Obituaries

Travis Kriegel

Jan 22, 2019

Travis Allen Kriegel, 42, of Whitten, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps-Chapel, in Eldora. Services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to...

Johanna Coffman

Jan 19, 2019

Johanna “Jo” Coffman, 92, of Grundy Center, formerly of Reinbeck, passed away on January 19, 2019, at Creekside Senior Living in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 23, from 5-7 PM at French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 24, at 10:30 AM at First Baptist Church in Grundy Center...

Rick Baker

Jan 19, 2019

Rick John Baker, 60, of New Providence, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 25th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the New Providence Roundhouse, 104 N. Main St., New Providence, Iowa, followed by a Celebration of Life service, beginning at 6:00 PM. Following services,...

Sharon Klar

Jan 14, 2019

Sharon Sue (Hanson) Klar, 50, of Surprise, AZ, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on January 14, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 23, at 10:30 AM at Orchard Hill in Grundy Center with Pastor Chris Henely officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Abels Funeral And Cremation Service Engelkes Chapel is taking...

Janice Kramer

Jan 9, 2019

Janice R. Kramer, 93, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 9th at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Visitation for Janice will be held on Friday, January 11th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Creps Chapel in Eldora. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 12th at 10:30 AM at...

Viola Peters

Jan 1, 2019

Viola M. “Vi” (Meyer) Peters, 97, of Wellsburg, IA, was born into eternity on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.  A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church. Burial will follow in the Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service at the church from...

Dean Krull

Dec 29, 2018

Dean Krull, 65, of Wellsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 29th at his home in Wellsburg. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 5th from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Wellsburg Tap. Military Honors will be held prior, at 2:30 at the Wellsburg Veterans Memorial (City Park).

Julia Muller

Dec 24, 2018

Julia June Muller, 90, of Grundy Center, passed away on December 24, 2018, at Grundy Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 28, 2018, from 5-7 PM at Abels Funeral And Cremation Service Engelkes-Chapel in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Abels Funeral And Cremation Service...

Marcella Doak

Dec 23, 2018

Marcella Dena Doak, 95, of Grundy Center, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2018, at Grundy Center Care Center in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at 10:30 AM, at Grundy Center United Methodist Church with Pastor Jerry Miller officiating. A memorial gathering will...

Dean Davison

Dec 17, 2018

Dean Winfred Davison, 100, of Clinton, IA, formerly of Eldora, passed into eternity on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Bickford Assisted Living in Clinton, IA.  He was under the loving care of staff, Hospice services, and family members.  A visitation will be held on Saturday, Dec. 22, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Eldora United Methodist Church.  A funeral...

Darlene Smoldt

Dec 14, 2018

Darlene A. Smoldt, 80, of Grundy Center, passed away on Friday, December 14th at Creekside Living in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice, following a lengthy illness.  A Celebration of Life will be held on (PLEASE NOTE DATE) Saturday, December 29th at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Grundy Center, with visitation beginning...

James "Jim" Weaver

Dec 11, 2018

James “Jim” Weaver, 66, of Eldora, passed away at his home in Eldora on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, December 15th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Creps Chapel. There will be no formal service and interment will be held privately by the...

James Westergaard

Dec 8, 2018

James “Jim” E. Westergaard, 88, of Reinbeck, passed away on Saturday, December 8th at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, following a brief illness. Visitation for James will be held on Friday, December 14th from 5 to 7 PM at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, with a Masonic service beginning at 6:45 PM. The funeral service...

Mardell Huck

Dec 7, 2018

Mardell Ann Huck, 78, of Waterloo, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on December 7, 2018 at her home while under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A visitation will be held on Friday, December 14, from 5-7 PM at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel, with a scripture service being held at 6:30 PM. Interment will take...

Marjorie Meester

Dec 6, 2018

Marjorie A. Meester, 79 of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away at her home in Grundy Center, on Thursday, December 6, 2018. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 10, 2018 at American...

Darline Taylor

Dec 5, 2018

Darline May Taylor, 94, of Eldora, IA, passed away on December 5, 2018 at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls, IA under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 10, from 5-7 PM at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, December 11, at 10:30 AM at Creps-Abels...

Leona Rhoads

Dec 2, 2018

Leona Ann Rhoads, 83, of Holland, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland. Inurnment will follow at the Holland Cemetery. Memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Elizabeth Steinfeldt

Dec 1, 2018

Elizabeth Ann Steinfeldt, 70, of Perry, IA, formerly of Steamboat Rock, passed away on December 1, 2018, at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, IA. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 6, from 5-7 PM at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A funeral service will follow on Friday, December 7, at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran...

Larry Luiken

Nov 29, 2018

Larry Lee Luiken, 79, of Eldora, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 3, at 10:30 AM at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Iowa Falls with Pastor Kendy Miller officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service starting at...

Elmer Willms

Nov 16, 2018

Elmer Donald Willms, 89, of Grundy Center, formerly of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at Creekside in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at the Liberty Baptist Church in Dike, Iowa from 10:00 a.m. until time of the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be held privately at Elmwood...