DORIS M. BAERWALD,
93, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Thursday, July 29, 2004, at Cedar Falls Health Care Center. Doris was born October 15, 1910 at Tripoli, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Alma (Mahlstedt) Guhlow. She married Harry Parson in 1927. He preceded her in death in 1950. Doris married Warner "Doc" Baerwald on December 2, 1961. He died May 19, 1968. Doris was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls and was an avid volunteer with many local organizations.
She is survived by her three daughters, Maxine (Bernard) Evers of Coggon, Iowa, Mary Jean "Gina" Cord of San Diego, California and Gloria Erickson of Butte, Montana; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; a step-son, Dean Baerwald of Missouri; two step-daughters, Karen Carlo of Cedar Falls and Marcia Carroll of Missouri, and three brothers, Junior (Myrna) White of Cedar Falls, Anson (Marge) White of Waterloo, Iowa and Virgil (Bobbie) White of Kimberling City, Missouri.
Doris was preceded in death by her two husbands and parents; her son, Harry Parson; her step-father, Harry White; four sisters, Eva White, Elnora Schmidt, Vera Ingersoll and Shirley Caulkins, and three brothers, Kenneth, Jim and Ellis White.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 2, 2004, at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. Interment will be at Richland Cemetery, rural Nashua, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 1, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, Cedar Falls. Memorials may be directed to Christian Crusaders.