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...
Adam John Buchanan
September 27, 2021
Adam John Buchanan, 47, of Chicago, IL, formerly of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, died at his home in Chicago. He was born October 8, 1973 in Waterloo, the son of Paul and Beverly (Patchin) Buchanan.  Adam graduated from Waterloo West High School and attended both Montana State University and UNI.  He had many interests. Adam was an avid...
Gary Allen Fobian
September 27, 2021
Gary Allen Fobian, 76, of Cedar Falls, passed away at his home on Monday, September 27, 2021. He was born December 5, 1944, in Cedar Falls, son of Kasper and Anna (Jorgensen) Fobian. Gary graduated from Cedar Falls High School with the Class of 1964, then went to Omaha for training in automotive bodywork. He enlisted in the U.S....
Roy George Koepp
September 26, 2021
Roy George Koepp was born July 22, 1970, to George and Sandra (Saylor) Koepp in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The family moved to Waterloo, Iowa in 1972. Roy graduated from Hudson High School in 1989, he graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, and in 1998 with a Master of...
Tim Hersey
September 22, 2021
Timothy Lee Hersey, 62, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. He was born April 24, 1959 in Waterloo, IA, the son of John and Maria (Klosterman) Hersey. Tim married Cindy Terhune on May 1, 1998. He was a 1977 graduate of Waterloo West High School and attended Hawkeye Community College. Tim was a...
Diane Marie Schmidt
September 21, 2021
Diane Marie Schmidt, 74, passed Tuesday September 21, 2021 comfortably in her home. She was born April 7th, 1947 to Louis and Wanda (Bixby) Anderson at Berkeley, CA.  Diane attended Cedar Heights Grade School, Pete Jr. High, and graduated from Cedar Falls High School. Married to Dennis L Schmidt on November 27th, 1965 at The Little Brown Church...
Rebecca Ann Whitney
September 20, 2021
Rebecca Ann Whitney, age 70, of Fridley, MN (formerly of Waterloo) passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Monday, September 20, 2021. She was born in Waterloo, the daughter of Darlene (Loy) Hospodarsky and Carl Roberts, and lovingly raised by her mother and step-father, Delmer Hospodarsky.  Becky graduated from Waterloo East High in...
Natividad Delos Reyes
September 19, 2021
Natividad "Biding" Delos Reyes age 81, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Sunday, September 19 , 2021, due to a stroke, at MercyOne/Covenant Medical Center of Waterloo. She was born in Mabalacat City, Philippines. Biding was married to Manuel Delos Reyes Sr. The couple moved to the United States in 2002. Biding worked, most recently, at Nazareth Lutheran Church as...
Rosemary M. Miller
September 17, 2021
Rosemary Miller, 91, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 17, 2021, at her home in Cody, Wyoming. She was the daughter of Hugh Byers and Hazel Warfield and a graduate of Cedar Falls High School. Rosemary was married to Clark Miller for almost 60 years. She loved reading, baking, and spending time with her family. She was...
