Obituaries

Nov 13, 2011

Louise T. Crosser, 71, of Des Moines, formerly of Eldora, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at her home in Des Moines. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 17th, 10:00 A.M. at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Visitation will be on Wednesday, November 16th from 6 to 8 P.M. at Creps-Abels Funeral Home. Burial will follow...

Nov 3, 2011

LuVerne D. Bakker, 72, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, November 7, 2011 at the Lincoln Center Christian Reformed Church in rural Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Dale Janssen officiating. Burial...

Nov 3, 2011

Marlene Joan Phipps Kothenbeutel, 76 of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 at the Grundy Care Center. The family will receive friends at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center on Friday Nov. 11, 2011 from noon until 2:00pm. Graveside services following for family members only please. She was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on July 31, 1935...

Nov 2, 2011

James M. Williams, 71, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away at his home with his family at his side on Wednesday, November 02, 2011, while under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral services will be at 2 pm on Monday, November 7, 2011 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eldora with Pastor Corey Larson officiating. Burial will follow...

Oct 22, 2011

Hazel Sweet, 92 of Dike, Iowa went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Thursday, October 27, 2011, at French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, Iowa. Burial will follow Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck, Iowa. Visitation will be 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Wednesday,...

Oct 7, 2011

Neta P. Lynn, 100, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away of natural causes, on Friday, October 7, 2011, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, October11, 2011 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation will be...

Oct 5, 2011

Robert "Rob" Cook, 55, of New Providence, Iowa, died October 5, 2011 at his home. Following cremation, memorial services will be 10:30 am on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Rev. Vicki Reece officiating Visitation is from 5pm to 8pm on Friday, October 7, 2011 at Eldora United Methodist Church in Eldora. In lieu of...

Oct 4, 2011

Gertrude E. Ford Bailey Wood, 84, of Eldora, died on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the First Assembly of God in Eldora with Pastors Steve Neumeyer and Fred Rosenkrans officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery. Visitation is...

Oct 3, 2011

Gene H. Ruby, 80, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died on Monday, October 03, 2011 at the Iowa Veteran's Home in Marshalltown. Following cremation, private family inurnment will be in the Steamboat Rock Cemetery in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. There will be no public services. Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements. To send messages of condolence or to...

Sep 29, 2011

Judy K. Sealman, 67, of Grundy Center, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 29, 2011 while under Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 3rd, 10:30 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Mike Campbell officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 5 to 7 P.M. at Engelkes-Abels...

Sep 29, 2011

Keith A. Venenga, 64 of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, October 3, 2011 at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, Iowa. Burial will follow the funeral service at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. A visitation will be held from 4:00...

Sep 26, 2011

Margaret Ann Martin 77, of Eldora, departed this life September 26, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center after a short illness. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Rev. Vicki Reece officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora Cemetery. Visitation is from 5pm to...

Sep 25, 2011

David Gregory Mikkelsen, 30, of Cedar Falls, Iowa passed away at his home on Sunday, September 25, 2011. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Funeral services will be held privately by the family. Burial will be conducted privately by the family at Rose...

Sep 14, 2011

Nancy Isabelle Stewart, 95, of Eldora, passed away on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at the Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, September 20th at 10:30 A.M. at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Interment will be private. Nancy was born to Andrew Gold & Anna (Watson)...

Sep 14, 2011

Daniel Baugh, 43, of Eldora, Iowa died on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. A gathering to celebrate Daniel's life will be 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Thursday, September 22, 2011, at Deer Park in Eldora. To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit our website at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com Daniel...

Sep 11, 2011

Tate Curtis Johnson, 9, of Dike, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011 as a result of an accident. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September, 14th, 2:00 P.M. at the Dike-New Hartford High School Gymnasium. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 13th from 4 to 8 P.M. at the Dike United Methodist Church, 439 Church...

Sep 10, 2011

Sep 9, 2011

Agnes M. (Johnson) Hauser of Conrad, IA, formerly of Union, died peacefully at her home at Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad Friday afternoon September 9, 2011. Following a private family committal in the Hauser Cemetery near Union a memorial service will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Community Church in Union, with Pastor Rick Schill...

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...