Kathleen M Marks
December 9, 2008
Kathleen M. Marks, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born June 5, 1933 in Dewar, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest F. and Pearl (Myers) Hemsath. She married Bernie D. Plumber on June 6, 1953 and they were later divorced. Kathleen married Harry C. Marks on April 2,...
Jean Gesell
December 5, 2008
Jean Sarah Gesell died peacefully at the home of her daughter in Columbus, Ohio on December 5, 2008. She was 91 years old – a polite, pretty and adventurous lady. Born September 27, 1917 in Grundy Center, Iowa of parents Hugh and Clara Willoughby, she attended the University of Northern Iowa and graduated from Northwestern University. She worked...
Maurene B Lavelle
November 18, 2008
Maurene B. LaVelle, 95, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born June 24, 1913 in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Leo and Luella (Meade) O'Connor. Maurene married Vernon C. LaVelle on October 13, 1931 in Vinton, Iowa. He preceded her in death on...
Mervyn K Frye
November 9, 2008
Mervyn Keith Frye, 77, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo of cancer. He was born April 4, 1931, in Clarion, Iowa, the son of Harry W. & Della P. (Hilpipre) Frye. Mervyn married Marilyn Irene Peyton on April 30, 1949 in Jacksonville, North Carolina and they later divorced. He married...
Ethel I Nielsen
November 7, 2008
Ethel Iona Nielsen, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, November 7, 2008, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born November 30, 1919 at Remsen, Iowa, the daughter of Morten and Katherine (Juhl) Mortensen. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in rural Oyens, Iowa. Ethel married Roy J....
Donald D Dayton
November 6, 2008
Donald D. Dayton, 71, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, November 6, 2008, at Windhaven Retirement Community of the Western Home Communities. Donald was born April 9, 1937 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Ralph & Lillian (Zinn) Dayton. He married Gloria Lindner October 10, 1959 in Waterloo and they later divorced. He married Sandra K....
Betty J Strumpel
November 5, 2008
Betty J. Strumpel, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Center. She was born June 28, 1921 at Maynard, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Helen (Howell) Van Sickle. Betty married Earl A. Huggins August 11, 1940 at Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death January 16,...
Marlene R Stauffacher
November 5, 2008
Marlene R. Stauffacher, 76, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Marlene was born April 27, 1932 at Toronto, South Dakota, the daughter of Raymond & Mabel (Estenson) Johnson. She married George Stauffacher February 1, 1949 at Clear Lake, South Dakota. Marlene was a food service worker at UNI...
Regina L Elliott-Gibson
November 4, 2008
Regina Lynn Elliott-Gibson, 49, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born October 10, 1959 in Waterloo, the daughter of Kenneth and Joyce (Jody) L. (Thomas) Elliott. Regina graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1978. She married John Wach November 19, 1988 in Cedar Falls...
Chris Vognsen
October 20, 2008
Chris Vognsen, Jr., 85, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, October 20, 2008, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born August 10, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Chris and Jennie (Grarup) Vognsen, Sr. Chris married Eleanor Mae Cary on October 23, 1946 in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death on August...
Walter J Sankey
October 18, 2008
Walter James "Jim" Sankey, 56, of Cedar Falls, died of cancer on Saturday, October 18, 2008, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born July 17, 1952 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Walter Joseph and Pauline (Appleby) Sankey. Jim married Kathy Griffin on January 19, 1984 in Cedar Rapids. Jim was a carpenter...
Esther M Nolting
October 15, 2008
Esther M. Nolting, 97, of Cedar Falls died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. Esther was born February 4, 1911 at her home in Bremer County, Iowa, the daughter of William & Anna (Busse) Tadge. She married William J. Nolting January 25, 1941 in Waverly, Iowa. He preceded her in death April 4, 1979....
Arlene J Baxter
October 9, 2008
Arlene Jane Baxter, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, October 9, 2008, at her home in Cedar Falls. She was born July 30, 1933 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of William and Roelfine Ruth (Grimmius) Adams. Arlene married Kenneth L. Baxter on November 21, 1959 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on February 22, 1933....
Ellyne G Visokey
October 7, 2008
Ellyne Grace Visokey, infant daughter of David M. and Michelle (Rogers) Visokey, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in Iowa City, Iowa. Ellyne is survived by her parents, two brothers, Stephen and Alex Visokey, and three sisters, Laura, Leah and Molly Visokey, all of Cedar Falls; her maternal grandmother, Marla Rogers, of Waterloo; paternal grandmother, Helen Visokey, of Chandler, Arizona;...
Donald C Hoffman
October 6, 2008
Donald C. Hoffman, 78, of Cedar Falls, died of cancer on Monday, October 6, 2008, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. He was born January 15, 1930 in Cedar Falls, the son of George Frederick and Mae Marie (Cawelti) Hoffman. Don married Donna Ferns on June 3, 1950 in Barnes...
Wendell V Smith
October 3, 2008
Wendell V. Smith, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Western Home Communities Stanard Assisted Living Center. He was born May 6, 1918 at Plainfield, Iowa, the son of Vern and Mattie (Cagley) Smith. Wendell was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United Sates Army. Before his retirement he worked for Hinson...
Othmar M Mauer
October 1, 2008
Othmar M. "Ole" Mauer, 85, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home after a brief illness. He was born May 4, 1923 in Staceyville, Iowa, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Adams) Mauer. Ole married Ardis Andersen on June 19, 1948 in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death on July...
Jane E Kerbey
September 25, 2008
Jane Elizabeth Martin Kerbey, 86, of Glenview, Illinois, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, September 25, 2008, at The Abington of Glenview. She was born December 8, 1921 in Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harry G. and Carrie (Coleman) Martin. Jane married William L. Kerbey on June 19, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. He preceded her in death...
James R Lathan
September 19, 2008
James R. "Big Jim" Lathan, 57, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 19, 2008 at his home. He was born December 20, 1950 in Ford County, Kansas, the son of the Rev. A. Wylie & Shirley Mae (Wynne) Lathan. He attended Emporia State University in Kansas and then graduated as a music major from the University of Northern...
Everett I Eddy
September 18, 2008
Everett I. Eddy, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, September 18, 2008, at Sartori Memorial Hospital. He was born September 16, 1918 in Black Hawk County, Iowa, the son of Earl Walker and Florence (Sack) Eddy. Everett married Leona Lorenz in 1964 and she preceded him in death in 1973. He married Elly Hansen Sorensen on December 2, 1974...
