Obituaries
Bernice Bittner
Sep 30, 2005
Bernice F. Bittner, 77, of Eldora, Iowa, died Friday, September 30, 2005, at Grundy Center Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Monday, October 3, 2005, at First Baptist Church in Steamboat Rock, Iowa, with Pastor Harrison Lippert officiating. Burial will follow at Steamboat Rock Cemetery in Steamboat Rock. Visitation will be...
William Buchholtz
Sep 24, 2005
William J. Buchholtz, Capt., USN (Ret) and long-time Austin dentist went to be with his heavenly Father on Saturday, September 24th 2005. Born in Ames, Iowa, on April 19, 1939, to Walter and Ruth Buchholtz, he graduated from the University of Iowa Dental School in 1964 where he met and married Bonnie, the love of his life. He immediately entered...
Milton Voelker
Sep 24, 2005
Milton A. Voelker, 90, of Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora, Iowa, formerly of Reinbeck, Iowa, died from congestive heart failure on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, September 28 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Reinbeck with Reverend Bruce A. Boyce officiating....
Dale Mulford
Sep 19, 2005
Dale C. Mulford, 80, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died of natural causes, September 19, 2005 at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 23, 2005, at American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center, with Pastor David Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 22, 2005, from 4:00...
Kenneth Pruisner
Sep 17, 2005
Kenneth Wayne Pruisner, 78, of Dike, died from natural causes on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, Holland Iowa with Pastors Larry Hoop and Larry Doughn officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 4:00...
Lola Petersen
Sep 8, 2005
Lola A. Petersen, 84, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Thursday, September 8, 2005, at her home in Reinbeck, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, September 12, 2005, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Reinbeck, with Pastor Bruce Boyce officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck City Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be Sunday, September 11, 2005 from 5:00...
Albert Huisman
Sep 8, 2005
Albert D. Huisman, 95, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Thursday, September 8, 2005, at Presbyterian Village in Ackley, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Monday, September 12 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, Iowa, with Pastor Betsy Piette of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church in Wellsburg officiating. Burial will follow at Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery. Visitation is...
Sylvia Smit
Sep 7, 2005
Sylvia L. Smit, 80, of Holland, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 10 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, Iowa, with Pastor Todd Rempe officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 PM...
Caryl Austin
Sep 6, 2005
Caryl F. Austin, 89, of Ackley, Iowa, died from natural causes on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, at the Ackley Presbyterian Home in Ackley, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, September 8, 2005, at Pleasantview Cemetery in Aplington, Iowa, with Pastor Dan Graham officiating. A memorial fund has been established. Engelkes - Abels Funeral Home of...
Dianne Stoakes
Sep 5, 2005
Dianne L. Stoakes, 55, of Grundy Center, died from natural causes on Monday, September 5, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, September 8, 2005, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, in Grundy Center, with Pastor Dave Turner officiating. Burial will follow the funeral service at Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck, Iowa. Visitation is...
Marlys Saylor
Sep 4, 2005
Marlys A. Saylor, 91, of Grundy Center, Iowa, formerly of Mallard Point in Cedar Falls, died Sunday, September 4, 2005, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Following cremation, Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M., Thursday, September 8, 2005, at First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, with Pastor Randy McGrady-Beach officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to...
Melvin Meester
Aug 31, 2005
Melvin Meester, 77, of Grundy Center, died from natural causes on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 3, 2005 at Pleasant Valley Reformed Church near Fern, Iowa with Pastor Russell Muilenburg officiating. Burial will be at 12:00 PM, following lunch at the church, at...
Fred Keller
Aug 30, 2005
Fred "Bud" W. Keller, 80, of Hudson, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 2, 2005, at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Randy McGrady Beach officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck City Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be Thursday,...
Marie Last
Aug 27, 2005
Marie ?Meme? Last, 97, of Eldora, Iowa, died Saturday, August 27, 2005, at her residence in Eldora, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, August 29, 2005, from 6:00 P.M....
Edward Hildebrand
Aug 26, 2005
Edward D. Hildebrand, 81, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Friday, August 26, 2005, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, August 29, 2005, at First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Randy McGrady-Beach officiating. Following cremation, private family burial will occur at a later date. Visitation will be...
Mary Wubben
Aug 17, 2005
Mary Etta (Moore) Wubben, 91, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa departed her earthly life to enter her heavenly reward on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at USA Healthcare in Urbandale, Iowa where she had resided the last year. Her death resulted from complications of Alzheimer's. Funeral services will be at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at the First Baptist Church...
Duane Sparenborg
Aug 17, 2005
Duane Sparenborg, 75, of Grundy Center died from natural causes on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point, Indiana. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Monday, August 22, 2005, at American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Paul Schaedig officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center with full...
Harriett Dykstra
Aug 14, 2005
Following a seven-week struggle with an aggressive brain tumor, Harriett (Primus) Dykstra, age 75, went to meet her gracious Lord and Savior on August 14, 2005. Harriett was born May 2nd, 1930 in Wellsburg, Iowa, the daughter of William and Jennie (Beninga) Primus. She so enjoyed a busy family life with her husband Loren, four children, and later eleven grandchildren...
John Eller
Aug 8, 2005
John E. Eller, 85, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Monday, August 8, 2005 at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Friday, August 12 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Pastor Douglas Harding officiating. Burial will follow at the Eldora Cemetery with full military honors provided by Walter-Sayer Post 182...
John Hoodjer
Aug 6, 2005
John R. Hoodjer, 84, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Saturday, August 6, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at the United Reformed Church in Wellsburg, Iowa, with Pastor Harold Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Wellsburg, with military rites provided by the Wellsburg...