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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
