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Willard L Child
November 13, 2003
WILLARD L. CHILD, was born March 2, 1921 on the family farm near Masonville, Iowa the son of Ray & Sarah (Carrothers) Child. He married Emily Sacks October 10, 1944 at Kansas City, Missouri. She died December 30, 1993. Willard farmed until 1959 and was owner and operator of The Barn Café in Dike, Iowa for a year. Later,...
James I Thierman
November 11, 2003
JAMES I. THIERMAN, was born on February 14, 1944 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Carl and Doris (Perin) Thierman. He married Linda Kramer on March 20, 1965 in Cedar Falls. James was employed as a carpenter for 23 years at the University of Northern Iowa, retiring in 2002. He died on Tuesday, November 11, 2003, at the...
Mary F Walker
November 8, 2003
MARY F. WALKER, 86, of Friendship Village, died Saturday, November 8, 2003, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born May 31, 1917 in Hindman, Kentucky, the daughter of Robert Lee and Leanna (Combs) Pigman. She married Howard Walker on July 6, 1948 in Berea, Kentucky. He preceded her in death on April 20, 1992. Mary...
Esther K Johnson
November 2, 2003
ESTHER K. JEPSEN JOHNSON was born August 7, 1906 in Dike, Iowa, the daughter of Lars and Oline (Jensen) Sorensen. She married Ernest E. Jepsen in August of 1926. He preceded her in death on January 6, 1955. Esther then married Arthur W. Johnson on November 29, 1957 at Fredsville Lutheran Church. He died on October 20, 1994. Esther...
Donald A Knudsen
October 31, 2003
DONALD A. KNUDSEN was born June 6, 1925 in rural Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Albert and Helga (Larsen) Knudsen. He married Bernita Thomsen on August 26, 2000 in Toledo, Iowa. Don served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was a farmer for over 50 years in rural Cedar Falls. He was a member of...
Lura F King
October 30, 2003
LURA FERN (BOGGS) KING was born May 6, 1911 at Conesville, Iowa the daughter of John & Emma (Hintz) Boggs. She married Donald J. King March 2, 1946 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on November 13, 1996. She was a 1930 graduate of Oelwein High School and was a member of the Royal Neighbors, the St....
Ruth Ridenour
October 28, 2003
RUTH BOARDMAN RIDENOUR, 85, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at Sartori Memorial Hospital of natural causes. She was born April 10, 1918 at Iowa City, Iowa the daughter of Benjamin & Faith I. (Stuntz) Boardman. Ruth married William Edwin Ridenour and they were later divorced. She received a Bachelors of Arts Degree from Iowa State Teacher's...
Lester V Oberheu
October 25, 2003
LESTER V. OBERHEU was born May 31, 1929 at Tripoli, Iowa, the son of William and Martha (Bockhaus) Oberheu. He married Leota Jacobson on May 6, 1956 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Lester served in the United States Army during the Korean War and worked for the City of Waterloo Pollution Department before retirement. He died...
Dorothy M Gutknecht
October 24, 2003
DOROTHY MAEÂ GUTKNECHTÂ was born on October 5, 1936 at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William and Helene (Gutchall ) Boring. She married Luallen (Woody) Woodworth and they were later divorced. She then married Carl Gutknecht on December 6, 1971 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dorothy died Friday, October 24, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein, Iowa, at the age...
James E Corwin
October 18, 2003
JAMES E. CORWIN was born April 13, 1929 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Joel and Dolores (Stephens) Corwin. He married Patricia Howe of Spencer, Iowa, on June 13, 1952 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She preceded him in death on May 2, 1980. James served with the U.S. Navy from 1951-1953, on the U.S.S. Goodrich, in the Pacific during...
Caryl N Jeanes
October 13, 2003
CARYL N. JEANES was born April 13, 1920 in Mt. Ayr, Iowa, the daughter of Earl Guy and Hazel Loretta (Straight) Saltzman. She married Donald Jeanes on December 7, 1938 at Mt. Ayr. He preceded her in death on April 5, 1977. Caryl was a nutritionist for many years at Harmony House Health Care Center in Waterloo, Iowa, retiring...
Donald E Wolf
October 13, 2003
DONALD E. WOLF was born December 30, 1925, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Arthur and Lidia (Garland) Wolf. He married Dorothy E. McRoberts July 31, 1948 at South Sioux City, Iowa. He worked for Illinois Central Rail Road as a carman for forty two years. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Donald died...
Grace M Peterson
October 7, 2003
GRACE MARIAN PETERSON was born November 12, 1912 in Ida Grove, Iowa the daughter of Joshua Lewis and Cynthia Ellen (Custer) Foster. She married Curtis "Sam" Peterson May 29, 1938 at Spencer, Iowa. He preceded her in death on April 24, 1978. Grace taught elementary school in country schools, Rembrandt, Iowa and after moving to Cedar Falls in 1966,...
Margaret Woodruff
October 5, 2003
MARGARET WOODRUFF was born, March 16, 1903, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Christian and Anne (Rasmussen) Michaelsen. She graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1920. Margaret attended ISTC (UNI) after which she taught schools in Chickasaw County for five years. She graduated from Gates Business College in 1926 and then began her employment at Herrick Refrigerator...
Dean Turner
September 27, 2003
DEAN TURNER, 41, of Cedar Falls died Sunday, September 27, 2003 at Sartori Memorial Hospital. Dean was born on January 12, 1962 at Cedar Falls, Iowa the son of Verne and Evelyn (Sands) Turner. He is survived by his mother, Evelyn Turner of Cedar Falls, Iowa; two brothers, Scott Turner of Cedar Falls and Gene Turner of...
William H Kreitz Ii
September 16, 2003
WILLIAM HENTON KREITZ II, was born October 15, 2002 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa the son of Stephen Henton and Jennifer Alice (Gray) Kreitz. He died Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at Covenant Medical Center at the age of 11 months and 1 day. Survivors include his parents, Stephen & Jennifer Kreitz of Waterloo; paternal grandparents,...
Dorothy V Smith
September 15, 2003
DOROTHY V. SMITH, 86, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, September 15, 2003, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. She was born July 9, 1917 in Plainfield, Iowa, the daughter of Roland and Jessie (Richards) Shadbolt. Dorothy attended Horton Country School near Horton, Iowa. She married Carl L. Smith on July 13,...
Dorothy Farber
September 12, 2003
DOROTHY FARBER, 87, of Waterloo died Friday, September 12, 2003 at Friendship Village. She was born January 28, 1916 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of George E. and Elizabeth (Leask) Hermann. She graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1934 and then went to work for Rath Packing Company in Waterloo. Dorothy married Second Lt. William J....
Paula R Kain
September 8, 2003
PAULA RAE KAIN, 60, of Iowa City died Monday, September 8, 2003, at her home of cancer. She was born January 10, 1943 in Lake Park, Iowa, the daughter of Everett and Alva Anna (Puck) Schwarzenbach. She received her B.A. in teaching from the University of Northern Iowa and taught in elementary schools for most of her years in...
Richard & Suzanne Harned
September 3, 2003
RICHARD HARNED, 52, and SUZANNE HARNED, 48, died Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at their home in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Richard was born December 12, 1950 in Cedar Falls, the son of Lynn B. and Marjorie E. (Olsen) Harned. Suzanne was born March 9, 1955 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Donald W. and Lenora (DeNeui) Decker. They were married...
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