Obituaries

H. Folkerts

H. Folkerts

Nov 3, 2007

H. Dean Folkerts, 82, of Barron, Wisconsin, formerly of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 3, 2007 following a brief illness. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Thursday, November 8 at the First Baptist Church of Eldora, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 pm...

Sheila Hester

Sheila Hester

Oct 28, 2007

Sheila A. Hester, 60, of La Porte City, Iowa, died Sunday, October 28, 2007, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Thursday, November 1, 2007, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Michael Nemmers officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation will be Thursday at...

Max Higgason Sr

Max Higgason Sr

Oct 27, 2007

Max R. Higgason Sr., 91, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Hospice of North Iowa. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 30 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eldora with Pastor Corey Larson officiating....

Ben Forker

Ben Forker

Oct 25, 2007

Ben Forker, 70, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2007, at his home under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Ben Forker was born May 22, 1937 in Waterloo, Iowa, son of Clarence Benjamin Forker and Marie Pearl Watters Forker. Ben attended and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1956. After graduation Ben went to work...

Bernice Allbee

Bernice Allbee

Oct 22, 2007

Bernice A. Allbee, 92, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Monday, October 22, 2007 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am, Thursday, October 25 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eldora with Pastor Corey Larson officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 pm to...

James Riggins

James Riggins

Oct 18, 2007

James L. Riggins, 77, of Eldora, Iowa, died Thursday, October 18, 2007, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, October 22, 2007, at the Eldora United Methodist Church, with Pastor Richard Boatman officiating. Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M., Monday afternoon, at the Immanuel Reformed Church Cemetery, rural Belmond, Iowa. There will be...

Henrietta Hansen

Henrietta Hansen

Oct 17, 2007

Henrietta H. Hansen, 92, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Wednesday ? October 17, 2007, at the Grundy Center Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center, Iowa. Henrietta was born May 30, 1915, in Shell Rock, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Foska ?Kate? (Carjen) Oldenburger. Henrietta grew up in the Shell Rock and Parkersburg area. On December 4...

Wade Aukes

Wade Aukes

Oct 14, 2007

Wade K. Aukes, 47, of Wellsburg, Iowa died from natural causes on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at the First Christian Reformed Church with Pastor Betsy Piette of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery....

Lucille Saak

Lucille Saak

Oct 13, 2007

Lucille M. Saak, 93, of Reinbeck, Iowa Lucille Saak, 93, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Saturday, October 13, 2007, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck. Lucille was born May 1, 1914 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Laura (Steward) Hilton. Lucille attended and graduated from West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. Lucille was united in marriage to Forrest...

Tillie Harms

Tillie Harms

Oct 10, 2007

Tillie E. Harms, 93, of Wellsburg, died from natural causes on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, October 13 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg with Pastor Todd Rempe officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Due to construction at the funeral home, visitation will...

Ann Kramer

Ann Kramer

Oct 9, 2007

Ann E. Kramer, 89, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am on Friday, October 12, 2007 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Paul Baldwin officiating. Private burial services will be in St....

Bess Wheeler

Bess Wheeler

Oct 8, 2007

Bess Wheeler, 93, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Monday, October 8, 2007, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck. Bess was born July 9, 1914, in rural Jasper County in Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Nora (Wheatcraft) Gearhart. Bess attended school in Colfax, Iowa and graduated with the class of 1929. On January 24, 1931 Bess married Wayne Wheeler in...

Kenneth Reisinger

Kenneth Reisinger

Oct 8, 2007

Kenneth L. Reisinger, 80, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Monday, October 8, 2007, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck, of natural causes. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 9, 2007, from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., with the family present to greet friends from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., at French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. Funeral services will be 2:00...

Duane Manderfield

Duane Manderfield

Oct 5, 2007

Duane H. Manderfield, 60, of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2007, at his home of complications of diabetes. Duane was born April 28, 1947, in Oelwein, Iowa, the son of Reginald ?Sam? and Rita (Scholbrock) Manderfield. Duane was graduated from Fayette High School in 1965. He then enlisted into the United States Navy where he served on...

Alice Ridpath

Alice Ridpath

Oct 1, 2007

Alice L. Ridpath of Eldora passed away Monday morning October 1, 2007 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center after a nearly year-long battle with cancer. Alice L. Mason was born on July 22, 1924 to Mary Elizabeth Stebe and Arthur Raymond Mason in Eldora, IA. She was one of nine children. She attended school in Eldora, playing the trumpet...

Judy Hein

Judy Hein

Sep 28, 2007

Judy Hein, 61 of Gladbrook, Iowa, died Friday September 28 2007, at her home under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Judy was born October 30, 1945, in Gladbrook, Iowa, the daughter of John and Bernice (Weiben) McGowan. Judy received her education in Dinsdale, graduating with the class of 1963. On May 28, 1966 Judy was united in marriage to...

Raynold Goebel

Raynold Goebel

Sep 27, 2007

Raynold Goebel, 66, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Thursday, September 27, 2007, at Covenant Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Ray was born May 27, 1941, in New Hampton, Iowa, son of Abraham and Bertha (Hughbanks) Goebel. He was raised and attended school in New Hampton. On November 25, 1961 Ray married Beverly Nosbisch at Saint Mary?s Catholic Church in North Washington, Iowa....

LaVonne Parsons

LaVonne Parsons

Sep 26, 2007

LaVonne Georgia Parsons, 78, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center, Iowa. LaVonne was born October 11, 1928 in Buckingham, Iowa to George and Elsie (Kroener) Carolus. She was raised and attended school in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She graduated from Cedar Falls High School in...

Charlene Bartsch

Charlene Bartsch

Sep 26, 2007

Charlene Bartsch, 68, of Eldora, Iowa, died at her home on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Monday, October 1, 2007 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Pastor Richard Boatman officiating. Visitation is from 5 pm -7 pm on Sunday at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Charlene was born September 16, 1939 in...

Steven Schissel

Steven Schissel

Sep 24, 2007

Steven Schissel, 47, of Parkersburg, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2007, at his home under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Steve was born November 5, 1959, in Cresco, Iowa, the son of Rod and Ruth (Bill) Schissel. Steve grew up in Alta Vista, Iowa and attended high school in New Hampton where he graduated from in 1978....