Obituaries

Nov 24, 2022

Janice Elaine Van Deest, age 82 of Grundy Center, Iowa,  died Thursday, November 24, 2022,  at Creekside Nursing Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2022, at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Grundy Center with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, December...

Nov 22, 2022

Lynda Kay Land, 67, of Grundy Center, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at the Grundy Care Center. A memorial will be held at a later date.

Nov 22, 2022

Harvin D. Meyer passed away peacefully at Creekside Assisted Living Facility in Grundy Center, Iowa, on Tuesday, November 22nd, at the age of 86.

Harvin was born on January 31, 1936, to Harm H. and Johanna (Luppen) Meyer at the Marshalltown Community Hospital. He grew up on a farm east of Wellsburg, Iowa, the oldest of two sons. Harvin lost...

Nov 21, 2022

David Albert Herman, 66, of Holland passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 21, 2022, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. 

He was born on March 6th, 1956, in Waterloo to Albert and Virginia Herman.  At 17, David joined the Marines serving from 1973-1977.  He was stationed in Twentynine Palms California and Camp Lejeune North Carolina.  After leaving the Marines,...

Nov 11, 2022

Troy Jason McDonald, 52, of Eldora, passed away on November 11, 2022.

Visitation services will be held Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Abels Funeral Home located at 905 Edgington Ave, Eldora, Iowa from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a private family service to follow. For condolences, please contact the funeral home at 541-858-2181

Troy was born in Kearney, Nebraska,...

Nov 7, 2022

Stanley Joe Hood, 69, of Waterloo, passed away after a year long battle with cancer November 7, 2022, at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo. Per Stan’s wishes, services will not be held. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences can be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com

Stan was born March 24, 1953, to William and Opal Hood in Urbana, Missouri....

Nov 5, 2022

Nancy Louise Jansen Stensland, age 83, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away November 5, 2022, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. She was born September 15, 1939, in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Wm. Howard and Gladys (Koch) Jansen. She was named after her great grandmother and her grandmother. She graduated from Dubuque Senior High in 1956 and the Dubuque Beauty...

Nov 3, 2022

Gail Lee (Diamond) Van Lengen, 71, of Eldora, passed away November 3rd, 2022, at Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa. Following Gail’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be a celebration of life to be held at a future date.

Gail was born on August 14, 1951, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to her parents Ray and Bertha (Aswegen)...

Nov 1, 2022

Susan Amelia Albers (Samuels), 80, of Wellsburg, passed away at home November 1, 2022, in Ames, Iowa in the care of Suncrest Hospice. A visitation will be held Friday, November 4, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service – Doyen Chapel in Wellsburg. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2022,...

Oct 28, 2022

Pamela Anne Bonk, 62 of Grundy Center, IA passed away surrounded by her children on October 28, 2022.

 

Pam was born February 23, 1960 to Donald and Mary Dalton in Waterloo, IA.  She had three children and moved around a bit before finally settling in to be a long-time member of the Grundy Center community where many considered her...

Oct 21, 2022

Everett Ray Wilson, age 84, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022, at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Everett was born February 7, 1938, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Harold and Mildred Wilson. Everett went to school in Grundy Center and was a graduate of the class of 1956. He grew up in the Grundy Center First Baptist...

Oct 14, 2022

Harold N. “Curly” Ehmen, 90, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Creekside Living in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 21, 2022, at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service 11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in...

Oct 12, 2022

David Foster Owen, 59, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on October 12, 2022. A visitation will be held Sunday, October 16, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Reformed Church of Stout with a memorial service to immediately follow.  Memorials may be directed to the family and will be divided between the Reformed Church of Stout...

Oct 8, 2022

Arnold Dean Ennenga, 87, of Conrad, Iowa, passed away October 8, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa due to complications from a stroke. A funeral service will be held on Saturday October 15, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church with Pastor Wolfe officiating. A visitation will be held Friday, October 14,...

Sep 29, 2022

Kaleb Christofer Reents, 35, passed away on September 29, 2022.  He was born on June 11, 1987, in Barrington, IL. He was the son of Richard and Jane (Snyder) Reents. Kaleb was united in marriage to Katerina Tolchenova on September 12, 2017, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. They welcomed 2 beautiful girls to their family, Ulyana and Amelia.

Sep 28, 2022

Margaret Ann (Stewart) Mumm, 90, of Hudson, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church of Hudson. A visitation will be held Saturday, October 22, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church of...

Sep 27, 2022

Marlys Ann Johannsen (Guelner), 95, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Parkview Manor. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A burial at Reinbeck...

Sep 27, 2022

On Tuesday, September 27th, 2022, Karen Lynn (Tweet) Steppe, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at age thirty-six, with friends and family by her side, after her battle with breast cancer.

A beautiful daughter and younger sister, Karen grew up in Illinois on a dairy farm learning and growing in ways that she would later...

Sep 25, 2022

Ray E. Wilson, 80, of Grundy Center passed away Sunday September 25, 2022 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center.  A funeral service will be held Saturday October 8, 2022 at 10:30 A.M. at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, rural Holland, Iowa.  Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service with lunch immediately following...

Sep 19, 2022

Juanita Virginia (Diamond) Hovick, age 84, of Ames, Iowa, passed away on September 19, 2022, and Mill Pond Care Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service – Creps Chapel in Eldora, Iowa. A visitation will take place Wednesday, September 28, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m....