Obituaries
John Krull
May 1, 2009
John H. Krull, 84, of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on Friday May 1 st , 2009 at The Presbyterian Church in Ackley. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday May 5 th , 2009 10:30 am at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, with Pastor Todd Rempe officiating. Burial will follow at the Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery. Visitation will...
Izetta Kuehl
Apr 30, 2009
Izetta Kuehl, 91, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Thursday April 30, 2009, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center, Iowa. Izetta was born February 6, 1918 near Holland, Iowa the daughter of Eilt and Kate (Eckhoff) Ennenga. Izetta attended country school. On September 3, 1942 she was united in marriage to Hans Kuehl in Bethany,...
Marlene Ziesman
Apr 29, 2009
Marlene M. Ziesman, 73, of Eldora, passed away Wednesday, April 29 th , 2009 at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral Services will be Saturday, May 2 nd , 2009 10:30 am the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Visitation will be Friday, May 1 st 4 to 8 pm at...
Esther Stewart
Apr 28, 2009
Esther was born December 12, 1917 in Billings, Montana, the daughter of John & Ottilie (Cramer) Heinz. She was raised in Ackley, Iowa and graduated from Ackley High School in 1935. Esther received her 2 year degree from ISTC. She married Frank D. Stewart on May 4, 1943 in Eldora, IA. After Frank returned home from overseas during WWII, Esther...
Willard Palmer
Apr 28, 2009
Willard was born July 24, 1919, in Corwith, Hancock County, Iowa, the son of Paul M. and Mildred L. (Clark) Palmer. He married Doris L. Webner on September 26, 1942 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He entered the Army on January 6, 1944, and served during World War II as an Airplane Armored Gunner. He was honorably discharged on October...
Marian Koch
Apr 23, 2009
Marian was born June 14, 1921, daughter of August and Gertie (Harms) Siefken. She was raised near Wellsburg where she attended country school and on February 14, 1948 was united in marriage to Chris Koch at the Little Brown Church of Nashua, Iowa. To this union were born two children, Mitch and Janet. She enjoyed helping her husband on the farm...
Bernis Bailey
Apr 21, 2009
Bernis Opal Bailey, the daughter of John D. and Hazel Canfield Rayburn, was born June12, 1915, in Grundy Center, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Grundy Center High School. She continued her education at Iowa Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On October 30, 1935, Bernis married Charles Keith Bailey in Marshalltown, Iowa. They made their home...
Dennis Katzer
Apr 21, 2009
Dennis E. Katzer, 65, of Rural Conrad, Iowa died from natural causes on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, April 25, at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center, Iowa. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 pm to...
Arthur Freese
Apr 20, 2009
Arthur R. Freese, 89, of Dike, passed away on April 20, 2009 at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, IA.. Arthur was born on May 10, 1919 in Aplington, IA, the son of Reibke & Effie (Geiken) Freese. He grew up in the surrounding areas of Grundy and Butler counties. Arthur and Mabel Poppen were united in marriage February...
Keith Richtsmeier
Apr 9, 2009
Keith Duane Richtsmeier, 54, of Aurora, Colorado formerly of Steamboat Rock, Iowa went to be with his beloved Jesus on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Porter Hospice in Centennial, Colorado. While his body will be buried at the Steamboat Rock Cemetery his spirit and life goes on in the presence of God and of those who have gone before...
Clarence Claassen
Apr 9, 2009
Clarence James Claassen, 88, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Reformed Church of Stout in Stout, Iowa, with Pastor David Vander Leest officiating. Private family burial will follow...
Irene Toben
Apr 8, 2009
Irene Toben, 98, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Center in Grundy Center, Iowa. Private family Graveside services will be held April 11, 2009. Irene was born August 22, 1910, near Tama, Iowa, the daughter of Han and Amanda (Strohbehn) Ehlers. Irene married Henry Toben Feruary 2, 1932. They spent their married life...
Gertrude Taber
Apr 7, 2009
Gertrude E. Taber, 81 of Steamboat Rock died from natural causes on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Muse Norris Inpatient Unit of Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City. Gertrude was born January 10, 1928 in Eldora, Iowa, daughter of Fred and Martha (Jeske) Struck. She was raised in Eldora and graduated from Eldora High School. October 18, 1963 in...
Patricia Petersen
Apr 5, 2009
Patricia Joyce Petersen, 81, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at her home under the care of her family and Cedar Valley Hospice. Patricia Petersen was born January 31, 1928 in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of James Kenneth and Dorothy (Rouse) Anderson. Pat lived her early life in Rowley, Montour, Council Bluffs and then moved to Reinbeck where...
Dorothy Pfeiffer
Apr 3, 2009
Dorothy Pfeiffer, 73, of Eldora, Iowa, formerly of York, Pennsylvania, passed away on April 3 rd , 2009 at her daughter’s home of natural causes. No services were held. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Dorothy was a remarkable high scoring bowler, enjoyed plastic canvassing, reading, was dedicated to “Days of...
James Deest
Apr 3, 2009
James William Van Deest, 66, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died of natural causes, Friday, April 3, 2009, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Jim was born March 14, 1943, in Palermo Township in Grundy County, the son of William and Esther (Huisman) Van Deest. He attended country school and graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1961....
Mildred Jeske
Mar 29, 2009
Mildred Elinor Jeske, 94, of Eldora, Iowa died Sunday March 29, 2009 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:00am on Wednesday, April 1 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation is from 5 pm – 7 pm on Tuesday at Creps-Abels...
Arnold Arends
Mar 28, 2009
Arnold Dale Arends, 86, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at his home in Wellsburg under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, with Pastor Todd Rempe officiating. Burial will follow at the Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery in Wellsburg. Visitation will be Monday,...
Amos Albright
Mar 27, 2009
Amos was born June 14, 1922 in Grundy Center, son of Clarence and Lillie (Purvis) Albright. He graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1941 and on January 10, 1948 was united in marriage to Marian Kopsa at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Grundy Center. Amos worked as a brick and block layer and enjoyed gardening.
...Elda Riekena
Mar 25, 2009
82, of Grundy Center, died from natural causes on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Elda Vey was born June 4, 1926 in Colfax Township, Rural Wellsburg, daughter of Asa and Dena (Kruse) Slifer. She attended rural school in Grundy County then graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1944. Elda Vey taught school in rural Grundy County...