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Kimberly S Stratton

Kimberly S Stratton

June 15, 2000

KIMBERLY SUE STRATTON was born August 11, 1969 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa the daughter of Gary and Maxine (Horness) Stratton. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Northern Iowa and her Master's Degree from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Kimberly was the Publications and Marketing Coordinator for the Fire Service Institute at...

Charles M Lusthoff

Charles M Lusthoff

June 10, 2000

CHARLES M. LUSTHOFF was born September 30, 1923 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Charles F. and Viola (Smith) Lusthoff. He married Loma Y. Holmes on October 25, 1945 in Waterloo. Charles served with the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division in the European Theatre during W.W. II. He was a machinist at John Deere &...

Linda K Staudinger

Linda K Staudinger

June 10, 2000

LINDA KAY STAUDINGER was born November 1, 1956 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Darlyne (Kneeskern) Nelson. She married Michael W. Schatzberg on October 18, 1975 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on October 16, 1985. Linda married Brett Staudinger on January 17, 1992. They were later divorced. Linda was a supervisor at Waterloo Tent and...

Paul O Hansen

Paul O Hansen

June 7, 2000

PAUL O. HANSEN was born January 20, 1906 on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, the son of Frederick Peter and Andrea (Lund) Hansen. He immigrated to the United States in 1923 at the age of 17 and soon settled in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Paul met Frances Stewart through a friend, and after a brief courtship they were married on...

William L May

William L May

June 4, 2000

WILLIAM L. "BILL" MAY was born July 24, 1944 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Ellis Elvin and Blanche Lucille (Wolf) May. He married Linda Henriksen on May 13, 1967 in Waterloo, Iowa. Bill served with the U.S. Navy and had worked at Viking Pump Company in Cedar Falls, Iowa until his retirement due to health reasons. He...

Verna Holder

Verna Holder

June 3, 2000

VERNA HAHN HOLDER was born September 21, 1908 at Fairmont, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Minnie (Johnson) Jennings. She married Herman Hahn in 1927 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He preceded her in death in 1964. Verna married William Holder in 1968 at Cedar Falls, Iowa. William preceded her in death in 1998. Verna was the...

Max R Dickinson

Max R Dickinson

May 31, 2000

MAX R. DICKINSON, 80, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at his home in Cedar Falls.  He was born November 30, 1919 in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Albert and Olga (Anderson) Dickinson. Max married Ruth Byers on December 15, 1941 in Kahoka, Missouri. He served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theatre during W.W. II. Max was...

Zella I Benson

Zella I Benson

May 17, 2000

ZELLA IRENE  BENSON, 90, of Friendship Village, died Wednesday, May 17, at the care center of natural causes.  She was born Feb. 3, 1910, in LeGrand, Iowa the daughter of Corwin and Kitty DeLong O'Neal. She married Karl Benson on Aug. 26, 1933, in LeGrand. He died May 8, 1976. Mrs. Benson attended the University of Northern...

Lynn M Izer

Lynn M Izer

May 16, 2000

LYNN MARION IZER was born April 3, 1969 in Story City, Iowa, the son of Marion and Shirley (Williams) Izer. He married Shannon Skiles on March 11, 2000, at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Lynn was a graduate of Alden High School, Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa and the Kansas City Kansas...

John R Degroot

John R Degroot

May 6, 2000

JOHN R. DEGROOT was born August 22, 1924 in Parkersburg, Iowa, the son of John and Julianna Hendrika (Van Dyke) DeGroot. He served with the U. S. Army in the European Theatre during W.W. II. John was a 1950 graduate of the University of Iowa, receiving a B.A. degree in Commerce. He married Esther Bergman on June 15, 1950...

Violette M Soles

Violette M Soles

April 27, 2000

VIOLETTE M. SOLES was born August 16, 1905, in Fern, Iowa, the daughter of Byron and Theresa (Juel) Soles. She was a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) and was a teacher for many years in Wellsburg and Decorah, Iowa. Violette died Thursday, April 27, 2000, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, at 94 years of age....

Kathryn I Peterson

Kathryn I Peterson

April 22, 2000

KATHRYN I. PETERSON was born July 11, 1916, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Willard and Kathrine (Noonan) Gowans.  She married Richard Peterson October 12, 1950 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  He preceded her in death in 1979.  Kathryn was a graduate of the Mercy School of Nursing in Dubuque, Iowa.  She was a  volunteer with the American Red Cross...

Elizabeth A Caley

Elizabeth A Caley

April 20, 2000

ELIZABETH "LIZ" ANGELINE CALEY, 72, of Cedar Falls died Thursday, April 20, 2000 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo of natural causes. She was born April 1, 1928 in Shell Rock, Iowa the daughter of Eppe and Emma (Miller) Arends. She was baptized July 1, 1928 at the Aplington Reformed Church and confirmed on April 18, 1943...

Marlys J Spears

Marlys J Spears

April 16, 2000

MARLYS JEAN SPEARS, 59, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.  She was born May 17, 1940, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Mabel (Erickson) Tangen. Marlys married Stephen Spears on July 16, 1976 in Cedar Falls. She was a 1958 graduate of Cedar Falls High School.  Marlys...

Raymond A Greiner

Raymond A Greiner

April 9, 2000

RAYMOND A. GREINER, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, April 9, 2000, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.  He was born July 2, 1917, in Ogilbie, Manitoba, Canada, the son of George and Margaret (Bohrosen) Greiner. He married Margaret Schmitz on April 12, 1950, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo, Iowa. Ray farmed his entire life in...

Genevieve E Peine

Genevieve E Peine

April 1, 2000

GENEVIEVE E. KRESS PEINE was born November 24, 1909, in Piqua, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob Albert and Katherine (Koester) Kress. She married Curtis J. Peine in 1930; he preceded her in death on November 11, 1963. Genevieve was a graduate of Neosho Falls High School in Kansas, and was a homemaker and mother. She was a member of...

Elsie O Bruhn

Elsie O Bruhn

March 23, 2000

ELSIE O. FISHER BRUHN, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, March 23, 2000, at Sartori Memorial Hospital.  She was born May 14, 1917 in Hudson, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Sena (Petersen) Christensen. Elsie married Alvin Fisher on January 18, 1939, at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death in September of 1971....

Hartvig F Madsen

Hartvig F Madsen

March 17, 2000

Hartvig "Hart" F. Madsen, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, March 17, 2000 at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 18, 1910 at his home near New Hartford, Iowa the son of A. Olaf and Karoline (Henriksen) Madsen. He married Rigmor "Rigs" Petersen on February 23, 1936 in Clinton, Iowa....

Wanda J Snyder

Wanda J Snyder

March 16, 2000

WANDA J. SNYDER, 67, of Dumont and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, March 16, 2000, in Weslaco, Texas from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  She was born January 4, 1933 in Grundy Center, Iowa, the daughter of Wilford and Mae (Mast) Bienfang. Wanda married Robert G. "Bob" Snyder on July 20, 1957 in Waterloo, Iowa. She...

Bonita L Thompson

Bonita L Thompson

February 25, 2000

BONITA L. "BONNIE" THOMPSON, 58, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Friday, February 25, 2000, at her home, of respiratory failure.   She was born November 15, 1941 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the daughter of Fred and Alice (Brown) Jones. Bonnie married Lyle Thompson on July 18, 1960 in McGregor, Iowa. She was a homemaker and mother, and volunteered for...

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