Obituaries

Aug 9, 2014

Jeanne Raab, 90, of Grundy Center, died at Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care, on August 9, 2014. Jeanne was born May 30, 1924 to Frank and Emma (Dirks) Weseman in Grundy Center, Iowa. Jeanne grew up on a farm, the oldest of 5 children. Being the oldest often put her in the role of caretaker for the younger...

Aug 8, 2014

Lola Marie Whitcome, 80, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died August 8, 2014, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Aug 6, 2014

Kenneth W. Pappas, 40, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 11, 2014 from 5 to 7 P.M. at Engelkes Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa with a 6:30 P.M. scripture service. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Aug 6, 2014

Oliver Siert Wright, 91, of Eldora, died at Valley View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Eldora of natural causes on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 11, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Eldora. Visitation will be one hour prior to service...

Aug 6, 2014

Theresa Harms, 95, of Morris, IL, formerly of Wellsburg, died on August 6, 2014, at Walnut Grove Nursing Home in Morris. Theresa was born on March 30, 1919, to George and Davida (Sonius) Meyer. Theresa grew up in the Wellsburg area, and graduated from Wellsburg High School. Upon graduation, she attended the Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Theresa then...

Aug 6, 2014

Douglas Lavern Coffman, 56, of Eldora, passed away August 6, 2014, at Eldora Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born on June 26, 1958, in Osceola, Iowa to Kenneth and Betty (Kimes) Coffman. Doug was raised on a farm in Eldora. He loved the outdoors and from the time he was a young boy, until his illness, Doug would rather have...

Aug 3, 2014

Aug 1, 2014

Curtis L. Meester, 68, of Grundy Center, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 4th at 10:30 A.M. at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow the service at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held...

Jul 28, 2014

Leslie "Les" Reed age 68, of Pleasantville, Iowa, formerly of Chariton, Iowa, passed away on July 28, 2014 at the Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2014 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Burial will follow at the Radcliffe Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4...

Jul 28, 2014

LeRoy Elwood Dew, 96 of Grundy Center, died July 28, 2014 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital, in Grundy Center. LeRoy was born February 3, 1918 to Glenn and Caroline (Ellison) Dew in rural Tama County. LeRoy graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1936. On March 14, 1942, he married Nadine Norris, in Morrison. As the two of them began...

Jul 27, 2014

M. Berta von Aswege was born on August 28, 1920 to her parents Hinderk and Gesine (Okken) Bloem in Groswolde (Leer (Ostfriesland)) Germany. She moved to the United States in 1950 and later united in marriage to Joe H. von Aswege on March 30, 1952. They lived south of Parkersburg, Iowa where they farmed until they retired in 1976. Berta...

Jul 27, 2014

Wallace R. "Wally" Haupt, 65, of Wellsburg, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 30th at 1:30 P.M. at the First Christian Reformed Church, 12420 185th St., Wellsburg. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 29th from 4 to 8 P.M....

Jul 26, 2014

Thomas W. Weissenfluh, 57, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away of natural causes, on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the Unity Point Allen Hospital in Waterloo. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 1, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Dike. A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Jul 25, 2014

Dorothy Jane Reynolds, 94, of Grundy Center, passed away July 25, 2014, at Grundy County Medical Center. A visitation will be held on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, from 4-7 pm, followed by the Eastern Star Service. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 10:30 am at First Presbyterian Church,...

Jul 24, 2014

Grundy Center Evelyn P. Runge, 90 of Nevada, IA formerly of Grundy Center died Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Story County Medical Senior Care, in Nevada, Iowa. Memorial services will be held on Thursday July 31, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, IA with visitation held one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Jul 22, 2014

Arnold J. Bassett, 93, of Reinbeck, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church in Eagle Center, Iowa with Father Ray Atwood officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, July...

Jul 22, 2014

Gene A. Peshia, 89, of Eldora died on July 22, 2014, at Valley View Nursing Home in Eldora, surrounded by family. Gene was born October 3, 1924, in Monticello, Minnesota, to Dale and Mildred (Cummings) Peshia. Gene called Eldora home for almost 80 years. He worked as a printer-pressman for A.J. Schafer for 55 years before he retired. Gene was...

Jul 17, 2014

John Irvin Olthoff, 97, of Wellsburg, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at the Unity Point Health Center Allen Hospital in Waterloo, IA. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 19th at 11:00 A.M. at the Wellsburg Reformed Church, 617 E. 4th St., Wellsburg, IA. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the...

Jul 16, 2014

Morris W. Merritt, 63, of Waterloo, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at ManorCare in Waterloo while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 22nd at 11:00 A.M. at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, 509 4th Street, Grundy Center, IA. There will be no public visitation. Inurnment...

Jul 16, 2014

Sharon L. Steelman, age 76, of Union, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Eldora United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. The family will greet friends and family...