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Linda S Rider

Linda S Rider

February 27, 2009

Linda S. Rider, 62, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, February 27, 2009, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.  She was born September 30, 1946, at Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Everett Ray and Betty E. (Warner) Bell. Linda graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1965. She married John C. Rider August 8, 1987 in Waterloo. Linda was...

Penelope A Lowman

Penelope A Lowman

February 24, 2009

Penelope "Penny" Ann Lowman, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born September 22, 1941 in Estherville, Iowa, the daughter of Irvin and Helen (Place) Lowman. Penny graduated from Milford High School in 1959 and from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) in 1963. She received her...

Eugene Schwanke

Eugene Schwanke

February 23, 2009

Eugene "Gene" C. Schwanke, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, February 23, 2009, at his home. Gene was born October 8, 1917, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of William & Marie (Voight) Schwanke. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Gene married Florence "Mickey" Wilkes in October of 1947 in Raymond, Iowa. She preceded him in...

Paul R Hehmeyer

Paul R Hehmeyer

February 20, 2009

Paul R. Hehmeyer, 89, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Ft. Madison, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born January 6, 1920 in Hannibal, Missouri, the son of Walter and Florence (Schnitzer) Hehmeyer. Paul married Jane Cattle on July 11, 1942 in Hannibal. He was a graduate of Hannibal High School...

Linda K Luck

Linda K Luck

February 20, 2009

Linda K. (Boltz) Luck, 60, of New Hartford, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 20, 2009, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born June 22, 1948 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Elmer and Sara (Marter) Boltz. Linda was a graduate of Waterloo West High School. On June 10, 1967 Linda was united in marriage with Clyde...

Fern V Debner

Fern V Debner

February 18, 2009

Fern V. Debner, 90, of Haines City, Florida, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in Haines City, Florida. She was born September 27, 1918 in Charles City, Iowa, the daughter of John and Lillie (Virchow) Dobbe. Fern married James Dickhoff on June 4, 1936 and he preceded her in death January 30, 1942. She married...

Mabel L Simpson

Mabel L Simpson

February 15, 2009

Mabel L. Simpson, 96, of Aplington, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Maple Manor Village in Aplington. Mabel was born November 14, 1912, at Northwood, Iowa, the daughter of Charles B. & Loretta R. (Bilsland) Crain. She married Kenneth W. Simpson May 1, 1934 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death February 19, 1984....

Gregory A Van Brocklin

Gregory A Van Brocklin

February 15, 2009

Gregory Allen Van Brocklin, 52, of Cedar Falls, died of cancer on Sunday, February 15, 2009, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born September 9, 1956 in Waterloo, the son of Howard and Shirley (Roever) Van Brocklin. Greg married Lynn Janssen on July 29, 1979 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar Falls. He...

Ralph J Ulrich

Ralph J Ulrich

February 14, 2009

Ralph James Ulrich, 69, of Cedar Falls, died of a heart attack on Saturday, February 14, 2009, in McAllen, Texas. Ralph was born May 26, 1939 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Everett & Ethel (Blake) Ulrich. He married Agnes Kramer on February 4, 1967 in Waterloo. Ralph was a 1957 graduate of Cedar Falls High...

Rita Reinicke

Rita Reinicke

February 13, 2009

Margarita "Rita" Helena Pitzman-Reinicke, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, February 13, 2009, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Rita was born March 13, 1917 in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of Carl & Anna (Blachek) Rudolph. She married Emil Pitzman and he died in WWII. She married Harold Reinicke September 2, 2000 at St. John Lutheran...

Dr. Patricia L Sitlington

Dr. Patricia L Sitlington

February 13, 2009

Dr. Patricia Louise Sitlington passed away February 13, 2009 at her home in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the age of 62. Born in Independence, Missouri she was the daughter of James R. Sitlington and Mary Lucas Sitlington.

Pat graduated from St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana in 1968 with a B.A. in Mathematics; from the University of...

Elsie M Stamp

Elsie M Stamp

February 12, 2009

Elsie Mae Stamp, of Cedar Falls, beloved of her family and friends, died of natural causes February 12th at Sartori Hospital at the age of 93. Elsie was born April 10, 1915, on a farm in Dundee, Iowa to Henry Smith and Elsie May Smith. She had an older brother, Laurence. She worked on the family farm...

Merle R Moyer

Merle R Moyer

February 10, 2009

Merle "Bob" Moyer, 71, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born February 23, 1937 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Emerson and Viola (Undenblade) Moyer. Merle married Joyce Kettwig on November 16, 1958 in Cedar Falls. He served as a military policeman in...

Helene H Muller

Helene H Muller

February 6, 2009

Helene "Leni" Muller, 87, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at Lake View Landing, Waterloo.  She was born Feb. 8, 1921, in Dusseldorf, Germany, daughter of Heinz & Maria (Rilke) Blasser. She was the oldest of six siblings, with four sisters and a brother. Following her formal education in Germany, Leni pursued a career as a fashion model. She...

Donald B Crinklaw

Donald B Crinklaw

February 3, 2009

Donald Benton Crinklaw, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at the Western Home Communities Stanard Family Assisted Living Center. He was born September 3, 1925 at Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Glen Benton and Vesta I. (Wilson) Crinklaw. Donald was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School and served in the US Navy during WW...

R. Fran Miller

R. Fran Miller

January 24, 2009

R. Frances "Fran" Miller, 66, of Cedar Falls, died from kidney cancer on Saturday, January 24, 2009, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born October 24, 1942 in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Philip and Ruth (French) Duffy. Fran married John R. "Jack" Miller, Jr. on November 6, 1977 at Capehart Chapel, Offutt...

Hiram Smith

Hiram Smith

January 23, 2009

Hiram Smith, 84, of Denver, Colorado and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Friday, January 23, 2009 at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Hiram was born April 6, 1924 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of William & Jennie (Van Heuvelen) Smith. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII. Hiram married Catherine Chandler. She preceded...

Patricia B Sands

Patricia B Sands

January 21, 2009

Patricia B. Sands, 78, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at the Cedar Falls Healthcare Center. She was born November 9, 1930 at Nevada, Iowa, the daughter of Rex and Martha (Peterson) Johnson. Patricia married Vernon George Sands on June 18, 1948 at Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on October 30, 1997.

Survivors include...

William P Callahan

William P Callahan

January 16, 2009

William Phillips Callahan Sr., 90, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, at home following an extended illness. He was born June 21, 1918, in Portage, Pa., the second son of Charles and Grace (Coplin) Callahan. He graduated from Portage High School, attended Penn State University and several firefighting seminars and training sessions. He married Bobbye Buss on Nov. 12,...

Grace E Mills

Grace E Mills

January 14, 2009

Grace E. Mills, 94, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Grace was born November 14, 1914 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Harry & Sarah (Jeffers) Vaughn. She married H. Marion Mills September 20, 1936 in Janesville, Iowa. He preceded her in death December 31, 1977. Grace farmed with her...

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