Obituaries

Reka Itzen

Reka Itzen

Jun 29, 2005

Reka Itzen, 93, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, Iowa from natural causes. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 2, 2005, at American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor David Turner and Pastor Larry Doughn officiating. Burial will follow at Holland Cemetery in Holland, Iowa....

Paul Cory

Paul Cory

Jun 17, 2005

Paul C. Cory, 22, of Iowa Falls, formerly of Eldora died from wounds received from a shooting in Iowa Falls on Friday, June 17, 2005. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, June 23 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery. Visitation...

Bernice Bell

Bernice Bell

Jun 16, 2005

Bernice N. Bell, 92, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Thursday, June 16, 2005, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 18, 2005 at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, with Pastor David Nolte officiating. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories in Waterloo, Iowa. Visitation...

John Janssen

John Janssen

Jun 15, 2005

John B. Janssen, 90, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, June 18, 2005, at the First Christian Reformed Church rural Wellsburg with Pastor Tom Vos officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00...

Johanna Dieken

Johanna Dieken

Jun 13, 2005

Johanna "Jo" Dieken, 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Monday, June 13, 2005, in Reno, Nevada, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, June 22, 2005, on Glenn and Jo's 57th Wedding Anniversary, at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Kent Leydens officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation...

Ruth Shore

Ruth Shore

Jun 11, 2005

Ruth M. Shore, 84, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Saturday, June 11, 2005 at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am, Tuesday, June 14 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eldora with Pastor Corey Larson officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. There will be no...

Mercedes Baker

Mercedes Baker

Jun 8, 2005

Mercedes C. Baker, 91, of Union, Iowa, formerly of Eldora, died at her home on Wednesday, June 08, 2005. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am on Monday, June 13 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father James Dubert officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 pm at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Ogden. Visitation is from...

Paul Bettenga

Paul Bettenga

Jun 7, 2005

Paul F. Bettenga, 78, of rural Holland, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at the Covenant Medical Center Emergency Room in Waterloo, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, June 10, 2005, at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Kent Leydens officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center, with...

Colleen Billerbeck

Colleen Billerbeck

May 20, 2005

Colleen A. Billerbeck, 45, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Friday, May 20, 2005, at Saint John Sapulpa Hospital in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, May 27, 2005, at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be from 4:00...

Thomas Emmett

Thomas Emmett

May 15, 2005

Thomas Newton Emmett, 78, of Reinbeck, died Sunday, May 15, at home of natural causes. Following cremation, memorial services will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at the First United Methodist Church in Reinbeck with Pastor David Nolte officiating. Inurment will occur in Reinbeck Cemetery at a later date. Tom was born on September 17, 1926, in Reinbeck, son...

Arvilla Freese

Arvilla Freese

May 9, 2005

Arvilla B. (Meyer) Freese, 81, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Monday, May 9, 2005, at the Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, with Pastor Todd Rempe officiating. Burial will follow at the Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery in Wellsburg. Visitation will be Tuesday,...

Gail Wildman

Gail Wildman

May 7, 2005

Gail Wildman, 93, of Rienbeck, formerly of Greene, Iowa, died from natural causes on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, Iowa with Pastor David Nolte officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 at Oakwood Cemetery in Lynnville, Iowa. Visitation is...

Oldig Haupt

Oldig Haupt

May 7, 2005

Oldig "Ollie" Haupt, 92, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died from natural causes on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Wednesday, May 11 at the First Christian Reformed Church located west of Wellsburg. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm...

Marvel French

Marvel French

May 5, 2005

Marvel Lou French, 74, of Humboldt, IA formerly of Reinbeck, IA, died Thursday May 5, 2005, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, IA, from natural causes. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, IA, with Pastor Randy McGrady-Beach officiating. Visitation will be Monday, May 9, 2005, from...

Ralph Haupt

Ralph Haupt

May 2, 2005

Ralph D. Haupt, 53, of Wellsburg, Iowa, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Thursday, May 5, 2005, at First Christian Reformed Church, rural Wellsburg, Iowa, with Pastor Robert Nelson officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Wellsburg, Iowa. Visitation...

Adeline Henze

Adeline Henze

May 1, 2005

Adeline Henze, 82, of Holland, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 1, 2005 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 5, 2005 at the New Hope Fellowship Church formerly Holland Christian Reformed Church, in Holland, Iowa with Pastor Gary Nibbelink officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill...

Wesley Willig

Wesley Willig

May 1, 2005

Wesley Willig, 85, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 1, 2005 at Life Care Center of Elkhorn, Nebraska. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am, Thursday, May 5, 2005 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation is from 6 to 8 pm...

Mable Crosser

Mable Crosser

Apr 22, 2005

Mable Grace Crosser, 89, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, formerly of Eldora, Iowa, died Friday, April 22, 2005, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Monday, April 25, 2005, at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, with Pastor Jim Hartman officiating. Burial will follow at the Steamboat Rock Cemetery in Steamboat Rock....

Melvin Shipley

Melvin Shipley

Apr 16, 2005

Melvin Shipley, 91, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Allen Mmorial Hospital in Waterloo, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at First Methodist Church in Reinbeck, with Pastor David Nolte officiating. Burial will follow at Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be from 2:00 - 8:00 P.M. with the family...

Emma Walters

Emma Walters

Apr 16, 2005

Emma O. Walters, 94, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, April 19 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow in the Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 pm...