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Merly Vietor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Valborg H Timmer

Valborg H Timmer

October 30, 2000

VALBORG H. TIMMER was born June 27, 1915, in rural Dike, Iowa, the daughter of Peter Anton and Marie (Christiansen) Christiansen. She married Fred Timmer on January 8, 1938 at Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on March 15, 1992. Valborg was a 1934 graduate of Dike Community High School. She was a homemaker and farmed with...

Vicki Thompson

Vicki Thompson

October 17, 2000

VICKI L. THOMPSON was born June 7, 1949 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Roger E. and Alida M. (Schatzberg) Henry. She was a 1969 graduate of Janesville High School. Vicki worked for United Parcel Service and was an abstractor for Bremer County for many years. She also was a secretary for Richway Industries in Janesville for...

Judith L Crowell

Judith L Crowell

October 15, 2000

Judith "Judy" Lee Crowell, 72, of Waterloo died Sunday, October 15, 2000 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.  She was born October 18, 1927 in Shell Rock, daughter of Harry and Naomi Whitehead Dungan. She married Robert Crowell November 12, 1946 in Oregon City, Illinois. He preceded her in death September 6,...

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