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Maxine M Mcsweeney

Maxine M Mcsweeney

February 25, 2005

MAXINE M. MCSWEENEY, 86, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Osage and Fort Dodge, IA, died of heart failure Friday, February 25, 2005 at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa. Memorial services were held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with inurnment at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, both in...

Maynard L Deboer

Maynard L Deboer

February 24, 2005

MAYNARD L. DEBOER, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, February 24, 2005, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born June 24, 1917 in Dexter, Minnesota, the son of Estert and Anna (Lindberg) DeBoer. He married Alice Hansen on March 7, 1940 in Stout, Iowa. She preceded him in death on November 27,...

Julia Burket

Julia Burket

February 21, 2005

JULIA "JUDY" BURKET, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, February 21, 2005, at the Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls. She was born April 12, 1922 at Elkader, Iowa, the daughter of Dale and Nora (Lorton) Jones. Judy graduated from Elkader High School and attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she was a member of...

Robert C Skar

Robert C Skar

February 19, 2005

ROBERT CHARLES SKAR, 83, of Billerica, Massachusetts, died Saturday, February 19, 2005, in Burlington, Massachusetts. He was born July 30, 1921 at LaCrosse, Wisconsin, the son of Robert Olaf and Clara E. (Hogenson) Skar. Robert married Margaret H. Hansen on May 25, 1946 at Cedar Falls, Iowa. She died December 11, 1973. He married Nora Osborne...

Lucille B Mugge

Lucille B Mugge

February 17, 2005

LUCILLE B. MUGGE, 92, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Thursday, February 17, 2005, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born October 23, 1912 at Moorhead, Iowa, the daughter of John and Blanche (Schmidt) Neal. Lucille married Harold Ellis on June 18, 1944 at Moorhead. He died October 5, 1965. She married John Mugge on...

Gordon B Porter

Gordon B Porter

February 14, 2005

GORDON BENNETT PORTER, 89, of Cedar Falls died Monday, February 14, 2005 at Sartori Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Gordon was born October 16, 1915 at Sioux City, Iowa the son of Roy F. & Mary Mayme (Bennett) Porter. He married Jean Parman May 12, 1942 at the Congregational Church in Cedar Falls. Gordon farmed in...

Agnes S Assink

Agnes S Assink

February 12, 2005

AGNES S. ASSINK, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, February 12, 2005, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.  She was born December 22, 1912, in Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of Hans and Sophia (Petersen) Christensen. Agnes married Bernard Assink on June 21, 1934 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.  He died July 5, 1989. Following...

Adolph Pedersen

Adolph Pedersen

February 12, 2005

ADOLPH PEDERSEN was born April 1, 1913 at Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Knude Christian and Laurine (Lassen) Pedersen.  He married Leona B. Lechner on October 26, 1962 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Adolph farmed and worked for Viking Pump in Cedar Falls and retired from Universal Industries in 1974.  He joined God in...

Ellen A Hansen

Ellen A Hansen

February 8, 2005

ELLEN AILEEN HANSEN, 83, of Red Wing, Minnesota and formerly of Washburn and Cedar Falls, Iowa, died peacefully with dignity, surrounded by her family, at her son's home in Red Wing, Minnesota on Tuesday, February 8, 2005. She was born November 6, 1921 in Grinnell, Iowa. Ellen married Sidney Degn Hansen on August 26, 1939. He preceded...

Joshua L Hummel

Joshua L Hummel

February 7, 2005

JOSHUA LEE HUMMEL, 22, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, February 7, 2005, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born July 17, 1982 in Cedar Falls, the son of Kelly L. Hummel and Sheilah M. Babcock. Joshua attended Cedar Falls High School and worked for Black Hawk Roofing in Cedar Falls. ...

Leora M Phelps

Leora M Phelps

February 6, 2005

LEORA M. PHELPS, 90, of Waterloo and formerly of Cedar Falls died Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Ravenwood Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born November 2, 1914 at Lewis, Iowa the daughter of William J. & Edna Mae (Ireland) James. She married Vern S. Thompson June 28, 1936, at Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death...

Geraldine T Hanson

Geraldine T Hanson

February 2, 2005

GERALDINE "GERI" T. HANSON, 76, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, February 2, 2005 at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa.  She was born May 8, 1928, at Scarville, Iowa, the daughter of Lauris and Marie (Peterson) Albertson. She married Clayton C. Hanson, February 25, 1951, at Scarville, Iowa. Geri worked for Viking Pump as a bookkeeper and then...

Maria E Harrenstein

Maria E Harrenstein

February 2, 2005

MARIA E. HARRENSTEIN, 78, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Wednesday, February 2, 2005.  She was born October 19, 1926 in Frankfurt, Germany, the daughter of August and Maria Kalk. She married Maurice Harrenstein on May 7, 1947 at Wrzburg, Germany. Survivors include her husband, Maurice, of Cedar Falls; three sons, James,...

Helen R Yarger

Helen R Yarger

January 27, 2005

HELEN R. YARGER, 83, of Cedar Falls died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth E. Martin Health Center. She was born September 19, 1921 at Massena, Iowa the daughter of Cliff & Marcia (Giles) Way. She married Wray Yarger September 7, 1940 at Grant City, Missouri. He preceded her in death October 14,...

Maxine L Leymaster

Maxine L Leymaster

January 13, 2005

Maxine LaVonne Leymaster passed away at 4:30 a.m. on January 13, 2005, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, due to complications of a stroke and heart attack December 9, 2004. She was born February 6, 1925 at Shell Rock, Iowa, to John and Cecil Lockwood Nieman. She married Ralph (Red) Leymaster on December 3, 1947,...

Charlotte M Olson

Charlotte M Olson

January 12, 2005

CHARLOTTE M. OLSON, 87, of Cedar Falls died peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. Charlotte was born May 12, 1917 in Waukon, Iowa the daughter of Ole & Ottilia (Bryhn) Glemstad. She married Robert A. Olson January 2, 1942 at Blanchardville, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death...

Donald L Laughlin

Donald L Laughlin

January 11, 2005

DONALD L. LAUGHLIN , 73, of Cedar Falls, died January 11, 2005, in Tucson, Arizona.  He was born December 29, 1931 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Edward and Pearl (Berry) Laughlin.  Donald was a 1950 graduate of Waterloo West High School and a 1956 graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (UNI).  He married Katherine...

Ernest Bollans

Ernest Bollans

January 10, 2005

ERNEST BOLLANS, 78, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died of natural causes on Monday, January 10, 2005, in Cedar Falls. He was born March 28, 1926 in England, the son of Harry and Mabel (Overy) Bollans. Ernest married Edna D. Alcock in 1953 at Waverly, Iowa. He worked for many years at Weyerhaeuser Company in Waterloo, Iowa. ...

Glenn A Van Hauen

Glenn A Van Hauen

January 8, 2005

GLENN A. VAN HAUEN was born May 28,1919, at Grundy Center, Iowa, the son of John G. and Minnie Pedersen (Van Hauen). He married A. Viola Taylor, February 8, 1940 at Canton, South Dakota. Glenn owned and operated a D-X tank wagon service for over 40 years. He was also a farmer in Black Hawk County. During...

Dagny H Corwin

Dagny H Corwin

January 4, 2005

DAGNY H. CORWIN, 85, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, January 4, 2005, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born November 7, 1919 at Dike, Iowa, the daughter of Hans M. and Jensine (Christoffersen) Hansen. Dagny married Donald M. Corwin on August 6, 1941 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar Falls. He preceded her...

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