Obituary Listing

February 8, 2026

Ilene Carol Hitchcock, 75, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Ilene was born in Charles City on December 17, 1950, the daughter of William "Bill" and Opal (Stevenson) Nichols. She grew up in Janesville, graduating from Janesville High School in 1969. Following high school, she graduated...

February 4, 2026

Larry Frederick Rogers, 79, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at Ravenwood Specialty Care in Waterloo. Larry was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on December 7, 1946, the son of Lawrence and Jeanette (Baker) Rogers. He graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1965. Following high school, Larry enlisted in the United States Navy...

February 4, 2026

Harris Hans Jorgensen, 92, of Cedar Falls, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, surrounded by his five children. He was born June 21, 1933, in Jacksonville, Iowa, the son of Jens and Anne (Petersen) Jorgensen. He attended Dana College and graduated from Iowa State University in 1957 with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. In 1958, Harris married the...

February 2, 2026

Curt Jensen, 65, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away at home on Monday, February 2, 2026 under the care of UnityPoint Hospice. He was born in Cedar Falls on April 5, 1960, son of Dennis and Eileen (Johnson) Jensen.  Curt attended Price Lab School and worked for John Deere Engine Works. He was a well known member of AMVETS...

January 29, 2026

Marylou Treichel, 92, Cedar Falls, died Thursday, January 29, 2026 at her home.

Marylou was born March 9, 1933 in Fargo, North Dakota to the late Ross Duke and Edith (Knight) Chowning.  She worked for Newberry's department store as a merchandise manager and later for Kresge's 5 & 10 cent store.

She attended a local...

January 29, 2026

Janet L. Witt, 72, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at Pinnacle Specialty Care. She was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on June 30, 1953, the daughter of Edward and Pauline (Wachter) Mertes. Janet loved growing up on the farm with her loving parents and sister, Kathy. She attended Adair-Casey Community Schools and continued her...

January 23, 2026

Ronald Dean Brown, 74, of Cedar Falls, passed away at home on Friday, January 23, 2026, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Waterloo on September 29, 1951, son of Harold and Marian (Andreassen) Brown. Ron graduated from East High School with the Class of 1969. He started working with Gamble Robinson in 1968. In 1972,...

January 20, 2026

Richard Treichel, 93, Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center.

Richard was born on August 8,1932, in Bentley, North Dakota, to the late Jacob and Edna (Weishaar) Treichel. As a teenager, he worked in the family business: Treichel Bros and Sons Carpentry. Richard then enlisted and honorably served in the U.S. Air...

January 20, 2026

Barbara Jean Voorhees was born on November 30th, 1928, in Somerville, New Jersey, to Lester and Helen (Schmidt) Voorhees.  She enrolled in the Iowa State Teachers College, where she met and later married Darrel Porter in 1950.  Barbara and Darrel had three children (William, Shasha, and Diane).  Barbara taught High School in the Township of Orange for twelve years,...

January 14, 2026

Betty Lou Bergman, 86, of rural Hudson, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. She was born October 4, 1939, in Hudson, daughter of Leo and Alma (Engel) Waltmann. Betty graduated from Hudson High School in 1957, then earned her B.A. in Home Economics from Wartburg College followed by a Master's Degree in Library Science from UNI....

January 12, 2026

Walter Combes, 90, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Monday January 12, 2026, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born in Wright County, Minnesota, on February 19, 1935, the son of Walter and Verna (Pugh) Combes. Walter served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954-1957 during the Korean War. Following his honorable discharge, he started working for John...

January 11, 2026

Patrick Jariel Moreland, 53, of Cedar Falls passed away at home on Sunday, January 11, 2026. He was born May 26, 1972, in the Quad Cities and was adopted by Charlarae Moreland (Larimer). Pat graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1990, then studied Art at the University of Northern Iowa, followed by a Master's Degree in Painting and...

January 5, 2026

Betty L. Brandhorst of Cedar Falls, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026 at UnityPoint Allen Hospital at age 83 years.  She was born December 13, 1942 in Waterloo, IA, the daughter of Everett and Barbara (Tiller) Kern.

She married Rodger L. Brandhorst on December 2, 1961.  They celebrated 63 years of marriage.  They had two children: Renae...

January 2, 2026

Erwin William Richter, known to many as Rick, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on January 2, 2026. He was born in 1934 in Ironwood, Michigan, and was a lifelong student and teacher whose dedication to education left a lasting legacy.

Rick graduated from high school in 1952 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Northern...

December 30, 2025

Wayne Donald Hanson, Age 99 passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 in the Cedar Valley Hospice Home surrounded by his family

Wayne was born, February 9, 1926 on their farm near Thor, Iowa, the first son of John Oliver and Ruth Caroline (Nelson) Hanson.  He was joined 11 month later by a brother John Junior and...

December 29, 2025

Marion "Marnie" (Hansen) Larsen was born to parents, Carl Peter and Clara (Nielsen) Hansen, on September 6, 1930, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She grew up as the youngest of three children on the family farm on the outskirts of Cedar Falls. Grades one through eight were held in a one-room school house a mile from the farm. Marnie was...

December 24, 2025

Russell Ray  "Russ" Schultz, entered the world on April Fools Day, 1931, and went to Heaven on Christmas Eve, 2025.

Russ married Patricia Maureen Hefferon on July 9, 1955, in Racine, WI. They shared 70+ years of love, travels, and family game nights.

They playfully gave their 3 children a part of their own name....

December 23, 2025

John Mark Baade, 75, of Cedar Falls, Iowa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Mark was born on October 16, 1950, in Postville, Iowa, the son of the late John Starr and Palma (Sebastian) Baade. He was a 1968 graduate of MFL High School, and married Sandie Peterson on August 6, 1976. Mark and Sandie...

December 22, 2025

Janet "Gms" Whitney Green-Ostby was born May 14, 1954 in Waterloo, Iowa, to Charles Walter and Patricia Ann (Chamber) Whitney. After graduating from Waterloo West High School in 1972, she had three beautiful children, Kelly, Sarah and Adam. In 1980, Janet married Randy Ostby in Waterloo and shared 50 years of marriage together. Janet was a devoted stay at...

December 22, 2025

Valerie Lynn Ott, 70, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Oak Park Estates of Cedar Falls. She was born August 21, 1955, in Vernon, Wisconsin, daughter of Dale and Marilyn (Wedwick) Hickok. Val attended Orange High School, but was in the first graduating class at Central High School in 1973. She married Brian Arthur Ott on October...