Floyd Gary Eiten, age 84, of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at his home in Wellsburg. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the First Christian Reformed Church in rural Wellsburg. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at the First Christian Reformed Church. Burial will follow at the First Christian Reformed Church Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Floyd was born...

Estella M. Tscherter, age 92 of Reinbeck, formerly of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Parkview Manor Senior Living Center in Reinbeck, IA, following a lengthy battle with cancer.  A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service- French-Hand Chapel, 409 Clark Street, Reinbeck, IA 50669 at 10:30 AM on Thursday, February 27th for Reinbeck and surrounding residents. Visitation will be held one half hour prior to the...

Marvin R. Haverkamp, 93, of Grundy Center, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. The memorial service for Marvin will be held on Saturday, February 22nd at 2:00 PM at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Luther Thoresen officiating. Memorial visitation will start at 12:30 until the time of service at the church. Inurnment will follow services at the Rosehill...

Wallace Wayne “Wally” Deters, 81 of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the United Reformed Church in Wellsburg. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Wellsburg. The family wishes for memorials in Wally’s name to be directed to the Iowa Barn...

Brenda McAllister, age 93 passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at the Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa. At her request, there will be no visitation as she will be cremated and returned to the nature of the earth she loved. The funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Eldora. There will be a Rosary Service held at 10:00 a.m. in the church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Hardin County Food Bank or St. Mary...

Bruce C. Kellum, 71, of Waverly, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at his home, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.  on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Peace United Church of Christ, 1800 11th Street SE, Waverly, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family. Bruce was born on December 11, 1948 to his parents Henry and Averil (Whitney) Kellum. He was raised in the Dike area and graduated from Dike...

Jack William Nott, 74, of Hubbard, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 7, 2020 at UnityPoint-Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. There will be private services with family and friends, at a later date. Burial will also be private. Messages of condolence or stories of Jack can be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com Jack was born on October 22, 1945, in Muscatine, Iowa, to his parents Ralph & Elsie May (Florea) Nott. Jack was raised as a young boy in Muscatine and at the age of...

Karen Jane Schultz, 82, of Hudson, Iowa died peacefully on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 surrounded by family. Karen was born on September 22, 1937 in Racine Wisconsin. All services are being held privately by the family, with burial at Reinbeck Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family. Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Karen was the daughter of Carl and Marion Steward, she was the oldest of...

Irene Strickler, 88, of Grundy Center, entered into eternal life on Thursday, January 30, at Creekside in Grundy Center.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 6, at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. There will be an hour of visitation from 9:30-10:30 AM at the church, prior to the start of the funeral. A private family burial will follow the service.  Memorials may be directed to the family who will spread them among several charities at...

Norman John Van Deest, 83, of Grundy Center, died on January 29, 2020, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, surrounded by his loving family in Waterloo. A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, February 9, from 4-6 PM at Engelkes-Chapel in Grundy Center. A memorial service will be held on Monday, February 10, at 1 PM, at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center with Reverend Al Polito officiating. Inurnment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center.  Memorials...