Marcia J Nelson
January 14, 2001
MARCIA JEAN NELSON was born January 26, 1935, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Leona (Watson) Owen. She attended Immanuel Lutheran School and East High School in Waterloo. Marcia married Theodore C. Nelson on October 20, 1973 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo. She was a waitress and later the manager of the Sky Room at Black's...
August Miller
January 7, 2001
AUGUST "ED" MILLER was born August 2, 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of August P. and Anna Marie (Jensen) Miller. He married Catherine J. "Jo" Kroll on May 25, 1945, in Brownwood, Texas. Ed served with the U. S. Army during WW II and was a shipping clerk for many years with Universal Industry in Cedar Falls, retiring...
Pearl F Billings
January 4, 2001
PEARLE F. BILLINGS was born September 23, 1905, in Peru, Iowa, the daughter of John and Emma (Gonseth) Jones. She married Platt Billings on May 19, 1927 in Rock Island, Illinois. He preceded her in death on March 8, 1993. Pearle attended Iowa State Teachers College (UNI). She was a teacher in Nora Springs, Iowa and a bookkeeper with...
Merly Vietor
January 1, 2001
MERLE "MIKE" VIETOR was born March 11, 1924 in Ackley, Iowa, the son of Geseinus and Anna (Saadhoff) Vietor. He was a 1942 graduate of Ackley High School and attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Mike married Marie Elizabeth Welsh on September 17, 1950 in Waterloo, Iowa. She preceded him in death on December 28, 1982. He served...
Claire Reese
December 26, 2000
CLAIRE REESE was born October 31, 1917 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Edward J. and Bertha (Klein) Quinn. She married Leonard T. Reese, the love of her life, on May 5, 1939 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 19, 1991. Claire was a graduate of Our Lady of Victory Academy in Waterloo. She died...
Doris L Kasischke
December 23, 2000
DORIS LOUISE KASISCHKE was born May 25, 1919, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Louis E. and Besse (Broer) Kasischke. She attended New Providence Consolidated School and worked at home. In 1960, Doris moved with her parents to Eldora, Iowa, caring for her them until their death. In 1991, she moved to the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, where...
Joseph P Holtz
December 22, 2000
JOSEPH PETER HOLTZ was born February 24, 1919 in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, the son of Peter and Mary (Miscysyn) Dzuira. He married Evelyn Naivar on June 1, 1946 in Temple, Texas. Joe served with the U.S. Army during W.W. II and was employed as a machine operator for Teledyne Continental Motor Company in Muskegon for many years....
Jerl K Dieken
December 20, 2000
JERL D . DIEKEN was born March 11, 1944 in Clarinda, Iowa, the son of the Rev. Richard J. and Florence Ida (Stoskopf) Dieken. He married Judy Kelly on April 19, 1969 in Estherville, Iowa. Jerl served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a sales representative for many years. He died Wednesday, December...
Theora M Whelchel
December 15, 2000
THEORA MAE "TEDI" WHELCHEL was born March 23, 1937 in LeMars, Iowa, the daughter of Theodore and Vera (Scovel) Schimberg. She married Stanley Whelchel on June 25, 1958 in Sioux Center, Iowa. Theora was a 1955 graduate of Rock Valley High School, a 1959 graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) and received her masters degree in Textiles and...
Marlene G Samec
December 15, 2000
MARLENE G. SAMEC was born February 23, 1943 in Maple Leaf, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Leona (Lauck) Arndt. She married Virgil Samec June 28, 1961 in Maple Leaf, Iowa. Marlene died Friday, December 15, 2000 in Waterloo, Iowa at the age of 57 years.
Survivors include her husband,...
Jesse Gram
December 11, 2000
JESSE GRAM was born October 10. 1909 in Goodell, Iowa the son of Jacob B. and Mette Katrine (Skow) Gram. He married Esther Pfenninger on April 28, 1932 in Charles City, Iowa. She preceded him in death on May 14, 1992. Jesse was employed at the Viking Pump alloys foundry and then was employed at John Deere...
Ruby G Newton
December 5, 2000
RUBY GOODING NEWTON, 87, of 7511 University Ave. in Cedar Falls and formerly of Kenansville, North Carolina, died Tuesday, December 5, 2000, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home after a lengthy illness. She was born October 17, 1913, in Kinston, North Carolina, the daughter of Stephen and Theresa (Oglesby) Gooding. Ruby attended Flora McDonald College in Red Springs, North...
Kenneth R Wymore
December 1, 2000
KENNETH R. "DICK" WYMORE was born January 8, 1924 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Kenneth R. and Ellen C. (Welch) Wymore. He was a graduate of Ottumwa High School and served as a corporal in the 29th Division Headquarters Military Police during W.W. II. Dick was a veteran of the European military campaign and was present during the...
Joan Gutknecht
December 1, 2000
JOAN GUTKNECHT was born December 4, 1930 near Fairbank, Iowa the daughter of Lawrence and Letha (Damon) Kerns. She graduated from East High School in Waterloo in 1949 and married Gilbert Gutknecht on May 19, 1950 at St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Joan died Friday, December 1, 2000 at her home at the age...
Estella L Van Dorn
November 29, 2000
ESTELLA L. VAN DORN was born June 15, 1901 in Waverly, Iowa , the daughter of Edward and Ada (Fuller) Van Dorn. She was a graduate of Waverly High School then taught at country schools near Waverly, Readlyn, Horton, and Shell Rock, Iowa. Estella graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (U.N.I.) and was an elementary school teacher at Lincoln...
Edna Mantor
November 16, 2000
EDNA MANTOR was born August 30, 1899 in Peterson, Iowa the daughter of Edwin and Laura (Batterson) Mantor. She was a teacher at the Price Lab School retiring in 1969. Edna died Thursday, November 16, 2000 at the Western Home Martin Center at the age of 101 years. Edna is survived by cousins and special...
Inus M Sankey
November 16, 2000
INUS M.SANKEY was born April 21, 1934 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Marie (Lang) Van Brocklin. She married George W. Sankey May 20, 1951 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Inus held numerous positions in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area as well as being a full time homemaker. She died Thursday, November 16, 2000, at her...
Richard W Smith
November 11, 2000
RICHARD WAITE "DICK"SMITH was born November 23, 1922, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of John Lester and Esther (Waite) Smith. He was a 1940 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and attended Iowa State Teachers College, now UNI. Dick served with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a left gunner, on a B-29 in the 73rd Bomb...
Lois M Wilkin
November 1, 2000
LOIS MAE WILKIN was born July 13, 1939 in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Frank and Hazel (Berry) Wilkin. She graduated in 1960 from St. John's School of Nursing, Springfield, Missouri. Lois worked for Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo for 27 years, retiring in 1999. Lois died Wednesday, November 1, 2000 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota at the...
Hazel W Paulus
November 1, 2000
HAZEL W. PAULUS was born June 20, 1916 in Delaware County, Iowa, the daughter of William and Blanche (Raus) Carrothers. She married Clifford Paulus on October 9, 1946. He preceded her in death on July 9, 1993. Hazel was a 1933 graduate of Waterloo East High School and worked at Hinson Manufacturing Company and in the Credit Department at...
