Wellsburg---Mrs. John Meinderts, 84, Friday at the home of her
Brother, Ben, here of complications of age; born June 17, 1866, in Wybelsum, Germany, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Heronimus; married in 1893 to John Meinderts; husband died Oct, 2, 1943 at Holland and Mrs. Meinderts came here to live with her brother five years ago; also leaves a sister, Mrs. John Hoodjer, Wellsburg; also preceding her were six sons, one brother and two sisters; funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Wellsburg Reformed church, where the body may be viewed between 10 a.m. and the time of the service.

Henry Heronimus died suddenly Tues. Night at Wellsburg
Henry Heronimus died suddenly Tuesday night at his home in Wellsburg from a stroke.  He received a first stroke
some time ago from which he recovered.
Funeral services will be held at the home at 1 o'clock on Friday and alter at the Reformed Church in Wellsburg with
Rev. Wm. Landsiedel officiating. Burial will be in the Colfax Presbyterian church cemetery.

The Grundy Democrat
Grundy Center, Grundy Co. Iowa,
Thursday August 8, 1912.

Henry Longley died at the Sittjers home in Holland at five o'clock Friday afternoon. He had been sick for a week, first with inflammation of the bowels and later with typhoid fever. Funeral services were held at the Siemssen Church west of Fern at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. Interment was made in the Siemsen church cemetery. The deceased was 18 years old. He was born in Wichita, Kansas and came to Grundy county four years ago when he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John F. Meester by whom he has been regarded as their own son. The young man's mother is dead. His father and stepmother and four brothers reside in Wichita. The father John Longley came Sunday and remained until after the funeral. The attendance at the funeral was larger than the church would hold and all those who were present regarded the young man's death as a loss to the community.

Grundy Republican
Grundy Center, Grundy Co. IOWA,
Thursday August 15, 1912

Henry J. Longley Passes Away
Henry Jordon Longley was born in Farmington, Iowa on May 29, 1891, and died of typhoid fever Friday August 9th at the home of H. V. Sitters at the age of 18 years, 2 months and 11 days. His mother died when he was 14 years old, since that time he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Meester. During his sickness which was 14 days he stayed with H. V. Sitters. He has four brothers, a father and a stepmother, all of these making their home in Wichita, Kansas. He was laid to rest in the Simson's Cemetery. His father was here to attend the funeral.

CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors for the many acts of assistance and sympathy
during the sickness and death of my dear son.
John Longley

Grundy Democrat
Grundy Center, Grundy Co. Iowa
Thursday August 15, 1912.

Henry Longley the 18 year old adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Meester passed away Friday after an illness of two weeks.
The remains were laid to rest in the Meester family lot in the German Reformed Church cemetery Tuesday.

Grundy Democrat
Grundy Center, Grundy Co. Iowa
August 22, 1912.

OBITUARY OF HENRY LONGLEY
While not unexpected the simple announcement, "Henry Longley has passed away" came as a shock to his many friends and the entire vicinity in which he was well and favorably known was bowed in deep grief for the dear one departed. For several days it was plainly seen by his many friends that he was wrestling with man's moral enemy yet man is ever prone to cling to hope so long as life lasts and even the shadow of the grim reaper cannot utterly darken the spark that glows in the heart of the friend. Henry Longley was born at Farmington, Ia., May 29th 1894 and there he spent his boyhood days. When only a lad of 13 years his mother died suddenly having had an accident with a gasoline stove. His father not having the means to support his children took them to the town Orphans Home at Des Moines, and after a short stay at that institution Henry was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Meester in March 1908, and during his stay with them he had indeed found a home where he was loved and cherished as their own. His many friends and young companions can scarcely believe that Henry is with them no more, for he was loved and very well liked by all who knew him. He was of a strong physical manner and it was only a few days before his last fatal illness that he complained of ill-feeling. Mrs. Meester then took him to Holland to the local physician for treatment. During that day he seemed to get worse and they decided to leave him at the home of Mrs. Meester's parents in Holland thus giving the physician a better chance to call on him. All that loving hands could do was gladly and willingly done for him but he grew worse from day to day and after a ten days severe struggle suffering at times untold agony his young spirit fled at the youthful age of 18 years 2 months and 11 days. Death the great reaper is never idle and it does not wait for a harvest season, or the autumn days of a dying year. Therefore my young readers, may we all who are left behind for a little while yet, strive for our own true welfare and souls salvation. He died at the Sitters home in Holland, but his earthly remains were taken to the J. T. Meester home where funeral services were conducted by the theological student Claus Stubbe, Tuesday, who gave an impressive funeral sermon prepared from the text Psalm 39 verse 13. Besides Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Meester, his father and four brothers and a host of friends are left to mourn his departure.

The following obit appeared in the Thursday. May 3, 2001 issue of The Record (Conrad, IA).
     Jennie DE VRIES, 97, of Aplington, formerly of Ackley, Iowa, died Friday, April 27, 2001 of natural causes, at Maple Manor Care Center, Aplington. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. at West Friesland Presbyterian Church, rural Ackley, Iowa , with Pastor Randy Crane officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Visitation was Monday at Doyan-Abels funeral Home in Wellsburg, Iowa. A memorial fund has been established.
     Jennie was born on June 29, 1903, in Grundy County near Wellsburg, the daughter of John and Johanna (RIEBKES) KURTZLEBEN VAN LOH. She grew up on a farm in Grundy County. Jennie attended German Township #8 country school in Grundy County. She received her early Christian instruction at East Friesland Presbyterian Church, rural Ackley. In March of 1921, Jennie moved with her parents to Wellsburg. On December 22, 1925, Jennie married Jake J. DE VRIES in Kesley, Iowa. The first years they farmed in Hardin and Butler Counties. They moved to Dumont, Iowa, for three years, and in 1938,moved to a farm in German Township, Grundy County. After the death of her husband, Jake, in1986, she moved to Aplington.
     Jennie was a member of West Friesland Presbyterian Church, rural Ackley, and she was a member of the Ladies Aid group, which was later called WIC. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and embroidering until her eyesight failed.
     Jennie is survived by two daughters; Dorothy (Christie) STUBBE of Aplington, Louella (Donald) CONDIE of El Centro, Calif.; two sons; Louis (Janet) DE VRIES of Linn Creek, MO; Richard (Linda) DE VRIES of Wiscasset, Maine; a daughter-in-law Laura DE VRIES of Ackley; 15 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
     She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jake, a son, Arnold, six brothers, and one sister

REINBECK- Lloyd E. Bandfield, 70, of Reinbeck, died Friday, March 23, at Allen Hospital, Waterllo, of an aneurysm; survivors include his wife, Esther; three sons, John and Bill, both of Dinsdale and Tracy of Moberly, MO.; three daughters, Marcia Meyer of Cedar Falls and Lisa Bandfield and Melisa Wood, both of Dinsdale; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; three brothers, William of Dunkerton, John of Biggers, Ark., and Lyle of Fairfield, Ark.; and a sister, Evelyn Lamfers of Evansdale; he was preceded in death by a son, Ricky; a granddaughter; two brothers, Robert and Donald; and two sisters, Harriet Mellen and Virginia Bandfield; servies will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls; friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. today, and for an hour before services Monday at the funeral home; memorials may be directed to the family; Mr. Bandfiled worked for Chamberlain Manufacturing, Waterllo, from 1958 to 1972, and then from 1972 to 1984 was owner of the L&E Broom Factory, Dinsdale.

Appeared March 25, 2001 in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

     Vincent Irwin Meier, 81, died on August 16, 2000, at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA. Vince was born November 15, 1918 in Grundy Center, Iowa, the son of George and Mary Neessen Meier. He was educated in the Grundy Center School system and was a
1941 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
     After graduation, he served in the Navy aboard the battleship USS New York in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
He was discharged in 1948 with the rank of lieutenant commander.
     He moved to Port Washington, New York in 1950 with his son Vincent and his wife Marie Meier and was self-employed as a design engineer. He became active in youth sports activities, including Little League Baseball, Midget Football and Boys Basketball. In 1963, he helped to found Port Washington Youth Activities, which brought together several existing youth sports programs under one administrative umbrella, and in subsequent years added additional activities and programs for children. Vince served as the executive director of PYA from its inception until his retirement in 1985. During that time, he also served on the school board, was involved in the founding of Port Alert, served on the board of the Port Washington Youth Council and was a founding member of the North Shore Athletic Club.
     Vince moved to Lenox, MA, after retiring in 1985 and lived there for the remainder of his life. He leaves two sons, Vincent T. Meier of Tucson, AZ, and Michael W. Meier of Santa Ana, CA; a daughter, Mary Meier Bauer of Eugene, OR; and three grandchildren, Amy Meier, Mike Bauer and Caroline Bauer. Services were held on August 19, 2000 at the Kelly Funeral Home in Lee, MA.

The Grundy County Republican June 15, 1893

The subject of this sketch, Mr. Reuben Bly, was beyond doubt one of the most remarkable characters within the borders of Grundy County. In stature he was of a type peculiar to the period of his early days and prior thereto, a type but rarely seen among the rising generation. So large and strong was he that at the age of twelve he could perform the labor of a strong man. his life was an active one from early child hood to the end of his earthly sojourn. Deceased was of Welsh-Irish descent, his paternal grandparents being natives of Wales and his maternal grandparents natives of Ireland. His grandfather on his mother's side Thomas Carloo, fought for independence through the entire Revolutionary war. He was taken prisoner by three Indians at the head of Lake George, but slew his three captives with the limb of a tree and made his escape. The large stature, combativeness and prowess of Thomas Carloo were marked features of his immediate descendants. The father of deceased Eber Bly, was how ever possessed with the most Quaker like disposition, and it was said of him that no one ever saw him vexed. His happy, quite nature descended in a marked degree upon his seven sons, especially so upon the subject of this brief sketch. Father Bly came to this county some 22 years ago and was reckoned as one of our old settlers and most honorable and venerable citizens. Dr. E. A. Crouse has for twenty years been the physician of the Bly family and the tenderness and loving care bestowed at all times upon aged head of the family is a fitting index of the kindness and good will bestowed so generously by the public upon our departed veteran brother. Deceased was one of nature's noble men in the fullest application of that term. He witnessed many vicissitudes in life but met every obstacle with cheerfulness and fortitude rarely equaled. As a husband he was patient, loving generous. as a father he had but one fault, over indulgence. His strong arm was always ready to protect the weak and alleviate distress. He was passionately fond of children and the mutual love existing between him and them was vividly portrayed at his funeral when a troop of little girls came forward in the church and loaded his casket with flowers. We shall no more see the erect form of our aged friend: he has gone to that borne from which no traveler has ere returned, yet in his life and in death he pillowed his head upon the bosom of Him who said, " Come unto me all who are heavy laden and I will give you rest." His was a worthy example. Peace to his ashes and eternal felicity to his soul. Reuben Bly was born at glens Falls N.Y. October 2, 1809. When twelve years old he moved with his parents to Ticonderoga, N. Y. where he resided till 1871 when he removed with his family to Grundy county, Iowa. He united in marriage with Miss Lorain Phillips in 1829. Fourteen children, ten sons and four daughters, were the fruits of their union. Six sons and four daughters survive him. he early united with the M. E. church and was for 60 years one of its members. His death occurred at his residence in Morrison at five o'clock am June 6, 1893. The funeral was conducted from the M.E. church at Morrison at eleven O'clock Wednesday, June 7, Rev. Logsden officiating.

     Obituary of Allan T. BRANDT appeared in the Wed. Jan. 26, 2000 issue of the Marshalltown Times Republican.
REINBECK - Allan T. "Onnie" BRANDT, 84, a lifelong resident of Reinbeck died Monday, Jan. 24,2000, at the Sunrise Hill Care Center, Traer.
     Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Union congregational United Church of Christ, Reinbeck with the Rev. Joel LOVE officiating. Burial will be in the Reinbeck Cemetery with military honors provided by the American Legion Post, Reinbeck. Visitation will be after 12 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Hand Funeral Home, Reinbeck, where the family will be present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial fund is being established.
     He was born on April 15, 1915, in Reinbeck to Theodore and Marie (THIESSEN) BRANDT. He grew up in Reinbeck where he attended school. He served in the United States Army during World War II.  He married Helen PETERSEN on March 9, 1942, in Ft. Leonard, MO. They made their home in Reinbeck where he was employed at Pioneer Hybrids International for more than 34 years, retiring in 1980.  He was a member of the Union Congregational United Church of Christ, the American Legion Action Post, #242 Reinbeck and the 40 & 8 Club.
     Survivors include two sons, Brad of Burnsville, Minn, and Greg (Barb) of Reinbeck; two granddaughters; two sisters, Florence DAVIS of Longmont, Colo. and LaVerna MURPHY of Cedar Rapids; and a brother, Robert (Donna) of Reinbeck.
     He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen on July 25, 1997; his parents; a sister, Irma JOHNSON; and
two brothers, Donald "Bud" and Lester.

     The obituary of Lawrence BAUSMAN appeared in the Wed. Jan. 26,2000 issue of the Marshalltown Times Republican.
WELLSBURG - Lawrence "Shorty" BAUSMAN , 73, of Wellsburg, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital.
     Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Wellsburg Reformed Church with burial following in the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church Cemetery, rural Wellsburg with full military rites conducted by the Wellsburg AMVETS Post 91 and American Legion Post #213.Doyen-Ables Funeral Home is in charge of services.
     He was born on March 3,1926, in New Hartford to Irl and Annette (JENSEN) BAUSMAN. He attended high school in Wellsburg and was drafted into service when he was a junior. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1946.
     He married Donna BIERSNER on June 6,1951, in Nashua. He was co-owner of B&H Station in Wellsburg from 1949 to 1958, co-owner of B&H Skelly from 1959 to 1966 and then took ownership to 1970. He started B&B Auto Parts in Wellsburg in 1971. He served as Wellsburg's City Police from 1979 to 1984 and was a reserve deputy from 1968 to 1991.
     He was a member of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Wellsburg AMVETS Post 91 and American Legion Post #213, past member of the Wellsburg Fire Dept. and Ambulance Crew, past fire chief and past Wellsburg community club president.
Survivors include his wife, Donna of Wellsburg; a daughter, Paula BAUSMAN of Wellsburg; a son, Larry (Debra) of Wellsburg; his mother, Annette BAUSMAN of Ackley Presbyterian Village; and two grandchildren.
     He was preceded in death by his father and sister, LaVelle FORD.

    Gene BLYTHE, 68 of Wellsburg, died Sunday, March 212, 1999 at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames of cancer.
     Gene was born Feb. 17,1931, in Marshalltown, the son of George and Grace (RUTER) BLYTHE. He graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1949. He served in the National Guard for 7 yrs. On May 24, 1952, he was united in marriage to Ester GAUCH in State Center. Gene founded Mid Equipment Manufacturing in 1963 which he operated until 1976. Gene and Esther wintered in Monita Springs, Fla., for the last ten years. He served on the Board of Directors for the Sea Isles condominiums in Bonita springs and was past mayor and city councilman of Wellsburg. Gene enjoyed excavating and mowing his tenants' ditches and waterways.
     He was preceded in death by his father, George, in 1977; infant son, Larry; and two brothers, Kenneth and Alvin BLYTHE.
     Survivors include his wife, Esther, daughter, Sandy WEAVER, son Gary BLYTHE; 4 grandchildren; his mother, Grace; 2 brothers, Ernest and Wayne; 2 sisters, Mary & Ia.
     Funeral services will be held Wed. March 24, at 1:30 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church with burial following in the church cemetery. The Doyen-Abel funeral Home in Wellsburg is in charge of arrangements.

     The following appeared in the "Courier", 10 Jan 1913, front page: Death of Robert CARROLL. Robert CARROLL, brother of T.S. CARROLL and Mrs. Mary A. TAYLOR of this city died at the Presbyterian Hospital Waterloo Monday morning, Jan. 6th of pneumonia. The body was brought here [Reinbeck] Monday evening and taken to the home of his brother. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon conducted by Mr. ZILMER of the Christdelphian church of Waterloo of which Mr. CARROLL was a devoted member.
     The remains were laid to rest in the CARROLL family lot in Reinbeck cemetery.
     Mr. CARROLL will be remembered by the older residents as having lived on a farm north-west of Reinbeck previous to 30 years ago. About then he moved to what was at that time Washington Territory, where he has lived until last spring when he came back to Reinbeck remaining here during the summer. Since about Sept. 1st, he has been living in Waterloo.
     He was a veteran of the Civil War having served nearly three years in the Navy receiving his honorable discharge at the close of the war.