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Lenora Madsen
October 14, 2004
LENORA MADSEN was born, Aug. 25, 1921, near Dike, Iowa., the daughter of Robert and Agnes (Syndergaard) Johnson. She married Harold Madsen Sept. 5, 1942 at Fredsville Lutheran Church. She died Thursday, Oct 14, 2004 at Sartori Hospital, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Lenora is survived by her husband, Harold, of Cedar Falls, three daughters,...
Wray L Yarger
October 14, 2004
WRAY L. YARGER, 81, of Cedar Falls died Thursday, October 14, 2004 at Western Home Communities Elizabeth E. Martin Health Center. He was born October 20, 1922 at Massena, Iowa the son of Neal & Belva (Hawks) Yarger. He married Helen Way September 7, 1940 at Grant City, Missouri. Wray served in the U. S. Army Air...
Mathilda M Olsen
October 12, 2004
MATHILDA M. OLSEN, 86, of New Hartford, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was born March 2, 1918 at Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Earl and Joy Elaine (Hanna) Whitcomb. Mathilda married George B. Olsen on May 24, 1940 at Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on...
Carol A Kaae
October 5, 2004
CAROL ANN KAAE, 65, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born January 26, 1939 in Cedar Falls, Iowa the daughter of Aage S. & Caroline J. (Jorgensen) Kaae. She attended Miner school in Cedar Falls. Survivors include her brother, Arthur Kaae of Cedar...
Mary E Anway
October 5, 2004
MARY EMMA (FOX) ANWAY, 76, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 5, 2004, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls after a long struggle with cancer. She was born March 6, 1928 in Stanley, Iowa the daughter of Frank & Theresa (Friedrich) Fox. She married Leo Anway on June 2, 1946 in Fairbank, Iowa. She was...
W. Alvin Kroemer
September 17, 2004
W. ALVIN "AL" KROEMER, 79, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Friday, September 17, 2004, at Cedar Falls Health Care Center. Al was born January 9, 1925 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of William and Lulu Rhea (Dumond) Kroemer. He married Ferne Jones on November 25, 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska. She preceded him in death on August...
Patricia L Jones
September 15, 2004
PATRICIA LOUISE "PAT" WOOLSEY JONES, 61, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born March 9, 1943 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Stephen and Eloise (Clark) Woolsey. She married Darold Jones on September 18, 1964 in Finchford, Iowa. Pat was a 1961 graduate of West Waterloo High School...
Mabel M Tremaine
September 15, 2004
MABEL M. TREMAINE, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. Mabel was born November 4, 1912 at Sumner, Iowa, the daughter of John and Matilda (Koch) Bock. She married Edward Wilharm Tremaine on January 15, 1939 at Sumner. He died July 29, 1993. She is...
Mary E Frey
September 14, 2004
MARY ELLEN (BECKMANN) FREY, 75, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 14, 2004, at Allen Memorial Hospital. She was born January 29, 1929 in Dyersville, Iowa, the daughter of Bernard F. and Florence D. (Mahoney) Beckmann. She was a 1947 graduate of Sumner High School and received her teaching certificate from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI). She...
Juli A Rumsey
September 13, 2004
JULIE ANN RUMSEY was born September 17, 1974, at Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Dean E. and Janice A. (Pettit) Cross. Julie married Dwayne Rumsey on November 1, 1996, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was a 1993 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and attended Hawkeye Community College and UNI. Julie was employed at VGM & Associates...
Patricia A Beasley
September 9, 2004
PATRICIA ANN BEASLEY , age 74, of Cedar Falls, IA, died Thursday, September 9, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born December 29, 1929 in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Clarence and Harriet (Terrell) Reardon. On November 6, 1948, she was united in marriage to James Edwin Beasley at...
Edward E Lyons
September 6, 2004
EDWARD E. LYONS, 50, of Waterloo, Iowa, died of cancer on Monday, September 6, 2004, at Harmony House Health Care Center in Waterloo. He was born November 24, 1953 in Waterloo, the son of Kenneth and Barbara (Van Nice) Lyons. Ed was a 1972 graduate of Waterloo West High School and had been working at Goodwill Industries...
Patricia E Amundson
September 3, 2004
PATRICIA E. AMUNDSON, 80, of Cedar Falls died Friday, September 3, 2004 at Sartori Memorial Hospital. She was born May 24, 1924 in Sioux City, Iowa the daughter of Raymond & Mary (Tracy) Abbott. She married Ralph R. Amundson June 20, 1946 in Nebraska. He preceded her in death May 10, 1996. Patricia was a devoted mother and housewife....
Ardis Else
September 2, 2004
ARDIS ELSE , 80, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Sibley, Iowa died Thursday, September 2, 2004 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born April 7, 1924 at Canton, S.D. the daughter of Roscoe & Vera (Haas) McVay. Ardis graduated from Valley Springs High School in Valley Springs, South Dakota. She married Kenneth...
Karen R Dix
August 27, 2004
KAREN R. DIX, 83, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Friday, August 27, 2004, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. Karen was born March 24, 1921 in Grundy Center, Iowa, the daughter of Rudolf and Louise (Johnson) Claassen. She married Fred E. Dix on September 8, 1945 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded...
Hazel L Thierman
August 26, 2004
HAZEL L. THIERMAN, 96, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Thursday, August 26, 2004, at the Western Home Communities Stanard Assisted Living Center in Cedar Falls. Hazel was born December 21, 1907, the daughter of Ralph and Nellie (Stromberg) Wilcox, at Charles City, Iowa. She married Ralph L. Thierman July 19, 1931, at Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her...
Lynn M Thornberry
August 24, 2004
LYNN MARIE THORNBERRY, 57, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at her home after a courageous battle of 4 years, 8 months with cancer. Lynn was born in Hazel Green, Wisconsin on March 16, 1947, daughter of Irvin and Marilyn (Adams) Gerlich. She grew up in Galena Illinois and later moved to West Des...
Britta K Buhrmaster
August 22, 2004
BRITTA KAREN BUHRMASTER, 88, of Waterloo died Sunday, August 22, 2004 at Covenant Medical Center. Britta was born April 26, 1916, the daughter of Fred and Lillian (Carlson) Smith, at Des Moines, Iowa. She married Ralph K. Buhrmaster January 21, 1936, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He preceded her in death on September 2, 1966. She and her husband owned and...
H. Robert Neptune
August 21, 2004
H. ROBERT "BOB" NEPTUNE, 82, of Waterloo died Saturday, August 21,2004 at Allen Memorial Hospital. He was born August 23, 1921 at Decatur, Indiana the son of Kenneth S. & Della May (Dellinger) Neptune. Bob was a paratrooper in the U. S. Army during WWII serving with the 17th Airborne. On November 6, 1945 he was united...
Howard C Kessler
August 21, 2004
HOWARD CLAIR KESSLER, 55, formerly of Fairway Group Home in Waterloo died Saturday, August 21, 2004 at Buchanan County Health Center in Independence. Howard was born February 6, 1949, the son of Virgil Clair and Dorothy Mae (Woodruff) Kessler, at Rock Rapids, Iowa. He moved to Cedar Falls with his parents in 1968. ...
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