Boyd Kenneth Meyer, 83, of Wellsburg, Iowa passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Mercy One Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services for Boyd will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church with Pastor Todd Rempe officiating.  Public visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until services begin at 11:00 a.m. on the same day, where his family will be present to greet friends.  Following services, Boyd will be...

Irma Marie Thede, 87, of Reinbeck, Iowa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Unity Point Health Allen Hospital. Funeral services for Irma will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday June 21, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church located in Reinbeck with Pastor Steve Tyykila officiating.  Following the service, Irma will be laid to rest at the Reinbeck City Cemetery.  Public visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m., to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 20th, 2021 also at the First...

Margaret Ann Bradley, 81, of Waterloo, formerly of the Union-Whitten area, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at UnityPoint Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, while under the care of UnityPoint Hospice. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. The family asks to please omit flowers and memorials may be directed to UnityPoint Hospice, 3731 University Ave., Waterloo, IA 50701. The Abels Funeral & Cremation...

Carol Rae Witter, 73, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021 at UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. Memorials may be directed to the family.  Carol was born on August 4, 1947 in Grundy Center, Iowa to her parents Meinhardt and Bertha (Chew) Frieling. She graduated from Reinbeck High School in the...

 Hazel “Bonnie” LaVonne Billerbeck, 95, of Hudson, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Memorial services for Bonnie will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at the Abels Funeral Home-French Hand Chapel located in Reinbeck, IA.  Public visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 also at the French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck, IA. ...

Gary L. Karkosh, 85, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, formerly of Reinbeck and Hudson, Iowa; passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at MercyOne Medical Center formerly Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. A memorial visitation will be held on Monday, May 31, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  at the family farm, 12416 Hicks Road in Hudson, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral service at 10:30 a.m. at the Union...

     Patricia “Pat” Ann Meinert, 74, of Grundy Center, Iowa passed away Friday, May 21,2021 at Creekside Living facility in Grundy Center under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.  Pat was cremated per her request.        Funeral services will be held (by the family) on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, IA with visitation from 9am-10am and the service following at 10am. Memorials may be directed to the...

Arleen Vernelle Fuller, 98, of Iowa Falls, IA passed away peacefully on Friday, May 21, 2021 at the Scenic Manor located in Iowa Falls. Arleen Vernelle (Upton) Fuller was born on a farm east of Eldora on August 7, 1922, the oldest daughter of Marion and Margie (Hauser) Upton.  She attended the Whitten school through 3rd grade when her family moved to the Upton home farm east of Eldora.  Arleen went to Columbia Country School and Eldora High School graduating with the class of...

Thomas “Tom” Arthur Rathe, 80, of Eldora, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Eldora Specialty Care, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was also under Care Initiatives Hospice. Cremation rites will be conducted, and a private inurnment will be held at Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Eldora. The Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Creps Chapel is caring for Tom and his family. For further assistance, you may call the funeral home at (641) 858-2181. Tom was...

Donald William Bown, 92 passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021 while a resident of Parkview Manor with family members by his side. Services will be held Thursday, May 20th, at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck. Burial will follow at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck with military honors conducted by the Reinbeck American Legion Post #242. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 19th, from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel in...