Obituaries

Jul 18, 2011

LaVonne "Bonnie" Conrad , 75, of Holland, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit while under the care of the Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 21st at 10:00 am at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July...

Jun 20, 2011

Richard L. Billerbeck, 83, of Reinbeck, IA, died on Monday, June 20, 2011 at Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Following cremation Memorial Services will be held 10:30 AM Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Salem Church of Lincoln in Lincoln, Iowa. No Visitation is being planned. Memorial may be directed to the...

Jun 17, 2011

Siegfred "Sieg" Petersen, 99, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Friday, June 17, 2011, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 10:30 A.M. at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck with Rev. Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow memorial services at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Siegfred...

Jun 14, 2011

Jeanette "Janet" Flater, 88 of Holland, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at the Wellsburg Reformed Church in Wellsburg, Iowa with Pastor Michael Weaver officiating. Burial to will...

Jun 7, 2011

Enola M. Bruns, 76, of Dike, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Newaldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls while under the care of the Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at the Fredsville Evangelical Lutheran Church in rural Cedar Falls. A visitation will be held on Friday, June...

May 30, 2011

Dean Kerns, 77, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Monday, May 30, 2011, at his daughter and son-in-law's home. Following cremation, Mass will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, June 3, 2011, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Reinbeck, with Father David Kucera officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, June 2, 2011, from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., at French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck....

May 23, 2011

Joshua I. Tremmel, 31, of Gifford, passed away on Monday, May 23rd, 2011. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 3rd at 2 pm at the Pine Lake Lodge in Eldora. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of arrangements. Josh was born on July 13, 1979, in Dennison, Iowa, the son of Larry & Judith (Rogers)...

May 22, 2011

Gertrude M. "Trudy" Grimes, 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away of natural causes, on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Arlington Place Assisted Living in Grundy Center, while under the care of Iowa Hospice. Visitation will be held at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11:30...

May 19, 2011

Fannie Bruns, 82, of Dike, Iowa died on Wednesday, May 18, at Satori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Reformed Church of Stout, Iowa with Pastor Dave Vander Leest officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg, Iowa. Visitation is from 4 pm...

May 18, 2011

Helen J. Andersen, 95, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 23, 2011, at United Methodist Church, Reinbeck Iowa, with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

May 16, 2011

Tom G. Cross, 64, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Honey Creek New Providence Friends Church in New Providence, Iowa. Burial will be at 1:30 pm following the services at Eden Cemetery in Rhodes,...

May 15, 2011

May 15, 2011

George D. Hansen, 79, of rural Hudson, Iowa, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at his home in rural Hudson, Iowa, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Union Congregational United Church of Christ Church in Reinbeck, Iowa, with Pastor Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck...

May 15, 2011

Robert M. Krause, 55, of Eldora, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Visitation will be held at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora from 5 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, May 19. Funeral services will follow visitation, at 7 pm, at the funeral home. Robert was born July 24, 1955...

May 14, 2011

Shirley A. McCarthy, 97, of Eldora, passed away on Saturday, May 14th, 2011 at the Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 18th at 10:00 am at the First Baptist Church in Eldora with Pastor Mark Chapman officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:30...

May 10, 2011

Irene R. Schmidt, 84, of Grundy Center, passed away on Tuesday May 10th, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in Holland Iowa. Burial will follow at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to...

May 9, 2011

Wilma B. Mennenga, 89, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Monday, May 9, 2011, at Covenant Medical Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Bruce Boyce officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 11,...

May 8, 2011

Hazel H. Hollingworth, 84, of Eldora, passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 14th at 10:30 A.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Paul Baldwin officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 13th from 5...

May 8, 2011

Dorothy Mae Beenken, 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa with Pastor Beth Olson officiating. Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation...

May 5, 2011