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A. Jane Voelker

A. Jane Voelker

February 1, 2010

A. Jane Voelker, 89, of Waterloo, died on Monday, February 1, 2010 in Waterloo. She was born May 26, 1920,  at Lisbon, Iowa, the daughter of John C. and Oma C. (Cousins) Miller . She graduated from Stanwood High School, Stanwood, Iowa. Jane married C. E. Voelker on June 14, 1937 and he preceded her in death on...

Ervin H Christian

Ervin H Christian

February 1, 2010

Ervin H. Christian, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, February 1, 2010, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls.  He was born January 29, 1919 near La Porte City, Iowa, the son of Herbert A. and Lora G. (Harmon) Christian.  Ervin married Elizabeth M. Walker on February 20, 1941 in Mason City, Iowa. ...

Betty D Christy

Betty D Christy

January 29, 2010

Betty D. Christy, 78, of Waterloo, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center.  Betty was born March 26, 1931 in LeRoy, Minnesota, the daughter of Bert & Freda (Rigmore) Hanson.  She married Glenn C. Christy April 14, 1951 in Waterloo.  He preceded her in death August 18, 1978.  Betty worked for...

Gregory B Shanley

Gregory B Shanley

January 26, 2010

Gregory Bernard Shanley, 49, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at  the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.  He was born August 7, 1960 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Gibson B. and Doris (Ramser) Shanley.  Greg married Sonya Grace Steele on August 28, 1982 in Okeechobee, Florida.  He graduated from Parma Heights...

Eva M Minikus

Eva M Minikus

January 23, 2010

Eva Mae Minikus, 89, of Waterloo, died Saturday, January 23, 2010. She was born in Springfield, Illinois October 2, 1920, the daughter of Amos and Ruth (Adwell) Gates. Eva was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States WACS from 1943 to 1945 as a drill sergeant and bugler. She married William Headrick June 2, 1941...

Larry Lane

Larry Lane

January 21, 2010

Larry Lee Lane, 65, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, January 21, 2010, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo.  He was born December 7, 1944 in Newton, Iowa, the son of George Leo and Wilma (Bagnall) Lane.  As a young man, Larry was baptised in the Baptist Church.  He married Linda Bucklin and they later divorced.  Larry married...

Gertie Luhring

Gertie Luhring

January 16, 2010

Gertie Luhring, 94, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, January 16, 2010, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  Gertie was born October 17, 1915 in Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of Anton & Lena (Rewerts) Reiter.  She married Klaas Luhring October 15, 1935 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.  He preceded her in death November 3, 1985. ...

Allen P Shinstine

Allen P Shinstine

January 15, 2010

Allen P. "Al" Shinstine, 74, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, January 15, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.  He was born June 8, 1935 at Boyd, Iowa, the son of Paul A. and Alveda (Pitz) Shinstine.  Al married Mary K. Boehmer on September 2, 1958 at Charles City, Iowa.  He was a...

Aurel A Henry

Aurel A Henry

January 15, 2010

Aurel Anne Henry, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center.  Aurel was born October 8, 1926, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Ralph & Anna (Walker) Mitchell.  She married John F. Henry June 30, 1948 in Cedar Falls.  Aurel attend Iowa State Teacher's College. ...

Adeline C Whiteside

Adeline C Whiteside

January 9, 2010

Adeline C. Whiteside, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Windsor Care Center. She was born July 3, 1929 the daughter of John and Bernice (Badger) Hartmann in Waterloo. She graduated from Jesup High School in 1947. Adeline married Everett R. Whiteside on June 7, 1952 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death January 2,...

Dorothy Wingert

Dorothy Wingert

January 8, 2010

Dorothy Fincham Wingert, 96, formerly of La Porte City, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at Ozark Manor Retirement Center, Fredericktown, Missouri, of natural causes.  She was born October 25, 1913, in Gilbert, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Mabel Fincham. She married Harold R. Wingert on June 22, 1935, in the Rose Gardens at Iowa State University, Ames....

Mavis D Wackerbarth

Mavis D Wackerbarth

January 3, 2010

Mavis D. Wackerbarth, 81, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.  She was born March 17, 1928 near Melvin, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Emma (Gildemeister) Miller. Mavis graduated from Melvin High School in 1945. She married Merland J. Wackerbarth on June 15, 1952 at Melvin, Iowa. He preceded...

Louise Schurman

Louise Schurman

December 30, 2009

Louise Schurman, 99, of Cedar Falls, died at home Wednesday, December 30, 2009.  She was born March 29, 1910 near Grundy Center, Iowa, the daughter of John and Helena (Stroh) Johnson.  Louise married Jelle Jack Schurman on November 21, 1929 at the Reformed Church in Aplington, Iowa.  He preceded her in death on January 8, 1978. Before her...

Herbert H Buenzow

Herbert H Buenzow

December 26, 2009

Herbert H. Buenzow, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at Windsor Nursing & Rehab Center in Cedar Falls.  He was born August 13, 1929 at Bremer County, Iowa, the son of John and Clara (Ganske) Buenzow.  Herb married Shirley Bruns on May 24, 1959 at Denver, Iowa.  He worked for the railway postal service for...

Myrna C Patterson

Myrna C Patterson

December 26, 2009

Myrna C. Patterson, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  Myrna was born January 7, 1936 in Latimer, Iowa, the daughter of Jens & Edna (Oleson) Christensen.  She married Donald Patterson in 1954 and they later divorced.

Survivors include four sons, Roger (Sue Albert) Patterson, Jim...

Kazuko M Engelstad

Kazuko M Engelstad

December 25, 2009

Kazuko "Kay" Engelstad, 80, of Waterloo, died Friday, December 25, 2009, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.  She was born May 11, 1929 in Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Japan, the daughter of Shohei and Kieko Maekawa.  Kay married LaVerne Engelstad in Japan, he preceded her in death on January 7, 1995.

Survivors include her family...

Harvey A Byggere

Harvey A Byggere

December 24, 2009

Harvey A. Byggere, 98, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, December 24, 2009, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born July 25, 1911 in Royal, Iowa, the son of James and Sena (Anderson) Byggere. Harvey married Gertrude M. McCormick on January 19, 1946 in Worthington, Minnesota. He attended Iowa State Teachers College High School in...

Ruth A Call

Ruth A Call

December 23, 2009

Ruth A. Call, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  She was born December 21, 1920 in Dike, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Dagmar (Slifsgard) Johnson.  Ruth married Gilbert L. Call on May 5, 1944 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.  She was employed at Bell Telephone Company...

Irene E Blum

Irene E Blum

December 23, 2009

Irene Edna Blum was born May 1, 1927 to William B. and Pearl (Caswell) Sossaman in Greenwood, Mississippi. Irene was the second oldest of five children when her mother passed away when Irene was only five years old. Irene accepted the hard life as the daughter of a sharecropper and helped raise herself and her siblings. Irene was...

Martin T Holst

Martin T Holst

December 17, 2009

Martin T. Holst, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  Martin was born October 21, 1922, in Cedar Falls, the son of Thorvald & Mary (Rasmussen) Holst.  He married Evelyn "Sue" Prostine June 16, 1957, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.  Martin graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI)...

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