Alva Rokes
February 2, 2000
Alva Rokes was born March 9, 1926 in Marshall County Iowa the son of John and Edna (Taylor) Rokes. He married Dorothy A. Zirat June 4, 1952 in Tama, Iowa. Mr. Rokes was a Contractor, building 23 shopping centers, hospitals, schools, etc. He served as a Combat Engineer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He...
Larry B Bolin
January 30, 2000
LARRY B. BOLIN, 55, of 416 1/2 W. Lone Tree Rd. in Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Sunday, January 30, 2000, at the V.A. Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa of kidney failure from complications of an infection. He was born February 27, 1944 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Walter Fred and Lois Marie (Kohler) Bolin. Larry was...
Juanita R Minikus
January 28, 2000
JUANITA ROSE MINIKUS was born June 28, 1916 in Eddyville, Iowa the daughter of Edd H. and Nellie Rose (Prince) Campbell. She married Floyd G. Minikus on December 31, 1945 in Waverly, Iowa. He died October 17, 1987. Juanita was in the cafeteria of the Cedar Falls School system for many years retiring in 1987. She died Friday, January...
Anton N Bryhl
January 27, 2000
ANTON N. BRYHL, was born May 25, 1912 in Plainfield, Iowa the son of Paul Peter and Anna (Juhl) Bryhl. He died January 27, 2000 at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls, Iowa, at 87 years of age. Tony is survived by one sister, Elna Hazelwood of Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was preceded in...
Burton L Carney
January 22, 2000
BURTON L. CARNEY, was born July 21, 1913 near Fredericksburg, Iowa, the son of William and Carrie (Taylor) Carney. He married Arlene Carroll on May 30, 1936 at Waterloo, Iowa, they were wed for over 63 years . Burton was a graduate of Frederika High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball and baseball. He was a foreman at Rath...
Ruth R Amsden
January 18, 2000
RUTH REED AMSDEN was born August 6, 1905 in Calhoun County, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and Jessie (McDonald) Sylvester. She married Ralph Wheeler in July of 1927. They were later divorced. Ruth married Harry Reed on November 4, 1933. He preceded her in death in September of 1961. She married Irving Amsden on April...
Sarah M Henry
January 15, 2000
SARAH M. BOLTZÂ RAY was born April 8, 1929 in Brandon, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Grace (Roster) Marter. She married Elmer Boltz May 1, 1947 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1984. She married Arnold S. Ray December 3, 1994 in Waterloo, Iowa. Sarah was employed at Adam's Grocery for 37 years...
Dorothy M Koehring
January 11, 2000
DOROTHY MAY KOEHRING, 101, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 11, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. She was born June 16, 1898 near Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of William and Estelle (Miller) Koehring. Dorothy was a Phi Betta Kappa graduate of the University of Kansas at Lawrence and received her Masters degree at Columbia University...
Mabel E Tangen
January 6, 2000
MABEL E. TANGEN, was born October 23, 1919, at Thompson, Iowa, the daughter of Elmen and Amelia (Jensen) Erickson. She married Kenneth Tangen, and they were later divorced. Mabel was a sales clerk at the Coast To Coast store and Carver Hardware for many years. She died Thursday, January 6, 2000, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, at...
Martha Ray
January 3, 2000
MARTHA RAY, 86, of 7517 University Ave. in Cedar Falls, was born February 14, 1913, in Kjellrup, Denmark, the daughter of Michael and Petrea (Petersen) Christiansen. She came to the United States in 1922 when she was nine years old. Martha married Lynn R. Ray on June 16, 1934 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He preceded...
Luella M Stock
January 1, 2000
LUELLA MARTHA STOCK, of 1901 Iowa St. in Cedar Falls, was born September 13, 1907 in Franklin County, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Lena (Felsman) Manifold. She married Kenneth L. Stock on May 27, 1934, in Clarion, Iowa. He preceded her in death on March 22, 1995. Luella and her husband farmed in the Latimer and Dumont areas,...
John C Myers
December 31, 1999
JOHN C. MYERS, 62, of 602 Eleventh St. in Charles City, Iowa, was born April 26, 1937 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of John H. and Charleen (Duckett) Myers. He married Marlene Neelans on July 21, 1956 in Waterloo, Iowa, they were later divorced. John was employed by the City of Cedar Falls and Schultz Manufacturing in...
Mary M Allender
December 11, 1999
MARY M. ALLENDER was born November 11, 1906 in Linn County, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Neckville) Petrak. She married Floyd O. Allender on May 23, 1929. He preceded her in death in September of 1989. Mary was a graduate of Central City High School and taught school in rural Linn County for...
Mahmood Yousefi
December 9, 1999
DR. MAHMOOD YOUSEFI, PhD, was born September 27, 1939 at Naragh, Iran, the son of Hassan and Najmieh (Fazeli) Yousefi. He married Rachelle LeRoux on July 20, 1968 in Nevada. Dr. Yousefi was a graduate of Cal State University, Sacramento, and received his masters and doctorate from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He was the Department Head...
Janice M Cawelti
December 6, 1999
Jane was born on May 5, 1917, at Rock Island, Illinois the daughter of Frank and Helen (Boehler) Laube. She married Franklin Burns on January 13, 1936 at Rock Island, Illinois. He preceded her in death. She married Elmer C. Cawelti September 9, 1978 at Cedar Falls, Iowa. Before her retirement in 1978, she worked as a clerk...
Mildred D Thode
November 29, 1999
MILDRED DOROTHY THODE was born January 18, 1912, in Racine, Wisconsin, the daughter of Andrew J. and Anna Helena (Nelson) Jensen. She married Einer V. Thode, and he preceded her in death on November 29, 1949. Mildred died Monday, November 29, 1999, at Western Home Martin Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, at the age of 87. She...
Vera M Longnecker
November 29, 1999
VERA MEREE LONGNECKER was born January 9, 1909 in Ankeny, Iowa, the daughter of John S. and Carrie A. (Crawley) Wright. She married George C. Longnecker June 7, 1931 in Newton, Iowa. Meree and George owned and operated Olympia Candy Kitchen in Cedar Falls. She was also employed at Clay Equipment as a secretary from 1949 until her retirement...
Lois Potter
November 27, 1999
DR. LOIS SHEFTE POTTER, PhDÂ was born December 15, 1924 in Volga, South Dakota, the daughter of Dr. Engebret K. and Laura (Johnson) Shefte. She married Albert Andrew Potter on June 18, 1960 at Danforth Chapel in Iowa City, Iowa. He preceded her in death on December 7, 1997. Lois was a 1942 graduate of Volga High School. She...
Elliene Clapp
November 18, 1999
ELLIENE CLAPP, was born August 9, 1902 in The Netherlands. She married Heiko Clapp on June 3, 1921 in The Netherlands. She and Heiko came to the United States in 1929 and farmed in the Cedar Falls area until 1952, then moved to their home in Cedar Falls at 903 W. Second St. Elliene died Thursday, November...
Minnie Mulder
November 16, 1999
MINNIE MULDERÂ was born May 21, 1904 near Austinville, Iowa, the daughter of Folkert and Haukie (Rieken) Alberts. She married William Mulder on January 4, 1928, at the Little Brown Church, near Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on January 22, 1982. Minnie was saved in her farm home near Allison, while reading Romans 10:8-10, when God revealed...
