Obituaries

Oct 10, 2004

Phyllis M. Ruppelt, 82, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died from natural causes on Sunday, October 10, 2004 at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be at 1:30 PM, Wednesday, October 13 at the First Baptist Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastor Harrison Lippert officiating. Burial will follow at the Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Visitation is from 6:00-8:00 PM...

Oct 10, 2004

Andreas F. Kasemeier, 91, of Iowa Falls formerly of Eldora, died from congestive heart failure on Sunday, October 10, 2004 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 14, 2004 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at the Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation...

Oct 8, 2004

Creps-Abels Funeral Home 905 Edgington Ave. Eldora, Iowa 50627 Phone (641) 858-2181     Fax (641) 858-3933 Donald D. Kendall, 63, of Eldora, Iowa Donald D. Kendall, 63, of Eldora, Iowa, died Friday, October 8, 2004, at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora,...

Oct 4, 2004

Donald "Shorty" Rosine, 82, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Monday, October 04, 2004 at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 7, 2004 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery with military honors by Walter-Sayer Post 182...

Sep 27, 2004

Lee Michael Lawrence, 29, of rural Eldora, died from injuries sustained in an auto accident on State Highway 3 near Waverly, on Monday, September 27, 2004. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM Friday, October 1, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Eldora with Father James Dubbert officiating. Burial will follow at the Hubbard Cemetery in Hubbard, Iowa....

Sep 22, 2004

Ervin W. Readout, 77, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died from natural causes on Wednesday, September 22, 2004, while visiting family in Elkhart, Indiana. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 28 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow at 1:30 PM on Tuesday at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown. Visitation...

Sep 20, 2004

Vivian A. Smith, 72, of Iowa Falls, died from natural causes on Monday, September 20, 2004 at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, September 24, 2004 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett and Pastor Tim Booth officiating. Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery. Visitation...

Sep 13, 2004

Doyen-Abels Funeral Home 304 North Adams Street Wellsburg, Iowa 50680 Phone (641) 869-3336 Fax (641) 869-5223 Melissa R. Engelkes, 48, of Wellsburg, Iowa Melissa R. Engelkes, 48, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Monday, September 13, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Thursday, September 16, 2004, at Wellsburg Reformed Church in...

Sep 5, 2004

Dike Funeral Chapel 202 North Street Dike, Iowa 50624 Phone (319) 989-2045 Dick D. Smith, 66, of Dike, Iowa Dick D. Smith, 66, of Dike, Iowa, died Sunday, September 5, 2004, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital, in Grundy Center, Iowa, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, September 8, 2004, at Liberty Baptist Church in Dike,...

Aug 30, 2004

Martha (Meester) Hook, 96, of Grundy Center, died from natural causes on Monday, August 30, 2004, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center. Funeral services will be at 1:30 PM, Thursday, September 2 at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, rural Holland, with Pastors Larry Hoop and Larry Doughan officiating. Burial will follow at the church...

Aug 6, 2004

Lillian M. Cervetti, 84, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died Friday, August 6, 2004, in Ellsworth, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Monday, August 9, 2004, at First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock, Iowa, with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow at Steamboat Rock Cemetery in Steamboat Rock. Visitation will be Sunday, August 8, 2004 from...

Jul 6, 2004

Frances A. Vinton, 89, of Eldora, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, July 10, 2004, at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, Iowa, with Pastor Anne Lippincott officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Garden Cemetery in Eldora, Iowa. Visitation will...

Jun 30, 2004

Ann "Dorothy" Davis, 79, of Eldora, Iowa, died from complications of Alzheimer's on Saturday, June 19, 2004 at the Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard, Iowa. Private family graveside services will be held on Tuesday morning, June 22 at the Eldora City Cemetery with a public memorial service to follow at 11:00 AM at the First Congregational United Church of Christ...

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Apr 20, 1932

Marian A. Riggins, 74, of Eldora died from natural causes on Thursday, April 20, 2006 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm on Monday, April 24 at the Emmanuel Reformed Church Cemetery in Belmond, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am...

Melvin Knaack of Gladbrook passed away after Thanksgiving and will be laid to rest at Reinbeck Memorial Cemetery. He was born at Reinbeck and united in marriage to Mina Dahms. They farmed and raised their family in Gladbrook. In addition to farming, Melvin drove semi-truck and bus for Gladbrook Community School. He belonged to the United Methodist Church and...

Dianne Kulow, of Peachtree City, GA, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 30, 2021 after a short battle with cancer.

She arrived, loving firstborn daughter, into the welcoming arms of her parents, Lola (Schnebel) and Harold Kulow in June 1955 at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her...

Rowen Kay Bierman infant daughter of Patrick and Haley Bierman, and big sister Emma was born sleeping on August 12, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Rowen is survived by her parents, Patrick and Haley Bierman, sister Emma; grandparents, Mark and Nancy Jungling, Grundy Center; Darrell and Brenda Bierman, Steamboat Rock; Aunts and Uncles,...

Sharon Petersen, age 78, of La Plata, MO and formerly of Victor, IA passed away on February 22, 2022, with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her parents Delbert and Madeline Seaton, and her husband Stuart. Sharon is survived by her sister Pat Petersen of Reinbeck, IA;  daughter, Sheri (Rob) Lowe of Keller, TX;...