Obituaries

Ethel Schoolman

Ethel Schoolman

Dec 22, 2017

Ethel L. Schoolman, 93, passed away peacefully on December 22nd, 2017, at her home in Holland, IA, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice and her loving family. A memorial service will be held on December 28th, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Wellsburg Reformed Church, 617 E. 4th Street, Wellsburg, IA, with visitation held one hour prior...

Doris Roberts

Doris Roberts

Dec 22, 2017

Doris LaVonne Roberts, 82, of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, 680 Main Street, Dike, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday,...

Janie Wolbrink

Janie Wolbrink

Dec 21, 2017

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Lorraine Wolbrink of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on December 21, 2017, just in time to spend Christmas in heaven. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will follow at the Wellsburg Reformed Church...

Vernon Huisman

Vernon Huisman

Dec 18, 2017

Vernon E. Huisman, 86, of Grundy Center, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center while under Care Initiatives Hospice. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 21st from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A graveside service will follow at the Rosehill Cemetery...

Richard Bouska

Richard Bouska

Dec 17, 2017

Richard Louis Bouska, 77, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at the Grundy Center Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 20, at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck at 10:30AM. A visitation will start prior to the service at 9:30. Inurnment will follow the memorial service at the Reinbeck...

Marcella Creps

Marcella Creps

Dec 13, 2017

Marcella Evelyn Creps, 99, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, with a visitation at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will follow...

Lewis "Louie" Harrell

Lewis "Louie" Harrell

Dec 10, 2017

Lewis “Louie” William Harrell, 89, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora. Memorial visitation will be held on Friday, December 15, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until time of memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at the Honey Creek New Providence Friends Church. Memorials may be directed to the...

Linda Fox

Linda Fox

Dec 10, 2017

Linda J. Fox, 70, of Wellsburg, passed away on Sunday, December 10th at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Visitation for Linda will be held on Friday, December 15th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Doyen-Abels Funeral Chapel in Wellsburg. The funeral service for Linda will be held on Saturday, December 16th...

Evelyn Burdick

Evelyn Burdick

Dec 7, 2017

Evelyn “Evy” Burdick, 74, of Reinbeck, Iowa died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at her home in Reinbeck while under the care of Unity Point Hospice.  A funeral service for Evelyn will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck, Iowa with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating.  Burial will follow at the...

Lois Jensen

Lois Jensen

Dec 4, 2017

Lois Lavonne Jensen, 73, passed away December 4, 2017 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 7, from 4-7 PM at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. A private service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family to be donated at a later time....

Harlan Rust

Harlan Rust

Dec 2, 2017

Harlan Gene Rust, 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital. Memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center from 10:30 a.m. until time of memorial service at 11:30 a.m. Inurnment will be held privately by the family at...

Michael Johns

Michael Johns

Dec 1, 2017

Michael Bruce Johns, 28, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on December 1, 2017. Memorial visitation will be held at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center on Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until time of memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be held privately. A memorial fund in Michael’s memory has been established at...

June Eckhart

June Eckhart

Nov 26, 2017

June Christine Eckhart, 55, of Reinbeck, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at her home in Reinbeck. A memorial visitation for June will be held on Saturday, December 9th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. A memorial service will be held privately by the family. Memorials may be made to the...

LeAnn Bettenga

LeAnn Bettenga

Nov 26, 2017

LeAnn M. Bettenga, 85, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Joseph Giannetto

Joseph Giannetto

Nov 26, 2017

Joseph Carpio Giannetto, 92, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. A mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday, November 30, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora at 10:30AM. A visitation will be held prior to the service starting at 9AM. Burial will follow at the Union Cemetery with American Legion...

Darrell Mitchell

Darrell Mitchell

Nov 25, 2017

Darrell J. Mitchell, 77, of Union, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. A memorial service will be held on Friday December 1st at 10:30 AM at the Gifford United Methodist Church, preceded by one hour of visitation. Inurnment will follow services at the...

Christina Kane

Christina Kane

Nov 24, 2017

Christina “Christi” Kane, 42, of Gifford, Iowa entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.  A funeral service for Christi will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Rev. Allen C. Craft officiating.  Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery. ...

M. Paul

M. Paul

Nov 22, 2017

M. Suzette Paul, 78, of Eldora, Iowa died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown, Iowa.  A funeral service for Suzette will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, Iowa with Rev. Allen C. Craft officiating.  Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery.  Visitation...

Richard Roll

Richard Roll

Nov 21, 2017

Richard “Dick” Roll, 82, of Eldora, Iowa passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 after a courageous battle with progressive supernuclear palsey at Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service for Dick will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 24, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora,...

Inez Early

Inez Early

Nov 19, 2017

Inez Early, 91, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center. No public services are scheduled. The Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center assisted Inez and her family. For further assistance, you may call the funeral home at (319) 824-3319.