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...
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.
