Obituaries
William James Bertram
Jan 21, 2023
Bill Bertram passed away Saturday, January 21st, 2023.
Bill was born April 29th, 1954 to Alton and Cora Bertram in Waterloo, Iowa. He was raised in the Grundy, Butler, Black Hawk counties. He attended high school in Cedar Falls and later joined the Navy. The Navy took him to IL for school and eventually the East Coast on the USS...
Randall Ray Rhoads
Jan 19, 2023
Randall Ray Rhoads, 73, of rural Reinbeck, passed away on Thursday, January 19 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was cared for by his loving family and the caring staff at Hospice. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, January 24 from 10am to 11:30am at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 212795 U Ave,...
Marcia B Thompson
Jan 18, 2023
Marcia Thompson, 92 of Eldora, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames surrounded by loved ones. She was born on February 27, 1930, in Algona, Iowa, the daughter of Kermit (Kay) and Harriet (French) Setchell.
Marcia married Hans Hollis Hansen and to this union a daughter was born, Debbie (Pettigrew) Kissel. Hans passed away...
Joylyn J. Stoehr
Jan 15, 2023
Joylyn Jeanette Stoehr, 86, was called home by her Lord on January 15, 2023 while residing at Scenic Manor Living Community in Iowa Falls, IA.
Joylyn was born on August 1, 1936, to Wilbur and Jeanette (Moore) Baker in Eldora, IA. She was raised on a farm near Whitten where she attended school. After graduation from Whitten High...
Patsy "Pat" Kerr
Jan 13, 2023
Patsy "Pat" Kerr, 74 of Raymond, Iowa passed away January 13, 2023 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. She was born in West Union, Iowa on September 2, 1948 to Thomas and Adeline (Ishman) Kerr.
A visitation will be held at Abels Funeral Home and Cremation - Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center, Iowa from 9:00am to 10:30am...
Joyce Eileen Lanxon
Jan 11, 2023
Joyce Eileen Lanxon,75, of Washington, Iowa, formerly of Eldora, passed away peacefully at the University of Iowa Hospital on January 11th
Joyce was the oldest of three daughters, born to Arthur and Dorothy Klettke in Eldora, Iowa. She lived in Eldora and graduated from Eldora High School. She devoted her life to healthcare with over 40 years as a Nurse.
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Sandra Lea Reisinger
Jan 9, 2023
Sandra L. (Williams) Reisinger died on January 9, 2023, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Her funeral service will be held at Eldora United Methodist Church on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at 10:00am. Burial will follow at East Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Sandy was a lifelong resident of Hardin County, Iowa. She was born in Eldora in 1946 and grew...
Major, Kendall R. Tack
Jan 1, 2023
Kendall Tack, 57, of Wellsburg, IA, peacefully passed away on January 01, 2023.
Born in Waterloo, IA, to Kenneth and Beulah Tack, Kendall was curious and incorrigible as a boy. Kendall was fiercely passionate about many things. From the start, he was a true country boy. He was driving tractors as soon as he could sit upright in a...
Pamela "Pam" Danette Fogt
Dec 25, 2022
Pamela “Pam” Danette Fogt, 53, passed peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2022, with her children by her side. Pam was born January 2, 1969, to Duane and Susan (Scott) Hamann. She spent her childhood living in rural Gladbrook. After graduating from Gladbrook High School in 1987 she attended the School of Hair Design. She married Ken Fogt, and they...
Margaret Lucille Schuneman
Dec 25, 2022
Margaret Lucille Schuneman (Zimmerman), 88, of Steamboat Rock, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on the afternoon of Christmas day of 2022. A visitation will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service – Creps Chapel in Eldora. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, December 28,...
Betty Jane Cheeseman
Dec 19, 2022
Betty Jane Cheeseman, 96, of Reinbeck, IA, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, under the care of Parkview Manor and UnityPoint Hospice. A visitation will be held on January 4, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A funeral service will be held January 4, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Abels French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck, IA. Burial at Reinbeck City Cemetery...
Leon K Doughty
Dec 15, 2022
Leon K Doughty was born in Eldora, Iowa to Linus and Myrtle (Kirkdorffer) Doughty on February 18, 1935. He passed away on December 15, 2022 at Creekside Senior Care in Grundy Center, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents. Those left to cherish Leon's memory are his wife Mary Ellen, children Kelley (Darwin) Sents, Steve Doughty, and...
Cecil "Ike" Rooks
Dec 11, 2022
Cecil F Rooks “Ike” was born in Polk City, Iowa, to Ruby and Cecil Rooks on September 22nd, 1946, passed away on December 11, 2022 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Ike grew up in Eldora; he was active in 4-H and Boy Scouts. When he was young, Ike developed a love for the great outdoors; he...
Alecia Francine Reed
Dec 10, 2022
Alecia Francine Reed, 59, of Eldora, Iowa, went to be with Jesus unexpectedly on December 10th, 2022, at home.
Alecia was born to Michael T. Reed and Laveta P. Reed on October 12, 1963, in Fremont, California. She is the second of three children. Alecia moved to Eldora, Iowa in 2005 to be closer to her family. Alecia was never...
Elmer Lee Wilson
Dec 9, 2022
Elmer Lee Wilson, 74, formerly of Eldora, passed away on December 9, 2022, at the Iowa Veteran’s Home while under the care of Iowa River Hospice, after a battle with dementia. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps Chapel, in Eldora. A funeral service...
Lisa Swalley
Dec 6, 2022
Lisa Marie (Cole) Swalley was welcomed home to heaven on Tuesday December 6, 2022 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at McKennen Avera Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was born November 6, 1967 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Del and Marcia (Shroyer) Cole. Lisa graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1986. She was very intelligent, talented, and social. Lisa’s...
James Lyle Spear Jr.
Dec 1, 2022
James Lyle Spear Jr, 80, of Reinbeck, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Services - French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. A rosary service will be held during the visitation at 7:30 p.m. A Mass of...
Arnold Charles Schultz
Dec 1, 2022
Arnold “Arnie” Schultz, 92, of Grundy Center, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, in the care of Creekside Living. A visitation will be held Monday, December 12, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center, with a memorial service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Full military honors will take place after the memorial service....
Leona Kaye Hoover
Dec 1, 2022
Leona Kaye (Tordoff) Hoover, 75, of Eldora, passed away on December 1, 2022 suddenly at her home.
A visitation will be held from 10:00am to 12:00pm on December 14, 2022 with a service to follow at Creps-Abels Funeral in Eldora, Iowa. A graveside service and burial will be after the service at Eastlawns Cemetery, also in Eldora. The family...
Gerald Dean Koch
Dec 1, 2022
Gerald Dean Koch, 72, of New Providence, formerly of Wellsburg, passed away December 1, 2022, at Cedar Valley Hospice House in Waterloo. A visitation will be held December 23rd from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a brief memorial service following at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church rural Wellsburg.
Gerald was born December 13, 1949, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, the son...
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