Obituaries

Helen Meyer

Helen Meyer

Sep 28, 2012

Helen Irene Meyer, age 92, of Holland, Iowa passed away on Friday, September 28, 2012 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2012 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Burial will be held privately by the...

Gertie Kolpek

Gertie Kolpek

Sep 22, 2012

Gertie Harmina Kolpek, 91, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the Grundy Center United Methodist Church with Pastor Phil Dicks officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center....

Martha Cheeseman

Martha Cheeseman

Sep 22, 2012

Martha Cheeseman, 81, of Reinbeck, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center while under the care of Allen Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 26th, 10:30 A.M. at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 25th from 5...

Albert Howard

Albert Howard

Sep 18, 2012

Albert Howard, 55, of Morrison died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 21, 2012 at 10:30 A.M. at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 5 pm to 8 pm at French Hand Funeral Home...

Edith Willer

Edith Willer

Sep 18, 2012

Edith Lorraine Willer, 84, of Reinbeck, died Tuesday, September 18th, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 24th, 10:30 A.M. at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, September 23rd from 4 to 6 P.M. at the French-Hand Funeral Home...

Helen Kock

Helen Kock

Sep 15, 2012

Helen A. Kock, 94, of Conrad, formerly of Beaman, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, September 19th, 10:30 A.M. at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in rural Reinbeck with Father David Kucera officiating. Visitation will be...

Gladys Eckhoff

Gladys Eckhoff

Sep 15, 2012

Gladys Eckhoff, 94, of Wellsburg, passed away September 15, 2012 at the Ackley Presbyterian Village in Ackley, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at the First Christian Reformed Church in rural Wellsburg. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service...

Everett Lyman

Everett Lyman

Sep 10, 2012

Everett Henry Lyman, 93, of New Providence, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012, at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, Iowa, with Pastor Justin Weber officiating. Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery in Eldora. A visitation...

Ruth Cox

Ruth Cox

Sep 6, 2012

Ruth C. Cox, 69, of Dike, passed away on Thursday, September 06, 2012 at the Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 12th, 11:00 A.M. at the Engelkes-Abels Dike Chapel, 680 Main St., Dike, IA. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2012...

Anne Beckman

Anne Beckman

Sep 5, 2012

Anne H. Beckman 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, September 05, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care; while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow...

Elnora Nichols

Elnora Nichols

Sep 1, 2012

Elnora S. Nichols, 86, of Wellsburg, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012, 11:00 A.M. at the United Reformed Church in Wellsburg. Inurnment will take place at a later date at the Riverside National Cemetery in...

Bonnie Dixon

Bonnie Dixon

Aug 31, 2012

Bonnie Dixon, 101, of Eldora, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Pastor Vicki Reece officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery....

Joan Balvanz

Joan Balvanz

Aug 30, 2012

Joan J. Balvanz, 77, of Eldora, died on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 4 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora....

Jack Keeley

Jack Keeley

Aug 29, 2012

Jack L. Keeley 69, of Grundy Center Jack L. Keeley, 69, of Wellsburg, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at his home. Per Jack's request his body was cremated. No services are being planned at this time. Jack Larry Keeley was born August 19, 1943 in Independence, Iowa, to Francis and Lavone (Nelson) Keeley. The family lived in Hazelton, where he...

Terry Klatt

Terry Klatt

Aug 25, 2012

Terry L. Klatt, 54, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died at his home on Saturday, August 25, 2012. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Thursday, August 30 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson Township Cemetery near Owasa, Iowa. Visitation is from 5 pm to 8 pm on...

Ethel Newby

Ethel Newby

Aug 25, 2012

Ethel M. Newby, 90, of Eldora, died on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012 at the Eldora United Methodist Church in Eldora with Pastor Vicki Reece officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation will be at the...

Becky Primus

Becky Primus

Aug 17, 2012

Becky R. Primus, 40, of rural Steamboat Rock, Iowa, passed away after her courageous 2 year battle with cancer, on Friday, August 17, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the First Christian Reformed...

Dennis Graves

Dennis Graves

Aug 15, 2012

Dennis G. Graves, 77, of Dike, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo due to complications of diabetes. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 20, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at the Orchard Hill Church at Lincoln Center in Grundy Center, IA. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from...

Anedra Rohwer

Anedra Rohwer

Aug 14, 2012

Anedra F. Rohwer, age 99, of Grundy Center, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in...

Robert Billerbeck

Robert Billerbeck

Aug 10, 2012

Robert D. Billerbeck, 81, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Friday, August 10, 2012, at his farm. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Rev. Joel Love officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be Monday, August 13, 2012, from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M....