Obituaries

Clarence Geerdes

Clarence Geerdes

Sep 19, 2013

Clarence A. Geerdes, 95, of Wellsburg, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 19, 2013 while under the care of his family and Iowa Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, September 23, 2013 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church with Pastor Gary Mulder officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 22 from 5 to...

Grace Heronimus

Grace Heronimus

Sep 18, 2013

Grace Heronimus, 95, of Grundy Center, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, IA. Burial of cremains will follow...

Gordon Aswegan

Gordon Aswegan

Sep 15, 2013

Gordon L. Aswegan 62, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died at his home on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Luther Thoresen officiating. Gordon's family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5 pm to 7 pm at...

Pamela Hauen

Pamela Hauen

Sep 12, 2013

Pamela Van Hauen, 56, of Holland, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 16, 2013, at Orchard Hill Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visitation will take place from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. Sunday, September 15, 2013, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral...

Wilma Dall

Wilma Dall

Sep 11, 2013

Wilma Amanda Dall, 92, of Grundy Center formerly of Reinbeck, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, IA. Burial...

Mary Beach

Mary Beach

Sep 4, 2013

Mary May Waldo Beach, 94, of Eldora, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at the Valley View Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Eldora while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 7th at 10:30 A.M. at the Eldora United Methodist Church with the Rev. Vicki Reece officiating. Visitation will be held one...

Dale Brandt

Dale Brandt

Aug 23, 2013

Dale E. Brandt, 80, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Friday, August 23, 2013, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa, of natural causes. Visitation will be Sunday, August 25, 2013, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. Per Dale's wishes he will be cremated and no services will take place. Burial of the cremains will...

Sandra Heerkes

Sandra Heerkes

Aug 17, 2013

Sandra D. Heerkes, 69, of Dike, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 27th at 11:00 A.M. at the Dike United Methodist Church, 439 Church St., Dike, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Monday, August...

Larry Havens

Larry Havens

Aug 12, 2013

Larry T. Havens, 72, of Steamboat Rock, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, August 12, 2013 at his home in Steamboat Rock while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 16th at 1:30 P.M. at the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Visitation will...

Jasper Westerman

Jasper Westerman

Aug 11, 2013

Jasper Evert "Jack" Westerman, 82, of Wellsburg, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 14th at 10:30 A.M. at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland with Pastor Eric Duble officiating. Visitation will be held on...

Harold Priske

Harold Priske

Aug 9, 2013

Harold G. Priske, 96, of Eldora, died at Valley View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Eldora of natural causes on Friday, August 9, 2013, while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the First Baptist Church of Eldora. Visitation will be one hour prior to service...

Wayne Meister

Wayne Meister

Aug 8, 2013

Wayne Albert "Spider" Meister, age 56, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Eldora United Methodist Church. A committal service will follow at the Jackson Township Cemetery in Owasa, Iowa. A memorial visitation...

Henry Mennenga

Henry Mennenga

Aug 5, 2013

Henry S. Mennenga, 93, of Gladbrook, Iowa, died Monday, August 5, 2013, at Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 9, 2013, at French Hand Funeral Home, Reinbeck, Iowa. Burial will follow at Reinbeck Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, August 9, 2013, from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. at French...

Mildred Neuendorf

Mildred Neuendorf

Jul 28, 2013

Mildred A. "Millie" Neuendorf, 84, of Eldora, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at the Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Pastor Vicki Reece officiating. Visitation will be held...

John Whalen

John Whalen

Jul 26, 2013

John R. Whalen, 77 of Eldora, died on Friday, July 26, 2013 at Ellsworth Memorial Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, July 30 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Tony Kruse celebrating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Eldora with military honors provided...

Louise Eckhoff

Louise Eckhoff

Jul 21, 2013

Louise Ella Eckhoff, age 93, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, entered eternal rest on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley, Iowa while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the First Christian Reformed Church in rural Wellsburg. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. A...

Bernice Jones

Bernice Jones

Jul 21, 2013

Bernice Jones, 82, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Rev. Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow at the Washington Township Cemetery rural...

Russell Roberts

Russell Roberts

Jul 15, 2013

Russell E. Roberts, 94, of Reinbeck, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 10:45 A.M. on Saturday, July 20th at the New Life Assembly of God in Reinbeck with the funeral service starting at...

Albert Lotts

Albert Lotts

Jul 4, 2013

Albert J. Lotts, 71, of Dike, Iowa passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at his home in Dike while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. In keeping with Albert's loving and generous spirit, it was his decision to donate his body to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics for scientific research. Albert's family will receive friends for...

Wilbur Smit

Wilbur Smit

Jul 1, 2013

Wilbur H. Smit 92, of Holland, Iowa, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 5, 2013, at Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, Iowa. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held Friday, July 5, 2013, from...