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Irene E Clow

Irene E Clow

November 1, 2005

IRENE E. CLOW, 82, of Waterloo, died of natural causes on Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born February 23, 1923 in Ionia, Iowa, the daughter of Ezra and Blanche (Shoup) Huffman. Irene married James W. Clow on September 6, 1939 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on August...

Marie M Wheelock

Marie M Wheelock

November 1, 2005

MARIE M. WHEELOCK, 78, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Marie was born May 6, 1927 in Waterloo the daughter of William & Hazel (Fouts) Smith. She married Dencil C. Wheelock November 27, 1943 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death February 9, 1984. Survivors...

Nellie R Gersema

Nellie R Gersema

November 1, 2005

NELLIE R. GERSEMA, 86, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Nellie was born April 18, 1919 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Charles E. & Hazel (Bowman) McCready. She graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1938. Nellie married Delos M. Gersema July 18, 1947 in Waterloo. He died...

Iola M Wyant

Iola M Wyant

October 30, 2005

IOLA M. WYANT , 89, of Cedar Falls died of natural causes at her daughter's home in Waterloo, on Sunday, October 30. Iola was born October 12, 1916 at Drayton, North Dakota the daughter of Alexander & Anna (Crawford) Bellamy. She married Roy Wyant and he preceded her in death November 14, 1975. Iola was...

Olga Madsen

Olga Madsen

October 29, 2005

OLGA MADSEN, 95, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes on Saturday, October 29, 2005, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born August 2, 1910 in Tyler, Minnesota, the daughter of Johannes P. and Jane (Keller) Johansen. Olga married Harold H. Madsen on June 16, 1936 in Tyler, Minnesota . He preceded her in death...

Donald E Farrell

Donald E Farrell

October 13, 2005

DONALD EUGENE FARRELL, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born September 12, 1923 in Webster City, Iowa, the son of Charles Edward and Lena Lenora (Black) Farrell. Don married Carol Elizabeth Howell on December 15, 1950 at First United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls. He...

Sharon M Pierce

Sharon M Pierce

October 10, 2005

SHARON M. PIERCE, 65, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, October 10, 2005, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  Sharon was born January 22, 1940 at Mason City, Iowa the daughter of Roger & Margaret (Brinkman) Squier. She was a graduate of Mason City High School. Sharon married David Pierce on June 21, 1959 at Mason City,...

Joyce L Northey

Joyce L Northey

October 4, 2005

JOYCE L. NORTHEY, 85, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.  She was born February 24, 1920 near Jesup, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph L. and Mayme (Hallman) Edgerton. Joyce married Gilbert H. Northey on August 6, 1942 at Midland, Texas. He preceded her in death on March...

Ethel Mccombs

Ethel Mccombs

October 4, 2005

ETHEL McCOMBS, 100, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at Mallard Point.  She was born August 31, 1905 in Kingston, Arkansas the daughter of Clifford Reed & Irene Ellen (Titus) Garton.  Ethel received her teaching certificate from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. While attending school in Cedar Falls she met Wesley Blum....

Larry D Bruhn

Larry D Bruhn

September 28, 2005

LARRY DEAN BRUHN , 60, of New Hartford, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, of complications from a pulmonary embolism. Larry was born June 15, 1945 at Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Ernest & Thelma (Petersen) Bruhn. He married Carol Luitjens on...

Lynold F Boehmke

Lynold F Boehmke

September 24, 2005

LYNOLD F. BOEHMKE, 92, of Cedar Falls died Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Center.  Lynold was born April 30, 1913 at Keystone, Iowa the son of William & Anna (Kramer) Boehmke.  He married Thelma Criswell August 25, 1935 in Keystone, Iowa and she preceded him in death on September 1, 1973....

Anna M Stanton

Anna M Stanton

September 21, 2005

ANNA MARIE EMMA STANTON was stillborn Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.

Survivors include her parents, Daniel and Valerie M. (Maas) Stanton, of Cedar Falls, Iowa; two brothers, James J. and Christopher D. Stanton, at home; paternal grandmother, Patricia A. Stanton, of New Hampton, Iowa; maternal grandparents,...

Velma Bickner

Velma Bickner

September 19, 2005

VELMA BICKNER , 86, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, September 19 2005, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa.  Velma was born October 10, 1919 at New Hartford, Iowa the daughter of Olie and Clara (North) Klodt. She married Earl G. Bickner October 16, 1937 at Waverly, Iowa. He preceded her in...

Otto H Tadge

Otto H Tadge

September 19, 2005

OTTO H. TADGE, 98, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, September, 19, 2005, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  He was born July 4, 1907, in Bremer County, Iowa, the son of William and Anna (Busse) Tadge. Otto was a self employed. He is survived by one sister, Esther M. Nolting of Cedar Falls,...

Harold R Backerman

Harold R Backerman

September 19, 2005

HAROLD R. BACKERMAN, 92, of Cedar Falls died Monday, September 19, 2005 at his home. Harold was born July 6, 1913 at Herman, Minnesota the son of Herman & Ida Davis Backerman. He married Gwendolyn Johnson September 2, 1937 in Ehler, Iowa. Harold served in the U.S. Army from October of 1931 to July of 1934 in...

Adeline Mcdonald

Adeline Mcdonald

September 16, 2005

ADELINE "ADDIE" McDONALD, 85, of the Cedar Falls Healthcare Center and formerly of Mallard Point in Cedar Falls and Two Rivers, Wisconsin, died of natural causes after a lengthy illness on Friday, September 16, at the Healthcare Center. She was born December 19, 1919 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ernest and Hattie (Hartwig) Holzschuh. She married...

Arvada Pickering

Arvada Pickering

September 14, 2005

ARVADA PICKERING, 86, of Cedar Falls died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at her home. Arvada was born December 21, 1918 in Aplington, Iowa the daughter of George H. & Dena (Havinga) Naber. She married Albert O. Pickering January 28, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death April 15, 1990. Arvada worked at...

Kenneth A Budke, Sr.

Kenneth A Budke, Sr.

September 13, 2005

KENNETH A. BUDKE, SR., 83, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.  He was born November 22, 1921 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Leo A. and Verna (Enloe) Budke.  Ken married Norma M. Kruse on January 24, 1943 in Waterloo. She preceded him in death...

Virginia F Riker

Virginia F Riker

September 9, 2005

VIRGINIA FRANCES RIKER, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 9, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. She was born February 26, 1916 in La Junta, Colorado, the daughter of Jefferson Pierce and Frances Syvinta (Lay) Bell. Virginia married Harvey Clarkson Riker on July 6, 1934 in Cedar Falls. He preceded...

Bonnie L Haurum

Bonnie L Haurum

September 6, 2005

BONNIE L. HAURUM, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. She was born September 6, 1914 in Winthrop, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Stella Smith. Bonnie married Alvin Haurum on April 14, 1964 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on...

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