Obituaries

Sep 8, 2011

Donald Lee "Tony" Smith, 71 of Gladbrook, passed away on Thursday, September 08, 2011 at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook while under the care of Iowa Hospice. He was previously under the care of his niece Angela Engelkes. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa. A...

Sep 4, 2011

Willard H. Ross, 91, of Wellsburg, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center while under the care of Iowa Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 8th at 1:30 P.M. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wellsburg with Pastor Jim Carpenter officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September...

Sep 4, 2011

Virgil E. Abels, 85 of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral mass will be 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Reinbeck, Iowa. Burial will follow immediately after the funeral mass at Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Iowa, with military honors conducted...

Sep 3, 2011

Anna Marie Plaehn, 95 of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery. A visitation will be held at French Hand Funeral Home...

Aug 29, 2011

Murrianna Neessen-Robinson, 35, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2011 in Cordova, Tennessee. A private interment took place in Grundy Center, Iowa. Murrianna was born on May 5, 1976 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She graduated from Grand Blanc High School in Grand Blanc, Michigan in 1994 and graduated from Michigan State University in 1998. Murrianna leaves behind her husband...

Aug 28, 2011

James M. Ruppelt, 84, of Grundy Center, Iowa and Naples Florida, died Sunday, August 28, 2011, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Graveside Services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, September 2, 2011 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center, Iowa. Per Jim's request casual attire may be worn by family and friends. Memorials may be directed to American Cancer...

Aug 25, 2011

Grace M. Thoms, 92, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Amity Presbyterian Church, rural Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Diane Martin officiating. Burial will follow at the Grant Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday, August...

Aug 23, 2011

Carl W. Miller, 93, of Morrison, IA, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Following cremation Memorial Services will be held 10:30 AM Friday, August 26, 2011 at United Methodist Church in Reinbeck, Iowa. Burial will follow at Washington Township Cemetery rural Morrison we will then return to church for lunch.No Visitation is...

Aug 18, 2011

Josephine Jensen, 98, of Voorhies, Iowa, died Thursday, August 18, 2011, at New Aldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hudson, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Lincoln Township Cemetery in Lincoln Township. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to...

Aug 18, 2011

Harlan Kolthoff, 79 of Wellsburg, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at his home in Wellsburg while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 22nd, 10:30 A.M. at the United Reformed Church of Wellsburg with Pastor Matthew Nuiver officiating. A visitation will be held on Sunday, August 21st from 4 to 7 P.M....

Aug 6, 2011

Leland E. Bentley age 89 of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Grundy Care Center. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. A Masonic Aervice, conducted by the Grundy Center Emerald Lodge No. 334, will be held immediately following the...

Jul 30, 2011

Roy R. Groote, 86, of Dike, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at the Dike United Methodist Church in Dike. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 1, 2011 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral...

Jul 29, 2011

Jul 29, 2011

George Hemmen, 74, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died on Friday, July 29, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Monday, August 1, 2011, at the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church with Pastor Harrison Lippert and Bruce Baillie officiating. Burial will follow in the Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 pm...

Jul 25, 2011

Rient Carl Beenken, age 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center with Rev. Beth Olson officiating. Burial will follow at Rose...

Jul 24, 2011

Paul A. Meents, 91, of Holland, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 28th, 10:30 A.M. at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in Holland with Pastors Larry Doughan & Larry Hoop officiating. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 27th from 5 to 7...

Jul 23, 2011

Irene E. Newton, 94, of Grundy Center, Iowa, completed life's long journey, Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 29, 2011, at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, with Pastor Phil Dicks officiating. Private Burial will follow in the Rose Hill...

Jul 21, 2011

Kenneth L. Bunger, 78, of Wellsburg, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center while under the care of the Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 25th, 1:30 P.M. at the East Friesland Presbyterian Church in rural Ackley with Lynn Arends, CLP...

Jul 21, 2011

Lois M. Balvanz, 97, of Eldora, Iowa died on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora. Funeral services will be at 1:30pm on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the services. Burial will follow...

Jul 20, 2011

Glen J. Patterson, 66, of Grundy Center, Iowa, formerly of Holland Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital's Long Term Care, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2011 at the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church in rural Holland, Iowa. Burial...