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Nancy L Retterath

Nancy L Retterath

July 11, 2005

NANCY L. RETTERATH, 61, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, July 11, 2005, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo.  She was born September 2, 1943 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Lee D. and Dorothy M. (Harrison) Myers. Nancy married Paul Retterath on May 17, 1962 in Memphis, Missouri. Survivors include her husband, Paul,...

Dixie L Hundley

Dixie L Hundley

July 7, 2005

DIXIE LEE HUNDLEY, 65, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, July 7, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born December 6, 1939 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Russell F. and Anna (Chesmore) Hundley. Dixie is survived by her two sisters, Alice (Eugene) Wilson of Waterloo, Iowa and Beverly (Lewis) Boeck of Janesville, Iowa, and...

Louise E Souders

Louise E Souders

June 30, 2005

LOUISE E. SOUDERS, 78, of Cedar Falls died Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo from complications from a fall. Louise was born April 5, 1927 at Mt. Vernon, Iowa the daughter of Arthur "A.J." & Grace (Hoodmaker) Rogers. She married Ralph V. Souders April 20, 1946 at Mt. Vernon, Iowa....

Betty A Gabbard

Betty A Gabbard

June 27, 2005

BETTY A. GABBARD, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, June 27, 2005 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born May 26, 1923 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of William and Alberta (Byers) Rowzee. Betty married Gene Gabbard on February 24, 1940 in Cedar Falls. She worked in her home and volunteered at...

Harry F Zey

Harry F Zey

June 23, 2005

HARRY FRANKLINZEY, 76, of Cedar Falls, died at his home on Thursday, June 23, 2005, of cancer. He was born March 31, 1929, son of Edward John and Stella Eva Rose Scheidt Zey, at Prairie Home Missouri. Harry came to Waterloo in 1947 to work at John Deere Company in Department 11. He enlisted in the U.S....

Sybil Juel

Sybil Juel

June 20, 2005

SYBIL "KITTY" JUEL , 88 of New Hartford died Monday, June 20, 2005 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Kitty was born August 25, 1916 at Lindsey, Nebraska the daughter of Ernest & Mattie (Speicher) Gottschall. She married Arthur J. Juel January 26, 1946 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Kitty worked...

Floyd Jensen

Floyd Jensen

June 17, 2005

FLOYD JENSEN, 71, of Parkersburg, Iowa, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at the Grundy County Medical Hospital in Grundy Center.  Floyd was born December 10, 1933 near New Hartford, Iowa the son of William and Florence (Rohdes) Jensen . He attended New Hartford Public School. For the last 27 years he lived with and worked for Rodney...

Edward L Oldani

Edward L Oldani

June 16, 2005

EDWARD L. "EDDIE" OLDANI, 67, of Cedar Falls, Iowa passed away Thursday, June 16, 2005 in the care of his family and loved ones at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa, due to complications of diabetes, after several years of dealing with the side affects of the illness. Eddie attended Soldan-Blewett and Ladue High Schools...

Felicia P Francisco

Felicia P Francisco

June 15, 2005

FELICIA P. FRANCISCO of Cedar Falls died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at her home.  Felicia was born March 1, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey the daughter of Stanly & Amelia (Romano) Blasi. She married Charles E. Francisco December 16, 1951 in Newark. He preceded her in death March 9, 2002. Survivors include two...

Bernard N Kressley

Bernard N Kressley

June 14, 2005

BERNARD N. KRESSLEY was born May 23, 1928 at Stout, Iowa, the son of Elmer L. & Georgia M. (Fouts) Kressley. He married Arlene Franke June 9, 1946 in Waterloo, Iowa. He worked for Rath Packing Co for forty years and for the last five years he worked as Crossing Guard at Hansen–Holmes Schools. Bernard died Tuesday,...

Ines F Goranson

Ines F Goranson

June 11, 2005

INES FREIDA GORANSON, 88, of Waterloo and formerly of Cedar Falls died Saturday, June 11, 2005 at Allen Memorial Hospital. Ines was born February 12, 1917 near Dike, Iowa the daughter of August & Freida (Behrens) Wellman. She was raised on a farm near Dike.  She married Richard B. Goranson on August 21, 1953 at St. John...

Maxine B Stratton

Maxine B Stratton

June 4, 2005

MAXINE B. STRATTON, 60, of Hudson, Iowa died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa from complications of lung cancer. Maxine was born October 13, 1944 in Story County, Iowa the daughter of Haaken & Elizabeth (Skeers) Horness. She married Gary J. Stratton June 12, 1965 at St. Petri Lutheran Church in Story...

Helen J Haberkamp

Helen J Haberkamp

June 1, 2005

HELEN J. HABERKAMP, 77, of Cedar Falls died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  Helen was born April 14, 1928 at Lake Mills, Iowa the daughter of Alfred & Clara (Hanson) Haugen. She married Eugene Haberkamp August 1, 1948 at Lake Mills. He preceded her in death December 28, 2002. Helen was co-owner...

Leroy H Degener

Leroy H Degener

May 31, 2005

LEROY H. "BUD" DEGENER, 80, of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown died Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at the Marshalltown Medical Center.  Leroy was born January 14, 1925, at Hudson, Iowa, the son of Edwin Carl and Elizabeth (Noltensmeier) Degener. He married Ruby Christensen and they were later divorced. He served in the United States Marine Corp...

Marjorie L Baker

Marjorie L Baker

May 23, 2005

MARJORIE LORRAINE BAKER, was born November 1, 1918, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Frank A. and Mildred M. (Freet) Ahlhelm. She married Sidney B. Baker September 4, 1937 in the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa.  He died May 27, 1995. Marjorie worked at the University of Northern Iowa as an assistant food director, retiring...

Larry L Mayfield

Larry L Mayfield

May 20, 2005

LARRY L. MAYFIELD, 64, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, May 20, 2005 at Sartori Memorial Hospital of a heart attack.  He was born July 2, 1940 in Unionville, Missouri the son of William & Crystal Barton. He married Joanne Jean Hugh July 17, 1967 in Unionville, Missouri. Larry worked at John Deere & Company in tractor and...

Earl G Hansen

Earl G Hansen

May 20, 2005

EARL G. HANSEN, 82, of Cedar Falls died Friday, May 20, 2005 at his home, surrounded and embraced by his family. He was born July 27, 1922 in rural Dike, Iowa the son of Irenius & Helga Weltz Lindholm Hansen, one of nine children. Earl married Freda May Howell May 9, 1946 in Cedar Falls....

Betty L Wittren

Betty L Wittren

May 11, 2005

BETTY LENORE WITTREN was born November 21, 1926, the daughter of Guy William and Isabel (Schwind) Morelock in Newton, Iowa. Her mother died when she was 12 days old and then was raised by her father and step mother, Dean. She married Richard A. Wittren November 11, 1945 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Betty died Wednesday, May 11,...

Richard Colvin

Richard Colvin

May 8, 2005

RICHARD "DICK" COLVIN, 65, of Brooklyn and formerly of rural Reinbeck, Iowa, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born December 26, 1939 in Iowa City, Iowa.  Dick was the adopted son of Jesse M. and Lorraine (Gonnering) Colvin. He married Nancy Heber on November 5, 1960 at Nazareth...

Elizabeth D Van Dyke

Elizabeth D Van Dyke

May 8, 2005

ELIZABETH D. "BETTY" VAN DYKE, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.  She was born August 10, 1921 in Herren-Sulzbach, Germany, the daughter of Friederich and Mathilda (Bambaur) Weis. Betty married Rev. Alfred Van Dyke on December 25, 1940 in Wayne Township, New Jersey. She was a secretary...

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