Obituaries

Harlan Saathoff

Harlan Saathoff

Apr 11, 2016

Harlan Saathoff, 94, of Grundy Center, died Monday, April 11, 2016 of natural causes at the Unity Point-Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was a resident at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care since 2008. Harlan was born on February 18, 1922 to Fike and Tillie (Huisman) Saathoff in Grundy Center, Iowa. He attended rural schools in the area....

Vernon Heerkes

Vernon Heerkes

Apr 9, 2016

Vernon R. Heerkes, 75, of Dike, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at his home in Dike, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Dike United Methodist Church, 439 Church Street Dike, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Elmwood Cemetery...

Wilma Wolthoff

Wilma Wolthoff

Apr 4, 2016

Wilma I. Wolthoff, 93, of Grundy Center, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 at her home in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 7th from 4 to 7 PM at the Bethany Presbyterian Church, 315 G Avenue, Grundy Center, IA. A funeral service will be held on Friday,...

Velda Freed

Velda Freed

Apr 4, 2016

Velda M. Freed, 94, of Waukee, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Granger Nursing & Rehab Center in Granger. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 6th at 10:30 AM at the Ivester Church of the Brethren in rural Grundy Center. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial...

Anna Bernard

Anna Bernard

Mar 31, 2016

Anna Mae Bernard, 88, of Ackley, formerly of Wellsburg, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wellsburg, Iowa. Following the visitation, Funeral services will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Monday...

Earl Wical Jr

Earl Wical Jr

Mar 30, 2016

Earl M. Wical, Jr., 84, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at UnityPoint-Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday April 7, 2016 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2016 at...

Gordon Sloth

Gordon Sloth

Mar 30, 2016

Gordon C. Sloth, 89, of Dike, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Dike Chapel, 680 Main Street in Dike. A remembrance service will held at 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held...

Jessie Watt

Jessie Watt

Mar 29, 2016

Jessie C. Watt, 56, of Eldora, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at his home following a sudden illness. A private family memorial service for Jesse will be held at a later date. Arrangements were made with the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, Iowa. Jessie Coleman Watt, son of Arvin and Mary Sharp Watt was born February 11, 1960 in...

Gladys Deest

Gladys Deest

Mar 22, 2016

Gladys Rose Van Deest "Gram", 100, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at her home in Grundy Center, while under the care of Unity Point Hospice. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held...

Luverne Hawn

Luverne Hawn

Mar 20, 2016

Luverne Earl Hawn "Moe", "Papa", "Papa Bill", 76, of Grundy Center, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, in Grundy Center after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the United Methodist Church, 707 6th Street,...

Larry Williams

Larry Williams

Mar 19, 2016

Larry D. Williams, 76, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Marcella High

Marcella High

Mar 18, 2016

Marcella Irene High, 90, of Grundy Center, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the St. Gabriel Catholic Church in rural Reinbeck with Father David Kucera officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 21st...

Harold Wieben

Harold Wieben

Mar 18, 2016

Harold Warner Wieben, 88, of Reinbeck, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery, in Reinbeck. In lieu of flowers, a memorial...

Leola Schmidt

Leola Schmidt

Mar 16, 2016

Leola Marie Schmidt, 93, of Grundy Center, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center in Cedar Falls, IA. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 21st at 10:30 AM at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center, preceded by an hour of visitation. A private burial will take place at the...

Roger Neisen

Roger Neisen

Mar 13, 2016

Roger Allen Neisen, 41, of Dike, Iowa passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at home. Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at the Dike High School in Dike. Visitation will be held Friday, March 18, 2016 from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Engelkes-Abels Chapel in Dike. In lieu of flowers, a...

Lori Matejka

Lori Matejka

Mar 13, 2016

Lori A. Matejka, 53, of Cedar Falls, Iowa died Sunday, March 13, 2016 at the Cedar Valley Hospice House in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Lori Ann Malven, daughter...

Deanna Spear

Deanna Spear

Mar 12, 2016

Deanna Lynne Spear, 60, of Reinbeck, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at Salem Church of Lincoln in Lincoln, Iowa. Burial will be held at 1:00 P.M. following the service at Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be on Friday, March...

Aaron Buss

Aaron Buss

Mar 12, 2016

Aaron Dean Buss, age 38, of Waconia, Minnesota, formerly of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Red Wing, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 19,...

Emily Ziesman

Emily Ziesman

Mar 12, 2016

Emily J. Ziesman, 96, of Eldora, Iowa, died from natural causes on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Rev. Vicki Reece officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Eldora. A visitation will...

Elton Venenga

Elton Venenga

Mar 8, 2016

Elton John "Butch" Venenga, age 70, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away on March 8, 2016 at his home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, Iowa. Burial will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. A visitation will be...