Obituaries

May 3, 2011

Margaret Everts, 85, of Aplington, Iowa, formerly of New Hartford, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Maple Manor Care Center in Aplington, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Parkersburg Christian Reformed Church, in Parkersburg, Iowa, with Pastor Rus Buersma. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Iowa. Visitation will be Friday, May...

May 1, 2011

Hannabel Moore, 96, of Grundy Center, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, IA while under the care of the Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 5th, 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. A visitation will be held...

Apr 30, 2011

Henrietta Grace Byl, 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa, formerly of Parkersburg, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Parkersburg, Iowa with Pastor Keith Sievers officiating. Burial will follow at the...

Apr 26, 2011

Harmmean J. Smith, 78, of Grundy Center, formerly of Morrison, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center, IA. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 29th at 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, April...

Apr 24, 2011

Thelma Slinker, 86, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on...

Apr 22, 2011

Avenell (Flower) DeCamp, 88, of Eldora, died on Friday, April 22, 2011 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora, Iowa. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, April 29, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Eldora with Pastors Mark Chapman and Jarrod Bartholomew officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Friday beginning at...

Apr 22, 2011

Olivette Winburn Boysen, 90 of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 at her home in Cedar Falls while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial officiated by Father David Kucera is being conducted privately by the family. A memorial fund has been established. Olivette was born to James and Margaret (Biever) Winburn...

Apr 21, 2011

Bill Croker was born in Boston, MA, on June 6, 1918. At age five, he aspired to be a streetcar conductor, encouraged by the employees of the Boston Huntington Avenue line who regularly let him operate the accelerator and doors. This career came to an abrupt end when he prematurely closed the doors on a female rider and his service...

Apr 14, 2011

Emma Bern, 90 of rural Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Salem Church of Lincoln in Lincoln, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to...

Apr 13, 2011

Alfred "Al" Eiten, 79 of Wellsburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 18th at 10:30 am at the First Christian Reformed Church in rural Wellsburg with Pastor Tom Vos officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April...

Apr 6, 2011

Cynthia M. Hoekstra, 60, of Eldora, passed away on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 10:30 am Saturday, April 9th at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora with Father Paul Baldwin celebrating. Burial will follow in the Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 8th...

Apr 5, 2011

Sophia Hawkins, 85, of Parkersburg, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, April 9, 2011, at First Congregational Church, in Parkersburg, Iowa, with Pastor Brad Zinnecker. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Iowa. Visitation will be Friday, April 8, 2011, from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00...

Apr 4, 2011

James Preston Long, age 73 and a resident of Denton, TX, born on April 13, 1937 in Spencer, Iowa to Julius and Gladys Long, passed away on April 4, 2011 at his home in Denton. James is a member of Chinn's Chapel United Methodist Church and served in the U.S. Army in the Special Forces during Vietnam. He is survived...

Apr 2, 2011

Apr 2, 2011

Apr 1, 2011

Paul E. Slinker, 85 of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. on Monday April 4, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held from 4:00...

Mar 31, 2011

Geneva F. Emmert, 93 of Eldora, passed away on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, April 5th at the United Methodist Church in Eldora with Pastor Richard Boatman officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 4th from...

Mar 28, 2011

Maynard "M.C." "Ken" Kenyon, 82 of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the New Life Assembly of God Church in Reinbeck, Iowa. A military service will be conducted by the American Legion Post #...

Mar 26, 2011

Roy Anton Luiken, age 105, formerly of Wellsburg, IA went to be with his Lord on Saturday, March 26th, 2011. He passed away at The Maples at Harbor Meadows, Springdale, Arkansas. Celebration of his life services will be held on Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at 10:30 am at the First Christian Reformed Church, rural Wellsburg. Reverend Andrew Gorter of Holland,...

Mar 26, 2011

Nadine A. Stirler, 85, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 31, 2011, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Michael Wagnitz officiating. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 30, 2011,...