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Georgia M Brown
December 25, 2008
Georgia M. Brown, 89, of Cedar Falls died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at Windsor Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born September 13, 1919 in Marysville, Iowa the daughter of Hugh and Truie ( Spafford) Davies. She married Glen Brown February 4, 1940 at Waterloo. He preceded her in death June 10, 1997. She was a...
Norma B Wessels
December 24, 2008
Norma B. Wessels, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born March 19, 1916 near Pine River, Minnesota, the daughter of Lee & Virgie (Longnecker) Garner. Norma married Bruno E. Wessels March 31, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death September 25, 1984.
Survivors include...
Jean E Porter
December 22, 2008
Jean Elisabeth Parman Porter, 88, died peacefully at her daughter's home in Fort Worth, Texas, where she had been living for the past year and a half. She was surrounded by the love of family and friends both physically and in spirit.
Jean was born on November 1, 1920 in Decorah, Iowa. As...
Ernest V Garber
December 21, 2008
Ernest V. "Jan" Garber, 87, of Cedar Falls, died of multiple myeloma on Sunday, December 21, 2008, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born January 14, 1921 in Waterloo, the son of Ernest C. and Elizabeth (Ankeny) Garber. Jan married Mae A. Sommer on January 2, 1942 in Waterloo. She preceded him in death on March...
Thelma L Morse
December 18, 2008
Thelma Lois Morse, 88, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes on Thursday, December 18, 2008, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born February 14, 1920 in New Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of James and Annetta (Natvig) Otteson. Thelma married David C. Morse on April 14, 1943 in New Hampton. He preceded her in death...
Charles D Matheson
December 18, 2008
Charles Daniel Matheson, 96, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, December 18, 2008, at the Elizabeth E. Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls, of complications following a stroke. He was born October 10, 1912 at Albion, Michigan, the son of Ernest and Anna (Spangler) Matheson. Charles married Marleta Hill Blitch on August 3, 1970 at Galena, Illinois. He received his...
Mary E Miller
December 17, 2008
Mary E. Miller, 78, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born December 20, 1929 at Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Albert E. and Una M. (Bigelow) Mickey. She married Lavern Miller December 10, 1949 at Albany, Illinois. He preceded her in Death April 30, 1974. Before her retirement...
John E Itzen
December 11, 2008
John E. Itzen, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, December 11, 2008, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born July 8, 1917 in Grundy Center, Iowa, the son of John E. and Gertrude (Kruger) Itzen. John married Iva Dean Heronimus on August 21, 1946 in Holland, Iowa. John served with the U.S. Army during...
Percy L Dengler
December 10, 2008
Percy L. Dengler, 85, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Percy was born January 29, 1923 at St. Lawrence, South Dakota, the son of Louie & Emma (Schmidt) Dengler. He married Gwendolyn Volker December 25, 1950 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. Gwendolyn preceded him in death August 31,...
Jane Sutton
December 9, 2008
Jane Sutton, 80, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home. Jane was born April 29, 1928 in Houston, Missouri, the daughter of William & Pearl (Norton) Morton. She married Carl Sutton June 5, 1947 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death November 16, 2005. Jane was employed at Clutes Supermarket for 15...
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...
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