Belva Lea Rhoads

Belva Lea Molendorp Nederhoff Rhoads, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, June 15, 2019, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.  She was born October 14, 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Conrad and Tina (Lutterman) Molendorp.  Belva married Arnold Nederhoff on September 5, 1958, and they later divorced.  She married Richard Rhoads on December 18, 1990 in Waterloo.  He preceded her in death on September 17, 2010.  Belva was a Licensed Practical Nurse for many years at the Eldora Hospital in Eldora, Iowa.

She is survived by her two sons, David and Robert Nederhoff, both of Wellsburg, Iowa; her two daughters, Brenda Pearson of Atlantic, Iowa and Sandi Bal of Cleves, Iowa; her step son, Rex Rhoads of Waterloo; her two step daughters, Mona Putney of Charles City and Yvette (Keith) Brice of Waterloo; her grandson, Lindsay (Brittanie) High, of Washington, and her great grandson, Lincoln High.

Belva was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, Richard.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with burial at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, both in Cedar Falls.  Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. until service time.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com .

Belva enjoyed riding motorcycle with Richard and going south for the winter.  In her spare time, she liked doing crafts and loved animals, particularly dogs.