Obituaries

Jan 10, 2021

Florence J. Burns, 94, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, passed away peacefully on the morning of Sunday, January 10, 2021 at the Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa.

Funeral services for Florence will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 15, 2021 at the Steamboat Rock Presbyterian Church with Pastor Lynn Arends officiating. There will be...

Jan 10, 2021

Margaret “Ann” Watson was born in Ohio on January 15, 1940 and died on January 10, 2021.

She was a loving Mother of 4, Grandmother of 6 and Great-Grandmother of 4. Ann was an avid reader and loved to write poetry. She had a beautiful singing voice and cherished her time spent with her grandchildren. She was...

Jan 8, 2021

Pamela “Pam” Mae Harms (Clark), 71, of Wellsburg, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A Memorial Service for Pam will be held on Saturday, January 16th at 2:00 PM at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wellsburg. Visitation will be held one hour prior...

Jan 6, 2021

Beverly J. Nielsen. 89, of Dike, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at home. Beverly was born September 7, 1931 in Albert City, Iowa, the daughter of James and Glenn (Larson) Turnquist.  She married William Nielsen December 28, 1952 in Albert City.  He proceeded her in death in July 2014. Beverly was a homemaker and member of Fredsville Lutheran...

Jan 4, 2021

Thomas William Mathews, Sr., 82, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021 at his home in Eldora, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps Chapel in Eldora. A funeral service will be...

Jan 3, 2021

Stanley Elwyn Granner,89, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at the Eldora Specialty Care.

Funeral services for Stanley will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, January 11, 2021 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Aaron Hambleton officiating.  Public visitation will be held from 2:00 – 5:00 pm on Sunday, January...

Jan 3, 2021

Rachel L. Heller, 87, of Grundy Center, IA passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Grundy Memorial Hospital due to Covid-19 complications.

Following Rachel’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and the family will be laying her to rest at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Grundy Center, IA at a later date.  In lieu of flowers,...

Jan 2, 2021

Lyle H. Wrage passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice at the age of 91. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center....

Jan 1, 2021

Ronald Joseph “Ron” Hayek, 78 of Reinbeck, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at St. Gabriel Church in Reinbeck, Iowa.  Burial will follow at St. Gabriel Cemetery.  A visitation will be held preceding mass from...

Dec 30, 2020

Karla Lea Hayungs, 66, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. Services and interment are private. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Karla was born on February 24, 1954 in Fenimore, Wisconsin, to her parents Karl and Dorothy (Nixt) Hayungs. The family later relocated...

Dec 27, 2020

Glenda Cordes, 82, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Grundy Care Center.

Funeral services for Glenda will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church located in Eldora, IA with Pastor Bruce Zimmerman officiating.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone is required...

Dec 26, 2020

Pauline H. Stephenson, 94, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at the Elms in Reinbeck. Services and interment are private. Memorials may be directed to the family. Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.

Pauline was born on October 5, 1926, in Des Moines, Iowa, to...

Dec 25, 2020

Mattie Irene Henricks, 85, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on December 25, 2020 at Creekside Living in Grundy Center. Services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Mattie was born on February 9, 1935 in Parkersburg, Iowa to her parents Earl and Tillie (Adolfs) Iblings. She was raised in...

Dec 24, 2020

Mitzi Belle Quick, 89, of Iowa Falls, IA passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls, IA.

Following Mitzi’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no public services held at this time.  Memorial contributions may be directed in Mitzi’s name to her family which will be...

Dec 24, 2020

Helen Marie Brandl, 89, of Reinbeck, IA passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck.

Following Helen’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no public services held at this time.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed in Helen’s name to her family which will be...

Dec 22, 2020

Darris E. Smit, 81, of Grundy Center, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at the Grundy Care Center, following a brief illness. Private graveside services will be held at the Rosehill Cemetery in Grundy Center at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family, who will donate funds in Darris' memory, to the Colfax Center Church...

Dec 22, 2020

Dennis Duane Johnson, of Parkersburg, passed away suddenly on December 22, 2020 of natural causes.  He was born on July 8, 1954 the second son of Wayne D. and Barbara (Abbas) Johnson. He worked as an auto mechanic all of his life for various shops, dealerships and friends until he was forced to retire in 2009 due to health concerns....

Dec 19, 2020

Lorna (Jensen) Bieber passed away on December 19, 2020, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, in Grundy Center. Private graveside services will be held at the Lincoln Township Cemetery in Black Hawk County, Iowa. No public services will be held at this time and a Celebration of Life is planned this upcoming summer....

Dec 18, 2020

Donald Edward Knudsen

July 5, 1933 – December 18, 2020

Donald Edward Knudsen was born July 5th, 1933 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Leo and Marian (Sorensen) Knudsen.  He was raised in Dike, Iowa and graduated from Dike High School in 1952. He married Dorothy Ruth Henricksen on September 14th, 1956 at Dike Methodist Church,...

Dec 17, 2020

Robert Duane Ehlers

June 4, 1927 – December 17, 2020

Robert Duane Ehlers (Bob) passed away peacefully on December 17th, 2020 at the Grundy County Hospital.

Bob was born June 4th, 1927, in Reinbeck, Iowa to Herman and Emma (Nissen) Ehlers.  He was raised and graduated from Reinbeck High School; after graduating, Bob...