Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Donna Zimple
Feb 18, 2006
Donna Mae Zimple of Dike, formerly of Traer, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006 at her home while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice having attained the age of 73 years, 7 months, and 18 days. Donna was born on June 30, 1932, in Traer, Iowa, the daughter of Melvin W. and Hazel Elizabeth "Betty" Scott. She graduated from Traer...
Hilda Janssen
Feb 18, 2006
Hilda M. Janssen, 82, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Saturday, February 18, 2006, at her residence. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, February 20, 2006, at First Christian Reformed Church, rural Wellsburg, Iowa, with Pastor Thomas Vos officiating. Burial will follow at First Christian Reformed Church Cemetery, rural Wellsburg. Visitation will be Sunday, February 19, 2006, from 4:00 P.M. to...



