Obituaries

Alvin Meester

Feb 2, 2018

Alvin James Meester, 82, of Dike, IA, passed away February 2, 2018 at the Grundy Center Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held Wednesday, February 7, 2018 from 4-7 PM at Engelkes-Ables Dike Chapel in Dike, IA. A funeral service will be held Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church in rural Holland,...

Stanley Chvojka

Feb 1, 2018

Stanley L. Chvojka, 89, of rural Hudson, Iowa died Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa.  A funeral service for Stanley will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Community Church of Hudson in Hudson, Iowa.  Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck, Iowa with graveside military rites...

Mary Jo Schreck

Jan 31, 2018

Mary Jo Schreck, 81, of Reinbeck, IA, passed away on January 31, 2018 while in the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A visitation will be held Sunday, February 4, 2018 from 1-3 PM at Engelkes-Ables Funeral Home Dike Chapel with a rosary service to be held at 3 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, February...

Lena Nirk

Jan 25, 2018

Lena Faye Nirk, 63, of Stout, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. Inurnment will be held privately by the family at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Lena was born on April 8, 1954 in Wilmington, North Carolina to...

Lynn Holman

Jan 24, 2018

Lynn A. Holman, 69, of Reinbeck, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice, surrounded by his loving family. A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday January 28th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. Memorial...

George Sietsema Jr.

Jan 23, 2018

George Sietsema Jr., 96, Wellsburg, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The funeral service for George will be held on Friday, January 26, 2018 at 10:30 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wellsburg with Pastor Bruce Zimmermann officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 25th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Doyen-Abels Funeral...

Dyanne McDowell

Jan 20, 2018

Dyanne E. McDowell, 55, of Eldora, Iowa died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice on Saturday, January 20, 2018. A funeral service for Dyanne will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Marshalltown, Iowa with Pastor Ed C. Hannahs officiating. ...

Jerry Wimer

Jan 17, 2018

Jerry Alvin Wimer, 85, passed away peacefully at his home January 17, 2018 in Reinbeck. A visitation will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 12-12:45PM at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck. A Memorial Service will follow the visitation at 1PM at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. Inurnment will take place at...

Michael Stephan

Jan 16, 2018

Michael J. Stephan, 61, of Reinbeck, Iowa died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 in Reinbeck.  A funeral service for Mike will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2018 at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, Iowa.  Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery.  A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday,...

Anna Morrison

Jan 10, 2018

Anna Frances Morrison, 96, of Reinbeck, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck. A visitation will be held Sunday, January 14, at French Hand Funeral Home from 4-7 PM, with a rosary service being held at 6 PM. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, January 15, 2018 at St....

Jerry Noltensmeier

Jan 4, 2018

Jerry Lee Noltensmeier, 70, of Reinbeck, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2018 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, Iowa. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 8, at French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, Iowa at 10 AM. A private committal service will be held at a later date. French-Hand Funeral Home is taking care of...

Lois Stewart

Jan 3, 2018

Lois M. Stewart, 91, of Eldora, Iowa died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Unity Point Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. A funeral service for Lois will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the Eldora United Methodist Church in Eldora, Iowa with Rev. Allen C. Craft officiating.  Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens...

Jane Reardon

Jan 2, 2018

Jane Reardon, 76, of Monona, formerly of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, after a brief illness. A gathering of friends and family and a celebration of Jane’s life will be held on Saturday, April 14th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home, 625 Main Street, MCGregor, Iowa. The...

Shanteil Bradley

Jan 2, 2018

Shanteil L. Bradley, 34, of Clemons, Iowa, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away unexpectedly on January 1, 2018.  Memorial services for Shanteil will be held at a later date.  Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, Iowa is caring for Shanteil and her family.

Lloyd Eckhart

Jan 2, 2018

Lloyd John Eckhart, 71, of Grundy Center, Iowa, formerly of Mason City, passed away January 2, 2018 after a battle with Leukemia. “Big John” had won many battles, including a stem cell transplant, but decided to move on to the big island in the sky and give Saint Peter someone to keep an eye on. A visitation will be...

Harold Folkerts

Dec 28, 2017

Harold Wayne Folkerts, 91, of Iowa Falls, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017 in Iowa Falls. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, January 2, at the First Baptist Church in Eldora, Iowa. Visitation will be held prior to the service starting at 10AM. A committal service will be held following the luncheon at...

Alice Ruter

Dec 27, 2017

Alice Ruter, one of the State of Iowa’s oldest citizens, died peacefully on December 27, 2017 at the age of 106, 8 months, and 18 days.  A native of Wellsburg, she was under hospice care in the Long Term Care Unit of Grundy County Memorial Hospital, with family members at her bedside.

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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

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

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...