Obituaries

Gene Hultman

Sep 9, 2018

Gene A Hultman, 89, of Hudson, passed away on September 9, 2018, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 11 AM at the Community Church of Hudson with Reverend Chip Herrera officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:30-11...

Gladys Bowers

Sep 8, 2018

Gladys J. Bowers, 97, of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September, 11, 2018 at the Dike United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Dike. Memorials may be directed to the Dike United Methodist...

Vera "Helen" Huisman

Sep 5, 2018

Vera "Helen" Huisman age 98 of Holland, Iowa passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Westwood Living Center, Clinton, Missouri.

A small funeral service will be held Sunday, September 9, 2018 at The Clinton Church of the Nazarene in Clinton, Missouri at 2:00 pm with visitation one hour prior.  Visitation in Iowa will be held on Wednesday, September 12th...

Leo Kopsa

Sep 4, 2018

Leo E. Kopsa, 81, of Beaman, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at his home in Beaman, surrounded by his loving family while under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 7th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will...

John Bittner

Sep 4, 2018

John Dale Bittner, 57, of Gifford, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Unity Point Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Gifford United Methodist Church from 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at the Sheppard Cemetery in Union, Iowa,...

Darold Duerr

Sep 2, 2018

Darold Henry Duerr, 79, of Eldora, passed away on September 2, 2018 at the Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora at 2 PM with Reverend David Splett officiating. A memorial gathering will be held from 12- 1:45 PM at the church,...

Richard Winterroth

Aug 31, 2018

Richard H. Winterroth, 82, of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa.  A visitation for Richard will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa.  A funeral service will follow the visitation at 10:30 a.m....

Gerhard "George" Viet

Aug 30, 2018

Gerhard “George” H Viet, 94, of Grundy Center, died on August 30, 2018 at Creekside Senior Living in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center from 5-8 PM. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 5, 2018,...

Joseph "Wade" Rose

Aug 21, 2018

Joseph “Wade” Rose, 76, left to go fishing in heaven Tuesday, August 21, 2018 from the Cedar Valley Hospice House in Waterloo.  A Celebration of Life for Wade will be held on Saturday, August 25th from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Grundy Center Community Center Legion Room, where lunch will be served.  Inurnment will be held privately....

Ronald Braga

Aug 21, 2018

Ronald Dean Braga, 83, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 21 at the Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora.   The family would like to acknowledge the great care he received from the Eldora staff during his last few years while battling Alzheimer’s.   A Celebration of Life Open House for Ron will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 pm...

James Geerdes

Aug 19, 2018

James H. “Jim” Geerdes, 78, of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the First Christian Reformed Church, west of Wellsburg. Funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 24,...

Ruth Allyn

Aug 17, 2018

Ruth M Allyn, 93, formerly of Eldora and Manchester, died on August 17, 2018 at her home in Oakdale, MN with her loving family by her side. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 20, at 10:30 AM at the First Baptist Church in Eldora. A visitation will be held prior to the service starting at 9...

Betty Eklund

Aug 17, 2018

Betty M. Eklund, 91, of Eldora, Iowa died on Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown, Iowa.  A visitation for Betty will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 24,...

Merle Rittgers

Aug 15, 2018

Merle E. Rittgers, 86, of Lincoln, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad, Iowa.  A visitation for Merle will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 20, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck, Iowa.  A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the...

Florene Tiller

Aug 12, 2018

Florene Tiller, 76, of Grundy Center, passed away on Sunday, August 12th at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. All services will be private. The Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center is caring for Florene and her family. For further assistance, please call the funeral home at (319) 824-3319.

Bernice Depping

Aug 12, 2018

Bernice E. Depping, 96, of Reinbeck, formerly of Dike, passed away on Sunday, August 12th at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck. A private burial will be held at a later date. Engelkes-Ables Dike Chapel is caring for Bernice and her family. Online condolences may be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com

Bernice Evelyn Depping was born on October 1, 1921 in...

Gertie Eiklenborg

Aug 7, 2018

Gertie Eiklenborg, 97, of Dike, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation for Gertie will be held on Thursday, August 9th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Engelkes-Abels Dike Chapel, 680 Main St., Dike, IA. The funeral service will be held on...

Doris Walters

Aug 6, 2018

Doris Marie Walters, 84, of Holland, Iowa, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Creekside Senior Living in Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2018 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 11, 2018...

Charlene Sharp

Aug 3, 2018

Charlene Sharp, of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Cedar Valley Hospice House in Waterloo with her loving family by her side.  A visitation for Charlene will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Salem Church of Lincoln in Lincoln, Iowa.  A funeral service will follow...

Velma Meints

Jul 29, 2018

Velma Anita Meints, 94, of Grundy Center, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2018 at the Creekside Living Nursing Home in Grundy Center. A visitation will be held on Friday, August 3, at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center from 5-7 PM. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 4, at the Colfax Presbyterian Church in...