and with all of the love he had for his family, friends and the things he enjoyed most in life. He loved to work on cars (electrical, body work and mechanics), working on computers, riding motorcycles and anything else he had a thirst for. He wanted to learn all that he...
Mildred Schiller
Sep 25, 2010
Mildred was born April 3, 1930 in Grundy County, daughter of James T. and Ilene R. (Dietrich) Wheeler. She attended country school through the 3 rd grade, Grundy Center Schools through the 8 th grade, then Delhi School through the 11 th grade while living with an aunt. She graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1948. Mildred was united in marriage to...
Eloise Brandt
Sep 23, 2010
Eloise was born June 7, 1931 in Marshalltown, Iowa to her parents Elke and Mary Henricks. She attended country school in Grundy County. Eloise was married to her first husband Alvin Giesking and they had three children together. They later divorced and she was remarried to her husband Bud on December 20, 1960 in Conrad, Iowa. They then welcomed two...
Darleen Haren
Sep 22, 2010
She was an active member of the Grundy Center United Methodist Church where she had sang with the choir and help at various church activities. She was a former member of the AMVET’s Auxiliary, a member of Town and Country Golf Club, and card club. Her hobbies included dancing, golfing, bowling, sewing, gardening, watching spectator sports, and reading; and she especially enjoyed...
Gregory DeVries
Sep 19, 2010
Greg was born March 29, 1967 to his parents Jerry Lee and Elizabeth Marie “Sally” DeVries. He was raised in Reinbeck and graduated from Reinbeck High School. Greg enjoyed the outdoors especially fishing. He was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed supporting his favorite team the Pittsburgh Steelers. Greg was united in marriage to his wife Barb on April...
Robert Smith
Sep 16, 2010
Robert Smith, 81, of Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer, and formerly of Reinbeck, died Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo. Bob donated his body to the University of Iowa Medical School. There will be no visitation. A celebration of life event will be held at a later date for the family. Memorials may be directed to...
Betty Bottema
Sep 16, 2010
Betty was born on March 10, 1928 in Geneva, Iowa, Franklin, County, the daughter of Ernest and Lucille (Benson) Bauge. She was raised in Bradford and attended school there until the 8 th grade. She then began work babysitting, detassling corn and walked beans.
They later welcomed daughter Twilla and son Martin. Betty worked at...
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