Obituaries

Dorothy Bee

Dorothy Bee

Mar 23, 2006

Dorothy Darlene Bee, 85, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died on Thursday March 23, 2006 at the home of her daughter in Sterrett, Alabama Dorothy was born on June 28, 1920 in Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of John and Ruby (Elliott) Smith. She graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1938 and then attended Business College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa....

Vernon Mackie

Vernon Mackie

Mar 23, 2006

Vernon Winfield Mackie, 66, of Grundy Center, went to be with the Lord on Thursday March 23, 2006 at his residence in Grundy Center. Vernon was born September 29, 1939, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Harvey C. and Agnes (Dooyema) Mackie. He grew up in rural Grundy Center attended country school until the 9th grade and then attended Grundy...

Leon Speck

Leon Speck

Mar 16, 2006

Leon E. Speck, 47, of Eldora, Iowa, formerly of Tekamah, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at Ellsworth Memorial Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa, while under the care of North Iowa Hospice. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Graveside services will then follow...

Ina Grimmius

Ina Grimmius

Mar 15, 2006

Ina Louise Grimmius, 76, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died March 15, 2006, at the Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa Regular Baptist Camp in Ventura, Iowa. Louise was born April 7, 1929 in Howell County, near West Plains, Missouri, the daughter of Paul Wesley and Lula Marguerite (Dye) Calton. She attended grade school...

Mary Rouse

Mary Rouse

Mar 14, 2006

Mary Cecilia Rouse, 100, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died March 14, 2006, at the Grundy County Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center under the care of the Cedar Valley Hospice. Mary was born January 19, 1906, in Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of Martin J. and Nora (Ryan) Connell. She attended rural school in Palermo Township. She graduated from...

Maxine Holmes

Maxine Holmes

Mar 13, 2006

Maxine Holmes, 93, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Monday, March 13, 2006 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, March 16, 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow in the Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Visitation will be at the...

Gareld Robinson

Gareld Robinson

Mar 12, 2006

Gareld "Robby" D. Robinson, 83, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Sunday, March 12, 2006, at his residence in Reinbeck. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, March 17, 2006, at Grace Brethren Church in Waterloo, Iowa, with Pastor Ron Weimer officiating. Burial will be at 9:00 A.M., Friday at the Reinbeck Cemetery. Full military rites provided by Reinbeck American Legion Action...

Muriel McMartin

Muriel McMartin

Mar 11, 2006

Muriel E. "Bunny" McMartin, 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Saturday, March 11, 2006, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital-Long Term Care Unit. Following cremation, memorial services will be 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Lee Webb officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck, Iowa. Muriel's...

Charlene Sapp

Charlene Sapp

Mar 11, 2006

Charlene J. Sapp, 54, of Eldora, Iowa died from natural causes on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, March 14 at the Eldora United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Eldora City Cemetery. Charlene's family will be receiving friends on Monday evening from...

Phyllis Benham

Phyllis Benham

Mar 10, 2006

Phyllis L. Benham, 97, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Friday, March 10, 2006, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, March 13, 2006, at French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, with Pastor Randy McGrady-Beach officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be Sunday, March 12, 2006, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00...

Raymond Willer

Raymond Willer

Mar 9, 2006

Raymond D. Willer, 91, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Thursday, March 9, 2006, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck. Visitation and a time of remembrance will be from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., Saturday, March 25, 2006, at French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, where the family will be present to receive friends. Following cremation, a private family inurnment will be held...

Mabel Hajek

Mabel Hajek

Mar 9, 2006

Mabel Kruse Brockway Hajek, 92, of Park Ridge, Illinois, formerly of Grundy Center, died from natural causes on Thursday, March 09, 2006 at Central Baptist Village in Norridge, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Friday, March 17, 2006 at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church rural Holland, Iowa with Pastor Larry Hoop officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill...

Leonard Wyatt

Leonard Wyatt

Mar 5, 2006

Leonard Lewis Wyatt, 85, of Hudson, Iowa, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, at the Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Thursday, March 9, 2006, at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Rev. Robert Fread officiating. Burial will follow in the Reinbeck Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 P.M. until to the service. Military rites conducted...

Hilda Perkins

Hilda Perkins

Mar 4, 2006

Hilda Perkins, 101, of Eldora, Iowa, died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora, Iowa. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eldora, with Pastor Corey Larson officiating. Burial will follow at Jackson Township Cemetery, rural Owasa, Iowa. Visitation will be Wednesday, March...

Mildred Abels

Mildred Abels

Mar 3, 2006

Mildred Irene Abels, 90 of Dike, died Friday, March 3, 2006 at the Western Home in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Mildred was born on June 26, 1915, in Fairbury, Nebraska, the daughter of Roy I. and Ella "Heiner" Hale. She and her family lived in Fairbury, Nebraska until 1929 when the family moved to Conrad, Iowa. Mildred graduated from the Conrad...

Mary Rogers

Mary Rogers

Mar 2, 2006

Mary L. Rogers, 86, of Eldora, Iowa, died Thursday, March 2, 2006, at Mary Greeley Medical Center, in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services will be 12:00 Noon on Monday, March 6, 2006, at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, Iowa, with Pastor Randy Crane officiating. Burial will follow at the Liscomb Cemetery in Liscomb, Iowa. Visitation will be Monday, March 6, from...

Lois Francis

Lois Francis

Feb 25, 2006

Lois Jean Francis, 60 of Raymond, Iowa, died from natural causes on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at her residence in Raymond. Lois was born September 4, 1945, in Eldora, Iowa, daughter of Edward M. and Esther (Brower) Aswegan. She was united in marriage to Donald Francis on December 6, 1976 at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck. Lois worked for...

William Wehrman

William Wehrman

Feb 25, 2006

William H. Wehrman, 81, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. Following cremation his remains will be laid to rest at the Eldora City Cemetery. No services are planned at this time, however, memorial services may be held at a later date. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora...

Mable Janssen

Mable Janssen

Feb 25, 2006

Mable Janssen, 78, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died from natural causes on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Funeral services and Mable's birthday celebration will be at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, February 28 at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck with Pastor Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow at Washington Township Cemetery...

Elsie Kiewiet

Elsie Kiewiet

Feb 25, 2006

Elsie Margaret Kiewiet, 86, of Grundy Center, died from natural causes on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. Elsie was born October 9, 1919, in Grundy County, Iowa, daughter of John and Anna (DeVooged) Penning. She was raised and educated in rural Grundy County. On December 1, 1937 she was united in marriage to...