Obituaries

Jul 28, 2018

Reba Eileen Gummert, 96, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Arlington Place Assisted Living in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at the Doyen-Abels Funeral Home in Wellsburg. A funeral service will be held...

Jul 28, 2018

Margaret Ruth Farmer, 91, of Eldora, passed away on Saturday, July 28th at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, after a brief illness. Visitation for Margaret will be held on Tuesday, July 31st from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 1st at 10:30 AM...

Jul 27, 2018

Velva Marie (Wagner) Butler, passed away on Friday, July 27th at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home after a brief illness. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 2nd from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Ivester Church of the Brethren, 25056 E Avenue, Grundy Center, Iowa. The funeral service will be held on Friday, August 3rd at 10:00...

Jul 26, 2018

Gregory L. ‘Greg” Harms, 68, of Grundy Center, passed away on Thursday, July 26th at his home in Grundy Center, after a long and brave battle with cancer. He was cared for by his family and the staff of UnityPoint Hospice. A Gathering of Family & Friends will be held on Thursday, August 2nd from 5:00 PM to 8:00...

Jul 25, 2018

Donald Duane Dimke, 83, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the Grundy Care Center. The family will hold a private committal service at Rose Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.

Don was born on May 18, 1935 in Wellsburg, Iowa. He was the loving...

Jul 19, 2018

Michael Dean Frier, 49, of Colfax, Iowa formerly of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away suddenly at his mother’s home in Reinbeck on Thursday, July 19, 2018. A memorial visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until time of memorial service at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. Inurnment will be held at Reinbeck...

Jul 18, 2018

Joseph John Neuerburg, 67, of Eldora, IA, formerly of Traverse City, MI and New Hampton, IA, passed away peacefully at Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, IA on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, after a long struggle with the effects of a stroke he suffered back in 2015. A graveside memorial service will be held at the Sacred Heart Cemetery...

Jul 17, 2018

VerDene Rust, 92, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Creekside Senior Living in Grundy Center.  A visitation for VerDene will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, followed by her funeral service at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at the church. ...

Jul 15, 2018

Betty Sue Wolthoff, 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Arlington Place Assisted Living in Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July...

Jul 14, 2018

Joan Klein, 94, passed away on July 14, 2018 at the Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. A visitation for Joan will be held on Tuesday, July 17, from 5-7PM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center with a rosary service being held at 7 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, July 18,...

Jul 12, 2018

Helen Louise (Paul) Hoffa, 86, passed from this life on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Oakview Nursing Home, Conrad, IA of a heart block. Helen was born January 24, 1932, the fifth of twelve children of Andrew Burton and Mae Irene (Anderson) Paul. She spent her early years in Kellogg and rural Newton, IA attending the rural schools and...

Jul 7, 2018

Jimmy “Jim” Lee Getting, 70, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the Creekside Nursing Home in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 14, at 10:30 AM at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland. A memorial gathering will be held prior...

Jul 6, 2018

James E. “Jim” Willms, 86, of Cedar Falls, Iowa died Friday, July 6, 2018 at Unity Point Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.  A visitation for Jim will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa.  A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on...

Jul 1, 2018

Richard D. “Dick” Weber, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, July 1, at the Cedar Valley Hospice House in Waterloo. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 6, at 10:30 AM at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck. Visitation will be held prior to the service starting at 9:30 AM at the church. Inurnment will...

Jul 1, 2018

Eulalia Belle “Blondie” Neessen, 96, of Grundy Center, Iowa, formerly of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Creekside Nursing Home in Grundy Center. A memorial visitation will be held on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home from 12:00 p.m. until time of memorial service at 1:00 p.m. A private inurnment will be...

Jun 29, 2018

Stephanie Elizabeth Faust, 21, of Grundy Center, passed away on Friday, June 29th. Visitation for Stephanie will be held on Sunday, July 8th from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Orchard Hill Church, 1800 G Avenue, Grundy Center, Iowa. The funeral service will be held on Monday, July 9th at 10:30 AM at the Grundy Center High School...

Jun 26, 2018

Carol Lynn Duerr, 70, of Eldora, Iowa went home to be with her heavenly Father on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at the Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa. Memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A memorial service will be held at 2:00...

Jun 24, 2018

Catherine “Cathy” M. Boll, 87, of Oskaloosa, formerly of Reinbeck, passed away on Sunday, June 24th at Mahaska Health Partnership-Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Visitation for Cathy will be held on Thursday, June 28th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. We will leave in procession at 2:00 PM to the Reinbeck Cemetery...

Jun 22, 2018

James Edward Russell, Jr., aged 78, beloved father of Julie Russell-Steuart and Brian Stewart Russell passed away peacefully on June 22, 2018. He lived at Creekside facility in Grundy Center, Iowa.

James was born in Brownsville, Tennessee on July 27, 1939 to Earline Dunlap and James Edward Russell, Sr. He attended the same high school in Memphis,...

Jun 19, 2018

Charles “Chuck” Lawler, 64, of Union, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota surrounded by family.  A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora, Iowa with a scripture service beginning at 6:30...