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Patrick C Phillips

Patrick C Phillips

August 10, 2003

PATRICK C. PHILLIPS was born October 1, 1965 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of John R. and Yvonne (Pecenka) Phillips. He married Christine Manley on May 24, 1986 in Cedar Falls. Pat was a self-employed carpenter for many years and had been working for Quality Concrete Construction in Waverly, Iowa. He died Sunday, August 10, 2003, at his home...

Russell F Hill

Russell F Hill

August 4, 2003

RUSSELL F. HILL was born March 7, 1914 in Shell Rock, Iowa, the son of Frank and Myrtle (Hall) Hill. He married Lucille J. Barr on June 30, 1935 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. She preceded him in death on August 7, 1984. Russell married Betty Jean Wisby on October 12, 2002, in Cedar...

Lavelle C Smith

Lavelle C Smith

August 3, 2003

LAVELLE C. SMITH was born April 10, 1910 in Waterloo, Iowa, the third daughter of Oliver and Pearl (Flickinger) Smith.  LaVelle was raised in a Christian Home and on July 8, 1924, at the age of 14, accepted Christ as her personal Savior. LaVelle was united in marriage to Clifford J. Smith on June 13, 1933 in Waterloo. ...

George W Pearce

George W Pearce

July 31, 2003

GEORGE W. PEARCE was born August 5, 1911, in Cody, Wyoming, the son of Joseph H. and Ora Mable (Williams) Pearce. He married Edith Lenora McCormick, January 15, 1938, in Osceola, Iowa. He and Edith farmed and raised turkeys and in 1963 began working for UNI in the custodial department, retiring in 1981. George died Thursday, July...

H. James Potter

H. James Potter

July 30, 2003

H. JAMES POTTER was born August 13, 1947 in Newton, Iowa, the son of Harry H. and Dorothy (Busby) Potter. He married Diane Mathias on August 30, 1969 in Indianola, Iowa. Jim was a graduate of the University of Iowa. He was an editor at the Maquoketa Sentinel Press newspaper for six years and former campaign press secretary for...

Mernal I Schafer

Mernal I Schafer

July 17, 2003

MERNAL IRENE SCHAFER, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Maple Manor Care Center, Aplington, Iowa. She was born September 24, 1914, in Grundy Center, Iowa the daughter of Morris and Savannah (Lynch) Pierce. She married Marvin C. Schafer on June 22, 1935, in Grundy Center. He preceded her in death on February 22, 1998....

Herbert A Drenner

Herbert A Drenner

July 4, 2003

HERBERT A. DRENNER was born November 26, 1915 in New Hartford, Iowa, the son of James Elmer and Louise (Behrens) Drenner. He married Elvera Hubbard on August 5, 1936 in McGregor, Iowa. Herb was a farmer in Cedar Falls and worked for Runyan Construction Company in Cedar Falls for many years. His grandchildren remember and cherish the beautiful treasures...

James P King

James P King

July 2, 2003

JAMES P. "JIM" KING was born February 3, 1953 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Donald J. and Lura F. (Boggs) King. He married Janice "Jan" Akin on May 26, 1979 in Lamont, Iowa. Jim was a 1971 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and a 1993 graduate of La James College. He worked at Cenex/Land O Lakes...

Irvin Block

Irvin Block

June 22, 2003

IRVIN BLOCK, was born July 2, 1923 at Aplington, Iowa, the son of Isaac and Annie (Peters) Block. He was raised by John and Cora Harken following the death of his parents. Irvin married Darlene L. Mehmen on August 22, 1948 at Cedar Falls, Iowa. He served with U. S. Army during WW II and worked for Viking Pump...

Lucille Jungling

Lucille Jungling

June 20, 2003

LUCILLE JUNGLING was born April 27, 1921, at Denver, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Ida (Zacharias) Kirchoff. She married Henry Jungling on November 20, 1938 in New Hartford, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 4, 1975. Lucille died Friday, June 20, 2003, at Parkview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Waterloo, Iowa, at the age of 82...

Frank A Beard

Frank A Beard

June 13, 2003

FRANK ALLEN  BEARD, was born April 21, 1959 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Clarence L. and Allene (Hamilton) Beard. He worked for ABC Mini Storage Company in Waterloo for many years. Frank was also a handyman and was working at Northland Products Company in Waterloo. He died Friday, June 13, 2003, at his home in Waterloo, at 44...

Judy A Shadlow

Judy A Shadlow

June 8, 2003

JUDY A. SHADLOW, was born November 28, 1941, at Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Kenneth and Judy (Pouder) Walker. She married W. Craig Shadlow on May 26, 1958, at Spring Valley, Minnesota. Judy died Sunday, June 8, 2003, at her home in New Hartford, Iowa, at the age of 61 years. She is survived by her husband,...

Oscar E Thompson

Oscar E Thompson

June 3, 2003

DR. OSCAR E. THOMPSON, 92, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, in Carlisle.  He was born June 16, 1910 in Roberts County, South Dakota, the son of Edward and Anna (Leverson) Thompson.  Oscar earned his bachelor degree at Moorhead University in Moorhead, Minnesota and his masters degree at the University of...

Wilma L Mueller

Wilma L Mueller

May 27, 2003

WILMA L. (Bockhaus) MUELLER, was born August 4, 1913 near Frederika, Iowa, the daughter of August and Louise (Bergman) Bockhaus. She graduated from Frederika High School in 1932. Wilma married Louie E. Mueller June 23, 1935, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. She and Louie farmed in Bremer County forty-two years. They retired in 1977 and moved to...

Ryan E Bergmeier

Ryan E Bergmeier

May 27, 2003

BERGMEIER, RYAN EUGENE, 31, of Lee's Summit, Mo., formerly of Dike, died Tuesday, May 27 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., from complication of Crohn's Disease. Funeral service were held May 31 at 2 p.m. at the Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, Cedar Falls. Committal followed at the Hudson Cemetery after which family and friends were invited...

Maxine E Oldenburger

Maxine E Oldenburger

May 18, 2003

MAXINE E. OLDENBURGER was born December 26, 1917 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of George W. and Edna A. (Otto) Miller. She graduated from East High School in Waterloo, Iowa and from Moody Bible Institute in Miami, Florida. Maxine was Director of Nursing at Presbyterian Hospital in Waterloo and administrator of the LPN program at Waterloo Schools, which later...

Esther L Meinders

Esther L Meinders

May 9, 2003

ESTHER LILLIAN MEINDERS was born May 18, 1905 the daughter of Edward and Ione (Thompson) Wiese at Lincoln, Iowa.  She married Richard F. Meinders August 18, 1928 at Storm Lake, Iowa.  He died March 19 1980.  Esther retired from the University of Northern Iowa as a housekeeper in 1971. Esther died Friday May 9, 2003 at the Cedar Falls...

Louise E Gutknecht

Louise E Gutknecht

May 9, 2003

LOUISE EMMA GUTKNECHT was born May 23, 1906, the daughter of August Frederick and Rebecca Sophia (Andorf) Engel near Cedar Falls, Iowa. She married Ewald Henry Gutknecht June 4, 1924 at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hudson, Iowa. He preceded her in death on October 23, 1964. Louise and Ewald farmed for 33 years before retiring and moving into Hudson....

Catherine J Miller

Catherine J Miller

April 26, 2003

CATHERINE JO MILLER, 88, of Oelwein and formerly of Cedar Falls died Saturday, April 26, 2003 at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein of natural causes.  She was born July 27, 1914 at Egg Harbor, Wisconsin the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Hoover) Kroll.  She married August "Ed" Miller May 25, 1945 at Brownwood, Texas.  Ed preceded her in death January...

Marcella M Wheeler

Marcella M Wheeler

April 23, 2003

MARCELLA M. & CHARLES E. WHEELER, Marcella was born September 11, 1920 in Littleton, Iowa, the daughter of John C. and Irene A. (Hess) Toussaint. She graduated from Sumner High School and attended Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa and Gates Business College in Waterloo, Iowa. Marcella worked for 18 years at the James...

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