Obituaries

Jerry DeVries

Jerry DeVries

Jan 23, 2010

Jerry Lee DeVries, 68, of Reinbeck passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at his home in Reinbeck while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in...

Willis Bakker

Willis Bakker

Jan 22, 2010

Willis was born on August 23 rd , 1925 in Grundy Center, IA, the son of Peter and Minnie (Ross) Bakker.  He grew up in Wellsburg, attending country school at Shiloh #9. Willis graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1943 and in 1945, he was drafted into the Army Air Corp. He was stationed at Hickman Field in Hawaii as...

Evelyn Pike

Evelyn Pike

Jan 22, 2010

Evelyn is survived by her husband Bud; two sons Richard Pike of Des Moines and David (Deborah) Pike of Fleming Island, FL; her two daughters DeeAnne Pike (Greg Meenan) of Rochester Hills, MI and Donna (Scott) King of Des Moines; her sister Dorothy Anderson of Austin, MN and her grandchildren Jennifer Pike of Dallas, TX, Bryan King of Des...

Ralph Sprague

Ralph Sprague

Jan 18, 2010

Ralph E. Sprague, 93 of Grundy Center , Iowa , died Monday, January 18, 2010, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Center in Grundy Center , Iowa while under the care of the Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Friday January 22, 2010,...

Warren Feller

Warren Feller

Jan 17, 2010

Warren Glenn Feller, 88, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Sunday, January 17, 2010, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, January 21, 2010, at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be...

Richard Ross

Richard Ross

Jan 17, 2010

Richard “Whitey” Ross, 80, of West Des Moines, formerly of Wellsburg, Iowa passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 22, 2010 11:30 a.m. at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, IA with Pastor Todd Rempe officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, January 22 from 9:30...

Loretta Blohm

Loretta Blohm

Jan 13, 2010

Loretta Mae Blohm, age 84, passed away on January 13th, 2010, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, IA, from complications of Alzheimer's. Loretta Mae Jans was born November 30, 1925, on a farm in Monroe Twp., Benton County, Iowa near Dysart, to Emil and Wilhelmina (Siemens) Jans. Loretta was the seventh daughter of the seventh daughter with seven sisters. The number...

Harry Cooley

Harry Cooley

Jan 11, 2010

Harry Cooley, 98, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Monday, January 11, 2010, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 16, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Michael Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation will be Friday, January 15, 2010, from 3:00...

Donna Huisman

Donna Huisman

Jan 9, 2010

Donna was born on October 9, 1942 in Eldora, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Mildred (Cakerice) Newell. She grew up in rural Wellsburg and attended the Eldora school system, transferring to the Wellsburg schools in junior high. Donna graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1960, and went on to receive her 2 year business degree from the UNI Teaching...

Jake Heeren

Jake Heeren

Jan 9, 2010

Jake Edward Heeren was born December 27, 1924, in Albion Township, Butler County, Iowa, the son of Louie and Grace (Klaassen) Heeren. He attended rural school in Albion Township. Jake worked as a hired hand for area farmers until he was united in marriage to his wife Esther on February 18, 1948. Jake then went on to farm,...

Eddie Sizemore

Eddie Sizemore

Jan 6, 2010

Eddie L. Sizemore, 45, of Ackley, formerly of Eldora, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 12 th , 2010 10:30 am at the Community Church of Union in Union, IA with Pastor Lloyd McDonald officiating. Visitation will be on Monday, January 11 th from 5 to...

Helen Simmons

Helen Simmons

Jan 6, 2010

Helen Lucille Simmons, 98, of Hubbard, formerly of Eldora, passed away on Wednesday, January 06, 2010 at the Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 9 th 10:30 A.M. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora with burial to follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery . Visitation will be...

Loren Jeske

Loren Jeske

Jan 3, 2010

Loren E. Jeske, 70, of Eldora , Iowa passed away suddenly on January 3, 2010 at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls after several years of battling a number of health problems. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2010

Memorial contributions can be made to...

Irvin Norman

Irvin Norman

Jan 2, 2010

Mr. Irvin L. Norman, 73, of Yadkinville, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at his home. A committal service will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:00 A.M. at the Eldora City Cemetery in Eldora. Funeral services were held earlier in North Carolina. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of arrangements. He was born March 15,...

Marilyn Gill

Marilyn Gill

Dec 28, 2009

Reinbeck, IA, died Monday, December 28, 2009, at Manor Care Health Services. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 2, at 10:00 a.m. at the...

Henrietta Johnson

Henrietta Johnson

Dec 27, 2009

Henrietta Johnson, 77, of Wellsburg, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Allen Memorial Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 30 th 10:00 A.M. at the Austinville Christian Reformed Church, 31871 2 nd St. Austinville, IA with Pastor Jonathan Spronk officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 29 th from 5 to 7...

Jackie Thayer

Jackie Thayer

Dec 23, 2009

Jacqueline “Jackie” L. Thayer, 78, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Iowa Hospice. Following lunch at the church, burial will be at the Jackson Township Cemetery “ Berlin Cemetery ” near Owasa. Memorials may be directed to C.E.F., Child...

Janice Hauen

Janice Hauen

Dec 22, 2009

Janice Van Hauen, 56, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Michael Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck, Iowa. Visitation will be Monday, December 28, 2009, from 6:00...