Gloria Ihnen

Gloria N. Ihnen, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born December 21, 1932 in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred & Milda (Dahlstrom) Kalvig. Gloria married Joseph Mullesch September 21, 1949 in Nashua, Iowa. They later divorced. She married Marv Ihnen March 29, 1975 in Cedar Falls. Gloria worked in the restaurant business, having managed the Convair Room, the Old Broom Factory, the East 18th Street Athletic Club, and the Oaks Dining Room at UNI until owning and operating a restaurant in the Black Hawk Hotel, retiring in 1993. Gloria served the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49 as President of the Auxiliary for five years as well as being in charge of the White Clover Drive and serving as Chairman of the Scholarship Committee. Survivors include her husband, Marv Ihnen, of Cedar Falls; four sons, Gary (Lorraine) Ihnen of Cedar Falls, Ray (Teresa Kaye) Mullesch of Waterloo, Pete (Kelly) Mullesch of Silvas, Illinois and Larry (Lori) Mullesch of Rock Falls, Illinois; four daughters, Barb Kruse, Anne Stratton and Milda Mullesch, all of Cedar Falls, and Chris Floss of Dike, Iowa; 17 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren; two brothers, Melvin (Maxine) Kalvig of Ionia, Iowa and Leo (Darlene) Kalvig, of LaPorte City, Iowa; and one sister, Adala Springmeier of New Hampton, Iowa. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents; her son-in-law, Gene Kruse; three grandchildren, Michael, Karrie, and Ava; two brothers, Malford & Lester Kalvig and her brother-in-law, Russell Springmeir. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2013, at St. John Lutheran Church, with burial at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be 47:00 p.m. Friday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and one hour before service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com. Gloria will be oh so missed by her family and friends. She loved family gatherings and her door was always open to come and enjoy her home made sugar cookies and candies.