Emma Gerdes
August 28, 2001
GERDES, EMMA was born December 3, 1910 the daughter of Walter H. and Tillie (Dieken) Bakker in Lincoln Township, Grundy County, Iowa. She taught school at Lincoln #3 for some years before her marriage to Theodore H. Gerdes on December 1, 1932 in Lincoln Township, Grundy County, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 1985. Emma died Tuesday, August...
Leroy F Fowlkes
August 26, 2001
LEROY FREDRICK FOWLKES was born July 19, 1921 in Independence, Iowa the son of Fredrick and Nellie (Ciesielski) Fowlkes. He married Lavonne "Bonnie" Wheelock Novebmer 26, 1945 in Waterloo, Iowa. LeRoy served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the European Theatre.. He was employed at Hinson Manufacturing (Royal Division) retiring in 1981. LeRoy was past President of the...
Mary J Manley
August 23, 2001
MARY JANE MANLEY was born November 18, 1950 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Calvin and Elizabeth "Betty" (Caley) Manley. She was a 1969 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and worked for many years at the Cedar Falls Record Newspaper and at Combined Nursing in Cedar Falls. Mary was past president of the Cedar Falls AMVETS Auxiliary....
Dorothy J Weihe
August 22, 2001
DOROTHY J. WEIHE was born December 31, 1922 in Jesup, Iowa, the daughter of Jack and Helyn (Baldwin) Buhl. She married Harold Weihe on February 17, 1951 in Waverly, Iowa. Dorothy was a 1940 graduate of Cedar Falls High School. She worked at Rath Packing Company in Waterloo for several years and at Lewis Motor Supply for thirty years,...
Gary B Johnson
August 21, 2001
GARY B. JOHNSON was born February 23, 1937 in Waukon, Iowa the son of Earl and Gertrude (Ludeking) Johnson. He graduated from Decorah High School in 1955 then served in the U. S. Air Force as a weather technician. He worked for the National Weather Service in Chicago, Des Moines, and Waterloo. Gary retired in 1992 with 33 years...
Frederick Rocca
August 21, 2001
FREDERICK ROCCA was born January 17, 1924 in Milford, New Hampshire the son of Philip and Elizabeth (Steib) Rocca. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. Frederick married Eunice Knudsen at Fredsville Lutheran Church on December 28, 1949. He owned and operated Cities Service Station on Main St. for many years and was then...
Evelyn C Greeley
August 13, 2001
EVELYN C. GREELEY was born January 10, 1921, near Finchford, Iowa, the daughter of Alvin and Luella (Cawelti) Miller. She married Duane H. Greeley on April 23, 1949 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Evelyn was an administrative assistant for many years at Arbie Mether Oldsmobile in Cedar Falls. She died Monday, August 13, 2001, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo,...
Mabel H Dreesman
July 25, 2001
MABEL H. DREESMAN was born February 15, 1913, in Lincoln Township, Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of Harm and Emma Dorthea (Flater) Buskohl. She married Edwin Dreesman on December 14, 1932, at Colfax Center Church in Grundy County, Iowa. He preceded her in death on July 10, 1997. Mabel died Wednesday, July 25, 2001 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran...
James E Scherrman
July 16, 2001
SCHERRMAN, JAMES E. "JIM"Â was born February 6, 1928 in Farley, Iowa, the son of Frank X. and Philomena (Kelly) Scherrman. Jim served with the U.S. Navy during W.W. II. He received his B.S. degree from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1948. He owned and operated Scherrman Motor Company from 1948-1958. Jim was Vice President of Midwest...
Lois T Bigelow
July 10, 2001
LOIS T. (RICE) BIGELOW, was born August 14, 1917 at Popejoy, Iowa the daughter of Harold Francis and Helen Lydia (Russ) Rice. She married Malcolm V. Bigelow February 5, 1937 in Waterloo, Iowa. Lois was a dental assistant for Dr. Russ Howard for nine years. She died Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at Sartori Memorial Hospital at the...
Jerald L Jensen
July 6, 2001
Jerald L. "Jerry" Jensen, 70, formerly of 748 Newton Street in Waterloo died Friday, July 6, 2001 at ManorCare Health Services of Natural Causes. He was employed at Titus Manufacturing for many years. Survivors include his daughter, Debra Marion of Cedar Falls, his son, Bryan Jensen of Waterloo, four grandchildren, his brother, James Jensen of Finchford, Iowa...
Agnetha Dall
July 5, 2001
AGNETHA "NITA" DALL was born November 29, 1895 at Aarhus, Denmark the daughter of Michel and Christina (Shmidt) Kaae. She came to America by herself at the age of 14, settling in Dike, Iowa. Nita married Peter P. Dall December 11, 1914 at Fredsville Lutheran Church, rural Cedar Falls, Iowa. He preceded her in death April 24, 1963. Nita...
Tavia Maakestaad
July 5, 2001
TAVIA (BJERKESTRAND) MAAKESTAAD was born May 5, 1907 at Radcliffe, Iowa, the daughter of Torres and Anna Sophia (Ellertson) Bjerkestrand. She married Rev. Theodore Maakestad on August 23, 1940 at Radcliffe, Iowa. Tavia was an Obstetrics Nurse for many years. She died Thursday, July 5, 2001, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, at 94 years of age. ...
Marcelle R Adolph
June 25, 2001
Marcelle Rosa (ROBINSON)Â Adolph was born March 7, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants, Joseph and Lena (Iglowitz) Robinson. During the Great Depression, she was a Works Progress Administration youth worker at Hull House, the settlement house founded by pioneering Social Worker Jane Adams. At Hull House, she fell in love with Irv Adolph whom she...
Darlene E Olsen
June 24, 2001
Olson, Darlene Evelyn (Minnick) was born March 14, 1917 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota the daughter of Charles and Hazel (Howe) Minnick. She married Wirth Junior Olson July 26, 1938 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He preceded her in death on December 18, 1986. Darlene died Sunday, June 24, 2001 at Altera Clairbridge in Decatur, Georgia at the...
Gerald E Getty
June 11, 2001
GERALD E. GETTY, was born October 24, 1939 in Freeport, Illinois, the son of Fred and Florence (Folgate) Getty. He married Betty June Roberts in December of 1958. They were later divorced. Gerald married Betty Louise Graf on August 28, 1982 in Waterloo, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958-1962. Gerald was employed at Control-O-Fax for 35...
Patricia M Powers
June 5, 2001
PATRICIA MAE POWERS, 52, of 1803 College St., Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 5, 2001, at her home, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 20, 1948 in Luana, Iowa, the daughter of Virgil Adam and Mabel (Heins) Sawvell. Patricia was a 1966 graduate of Waterloo West High School. She married David Powers on November 28, 1968 in...
Vernon Mikkelsen
June 2, 2001
VERNON MIKKELSEN was born March 29, 1922 in rural Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Niels Juhl and Anna Kristine (Jensen) Mikkelsen. He married Asta H. Jacobsen on June 27, 1948 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death on April 7, 2001. Vernon served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was employed as...
Vonee Wogens
May 26, 2001
VONEE HEIL WOGENS was born September 1, 1913 in Savanna, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Leo and Grace (Parr) Heil. She married Carroll A. "Chick" Wogens on November 29, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri. He preceded her in death on May 25, 1990. Vonee was a secretary at the University of Northern Iowa for many years, and was an...
Helene M Van Heuvelen
May 18, 2001
HELENE MARIA ELSA (LENA) VAN HEUVELEN, 100, of the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, died Friday, May 18, 2001. She was born September 1, 1900, in Rudd, Iowa, the daughter of Johann F. and Bertha Amelia (Handt) Lewke. Lena married Hiram Van Heuvelen on September 1, 1923, in Mason City, Iowa. He preceded her in death on September 24, 1974....
