Velma Kiefer

Velma G. Kiefer, 96, of Denver, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Monday, August 26, 2013, at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center. She was born January 22, 1917 near Preston in Jackson County, Iowa, the daughter of Frederic and Louisa (Hageman) Schmidt. Velma married Ernest L. Kiefer on November 4, 1939 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on December 29, 1990. Velma was a 1934 graduate of Preston High School. She and her husband farmed for many years, and later sold produce at the Waterloo Farmers Market. Velma was a Senior Companion for several years and a Caregiver with Sure Care Services and the Western Home Communities. She was the Clerk for Mt. Vernon Township for twenty-five years, the Woman's Chair of the Black Hawk County Farm Bureau, and past President of the Mt. Hope Church Women's Society. Survivors include two sons, Lloyd (Myrna) Weiland of Johnston, Iowa and Douglas (Nancy) Kiefer of Cedar Falls; three daughters, Laura (Emmett) Witte of Schaller, Iowa, Judith (Duane) Judisch of Cedar Falls, and Susan (Wyatt) Reynolds of Norman, Oklahoma; twelve grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Velma was preceded in death by her parents and husband; a grandson, Kyle Reynolds; her twin sister, Vera Sanders; three brothers, Harold, LeRoy and Lester Schmidt; a half brother, George Hoffman, and two half sisters, Charlotte Bogos and Viola Kruse. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 30, 2013, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls, with burial at Garden of Memories in Waterloo. Visitation will be 68:00 p.m. Thursday, August 29, and one hour before service, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice or The American Heart Association.