Veterinarian in German Valley & Rock City

Dr. Kurt Bales Obituary

January 13, 2021

It is with a sad and heavy heart that we write that Dr. Kurt Bales has passed away. He fought a strong and valiant battle against brain cancer, but ultimately lost. He is now back in the arms of a loving God that has been carrying him and his family through the last 19 months.

Dr. Kurt has been a part of New Hope Veterinary Clinic for three decades. Born and raised in Indiana, he graduated from Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1987. He and his wife Vicki ultimately found their way to the German Valley area to stay and raise their four children. He has been a strong fighter through all his years. Beyond his ability to care for all critters, we will miss terribly his dry sense of humor, as well as his ability to fix all our computer issues. His steadfast leadership has been a blessing to all of us.

We want to thank you for all your concern through these many months, your many well wishes, your words of encouragement, and your countless prayers. They have meant so much to his family and to the whole family of New Hope. We are comforted knowing he is now in a place with no more suffering in Our Father’s house.

Sincerely,
Dr. Bob Ebbesmeyer
Dr. Susan Myers
Dr. Ann Johnson
Dr. Elizabeth Brehm
The Staff of New Hope Veterinary Clinic

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/journalstandard/obituary.aspx?n=kurt-bales&pid=197506092

Update

We are again able to provide services to our patients starting Friday Nov 6 at German Valley and Monday Nov 9 at Rock City. All services will be limited to curbside only. Given the very high rates of infection and transmission of COVID in our region, we feel this is the safest way to be able to avoid future total shut-down of our clinics. This will remain in effect until regional COVID positivity rates decline significantly. We apologize that we must limit our clinic services to curbside, but we believe this is the safest choice for our clients and our clinic employees and their families.

When you arrive at the clinic, please call and we will come outside to assist you.

German Valley (815) 362-3151
Rock City (815) 865-5917

If you do not have cell phone coverage, you may honk your horn or knock on the clinic entrance door.