Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...