Obituaries

Iva Crosser

Oct 24, 2018

Iva Mae Crosser, 91, of Eldora, passed away on October 24, 2018 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora. A visitation will be held on Thursday, November 1, from 5-7 PM at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Her funeral service will be on Friday, November 2, at 10:30 AM at Steamboat Rock Baptist Church in Steamboat Rock with Reverend...

Leona Johnson

Oct 23, 2018

Leona Dorothy Johnson, 83, of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Saint John’s Lutheran...

David "Dick" Morgan

Oct 22, 2018

David R. “Dick” Morgan, 78, of Eldora, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, October 22, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 29th at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora, with visitation from 9:30 AM until the time of service at the church. Inurnment will follow at St. Mary’s...

Bonnie Freese

Oct 21, 2018

Bonnie Jean Freese, 76, of Reinbeck, passed away from cancer on October 21, 2018 at home,  with her family by her side while under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A visitation will be held Wednesday, October 24, from 5-8 PM at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held Thursday, October 25, at Open Bible...

Dorisjane Casey

Oct 20, 2018

Dorisjane Herwynn Casey, 99, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the...

Carl Schmidt

Oct 19, 2018

Carl George Schmidt, 97, of Grundy Center, passed away on Friday, October 19th at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center of natural causes. The memorial service for Carl will be held on (PLEASE NOTE FUTURE DATE) Monday, November 5th at 10:30 AM at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center. Following the memorial service, the family will receive friends...

Paul Miltenberger

Oct 17, 2018

Paul John Miltenberger, 59, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the Iowa City VA Health Center. A memorial gathering will take place from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Memorial Building in Reinbeck.

Arlene Van Hauen

Oct 17, 2018

Arlene Joan Van Hauen, 84, of Grundy Center, IA, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Arlington Place in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 22, 2018 at...

James Hartman

Oct 15, 2018

James Edward Hartman, 90, of Jefferson City, MO, passed away on Monday, October 15th at the Morrison House Hospice in Ohio. The funeral service for Jim will be held on (PLEASE NOTE THE DATE) Friday, October 26th at 2:00 PM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, preceded by an hour of visitation. The committal service will follow the funeral service...

Stanley Van Hauen

Oct 5, 2018

Stanley Ralph Van Hauen, 87, of Dike, passed away on October 5, 2018 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A memorial gathering will be held Thursday, October 11 from 5-8 PM at Engelkes-Abels Dike Chapel in Dike. An inurnment service will follow on Friday, October 12, at 10:30 AM at Elmwood Cemetery in Dike with military honors performed by...

John Kuhlman

Oct 4, 2018

John T. Kuhlman, 82, of Holland, Iowa passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice.  A memorial service for John will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland, Iowa with Pastor Robby Grames...

Rosalyn Moser

Sep 28, 2018

Rosalyn Ann “Rosie” Moser passed away peacefully on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck, Iowa, where she had been a resident for a little over 2 years. Rosie’s memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 5, 2018 at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck. Inurnment will follow...

Marylyn Rolph

Sep 27, 2018

Marylyn “Mickey” Rolph, 82, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Creps-Abels Funeral Homes in Eldora. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the funeral...

Clarence Lange

Sep 27, 2018

Clarence T. Lange, 98, of the Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls, formerly of Eldora, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018, while under the care of Hospice of North Iowa. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 30th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. The funeral service will be held on...

Wendy Peña

Sep 24, 2018

Wendy R. (Venenga) Peña loving wife, sister, and mother of three went to be with the Lord on September 24, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at...

Joseph "Dale" Greiner

Sep 24, 2018

Joseph “Dale” Greiner, 77, of rural Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and devoted and dearly loved dog, Muffin - under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 26th, from 5-7 p.m., with sharing of memories beginning at 7 p.m. at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. The Funeral Mass...

Carolyn Harberts

Sep 21, 2018

Carolyn G. Harberts, 87, of Grundy Center, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018, at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A memorial service for Carolyn will be held on Saturday, September 29th at 10:00 AM at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland, Iowa. Visitation will be held...

Gerald Ulferts

Sep 15, 2018

Gerald Ulferts, 67, of Grundy Center, passed away at his home on September 15, 2018. Private family services will be held at a later date. Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home is taking care of Gerald and his family.

James Hoy

Sep 15, 2018

James W. Hoy, 96, of Eldora, Iowa passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at his home while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.  A rosary service will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora, Iowa followed by his visitation from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.  A funeral mass...

Arlyn Billerbeck

Sep 10, 2018

Arlyn R. Billerbeck, 84, of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.  A funeral service for Arlyn will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck with Rev. Joel Love officiating. ...