Marilyn L. Cox
July 12, 2021
Marilyn Lou Pattee Cox, 89, of Janesville, Iowa, died at her home on Monday, July 12, 2021. She was born March 16, 1932 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Alice (Morgan) Pattee. Marilyn married Delos Cox, Jr. on October 12, 1958 at Janesville Methodist Church. She was a 1949 graduate of Janesville High School and was...
Larry Don Andorf
July 10, 2021
Larry Don Andorf, 84, of Hudson, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN. He was born July 28, 1936, in Waterloo, son of Arthur and Anna (Jensen) Andorf. Larry graduated from Hudson High School with the Class of 1955. On March 18, 1956, he was married to Audrey...
Arlan Thuesen Andersen
July 10, 2021
Arlan Thuesen Andersen, 87, of Dike, IA died Saturday, July 10, 2021, at home of a heart attack with his beautiful wife, Carol, at his side.
Arlan was born on June 21, 1934, in rural Cedar Falls, IA, to Harold Andersen and Esther (Thuesen) Andersen. He grew up on a farm near Fredsville...
Tamara Sue Strudthoff
July 9, 2021
Tamara "Tammy" Sue Strudthoff, 59, of Victor, Iowa, passed away at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics on Friday, July 9, 2021. She was born April 6, 1962, in Cedar Falls, daughter of Eugene & Dorothy (Wegner) Bright. Tammy graduated from NU High School with the Class of 1980. On September 18, 1982, she was married...
Alan E. Hasenwinkel
July 2, 2021
Alan Hasenwinkel, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, July 2, 2021, at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center. He was born December 12, 1945 in Cherokee, IA, the son of Arnold and Herta (Krekow) Hasenwinkel. Alan married Nancy Smith on July 3, 1971 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines, IA. He graduated from Aurelia High School in 1964 and...
Winafred "Winny" Neessen
June 30, 2021
Winafred Illa Neessen, "Winny," 89, of Cedar Falls, died June 30th of natural causes. She was born September 1st, 1931 in Waterloo, to Clarence and Iola Rose (Ackerson) Brennan. She married Thomas F. Neessen, and later divorced. They had 3 sons, Thomas (Nancy), Michael, and Christopher. She had 8 grandchildren: Heather (Bill), Sarah, Blaine, Kori, Drew (Mandy), Tyler, Lindsey,...
Deloris Irene Nieman
June 27, 2021
Deloris "Dode" Irene Nieman, age 95, of Cedar Falls, Iowa passed into eternity on June 27, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born October 15, 1925, to Glenn Harold Dunlap and Mary Minerva (Riggle) Dunlap in Corwith, Iowa. Dode was the middle child of three daughters. After graduation from Corwith High School, she attended Iowa State...
Eugene F. Bright
June 22, 2021
Eugene "Gene" F. Bright, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday June 22, 2021 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born April 3, 1930 in Lena, Illinois, the son of Frank & Lydia (Tessendorf) Bright. He married Dorothy Wegner on September 3, 1949 in Waterloo. Gene attended Iowa Falls High School and graduated from Fayette High School. ...
Donald James Goeres
June 13, 2021
Donald James Goeres was born in Lemmon, SD on October 19, 1937 to Frank and Katherine (Hess) Goeres. His early life was spent on the family farm in Spring Butte Township, Adams County, ND. In order to provide a better education for their children, the family moved to the town of Lemmon, SD. Don attended High school at...
Donald Charles Illian
June 13, 2021
Rev. Donald Charles Illian, 83, of Cedar Falls entered the Church Triumphant on Sunday, June 13, 2021, after a two year battle with cancer. He was born July 23, 1937, in Midland, SD, to Charles and Marie (Getz) Illian. Upon graduation from Midland High School in the spring of 1955, he enrolled at Gale Institute of Minneapolis, MN, and...
Tammi Kay Degener
June 13, 2021
Tammi Kay Degener, 61, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Sunday, June 13, 2021. She was born October 10, 1959 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Ronnie and Kay (Gerholdt) Degener. Tammi was a 1979 graduate of Hudson High School and worked for 39 years at UNI in both the food service and custodial departments. She was...
Reatha Kruger
June 12, 2021
Reatha "Susie" Cheryl Kruger, 81, formerly of Cedar Falls passed away on Saturday, June 12 , 2021, at the American House in Bonita Springs, FL. She was born January 28 , 1940, in Parkersburg, daughter of Frank and Reatha (Berger) Rogers. Susie was given her nickname because her eyes were as dark at birth as black-eyed Susan flowers...
Wanda Marie Anderson
June 12, 2021
Wanda Marie Anderson, 96, died Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born May 4, 1925 in Waterloo, IA, the daughter of William and Grace (Patterson) Bixby. Wanda was married to Louis Anderson and later George Peterson. She was a 1943 graduate of Waterloo East High School and worked at John...
Carla Ann Crosby
June 10, 2021
Carla Ann Crosby, 71, passed away at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics on Thursday, June 10, 2021. She was born November 12, 1949, in Prairie du Chien, WI, daughter of Carl and Donna (Davies) Carlson. Carla was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School with the Class of 1968 then attended Hawkeye Institute of Technology to become...
Bonita "Bonnie" Jean Troutner
June 6, 2021
Bonita "Bonnie" Jean Troutner, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, June 6, 2021 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo.  She was born March 10, 1942 in Staceyville, Iowa, the daughter of Henry James & Marguerite (Morse) Frein.  Bonnie graduated from West High School in Waterloo in 1960. She married Robert Lewis Troutner October 30,...
Garrett Joseph Arnold
June 6, 2021
Garrett Joseph Arnold, 37, of Waterloo, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, June 6, 2021. He was born December 16, 1983, in Hawaii, son of Debra (Melick) Eckerman. Garrett loved the outdoors, camping, fishing, snowmobiling, and hiking the mountains of Colorado. He loved his motorcycles and his dogs. Garrett had a heart so big and he loved...
Frieda Bramblett
June 1, 2021
Frieda Bramblett, 98, of Jesup , formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at UPH Allen Hospital in Waterloo, from complications of a stroke.  She was born September 13, 1922 on a farm near New Hartford, Iowa, the daughter of John and Jesse (Marks) Aswegen.  Frieda went to country school through 8th grade and graduated from...
Dennis "Denny" Dale Osborn
May 24, 2021
Dennis "Denny" Osborn, 67, of Janesville died at his home on Monday, May 24, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 1, 1953, the son of Robert "Dale" and Ann (Meyer) Osborn. He married Nancy Kingery on October 23, 1976 in Greene, Iowa. In 1980, he opened Waterloo Auto Parts Salvage Yard with his father,...
Jo Anne Santos
May 23, 2021
Jo Anne "Jo" Santos, 83, of Cedar Falls passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Martin Suites at Western Home Communities. She was born January 1, 1938, in Walla Walla, WA, daughter of James Melbourne & Ellen Isabella (Miller) Cunningham. Jo graduated from San Juan High School with the Class of 1955. She was married to Dave Gaskins...
Maylene D. Frink
May 22, 2021
Maylene D. Frink, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 22, 2021, at the Western Home Deery Suites. She was born July 7, 1932 in Rice Lake, WI. She was raised by her maternal grandparents, and received her education in Minnesota and Iowa. Maylene attended ISTC (UNI), where she met Dick Frink, whom she later married in Pipestone,...
