September 2019

Leslie “Les” L. Muller

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Leslie “Les” L. Muller, 61, of Steamboat Rock, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away at his home while under Care Initiatives Hospice. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 4 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. Memorial visitation will be held on Thursday, December 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Inurnment will follow the memorial service at the Rosehill Cemetery in Grundy Center. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family, where they will donate to a charity of their choice.

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Beverly Clark

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Beverly Clark, 80 of Eldora passed away November 30, 2015, at Westbrook Acres and under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 4 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be directed to the family to be designated at a later date. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com.

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Shary Callaway

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Shary Ann (Hilsabeck) Callaway, 77, of Conrad passed away peacefully on November 30, 2015, from complications of cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, December 3 at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 5 - 7 pm, Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown.

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Vernon Bein

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Vernon Bein, 90, of West Des Moines, formerly of Beaman and Marshalltown, died November 23, 2015, in West Des Moines. Funeral services were at the Beaman United Methodist Church November 27. Visitation was held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and the funeral following with Pastor Gene Kubli officiating. He was laid to rest in the Vienna Cemetery at Beaman. A memorial fund is being established for Vernon Bein.

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Gary E. Button

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Gary E. Button, 80, of Eldora died November 28, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were December 1 at Ivester Church of the Brethren with Pastor Tim Button officiating. Burial was held prior to the funeral service on December 1 at Sheller Cemetery north of Ivester. Visitation was November 30 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Online condolences may be made to the Button family at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

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Elmer Bern

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Elmer Bern, 100, of Lincoln passed away in Grundy Center Hospital and under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.
Funeral services were at Salem Church of Lincoln in Lincoln on Monday, November 30. There was no visitation. Memorials may be directed to Salem Church in Lincoln or American Legion in Reinbech, Iowa. Military Honors will be provided by Veteran of foreign Wars Post #839 and by American Legion Post in the Marshalltown area. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com.

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Mid-America Publishing announces merger of Record, Grundy Register

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Effective December 2, 2015, the Conrad Record has merged with The Grundy Register. The paper will continue to be a Wednesday publication.
“We are excited to be able to provide the subscribers of the Record with a bigger, stronger newspaper,” said Ryan Harvey, President and CEO of Mid-America Publishing.
“Losing an identity in the community is never easy, however, we believe, after a lot of heavy consideration, that by merging the two papers into one, the positives far outweigh the negatives.”