Patricia “Pat” Ann (Wrage) Oettchen, 87, of Gladbrook, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. Services for Pat will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at the Green Mountain United Church of Christ, Green Mountain, Iowa. ...

Pamela "Pam" Danette Fogt, 53, passed peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2022, with her children by her side. Pam was born January 2, 1969, to Duane and Susan (Scott) Hamann. She spent her childhood living in rural Gladbrook. After graduating from Gladbrook High School in 1987 she attended the ...

Ruth Arlene Thompson, 92, of Thornton, CO, formerly of Gladbrook, IA, passed away in Broomfield, CO, on December 7, 2022, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. A graveside service will be Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 11: 00 a.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery in Gladbrook. Anderson ...

Betty Jane Cheeseman, 96, of Reinbeck, IA, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, under the care of Parkview Manor and UnityPoint Hospice. A visitation will be held on January 4, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A funeral service will be held January 4, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Abels ...

CMSgt. James Franklin Stone, United States Air Force (Ret.), 91, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home on December 11, 2022. James was born July 10, 1931, in Freeport, Illinois, and his family later moved to Reinbeck, Iowa, which he considered his hometown. James ...

James Lyle Spear Jr., 80, of Reinbeck, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Abels Funeral & Cremation Services - French-Hand Chapel in Reinbeck. A rosary service ...

Janice Elaine Van Deest, 82, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Creekside Nursing Home in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2022, at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Grundy Center with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy ...

Shirley L. Carroll, 91, of Waterloo, formerly of Voorhies, died Wednesday, November 16, 2022. She was born October 9, 1931, in rural Black Hawk County, daughter of Owen W. and Alyce C. (Jacobs) Saltzman. She graduated from Reinbeck High School in 1949. Shirley married Marvin Reese, they ...

Joel Andrew Baumgartner, 64, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 11, 1958, in Oelwein, the son of Vernon and Lois (Bruns) Baumgartner. Joel was raised and ...

Stanley Joe Hood, 69, of Waterloo, passed away after a year-long battle with cancer November 7, 2022, at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo. Per Stan’s wishes, services will not be held. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences can be made at ...