All Obituaries

James “Jim” E. Westergaard, 88, of Reinbeck, passed away on Saturday, December 8th at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, following a brief illness. Visitation for James will be held on Friday, December 14th from 5 to 7 PM at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, with a Masonic service beginning at 6:45 PM. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 15th at 10:30 AM at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ. Burial will follow...

Mardell Ann Huck, 78, of Waterloo, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on December 7, 2018 at her home while under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A visitation will be held on Friday, December 14, from 5-7 PM at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel, with a scripture service being held at 6:30 PM. Interment will take place at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Bend Humane Society. Abels Funeral and Cremation Service is taking care of Mardell and her...

Marjorie A. Meester, 79 of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away at her home in Grundy Center, on Thursday, December 6, 2018. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 10, 2018 at American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Memorials may be directed to the family.  Marge was born...

Darline May Taylor, 94, of Eldora, IA, passed away on December 5, 2018 at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls, IA under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 10, from 5-7 PM at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, December 11, at 10:30 AM at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Visitation will resume from the evening prior at 9:30 AM at Creps-Abels. Memorials may be directed to American Cancer Society, American Heart...

Leona Ann Rhoads, 83, of Holland, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in rural Holland. Inurnment will follow at the Holland Cemetery. Memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Holland Fire Department or the Ostfriesen Heritage Society in Wellsburg....

Elizabeth Ann Steinfeldt, 70, of Perry, IA, formerly of Steamboat Rock, passed away on December 1, 2018, at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, IA. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 6, from 5-7 PM at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A funeral service will follow on Friday, December 7, at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Pastor David Splett officiating. Visitation will resume at 9:30 AM at the church.  A private inurnment will be held at a later date....

Larry Lee Luiken, 79, of Eldora, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 3, at 10:30 AM at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Iowa Falls with Pastor Kendy Miller officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service starting at 9 AM at the church. Burial will be held at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora and military honors will be performed by the American Legion Walter-Sayer...

Elmer Donald Willms, 89, of Grundy Center, formerly of Dike, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at Creekside in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at the Liberty Baptist Church in Dike, Iowa from 10:00 a.m. until time of the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be held privately at Elmwood Cemetery in Dike, Iowa. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family, who will then donate to a charity of their choice.  Elmer was...

  Renee Sue Smith, age 59, of Eldora, Iowa passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018 at her home in Eldora, while under the care of both Care Initiatives Hospice and Greenbelt Home Health Care. Memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, in Eldora. Inurnment will be...

Michal Szegda, 96, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on November 7, 2018, in Omaha, NE. A funeral service for Michal will be held on Wednesday, November 14, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center at 10:30 AM. Visitation will be held before the service starting at 9 AM and will be held until that start of the service. Burial will follow the funeral service at Washington Township Cemetery in rural Morrison. Memorials may be directed to the family to be donated to a...