Rebecca Mae Scheel
November 21, 2021
Rebecca "Beckie" Scheel, 79, of Cedar Falls passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the Deery Suites from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. She was born March 1, 1942, daughter of Harold & Margaret Trupp. Beckie married Gene Scheel on June 21, 1959, in Waterloo. Later, the family moved to Cedar Falls where they raised their four children. Beckie...
Jack L. Wielenga
November 21, 2021
Jack Wielenga, 87, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Sunday, November 21, 2021. He was born March 7, 1934 in Alton, IA, the son of Nick and Jacoba (Van Oort) Wielenga. Jack married Elaine Geurkink on August 29, 1959 in Pease, MN. He attended Northwestern Jr. College in Orange City, IA and earned his BA from Iowa...
Danny Wayne King
November 20, 2021
Danny Wayne King, 62, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, November 20, 2021, at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center. He was born July 9, 1959 in Waterloo, the son of Thomas and Donna (Klapp) King. Danny was a 1978 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and worked at UPS for several years. He was a dedicated Dad and...
Beverly Mae Olson
November 18, 2021
Beverly Mae Olson, 89, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 18, 2021. She was born September 3, 1932, in Waterloo, daughter of Herbert and C. Eileen (Glass) Fay. Bev graduated from Cedar Falls High School with the Class of 1950 then attended the Iowa State Teacher's College (UNI). On July 12, 1952, she...
Marjorie Mae Sander
November 14, 2021
Marjorie Mae Sander, 90, of Cedar Falls, passed away at the Deery Suites of Western Home Communities on Sunday, November 14 , 2021. She was born December 30 , 1930 in Des Moines, Iowa, daughter of Lloyd and Mabel (Mick) Boyles. Marge graduated from Everly High School with the Class of 1949. She married Billy Orlando Sander on June...
Lonna Ranae Christensen
November 14, 2021
Lonna Ranae Christensen, 68, New Hartford, died Sunday, November 14, 2021 at her home.
Lonna was born July 3, 1953 in Mason City to the Dorothy (Anderson) and the late Earl Hagen. Following her graduation from Lake Mills Community School, Lonna attended NIACC – Mason City and UNI. Lonna was married Steven Christensen on June 8, 1974...
Joe Adams
November 13, 2021
Lorain Francis "Joe" Adams, 92, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. He was born January 14, 1929 in Clarinda, Iowa, son of Ralph and Ruby (Chandler) Adams. Joe graduated from Murray High School then trained to become a barber. He served in the United States Army in the Korean War from January...
Kenneth L. Hoer
November 8, 2021
Kenneth L. Hoer, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, November 8, 2021, at Bickford Cottage. He was born September 9, 1929 in Laddonia, MO, the son of Leo R. and Leona (Lueking) Hoer. Ken married Jean Shaw on September 8, 1956 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Martinsburg, MO. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy during the...
Dianne Tiller
November 7, 2021
Dianne Tiller, 69, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Manorcare Health Services of Waterloo. She was born March 14, 1952 in Bessemer, AL, the daughter of Fred and Eunice Inez (Nicholas) Hoggle. Dianne married Mike Tiller on April 21, 1974 in Cedar Falls. She was a graduate of Yuma High School in Arizona and was...
Frances Mae Rittgers
November 5, 2021
Frances Mae Rittgers, 91, of Shell Rock, passed away at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community on Friday, November 5, 2021. She was born December 6, 1929, in Cedar Falls, daughter of the late Ray and Sofie (Christensen) Jensen. Frances graduated from Finchford High School and, then, attended Gates Business College. On November 12, 1966, she married Don Rittgers at Fredsville...
Erwin Dallas Sells
November 2, 2021
Erwin Dallas Sells, 83, of Apache Junction, Arizona, formerly of Bagley, Minnesota, Cedar Falls & New Hartford, died at home Tuesday, November 2, 2021. He was born January 25, 1938 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Dallas and Stella (Ackerson) Sells. Erwin was raised on a farm near New Hartford, where he graduated high school. He married Rhonda...
Daryl Duane Drew
November 1, 2021
Daryl Duane Drew, 70, of Waterloo, passed away at MercyOne/Covenant Medical Center on Monday, November 1, 2021. He was born April 2, 1951, in Waterloo, son of Earl and Marva (Smith) Drew. Daryl graduated from East High School with the Class of 1970. He met his soulmate, Amy Rae Livingston, in April of 1978 at the Rollerdrome in Cedar...
Marjorie K. Schmoll
October 29, 2021
Marjorie K. Schmoll, 88, of Marshalltown and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Friday October 29, 2021 at Bickford Cottage in Marshalltown. Marjorie was born October 14, 1933 in Shell Rock, Iowa, the daughter of Howard & Vera (Hanawalt) Cuffel. She married Arnold Curry June 27, 1954 in Iowa Falls and they later divorced. She married Donavon Schmoll on...
Jerome Stanley Gehrke
October 22, 2021
Jerome "Jerry" Stanley Gehrke, 78, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, at Unity Point Health/Allen Hospital of Waterloo. He was born January 31, 1943, in DeRitter, Louisiana, son of Stanley and Helen (Lorenz) Gehrke. Jerry attended Wapsie Valley High School, graduating with the Class of 1961. He attended college at UNI until he...
Richard Dean Fanning
October 21, 2021
Richard "Dean" Fanning, 87, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at UnityPoint Health/Allen Memorial Hospital of Waterloo. He was born January 26, 1934, in Conway, Iowa, son of Loren and Hazel "Berniece" (Worrell) Fanning. Dean met Betty Jean Rand on a blind date and the couple married March 5, 1955, at the Little Brown Church...
Linda Kay Stover
October 12, 2021
Linda Kay Stover, 68 of Cedar Falls, passed away at MercyOne Medical Center of Waterloo on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. She was born December 18, 1952, in Cedar Falls, daughter of Archie and Patricia (Brown) Bird. Linda graduated from Janesville High School with the Class of 1971. On May 5, 1972, she married Mark Stover in Key...
Craig A. Yokem
October 9, 2021
Craig A. Yokem, 59, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, October 9, 2021, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1962 in Cedar Falls, the son of Jesse D. and Betty (Kattelman) Yokem. Craig married Teresa Nissen on March 23, 1985 in Cedar Falls. They later divorced. Craig was a 1980 graduate of Cedar Falls...
Larry Newton Skiles
October 3, 2021
Larry Newton Skiles, 67, of Cedar Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 3, 2021. He was born October 30, 1953, in Waterloo, son of Kenneth & Grace (Olsson) Skiles. Larry grew up and attended school in Cedar Falls where he participated in a variety of sports, though, football was his favorite. He graduated with the Class...
Doris Mae Nero
October 2, 2021
Doris Mae Nero, 89, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Saturday, October 2 , 2021, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo.  Doris was born November 30 , 1931, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the youngest daughter of Henry & Florence (McIntosh) Gauger. Doris earned a Bachelor's degree in Education...
Duane Louis Wilshusen
October 2, 2021
Duane Louis Wilshusen, 91, of Waterloo, died Saturday, October 2, 2021, at UPH Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born March 25, 1930 in Ft. Dodge, IA, the son of Henry John and Dorothy Clara (Consier) Wilshusen. Duane married Estelle Hauschen Edwards on April 2, 1951, they later divorced. He married Dorothy Sergeant on October 11, 1968. She...
