Shirley Ilene Waldemar, 89, of Stout, IA, passed away peacefully at home under Care Initiatives Hospice on Tuesday, January 14th 2020.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at the Reformed Church of Stout on Thursday, January 16th at 10:30 A.M.  Abels Funeral and Cremation Service-Engelkes Chapel is caring for Ilene and her friends. Online condolences may be left at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com. Ilene was born on June 16th,1930, to her parents Rudolph and Lucille (Monroe)...

Craig Harold Diamond, 64, of Roland, formerly of Eldora, died at his home on January 14, 2020. Services are still pending, please check back for current service information. Memorials may be directed to the family. Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps-Chapel is caring for Craig and his family. Online messages of condolences may be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.   Craig Harold Diamond was born on September 11, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa, to his parents Ray and Bertha (Aswegan)...

William Mark Nash, 71, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Reinbeck, died on January 12, 2020, at Mercy One Hospital in Waterloo. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, January 17, 2020, at 10:30 AM at St. Gabriel Catholic Church outside of Reinbeck with Father David G. Kucera officiating. Visitation will be held at the church before the service starting at 9 AM. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family to be donated to causes in honor of Mark at a later time....

Ethel L. “Lori” Rogers, 65, of Des Moines, passed away at HCR ManorCare in West Des Moines on Friday, January 10, 2020 while under the care of her family and Suncrest Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps Chapel in Eldora. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Eldora. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. Memorials may be...

James D. Priske, 80, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. Memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps Chapel in Eldora. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldora. Inurnment will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Eldora with...

Lillian (Marks) Gast, 94, of Dike, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, following a lengthy illness. The funeral service for Lillian will be held on Saturday, January 11th at 11:00 AM at the Dike United Methodist Church in Dike with Pastor Dan Ridnouer officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow services at the Elmwood Cemetery in Dike. Memorials may be directed to the...

Beverly Johansen, 82, of Eldora passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 5th, 2020.  Services will be private. Memorials may be directed to the family. Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps-Chapel in Eldora is caring for Beverly and her family.  On-line condolences can be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com  Beverly was born on February 18, 1937 in Mason City, IA to Alvin and Vivian (Isenhart) Bork.  She was raised in Grafton,...

Judy A. Martin, 73, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at her home in Eldora, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps Chapel in Eldora. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Eldora United Methodist Church in Eldora. Burial will be private. Memorials may be directed to the family. Judy was born on...

Kenneth Wayne Plaehn, 96, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Reinbeck American Legion Post # 242. Memorials may be directed to the family.  Kenny was born on December 10, 1923, north of Reinbeck...

James "JR" Thomas Robison, 62, of Dike, died on December 26, 2019, at Cedar Valley Hospice House in Waterloo. There will be no formal services held for JR. He is survived by his son: James (Brittney) Hill-Robison; mother Anna Belle Robison; 4 grandchildren; sisters Janet (Roger) Mincks and Barbara (Dean) Oswalt; aunts and uncles; many nieces and nephews; many friends. JR was preceded in death by his father and daughter Danielle.