Obituaries

Joseph Cerne

Joseph Cerne

Jun 8, 2012

Joseph Cerne, 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Friday, June 8, 2012, at the Grundy Care Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center. Burial will be held privately by the family. Joe was born on...

Iona Claassen

Iona Claassen

Jun 7, 2012

Iona F. Claassen, 94, of Grundy Center, passed away on Thursday, June 07, 2012 at the Grundy Care Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 11th, 10:30 A.M. at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 10th from 5 to 7 P.M. at...

Leillia Zeeb

Leillia Zeeb

Jun 5, 2012

Leillia Marie Zeeb, 86, of Iowa Falls, formerly of Eldora, passed away on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 at the Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls while under the care of Hospice of North Iowa. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012, 10:30 A.M. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Visitation...

Gary Runge

Gary Runge

Jun 4, 2012

Gary Lee Runge, 55, of Waterloo, Iowa formerly of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away of natural causes, on Monday, June 4, 2012, at Harmony House Care Center in Waterloo, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012 at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center. A memorial visitation will be held one hour...

Lee Donnellan

Lee Donnellan

May 31, 2012

Lee J. Donnellan, 73, of Eldora, formerly of Des Moines, died on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. His body has been gifted to the University Hospitals and Clinic for scientific research and no services are planned. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is charge of the arrangements. Son of Jake and Marie (Doane)...

Ray Boege

Ray Boege

May 23, 2012

Ray Earl Boege, 93 of Reinbeck passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery with military honors being conducted by the Reinbeck American Legion...

Ivadell Meester

Ivadell Meester

May 23, 2012

Ivadell Meester, 85, of Grundy Center, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Parkview Manor in Reinbeck while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 26th, 2:00 P.M. at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow...

Lois Westerhausen

Lois Westerhausen

May 21, 2012

Lois I. Westerhausen, 88, of Eldora, died at her home on Monday, May 21, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eldora with Pastor Corey Larson officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church for one hour prior...

Sally Jenson

Sally Jenson

May 20, 2012

Sally H. Jenson, 67 of Eldora, Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at her home in Eldora, while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 25, 2012 at the Eldora United Methodist Church. Burial will be held privately by the family. A memorial visitation will be held...

Ralph Kothenbeutel

Ralph Kothenbeutel

May 19, 2012

Arlo Ralph Kothenbeutel passed away Saturday, May 19th, 2012. He was born on June 8, 1935, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Arlo Otto Kothenbeutel and Pearl Inez Locke Kothenbeutel. He graduated from Marshalltown High School with the Class of 1953. On September 5, 1954, he married Marlene Joan Phipps at the First Methodist Church in Marshalltown. Ralph spent most...

Doreen Diers

Doreen Diers

May 17, 2012

Doreen S. Diers, 57, of Wellsburg, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 21st at 10:00 A.M. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wellsburg with Pastor Bruce Zimmermann officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 20th...

Joan Dahms

Joan Dahms

May 16, 2012

Joan C. Dahms, 78, of Reinbeck, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hudson, Iowa, with Pastor Mark Decker officiating. Following cremation burial will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Garden of Memories in Waterloo,...

Irene Ziesman

Irene Ziesman

May 14, 2012

Irene A. Ziesman, 91, of Eldora, Iowa died on Monday, May 14, 2012 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. Visitation is from 5 pm to 8 pm on Thursday...

Claudia Hirl

Claudia Hirl

May 12, 2012

Claudia D. Hirl, 61, of Chandler, AZ, formerly of Des Moines and Reinbeck, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at her home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 AM, Saturday, May 19, 2012, at United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Joel Love officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 4 to...

Joan Beenken

Joan Beenken

May 10, 2012

Joan Lois Beenken, 79 of Wellsburg, Iowa passed away May 10, 2012 at her home in Wellsburg. Services are being held privately by the family at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family or the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. Joan was born on November 29, 1932 in Ackley, Iowa; the daughter of Joe and...

Woodrow Juncker

Woodrow Juncker

May 7, 2012

Woodrow "Woody" Albert Juncker, of El Cajon, Calif., died on Monday, May 7, 2012. He was 93. Mr. Juncker was born on Sept. 28, 1918, in Iowa Falls, Iowa. He lived in Eldora and Des Moines, Iowa, and Independence, Mo. before moving to Southern California in 2007. He worked in Data Communications for the General Services Administration and retired in...

Douglas Filbrandt

Douglas Filbrandt

May 5, 2012

Douglas Ward Filbrandt, 69, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Steamboat Rock and Alden, Iowa, died accidently in his home on May 5, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock with Pastor Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson Township Cemetery near Owasa, Iowa....

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...