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John R Phillips
March 14, 2004
JOHN R. PHILLIPS, 69, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born July 27, 1934, in Gilbertville, Iowa, the son of John and Margaret (Schomer) Phillips. John married Yvonne Pecenka on June 6, 1953 in Wichita, Kansas. He worked at the Boeing Aircraft plant in Wichita, Kansas and...
Hazel R Andersen
March 13, 2004
HAZEL R. ANDERSEN, 99, died Saturday, March 13, 2004, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born September 22, 1904, in Evans, Iowa, the daughter of John C. and Daisy (Stump) Robinson. Hazel married Thorvald J. "Toby" Andersen on June 12, 1936 at Kensett, Iowa. He preceded her in death on February 8, 1990. Hazel was...
Darryl N Wagoner
March 11, 2004
DARRYL N. "WAG" WAGONER , 88, of New Hartford, Iowa, died Thursday, March 11, 2004, at Windsor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Cedar Falls. Wag was born February 8, 1916 in Gilman City, Missouri, the son of Roy and Rosa (Lierly) Wagoner. He married Maurine Lepley on October 21, 1939 in Maloy, Iowa. Wag was...
Francis I Reese
March 11, 2004
FRANCES I. "JEAN" REESE, 80, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Thursday, March 11, 2004, at the Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls. Jean was born May 26, 1923 at Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Raymond P. and Amy Helm. She married William Leach and he later preceded her in death. Jean married Glenn Reese on January 10,...
Ronald E Smith
March 10, 2004
RONALD E. SMITH, 71, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at home on Wednesday, March 10, 2004. He was born November 26, 1932 , at Jesup, Iowa, the son of Ira and Elsie Maude (Cummings) Smith. Ronald married Judith I. Smith June 11, 1954, at the United Presbyterian Church, Barclay Township. They were later divorced. Ronald served in...
Palma L Behrens
March 5, 2004
PALMA LILLIAN BORLAUG BEHRENS, 87, of Bickford Cottages, died Friday, March 5, 2004 She was born April 16, 1916, on Palm Sunday, to Henry O. and Clara Vaala Borlaug in the Saude community near Cresco and Protovin. She married Virgel E. Behrens on June 1, 1941 at the Saude Lutheran Church. He died December 22, 1972. ...
Barbara A Simonis
March 2, 2004
BARBARA ANN SIMONIS, 51, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at Allen Memorial Hospital of cancer. She was born July 26, 1952 at Eau Claire, Wisconsin the daughter of James & Marcia (Berg) Novacek. She married William Simonis June 28, 1975 at Eau Claire. Barbara received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education-Business Education-Accounting...
Lena J Claassen
March 1, 2004
LENA JOHANNA CLAASSEN, 85, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, March 1, 2004, at Cedar Falls Health Care Center. She was born June 6, 1918 at Stewartville, Minnesota, the daughter of Amo & Grace Aswegan. She married Harold S. Claassen and they were later divorced. She married Morris Williams and they were later divorced. She was employed at...
Grant Arends
February 29, 2004
GRANT ARENDS, 89, of Cedar Falls died at home on Sunday, February 29, 2004.  He was born October 25, 1914 near Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa, the son of Peter and Grace (Hook) Arends. Grant married Lucille Handshaker on December 20, 1944 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He served with the U.S. Army during WW II and was Sales...
Lester K Frederiksen
February 27, 2004
LESTER K. FREDERIKSEN, 77, of Aplington, Iowa, died Friday, February 27, 2004 at Maple Manor Care Center in Aplington. Lester was born May 5, 1926, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Clarence and May (Krog) Frederiksen. He married Gwendolyn Bond on February 14, 1950, at Fredsville Lutheran Church in rural Cedar Falls. She preceded him in...
Lorenzo Woods
February 19, 2004
LORENZO "BUD" WOODS was born July 6, 1929 at Cambridge, Iowa, the son of John & Chjoldvor (Braun) Woods. He married Synnove Petersen August 29, 1948 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Bud was employed by John Deere & Company at the John Deere Experimental Farm for many years. He was a member of the Sons of Norway, he...
Nicole L Gibson
February 18, 2004
NICOLE LEE GIBSON, 24, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, February 18, 2004, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Cedar Falls. She was born November 7, 1979 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Paul Gibson and Debra Lee. Nicole was a 1998 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and was a Shift Supervisor at Hardee's Family...
Albert Hempen
February 15, 2004
ALBERT HEMPEN was born July 16, 1907 in Dike, Iowa, the son of Joe F. and Rena (Satthoff) Hempen. He married Charlotte Giesking February 24, 1932 at Wellsburg, Iowa. She preceded him in death February 23, 2001. Albert farmed near Dike and New Hartford for many years. He died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at the Cedar Falls...
Margaret A Baker
February 15, 2004
MARGARET ANNA BAKER, 100, died Sunday, February 15, 2004, at the Western Home Communities Stanard Family Assisted Living Center in Cedar Falls. She was born May 30, 1903 in Washington Township, Iowa, the daughter of John and Hettie (Ford) Morgan. Margaret married Rodney Baker on June 2, 1928 in Manchester, Iowa. He preceded her in death on...
Brady D Dove
February 11, 2004
BRADY DALLAS DOVE, 5, of Dike, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, after a courageous battle with neuroblastoma cancer. He was born December 16, 1998 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Byron and Laura (Bruhn) Dove. Brady is survived by his parents;...
Eleanor R Wheaton
February 10, 2004
ELEANOR RAE (KREUSSEL) WHEATON was born September 22, 1918 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa the daughter of Sigmund G. & Evelyn P. (Sherrer) Kreussel. She married Walter Lee Wheaton November 5, 1941 at Lamont, Iowa. He died February 16, 1998. Rae was an English Professor at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa retiring in 1974. She was Past President...
Jean G Mccullough
February 9, 2004
JEAN GILLANÂ McCULLOUGH was born June 25, 1898 in a farm home near Ballymena, Northern Ireland, the fifth child of James and Mary (Compton) Gillan. Her parents were God fearing people and in assembly fellowship. Her father was a blacksmith as well as a farmer. At an early age, through the influence of her parents and Sunday...
Delos M Gersema
February 8, 2004
GERSEMA, DELOS MOELLER was born July 15, 1925 at New Hartford, Iowa the son of George & Elsie (Moeller) Gersema. He graduated from New Hartford High School in 1943 then served in the Naval Air Corp in the Pacific Theatre from September 24, 1943 until April 4, 1946. Delos and Nellie McCready were united in marriage July...
Dave Lynch
February 5, 2004
DAVE LYNCH, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, February 5, 2004, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. He was born February 18, 1916 in Eldora, Iowa, the son of Roy and Catherine (Bagen) Lynch. Dave married Catherine Hutton on November 28, 1945 in Meridian, Mississippi. She preceded him in death on October 12, 1997. Dave was a...
Laura D Fox
February 2, 2004
LAURA D. FOX, 40, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, February 2, 2004, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born February 24, 1963, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Richard C. and Marcella (Shreck) Lorber. Laura married S. Brad Fox on July 16, 1983, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Davenport. She graduated from...
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