Claus W. Stricker

Claus W. Stricker, 80, of Blue Eye, Missouri, formerly of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa, died at home on Saturday, November 23, 2019.  He was born February 20, 1939 in Waterloo, the son of Claus and Viola (Jurgens) Stricker.  Claus married Marlene Gutknecht on February 7, 1959 in Mapleton, Iowa.  He attended Maple Valley High School in Mapleton and Sioux City Roosevelt High School.  Claus worked for John Deere & Company in Waterloo for 36 years, owned Cedarloo Raceway Inc., which promoted racetracks in Waterloo, Marshalltown, Mason City and Eldon, Iowa, and owned CW Dock Service for 15 years.

He is survived by his wife, Marlene Stricker, of Blue Eye, Missouri; three sons, Claus (Kathy) Stricker of Cedar Falls, Dave (Melissa) Stricker of Waterloo and Dan (Lisa) Stricker of Blue Eye; a daughter, Kim (Ted) Timson, of Cedar Falls; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Claus was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 2, 2019, at Zion Lutheran Church, with burial at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, both in rural Hudson, Iowa. Visitation will be 2—6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 1, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls, and one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.