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Betty J Leavell
September 17, 2008
Betty Jean Leavell, 74, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at her home in Waterloo. She was born July 15, 1934 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of David and Anna (Tinjum) Mitchell. Betty married Carl E. Leavell on January 13, 1954 in Iowa City, Iowa. She was employed in the office at Rath Packing Company in Waterloo,...
Rebecca J Sheldon
September 16, 2008
Rebecca "Becky" Sheldon, 59, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born June 1, 1949 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of John and Marcia (Frink) Talley. Rebecca married Terry Sheldon August 14, 1971 and they later divorced. She was employed with EPI in the Choice Program.
Rebecca...
Marie F Wildeboer
September 13, 2008
Marie F. Wildeboer, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, September 13, 2008, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born on a farm west of Alden, Iowa on July 20, 1916, the daughter of John and Mable (Collins) Terveer. Marie was baptized in 1929 by the Rev. W. J. Suckow. She graduated from Alden High School in 1933...
Mavis L Purk
September 10, 2008
Mavis L. Purk, 88, of Ankeny, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at Manor Care Health Services in West Des Moines, Iowa. She was born January 26, 1920 in Vernon Center, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward W. and Hulda M. (Beck) Swanson. Mavis married James F. Purk in Mason City, Iowa. He preceded her...
Virgil W Johnson
September 6, 2008
Virgil W. Johnson, 89, of Waverly, Iowa, died at home on Saturday, September 6, 2008. He was born October 3, 1918 in Grundy County, Iowa, the son of John J. and Clarinda (Souy) Johnson. Virgil married Mary Luders on February 3, 1940 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She preceded him in death on June 6, 2004. Virgil was...
Marian L Sturm
August 31, 2008
Marian L. Sturm, 104, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at Windsor Nursing & Rehab Center in Cedar Falls. She was born December 8, 1903 at West Union, Iowa, the daughter of Edward Lincoln & Luella (Searles) Ash. Marian married Albert Sturm in 1926 and he preceded her in death on April 3, 1958. She graduated from West...
Alvin Stickfort
August 30, 2008
Alvin Stickfort, 78, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Dunkerton, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born November 10, 1929 at Holland, Iowa, the son of Ben & Alice (Meyer) Stickfort. Alvin served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Marion J. Lumbus February 11, 1955...
Geanette W Holmes
August 27, 2008
Geanette Westlake Harris Holmes, 89, died Wednesday, August 27, at The Denver Sunset Home. She was born September 8, 1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of Ralph Burton Harris, a native of Cedar Falls, and Lois Margaret Caldwell, of Iberia, Ohio.
Earl F Smith
August 23, 2008
Earl Floyd Smith, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, August 23, 2008, at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center. He was born May 15, 1921 in Keeline, Wyoming, the son of Alva C. and Maude L. (Lowery) Smith. Earl graduated in 1939 from Lusk High School, Lusk, Wyoming. He married Juanita Phipps on June 29, 1947 in Marshalltown,...
Kathleen L Groszbach
August 22, 2008
Kathleen L. Groszbach, 97, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Friday, August 22, 2008, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo. Committal services will be in Zumbrota, Minnesota. Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Robert H Froehner
August 22, 2008
Robert H. "Bob" Froehner, 84, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, August 22, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born August 16, 1924 in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of Albert and Lillian (Wickey) Froehner. Bob married Ramona Wingerter on March 25, 1951 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Muscatine. He...
Marci M Peterson
August 22, 2008
Marci M. Peterson, 69, of Cedar Falls, died at Iowa University Hospitals, Iowa City, Friday, August 22, 2008. She was born January 14, 1939 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Clyde E. and Ethel Mae (Gibson) Kistner. Marci married Richard J. Peterson on July 14, 1956 in Marengo, Iowa. She worked for American Color Imaging for 22 years, retiring...
Carlton F Brockman
August 18, 2008
Carlton F. Brockman. 83, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, August 18, 2008, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born August 23, 1924 in Clarksville, Iowa, the son of Martin W. and Viola (Schwartz) Brockman. Carl married Nancy Narum on March 29, 1952 in Waterloo. He graduated from Clarksville High School and served in the US Army Signal...
Cindy L Manderfield
August 15, 2008
Cindy L. Manderfield, 57, of Reinbeck, Iowa, died Friday, August 15, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, in Iowa City. She was born December 25, 1950 in West Union, Iowa, the daughter of Doyle and Charlotte (Walker) Shepard. Cindy married Duane Manderfield on July 7, 1972 in Fayette, Iowa. He preceded her in death in...
James E Beasley
August 12, 2008
James Edwin Beasley, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, from injuries sustained in a bicycle/automobile accident. He was born July 17, 1925 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Frank and Adeline (Story) Beasley. James married Patricia Ann Reardon on November 6, 1948 at First United Methodist Church in Waterloo....
Jerome R Megan
August 2, 2008
Jerome "Jerry" Megan, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, August 2, 2008, under hospice care in Waterloo. He was born November 13, 1925 in Eldora, Iowa, the son of Harry and Harriett (Weiers) Megan. Jerry married Marjorie M. Britt on March 27, 1951 in Lawler, Iowa. He served in the United States Navy on the L.S.M. Landing Craft...
Violet I Franks
July 31, 2008
Violet "Vi" Irene Franks,78, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Sartori Memorial Hospital.She was born December 25, 1929 in Fayette County, Iowa, the daughter of William & Ruzilla (Denny) Morse. She married John Franks October 26, 1946 in Fayette, Iowa. They lived in Fayette and Oelwein before moving to Cedar Falls in 1960. Mrs....
Melissa S Kunkle
July 29, 2008
Melissa Sue Kunkle, 29, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, from complications of seizures. She was born March 30, 1979 at Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Scott Alan and Sue Ellen (Juhl) Kunkle. Melissa was an organ donor, up to 250 people will benefit from her gift. ...
Doris E Horn
July 25, 2008
Doris E. Horn, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, July 25, 2008, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Center in Cedar Falls. She was born February 7, 1933 in Menlo, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew and Marie (Lemke) Boss. Doris married Lloyd C. Horn on July 27, 1952 in Casey Iowa. He preceded her in death...
Evelyn Bernard
July 15, 2008
Evelyn Patava Bernard, 90, of Midville, Georgia, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at her home in Midville. She was born April 2, 1918 in Keystone, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Marie Patava. Evelyn married Vincent L. Bernard on October 19, 1935 in La Porte City, Iowa. He preceded her in death on November...
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