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Robert Byrnes

Robert Byrnes

May 28, 2004

ROBERT BYRNES, 54, of Cedar Falls died Friday, May 28, 2004 at Sartori Memorial Hospital.  He was born July 20, 1949 in Osage, Iowa the son of Erwin Bernard & JoAnne (Yager) Byrnes. He received his bachelor's from UNI in 1971 and began teaching at UNI in 1972. In 1974 he received his master's in Music. Bob...

Madeline I Goodwin

Madeline I Goodwin

May 24, 2004

MADELINE I. GOODWIN, 86, of the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home died Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at the Lutheran Home. She was born August 9, 1917 at Juliaetta, Idaho the daughter of Miles Benton & Bertha Maude (Bowers) Pierce. Madeline was united in marriage to Max Kingsley October 24, 1938 in Spokane, Washington and they were later divorced....

Lenora L Butts

Lenora L Butts

May 21, 2004

LENORA LYDIA (Bartz) BUTTS was born September 7, 1907 the daughter of Charles & Laura (Ross) Bartz on her parents farm near New Hampton, Iowa. She married William Bryan Butts November 6, 1930 at West Union, Iowa.  Lenora spent most of her life as a mother and housewife until William's death in April 1963. She then worked...

Bruce H Miller

Bruce H Miller

May 21, 2004

BRUCE HAYDEN MILLER was born July 3, 1985, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Richard and Jan E. (Harp) Miller. He graduated from the 2004 class of Cedar Falls High School on Friday, May 21, 2004, in a special ceremony held at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. He enjoyed following the Iowa...

John V Hansen

John V Hansen

May 19, 2004

JOHN V. HANSEN, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.  He was born July 11, 1913 at Cedar Falls, Iowa the son of Nels & Viola (Soules) Hansen. He married Evelyn Lorenz May 3, 1942 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Iowa.  John farmed all of his life...

Otis C Schatzberg

Otis C Schatzberg

May 15, 2004

OTIS CHRIS SCHATZBERG, 92, of rural Shell Rock died Saturday, May 15, 2004, at his home. He was born October 20, 1911 near Swanton, Butler County, Iowa the son of Chris & Hattie (Van Hauen) Schatzberg. He married Alice Christoffersen November 15, 1937 at Northwood, Iowa. Otis farmed his entire life, first at Riceville, Iowa and...

Timothy A Sullivan

Timothy A Sullivan

May 15, 2004

TIMOTHY ALLEN "TIM" SULLIVAN, 47, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 15, 2004, at Harmony House Health Care Center, in Waterloo.  Tim was born August 15, 1956, at Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Arthur and Lucille (Pickett) Sullivan Sr. He was married to Kim Schmitt. Tim worked as a steel fabricator & welder for Iowa Fabrication &...

Raymond S Powell

Raymond S Powell

May 11, 2004

RAYMOND S. POWELL, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.  He was born March 6, 1911 in Patrick County, Virginia the son of Waller Reeves and Lucy Alberta (Hubbard) Powell. He married Gladys L. Kauffman April 14, 1937 in Shelby County, Iowa. She died November 30, 1995. Before...

Keith R Dove

Keith R Dove

May 7, 2004

Keith R. Dove age 63 passed away Friday May 7, 2004 at Sartori Memorial Hospital after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. He was born December 9, 1940, the son of George and Maud (Stirling) Dove. Keith was a lifelong resident of New Hartford and graduated from New Hartford High School in 1958. He enlisted...

Alvin F Syhlman

Alvin F Syhlman

April 26, 2004

ALVIN F. SYHLMAN, 85, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Dike died Monday, April 26, 2004 at Windsor Nursing & Rehab Center.  He was born December 11, 1918 in rural Dike, son of Ella Syhlman, who later married Jacob Everts. He married Viola Tjepkes April 22, 1943 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Alvin was a...

R. William Merner

R. William Merner

April 20, 2004

R. WILLIAM "BILL" MERNER, 73, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died at home on Tuesday, April 20, 2004.  Bill was born January 11, 1931 in Cedar Falls,  the son of Roland and Jane E. (Eccles) Merner. He married Shirley Lechner on July 17, 1972 in Cedar Falls. Bill was a 1949 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and...

William F Wrede

William F Wrede

April 18, 2004

WILLIAM "BILL" F. WREDE, 75, of Hudson, Iowa, died at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, Iowa on Sunday, April 18, 2004. He was born September 12, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Elmer and Edna (Wohlsdorf) Wrede. He married Florence Ann Gutknecht October 30, 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hudson. He worked for Mead Container (Weyerhaeuser...

Heath M Sandra

Heath M Sandra

April 17, 2004

SANDRA M. HEATH, 6 0, of Cedar Falls died Saturday, April 17, 2004 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa following a lengthy illness. She was born September 25, 1943 at Wall Lake, Iowa the daughter of Ed & Bertha (Schoenboom) Werkmeister. She married Leo Heath June 2, 1962 in Cedar Falls,...

Sharon B Hess

Sharon B Hess

April 14, 2004

SHARON B. HESS , 74, of Cedar Falls, Iowa and formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.  She was born February 8, 1930 in Clark, South Dakota, the daughter of Willard and Viva (Carter) Benson. Sharon married Marvin W. Hess on June 25, 1955 in Cedar...

Darrow L Davison

Darrow L Davison

April 9, 2004

DARROW LEE DAVISON , 5 3, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Friday, April 9, 2004, in rural Cedar Falls, Iowa.  He was born May 14, 1950 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Russell F. and Violet (Purington) Davison. He married Ellie Lang on January 21, 2000 in Waterloo. Darrow was a truck driver for Waterloo...

Chester A Fairbanks

Chester A Fairbanks

April 3, 2004

CHESTER "ARNIE" ARNOLD FAIRBANKS , 74, of Lakeland, Florida and formerly of Waterloo died Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Bartow Memorial Hospital in Bartow, Florida.  He was born September 4, 1929 at Waterloo, Iowa the son of Floyd & Thelma (Ralston) Fairbanks.  Arnie and Genevieve Smelser were united in marriage June 24, 1948 at Waterloo,...

Robert Lilja

Robert Lilja

March 27, 2004

ROBERT LILJA, 73, of Cedar Falls died Saturday, March 27, 2004, in the Emergency Room at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.  He was born August 8, 1930, at Rockford, Illinois, the son of Edgar and Rachel Alice (Goodman) Lilja. Robert married Marilyn Haas, September 5, 1953, at Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. She later preceded him in death...

Delbert L Manross

Delbert L Manross

March 26, 2004

DELBERT LEE MANROSS, 79, of Waterloo, died Friday, March 26, 2004 at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas from injuries received in an automobile accident earlier in the day.  Delbert was born August 26, 1924 at Littleton, Iowa, the son of Clyde and Lois (Greene) Manross. He married Darlene Wenger on May 26, 1943 in Waterloo,...

Roert C Short

Roert C Short

March 23, 2004

ROBERT C. SHORT, 79, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.  He was born August 1, 1924 at Correctionville, Iowa the son of Ansel & Susie (Durham) Short. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII. Robert and Darline Fisher were united in marriage on November...

Carol J Gerdes

Carol J Gerdes

March 22, 2004

CAROL JEAN GERDES, 64, of Cedar Falls died Monday, March 22, 2004 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.  Carol was born August 22, 1939, at Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Hans and Edel (Andersen) Johnson. She married Ted Gerdes, August 2, 1958, at Fredsville Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Carol was an Interior Designer and worked...

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