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Arnold P Minikus
May 17, 2009
Arnold P. Minikus, 88, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born September 14, 1920 in Cedar Falls, the son of George and Julia (Hart) Minikus. Arnold married Kathryn Roark on February 8, 1946 in New Hampton, Iowa. She preceded him in death on September 7,...
Gary J Downs
May 16, 2009
Gary J. Downs, 58, of Waterloo, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at his home. Gary was born April 12, 1951 in Waterloo, the son of Raymond & Mary (Senosk) Downs. He married Melissa Anderson June 7, 1974 in Evansdale. They later divorced. He graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1970. Gary was employed in the maintenance department...
Mary Jane Michaelsen
May 8, 2009
Mary Jane Michaelsen, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born November 24, 1920 at Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond & Alberta (Fox) Reihsen.  Mary Jane married Gilbert R. Michaelsen on July 9, 1944 in Des Moines, Iowa. He preceded her in death on September 10, 2002. ...
Iva M Engel
May 5, 2009
Iva M. Engel, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. Iva was born May 12, 1915 in Dike, Iowa, the daughter of John Taylor & Carrie Marie (Petersen) Nielsen. She graduated in 1932 from Dike High School. Iva married Lynn Engel November 21, 1939 at Kahoka, Missouri. ...
Vernon H Lindaman
May 4, 2009
Vernon Henry Lindaman, 80, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes on Monday, May 4, 2009, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. He was born December 10, 1928 in Grundy County, Iowa, the son of Henry and Dena (Oelmann) Lindaman. Vernon married Mae Andreessen on August 20, 1948 in Stout, Iowa. Vernon worked for forty-six years at Viking...
Ellen Mortensen
May 3, 2009
Ellen H. Mortensen, 83, of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida.
Memorial services will be Tuesday, May 19, at Lakeside Hills Clubhouse, Lakeland. Services will be held in Cedar Falls at a later date.
Helen Groothuis
April 25, 2009
Helen Groothuis, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born May 27, 1916 in Dumont, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Edith (Ufford) Brown. At the age of seven days, her mother passed away and she was adopted into her Aunt and Uncle's home, Mabel and Dave Wilkinson,...
Mildred F Cook
April 20, 2009
Mildred F. Cook, 89, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Monday, April 20, 2009 at the Grundy Center Memorial Long Term Care. She was born October 19, 1919, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the daughter of George C. and Nettie (Munson) Brand. She married John Wayne Cook on October 21, 1955 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He preceded...
Terry Olin
April 19, 2009
Terry B. Olin, 96, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, April 19, 2009, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  He was born March 3, 1913 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, the son of Terry and Mae (Jump) Olin. Terry married Helga Falkenberg on October 29, 1938 in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death March 15, 2006. He received...
Harold A Reinicke
April 18, 2009
Harold Andrew Reinicke, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. Harold was born July 28, 1920, in Parkersburg, Iowa, the son of Herman & Dora (VanderAarde) Reinicke.  He married Wilma Walters November 11, 1947 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. She preceded him in death January 9,...
Maxine E Fahrer
April 17, 2009
Maxine E. Fahrer, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, April 17, 2009, at Sartori Memorial Hospital. Maxine was born February 5, 1922 at Sumner, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew & Olinda (Buenger) Carstensen. She married John Fahrer February 16, 1941 at Finchford, Iowa.
Survivors include her husband, John Fahrer, of Cedar Falls; her son,...
Robert D Youngblut
April 13, 2009
Robert Dean Youngblut, 83, of Waterloo, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born May 20, 1925 in Oelwein, Iowa, the son of Harold J. and Miriam (Smith) Youngblut. Robert married Elizabeth Orr in 1947 in Waterloo. She preceded him in death in 1972. Robert attended St. John Catholic School and East Waterloo...
Keith E Joy
April 11, 2009
Keith E. Joy, 70, of Wellsburg, formerly of Waterloo, died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, from complication of lung cancer. He was born December 27, 1938 in Waterloo, Iowa the son of Russel and Donna Lee (Westlake) Joy. Keith was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was discharged in 1962. ...
Elvera M Drenner
April 7, 2009
Elvera M. Drenner, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. Elvera was born November 17, 1917, in Waverly, Iowa, the daughter of Walter & Rosa (Seipert) Hubbard. She married Herbert Drenner August 5, 1936 in McGregor, Iowa. He preceded her in death July 4, 2003. Elvera was employed at the University...
Laura Mae Wollum
April 6, 2009
Laura Mae Wollum, 87, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Windsor Nursing & Rehab Center in Cedar Falls. She was born May 26, 1921 at Larchwood, Iowa, the daughter of Harve and Jessie (Mc Enaney) Naugle. Laura married Wayne Wollum June 22, 1946 in Sioux Falls. She was a bank...
Hazel G Kramer
April 5, 2009
Heidi G. Kramer, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born November 14, 1925 in Arbon, Switzerland, the daughter of Kurt and Stephanie (Strasser) Fehlmann. Heidi was baptized in Switzerland on September 14, 1946. She married Edward W. Kramer on June 27, 1953 in Waterloo. She...
Jean M Dietrick
March 30, 2009
Jean Dietrick, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born December 8, 1925 near Dike, Iowa, the daughter of Thorwald and Carrie (Jensen) Danielsen. Jean married Thomas E. Dietrick August 13, 1948 at Fredsville Lutheran Church. She and her husband owned and operated Dietrick Mobile Home Park...
Donna M Henriksen
March 29, 2009
Donna M. Henriksen, 62, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born March 14, 1946 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of James and Dolores (Schlamp) Henriksen. Donna graduated from Dike High School in 1965. She worked at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home as a nursing assistant for 35 years,...
Donnabelle A Casey
March 29, 2009
SERVICE: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2009, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Cedar Falls.
VISITATION: rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, July 24, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, followed by a DAR service.
MEMORIALS: Cedar Falls Historical Society or the Cedar Falls Municipal Band
Donnabelle A. Casey, 84, of...
Myrna Hahn
March 27, 2009
Myrna Hahn, 90, of Columbus, Georgia, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Friday, March 27, 2009 at Columbus Hospice House. Myrna was born February 25, 1919 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Chris Vognsen, Sr. & Jennie Marie (Grarup) Vognsen. She married Kenneth Hahn.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth, of Columbus, Georgia; two daughters, Velma (Felton) Hartley...
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