Obituaries

Lorna Robertson

Lorna Robertson

May 3, 2012

Lorna L. Robertson, 94, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Thursday, May 3, 2012, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, May 7, 2012, at the Saint John's Lutheran Church in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Bruce Boyce officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck...

William Soska

William Soska

Apr 27, 2012

William J. Soska, 89 of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Park View Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday May 1, 2012 at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck. Burial will follow at the...

LuAnn Schreck

LuAnn Schreck

Apr 23, 2012

LuAnn Schreck, 57, of Hudson, passed away at her home surrounded by her family while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 27th, 10:30 A.M. at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Reinbeck with Father David Kucera officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 26th from 3:30 to 7:30...

Helen Weseman

Helen Weseman

Apr 22, 2012

Helen M. Weseman, 87, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center, Iowa. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 25th, 11:00 A.M. at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service...

Lola Kulow

Lola Kulow

Apr 20, 2012

Lola Marianne Kulow, age 90 of Belle Plaine, MN formerly of Eldora, IA, died on April 20, 2012 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, IA. Rev. David Splett will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Monday...

Leroy Block

Leroy Block

Apr 19, 2012

Leroy Block 92, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, April 23, 2012, at United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow at...

Judy Crosser

Judy Crosser

Apr 17, 2012

Judy Ann (Van Hauen) Crosser, 68, of Grundy Center, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at her home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012, 10:30 A.M. at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center, Iowa with Pastor John Sievers officiating. Burial will follow funeral services at the Rose Hill Cemetery. A...

Leland Heinrich

Leland Heinrich

Apr 14, 2012

Leland "Lee" Heinrich, 74, of Wellsburg, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at his home while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 17th, 10:30 A.M. at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg with Pastor Bruce Zimmermann officiating. Visitation will held on Monday, April 16th from 5 to 8 P.M. at the church....

Eva Beckwith

Eva Beckwith

Apr 7, 2012

Eva M. Beckwith, 83, of Dike, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 7th at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 12th, 10:00 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Mike Campbell officiating. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 11th from 5 to 7 P.M. at the French-Hand...

Arthur Geerdes

Arthur Geerdes

Apr 6, 2012

Arthur "Art" R. Geerdes 72, of Wellsburg, Iowa died on Friday, April 6, 2012 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Private family memorial services will be held at a later date. Art was born August 31, 1939 in Wellsburg, Iowa, son of Arthur and Fern (Roses) Geerdes. He graduated from Wellsburg High School and then served two tours of duty...

Celestine Persinger

Celestine Persinger

Apr 5, 2012

Celestine Persinger, 97, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Villa Del Sol in Marshalltown, Iowa while under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be 10:30 am Monday, April 9, 2012, at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Phil Dicks officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery...

Mildred Wiltfang

Mildred Wiltfang

Mar 26, 2012

Mildred Mavis Wiltfang, age 82 of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Monday, March 26, 2012 at her son Michael's home, in Fridley, MN. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday March 30, 2012 at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, Iowa. A visitation will be...

Gary Dickerson

Gary Dickerson

Mar 24, 2012

Gary D. Dickerson, 75, of Eldora, Iowa, died at his home on Saturday, March 24, 2012. There will be no public services. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements. Gary was born March 4, 1937 in Webster City, Iowa, son of Lawrence E. and Margaret L. (Logan) Dickerson. He was raised and educated in Webster City...

Berdene Bartels

Berdene Bartels

Mar 17, 2012

Berdene Bartels went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 17, 2012. She was born February 10, 1923 to Albert and Helen (Feldman) Bartels in George, Iowa. The family moved when she was four years old to Grundy Center, Iowa where she attended the Grundy Center Public School and graduated in 1941. She retired from the Social Security Administration...

Kandace Stirler

Kandace Stirler

Mar 16, 2012

Kandace "Kandy" K. Stirler, 62, of Reinbeck, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center while under the care of the Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 20th, 11:00 A.M. at Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Reinbeck with Pastors Bruce Boyce & Gary Johnson officiating....

Lauren McCall

Lauren McCall

Mar 12, 2012

Lauren H. McCall, 71, of Eldora, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Eldora Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora due to complications of pneumonia. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 15th, 1:30 P.M. at the First Baptist Church in Eldora with Pastor Mark Chapman officiating. There will be no visitation and interment will be...

William Lorenzen

William Lorenzen

Mar 11, 2012

William "Bill" Dirk Lorenzen, 77, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died peacefully Sunday March 11, 2012 in his home surrounded by family and friends under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at United Methodist Church in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Rev. Terry Plocher officiating. Burial will follow at the Washington Township Cemetery rural Morrison,...

Keith Norris

Keith Norris

Mar 10, 2012

Keith R. Norris, 70, of Eldora, died at his home on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, March 14th at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora with Pastor Bruce Zimmermann officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation is from 5 pm to 7 pm on Tuesday, March 13th at Creps-Abels...

Pauline Huisman

Pauline Huisman

Mar 10, 2012

Pauline F. Huisman, 77, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away of natural causes, on Saturday, March 10, 2012, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. A Graveside service will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at 12:00 P.M. at the Rose Hill Cemetery with Pastor Phil Dicks officating....

Don Lage

Don Lage

Mar 5, 2012

Don Theodore Lage, 74 of Blakesburg, IA formerly of Grundy Center, IA died Monday, March 5, 2012 in rural Wapello County as a result of a farm accident. Funeral Services will be Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 10:30 am at Engelkes – Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center.Burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be...