Cover photo for Rilla Pabst's Obituary
Rilla Pabst Profile Photo
1937 Rilla 2022

Rilla Pabst

January 24, 1937 — July 22, 2022

Grundy Center

Rilla Jo Pabst, 85, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Arlington Place in Grundy Center. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 25, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral service at 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Rilla Jo was born on January 24, 1937, on the family farm in Grundy County to her loving parents Ralph and Jennie (Kruse) Heerts. She was raised on the farm and later moved to Grundy Center, graduating from Grundy Center High School in the class of 1955. She then was united in marriage to Maurell Pabst on June 23, 1956, the couple made their home in Grundy Center and welcomed their son Jeff into their family on July 22, 1962.

Rilla Jo worked at Manly Drug, Collectors News, assisted her husband Maurell in his business, Pabst Construction and was a wonderful wife and mother. She enjoyed taking bank trips with her friends, and playing cards with friends. She loved cooking, baking, and volunteering at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. She also enjoyed reading, music and playing piano and bells at church. Rilla Jo loved people and liked to socialize. However, her true joy in life came from spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Left to cherish Rilla Jo’s memory are her son Jeff (Marcy) Pabst; grandchildren Jacob (Mary) Pabst, Jessica Pabst (Hunter Hall), and Erica Pabst; sister Wilma Ruth Gunnarson; nephew Curtis (Judy) Gunnarson; and niece Jeannie (Jim) Gibney. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Maurell; father-in-law Ralph Amos Pabst; mother-in-law Edna Pabst; and brother-in-law Leroy Gunnarson.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Rilla Pabst, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Monday, July 25, 2022

9:30 - 10:30 am (Central time)

Bethany Presbyterian Church (Grundy Center)

IA

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Monday, July 25, 2022

Starts at 10:30 am (Central time)

Bethany Presbyterian Church (Grundy Center)

IA

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Committal

Monday, July 25, 2022

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center

IA

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 14201

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree