Harlan L. Hempen

Harlan L. Hempen, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, September 9, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. He was born September 9, 1933 in Grundy Center, Iowa, the son of Herman and Annie (Gerloff) Hempen. Harlan married Mary Bown on July 3, 1953 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. She preceded him in death on August 4, 1995. He married Brenda (Harberts) Berry on April 18, 1998 at Grace Reformed Church in Waterloo. Harlan was a graduate of Grundy Center High School. He was owner of Hempen Equipment in Cedar Falls, formerly Dike, Iowa, and farmed in rural Cedar Falls.

Harlan is survived by his wife, Brenda Hempen, of Cedar Falls; his son, David (Terrie) Hempen, of Altoona, Iowa; his daughter, Connie (Ron) Stauffer, of Norfolk, Nebraska; two stepsons, Neil (Traci) Berry of Janesville, Iowa and Robert "Bob" (Lynda) Berry of Waterloo; a stepdaughter, Tracy (Dan) West, of Cedar Falls; eleven grandchildren; four great grandchildren, and three sisters, Linda Loken of Northwood, Iowa, Ruth Grosland of Albert Lea, Minnesota and Ann Young of Renton, Washington.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Mary, and a sister, Marion Bradwell.

Graveside services will be 9:15 a.m. Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Lincoln Cemetery near Voorhies, Iowa, followed by an 11:00 a.m. Memorial Service at Grace Reformed Church in Waterloo. Visitation will be 3—6 p.m. Friday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the church. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.