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Marcella L Carlson
April 26, 2006
MARCELLA L. CARLSON, 88, of Shell Rock, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at the Shell Rock Healthcare Center. She was born August 6, 1917 at Plymouth, Iowa, the daughter of John and Annie (Barth) Dorman. Marcella married Ralph L. Carlson on April 9, 1941 at Janesville, Iowa and he preceded her in death on March 12,...
Francis L Kaley
April 22, 2006
FRANCIS "JACK" L. KALEY, 84, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Marshalltown died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. Jack was born December 2, 1921 in East Jordan, Michigan the son of Otto & Florence (St. Charles) Kaley. He married Virginia Senkow April 12, 1946 in Muskegon, Michigan. She preceded...
Loraine M Ames
April 19, 2006
LORAINE M. ERICKSEN AMES, 85, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born July 24, 1920 at Butler County, Iowa, the daughter of Jim and Mary (Miller) Jacobsen. Loraine married Glen L. Ericksen on December 11, 1942 at Fredsville Lutheran Church in rural Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on May 28,...
Elsie L Straube
April 15, 2006
ELSIE L. STRAUBE, 90, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at her home at Janesville, Iowa. She was born June 23, 1915 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of William and Sophie (Brandhorst) Andorf. Elsie married Richard S. Straube on June 26, 1937 at Jesup, Iowa. He preceded her in death on December 9, 1993. Elsie...
Maxine C Hanson
April 12, 2006
MAXINE C. HANSON, 85, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born July 2, 1920, the daughter of Harold S. and Chrystal V. (McKee) Anderson. Maxine married Vernon C. Hanson February 14, 1942 at Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on February 12, 1960. She graduated from Waterloo West High...
Milo N Grandon
April 12, 2006
MILO "MIKE" N. GRANDON, 81, of Janesville died Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at the Shell Rock Healthcare Center in Shell Rock, Iowa. Milo was born February 20, 1925 in Cedar Falls, Iowa the son of Arthur & Jesse (Marks) Grandon. He attended Finchford and Cedar Falls Schools and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1942. Milo...
Vincenzo Deliso
April 12, 2006
VINCENZO "ENZO" DELISO, 87, of Bickford Cottage and formerly of Mallard Point Retirement Residence and Deerfield, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at his home at Bickford Cottage. Enzo was born February 13, 1919 in Mola di Bari, Italy, the son of Vitantonio and Rosa (Carmelo) DeLiso. He was a submariner in the Italian Navy during WW...
Harlan F Billman
April 7, 2006
HARLAN F. BILLMAN , 90, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, April 7, 2006, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Harlan was born July 16, 1915 at Dike, Iowa, the son of Tony and Ethel Mae (Klontz) Billman. He married Olga E. Olson on April 10, 1953 at Waterloo, Iowa. She preceded him in death on...
Irene V Kramer
April 4, 2006
IRENE V. KRAMER, 88, of Allison, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at the Allison Healthcare Center.  She was born May 28, 1917 near Aplington, Iowa the daughter of Lawrence and Leona (Brown) Christopherson. She was saved and accepted Christ July 19, 1931 inspired from the bible verse "He that believes on the Son hath everlasting life....
Leola P Buhmann
April 4, 2006
LEOLA P. BUHMANN, 85, of Marion, Iowa and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Bickford Cottage in Marion. She was born December 25, 1920 in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Roy & Pearl (Adams) Zearley. She married Donald H. Buhmann on January 1, 1942 in Lancaster, Missouri. He preceded her in death May...
Charles A Poduska
April 3, 2006
CHARLES ARTHUR PODUSKA, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, April 3, 2006, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. He was born August 26, 1913 in Waterloo, Iowa the son of Charles Arthur and Frieda (Otti) Poduska. He married Myrtle J. Jokumsen June 13, 1943 at St. Mathews Lutheran Church in Washington, D. C. She preceded him in...
D Arlene Nicoll
March 31, 2006
D. ARLENE NICOLL, 77, of Cedar Falls and formerly of State Center, died Friday, March 31, 2006 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. Arlene was born July 13, 1928 in Marshalltown, Iowa the daughter of Raymond Stone & Delilah Marie (Gibson) Downs. She married Donald J. Nicoll October 1, 1950 in Mechanicsville, Iowa. He preceded her in...
August O Klemp
March 27, 2006
AUGUST O. KLEMP, 83, died Monday, March 27, 2006, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. He was born October 1, 1922 in Readlyn, Iowa, the son of Arthur and Elsie (Sell) Klemp. August married Ruth Carol Roberts on June 7, 1947 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps in...
Hilda M Martinson
March 23, 2006
HILDA M. MARTINSON, was born April 18, 1915 at Thompson, Iowa, the daughter of Elmen and Amelia (Jensen) Erickson. She moved to Cedar Falls in 1938. Hilda married Vernon Martinson December 30, 1934 at Thompson, Iowa. He preceded her in death July 30, 1966. Hilda died Thursday, March 23, 2006, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, at...
David W Ehlert
March 18, 2006
DAVID W. EHLERT 68, died Saturday, March 18, 2006, at his home in Cedar Falls. He was born March 21, 1937 at Sumner, Iowa, the son of Walter F. and Sophia H. (Hansen) Ehlert. He married Carroll Teigler on April 4, 1959 in Cedar Falls, and they were later divorced. He married Sharon Neal on April 24,...
Norma F Priest
March 18, 2006
NORMA F. PRIEST, 96, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, March 18, 2006, at the Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls. She was born December 11, 1909 in Hawkeye, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Purl (Henderson) Smith. Norma married Leo Edward Priest on April 27, 1932 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on December 24,...
Helga Olin
March 15, 2006
HELGA OLIN, 93, died Wednesday, March 15, in Cedar Falls. She was born June 18, 1912 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Peter J. and Elise (Larsen) Falkenberg. Helga married Terry Boyd Olin on October 29, 1938 in Cedar Falls. She is survived by her husband, Terry, of Cedar Falls; two daughters, Barb (Vern) Luhring...
Ruth L Steward
March 14, 2006
RUTH L. STEWARD, 85, of Mason City and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. She was born June 4, 1920 in Brandon, Iowa, the daughter of Cato R. and Rosabelle (Beachler) Kennicott. She married Russell K. Steward on June 16, 1946 in Independence, Iowa. He...
Drucilla E Widmann
March 13, 2006
DRUCILLA E. "BETTY" WIDMANN, 84, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes at her home on Monday, March 13, 2006. She was born October 25, 1921 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of David and Bernice (Washburn) Eastman. Betty married Arthur C. Widmann in 1945, and he preceded her in death on April 30, 1979. She was a...
Nellie E Chambers
March 7, 2006
NELLIE E. CHAMBERS, 97, of Cedar Falls, died of pneumonia on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at Sartori Memorial Hospital. She was born August 28, 1908 near Belle Plaine, Kansas, the daughter of I. E. and May Belle (Hamilton) Meeker. Nellie married Berlin "Mugs" Chambers on August 4, 1925 at Wellington, Kansas. Berlin preceded her in death in...
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