Margaret J Christensen
January 11, 2004
MARGARET J. CHRISTENSEN, was born March 12, 1916 in Parkersburg, Iowa, the daughter of Frank E. and Mabel (Wilson) Reints. She and her husband Virgil Christensen were united in marriage in Parkersburg. Margaret worked at Chamberlain Manufacturing for 4 years and worked at an aircraft assembly plant in Long Beach, California during WW II. She also worked at the...
Charles R Halverson
January 6, 2004
CHARLES R. "DICK" HALVERSON, 80, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. Dick was born the son of Harry and Edna (Dokken) Halverson, on May 16, 1923, at Egan, South Dakota. He married Priscilla Hill November 25, 1950 at New Castle, Indiana. Before his retirement he worked for John Deere & Co....
Joel W Blanshan
January 1, 2004
JOEL "JOE" W. BLANSHAN, 53, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Thursday, January 1, 2004.  He was born May 30, 1950 in Jefferson, Iowa, the son of Willis and Alice (Bakken) Blanshan. He married Jackie Gannon on May 12, 1979 in Grand Junction, Iowa. Joe was a graduate of East Greene High School and a 1974 graduate of...
Kathryn Johnson
December 29, 2003
KATHRYN JOHNSON, 71, of Cedar Falls died Monday, December 29, 2003 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born November 5, 1932 on a farm in Butler County, Iowa the daughter of George & Maud (Stirling) Dove. Kathryn was a homemaker, farmer, and waitress. Survivors include two sons, Darrell Johnson of Greeley, Colorado and Charles "Tom"...
Roy E Howell
December 28, 2003
ROY EMERY HOWELL was born January 27, 1928 in Grinnell, Iowa, the son of Emery Earl and Florence Ellen (Sparks) Howell. He married Darlene Joy King on July 30, 1950 in Waterloo, Iowa. She preceded Roy in death on December 26, 1988. Roy served with the U.S. Navy and worked at John Deere & Company in Waterloo for 36...
Benjamin A Neymeyer
December 27, 2003
BENJAMIN A. NEYMEYER, 91, of Waterloo died Saturday, December 27, 2003 at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center. He was born October 19, 1912 in Grundy County, Iowa the son of Charley & Marion (Folkers) Neymeyer. He married Gertrude Mennen October 7, 1937 in the parsonage of West Friesland Presbyterian Church at rural Ackley, Iowa. He farmed in rural...
Cleone L Evers
December 26, 2003
CLEONE L. EVERS, 77, of Cedar Falls died Friday, December 26, 2003 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was born March 7, 1926 at home in Mount Carmel, Iowa, the daughter of Frank & Emma (Damm) Steinkamp. She married Rollin Evers June 17, 1947 at Arcadia, Iowa. He preceded her in death on February...
Phyllis Fletcher
December 22, 2003
PHYLLIS FLETCHER was born November 21, 1920 at Rose Hill, Colorado the daughter of Charles & Rossie (Boyer) Billings. She died Monday, December 22, 2003 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa at the age of 83 years. Survivors include three sons, Edward C. (Carol) Fletcher of Big Pine Key, Florida, Larry R....
Ralph O Mortensen
December 21, 2003
RALPH O. MORTENSEN was born on August 20, 1910 in Spencer, Iowa, the son of Martin E. and Inger (Hagedorn) Mortensen. He married Alice S. Petersen on August 25, 1937 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Ralph was a 1923 graduate of Royal High School in Royal, Iowa and attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake and graduated from Iowa State...
Steven N Losasso
December 18, 2003
STEVEN N. LOSASSO was born November 18, 1962 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Stanley and Yula (Leach) Losasso. He married Catheryn Purnell on June 17, 1988 in Denver, Colorado. Steven was a team leader with Affina in Waterloo, Iowa. He died Thursday, December 18, 2003, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa, at 41 years of age....
Margaret M Sorenson
December 8, 2003
MARGARET M. SORENSON was born November 20, 1915 at Emmetsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Leman F. and Margaret (Roux) Place. She attended country school in Freedom Township, Palo Alto County, Iowa and graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1933. She received two years of normal training during high school, and then taught in the rural schools of Palo...
Betty J Hahn
November 29, 2003
BETTY J. HAHN was born January 28, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Fred and Dorothy (Laade) Larson. She married Leonard C. Hahn on August 31, 1946 in Chicago. He preceded her in death on November 9, 1999. Betty volunteered with the Cedar Falls Welcome Wagon and the Cedar Falls Public Library. She was past president of the...
George S Blake
November 27, 2003
GEORGE S. BLAKE, 67, of Waterloo, Iowa and formerly of Oelwein, died of natural causes on Thursday, November 27, 2003, at his home at Country View Care Center. He was born January 31, 1936, in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Percival and Clara (Wheeler) Blake. George married Helen Neal on October 19, 1957 in Independence, Iowa. They...
Marjorie B Fish
November 24, 2003
MARJORIE B. FISH was born May 10, 1921, at Greene, Iowa, the daughter of Earle A. and Grace (Terrill) Baker. She married David Charles Fish January 17, 1943 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He preceded her in death August 4, 1983. Before her retirement she was a guidance counselor at West High School in Waterloo. Marjorie died Monday, November 24,...
Ann Hoffman
November 22, 2003
ANN (RAAIJMAKERS)Â HOFFMAN was born March 22, 1912 in Woensdrect, The Netherlands, the daughter of Cornelius and Petronella "Nellie" (Raaijmakers) Daamen. She married Forrest S. Hoffman on May 2, 1931 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on October 22, 1972. Ann worked at Rath Packing Company in Waterloo for four years. She and her husband owned and...
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...
