Obituaries
Leanna Pearl Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Leanna Pearl Bowers, age 78, of rural Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel, in Reinbeck. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday,...
Weston Bradford Watson
Dec 15, 2023
Weston Bradford Watson, 40, of Grundy Center, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023, at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Wes was born on March 15, 1983, to Ted and Paula (Kendrick) Watson in Austin, Texas. On November 9, 2017, Wes was united in marriage to Gwendolyn Burton.
Wes will be remembered as...
Marvin Allen James, Sr.
Dec 14, 2023
Marvin "Marv" Allen (Meheula) James Sr, 55 of Grundy Center passed away at home on Thursday, December 15, 2023. Abels Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Marv and his family.
Marvin was born September 5, 1968. After graduating from East High School, SP4 Meheula completed basic training / AIT at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He was stationed...
Marie M Smith
Dec 13, 2023
Marie M. Smith age 88 passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. She was born on September 14, 1935, to Simon and Hilka Siefken in Reinbeck, Iowa. Marie married James Smith on April 25, 1954, in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. To this union 6 children were born.
She spent most of her life in the Gladbrook/Lincoln...
Martha S. Walters
Dec 10, 2023
Martha S. Walters, 90, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Creekside Living in Grundy Center. Memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December...
Carol Jean Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Carol Jean Smith, 74, of Grundy Center, Iowa, formerly of Lincoln, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Arlington Place in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel, in Grundy Center. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on...
Arlene Slack
Dec 9, 2023
Arlene Slack passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023, at the age of 82. Arlene was born March 3, 1941, to Frank and Leona (Bessman) Stielow at the farm home in Buckeye, Iowa. Her parents later divorced, and she moved to Eldora with her mother and brother. She attended kindergarten at the Buckeye School. She attended the balance of her school...
Patricia Lou Murphy
Dec 7, 2023
Patricia Lou Murphy, 94, of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at her home in Dike. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 11, 2023, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in rural Reinbeck, Iowa. Inurnment will be held privately by the family. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice.
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Jeanne A. Mennenga
Dec 3, 2023
Jeanne A. Mennenga, 95 of Gladbrook passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook, Iowa with her son, granddaughter and great granddaughter at her side. Visitation will be held from 12:00pm to 1:00pm on Friday, December 8, 2023, at Abels Funeral and Cremation – French Hand Chapel in Reinbeck, Iowa. Funeral service will follow at 1:30pm....
Charlotte Ann Harms
Nov 29, 2023
Charlotte Ann (Coordes) Harms, 68, of Shell Rock formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, November 29, 2023. She was born April 3, 1955, in Ackley, daughter of Delmer and Bernice (Roegner) Coordes. She graduated from Ackley-Geneva High School in 1973.
She married Daryl Harms on July 21, 1975, at the St. John’s United Church of Christ in Ackley,...
Randy Lee Martin
Nov 25, 2023
Randy Lee Martin, 65, of Reinbeck, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 25, 2023. A celebration of life for Randy will be held Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Reinbeck Memorial Building. A brief service will take place at 1:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be...
Donna Jean Walters
Nov 25, 2023
Donna J. Walters, age 64 of Eldora, Iowa passed away on November 25, 2023. No services have been scheduled at this time.
Mary Jo Voss
Nov 24, 2023
Mary Joan Voss, formerly of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 24, 2023, at Terrace Glen Village in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was 92 years old at the time of her passing.
Mary Jo was born on March 25, 1931 in rural Reinbeck to William and Leila Mitchell. During...
Gloria Jane Owings
Nov 24, 2023
Gloria Jane Owings, 68, of Conrad, Iowa passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. No services will be held at the present time.
Gloria was born on September 11, 1955, in Marshalltown, Iowa to her parents Robert and Fern (Rumbaugh) Richeson. She graduated from West Marshall High School in the...
Zachariah Nathaniel Thomas
Nov 11, 2023
Zachariah Nathaniel Thomas, 41, of Holland, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at his home. A visitation for Zach will be held Friday, December 1, 2023, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Ivester Church of the Brethren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at Ivester Church of the Brethren with interment to follow...
Mary M. Ascher
Nov 7, 2023
Mary Martha Ascher, 82, of rural Grundy Center, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Creekside Living in Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 10, 2023 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church...
Marianne Elizabeth Gatton
Nov 2, 2023
Marianne E Gatton, 97, of Eldora, Iowa died at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls, Iowa on Thursday, November 2nd, 2023. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Friday, November 10th at 11:00 am. A visitation and gathering will take place Thursday night from 6-8 pm at Abel’s funeral home in Eldora.
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Donna Lou Muller
Nov 1, 2023
Donna Lou Muller, 93, of Waterloo, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at home while under the care of UnityPoint Hospice with family at her side. A visitation will be held Sunday, November 5th, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service - Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. A funeral service will...
Jack Ray Schlicht
Oct 28, 2023
Jack Ray Schlicht, 76, of Hudson, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo.
Jack Ray Schlicht was born on August 3, 1947, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Kenneth and Willadean (Rasmussen) Schlicht. He grew up in Hudson, Iowa, and graduated from Hudson High School in 1965.
Jack attended Ellsworth Jr. College in Iowa Falls, and then...
Rose M. Ruth
Oct 26, 2023
Rose M. Ruth, 72, of Beaman, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Iowa City, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. No further services will be held. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online...
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