Obituaries

Jan 7, 2014

Martha Graves, 70, of Dike, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 10, 2014, 1:30 p.m. at the Orchard Hill Church at Lincoln Center, rural Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Lincoln Center Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2014,...

Jan 6, 2014

Marvin H. R. "Mick" Balvanz, 89, of Eldora, Iowa, died on Monday, January 6, 2014 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 11 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora with military Honors...

Jan 4, 2014

!!!!PLEASE NOTE: THE SERVICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE DIKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AT FREDSVILLE!!!! Dorla Mae Petersen, 75, of Dike, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 4, 2014. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 8th at 11:00 A.M. at the Fredsville Lutheran Church in rural Cedar Falls. Visitation will be...

Jan 4, 2014

Leo Eugene Huisman, 72, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Grundy Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 6,...

Jan 3, 2014

Timothy K. Santor, 52, of Eldora, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center due to complications of cancer. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 9th at 10:30 A.M. at the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January...

Jan 1, 2014

Robert W. Thompson, 66, of Gladbrook, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday January 6, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Dec 29, 2013

Peggy Brandt-Zea, 61, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, of natural causes. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Mike Campbell officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Inurnment will be held at the Reinbeck Cemetery...

Dec 21, 2013

Edna Mae Kruse, 96, of Eldora, passed away on Saturday, December 21st at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 28th at 11:00 A.M. at the Eldora United Methodist Church with visitation held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Private...

Dec 21, 2013

Gwendolyn Eloise Cox, 93, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care, while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, December 27, 2013 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in rural Reinbeck. Burial will be held privately...

Dec 18, 2013

Bernice Edna Dodd, age 95, of Dike, passed away Wednesday, December 18th 2013, at the Long Term Care Unit of the Grundy County Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Orchard Hill @ Lincoln Center, Grundy Center. Burial will follow the funeral service at Elmwood Cemetery in Dike. Visitation will...

Dec 16, 2013

Gaye G. Muller, 58, of Grundy Center, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, December 16, 2013 at her home in Grundy Center while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, December 18th at 10:30 A.M. at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in rural Reinbeck. Inurnment will be held privately...

Dec 14, 2013

David Alan Hartke, 57, of Grundy Center, passed away on Saturday, December 14th at Lake Ponderosa in Montezuma, IA. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 21st at 10:30 A.M. at the Bethany Presbyterian Church, 315 G Ave., Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 20th from 4 to 8 P.M. at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral...

Dec 13, 2013

Edgar H, Abels, 98, of Dike, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013, at The Western Home in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 16, 2013, 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Dike. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Monday, December 16, 2013, from 9:30 a.m....

Dec 11, 2013

Gordon L. Johannsen, 61, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died at his home on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 while under the loving care of his family and Iowa River Hospice. A gathering to Celebrate Gordon's Life will be held Saturday, December 14, 2013 from 2:00 pm-6:00 pm at French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family. Gordon...

Nov 26, 2013

Nov 26, 2013

Raymond Dale Huisman, 85, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. A visitation will be held from 4:00...

Nov 25, 2013

Michael D. Burdick, 53, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Monday, November 25, 2013, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2013, 10:30 A.M. at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck. Visitation will be on Friday, November 29, 2013 from 5 to 7 P.M. at...

Nov 21, 2013

Darlene S. Beenken, 81, of Morrison, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at her home in Morrison while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 24th from 2 to 4 P.M. at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. The funeral service will be held on Monday, November 25th at 10:00 A.M. at...

Nov 20, 2013

David Ring Crownfield, age 83, of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Services are private.

Nov 18, 2013

Arlene Pekarek Hartwig Wingrove, age 95, of Marshalltown, IA, formerly of Eldora, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Iowa Veteran's Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. A visitation will...