Karen Eastman
January 1, 2021
Karen Mae Hughes Eastman, 74, of Cedar Falls passed away at Pillars of Cedar Valley on Friday, January 1, 2021. She was born August 23, 1946, in Emmetsburg, daughter of Donald and Cleone (Worster) Hughes. Karen graduated from Cedar Falls High School with the Class of 1964. On August 7, 1964, she was married to Richard J. Eastman in...
Wayne Arnold Vanderwerf
January 1, 2021
Wayne Arnold VanderWerf, 86, of Cedar Falls, passed away at his home on Friday, January 1, 2021. He was born September 29, 1934, in Aplington, son of Pete and Grace (Behrens) VanderWerf. Wayne attended Shell Rock Schools. He was married to Alvina Brocka on December 3, 1954 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Parkersburg. Wayne worked as a mechanic for...
John "Jack" G. Schultz
December 28, 2020
John "Jack" Schultz, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 28, 2020 at Western Home Communities Nation Cottage of natural causes. Jack was born September 9, 1931 in Postville, Iowa, the son of Cloy & Viola (Weihe) Schultz. He married high school sweetheart, Patricia Ruckdaschel, on June 14, 1952 in Postville. He served in the U.S. Army during...
Albert "Bert" Kampman, Jr.
December 28, 2020
Albert "Bert" Kampman, Jr., 90, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 28, 2020, at NewAldaya Lifescapes. He was born August 6, 1930 in rural Parkersburg, IA, the son of Albert Kampman, Sr. and Anna (Van Horn) Kampman. Bert was educated in Country School #1 near Parkersburg, and later Clarksville and Dumont, graduating eighth grade in 1942. The greatest...
Patricia B Spake
December 27, 2020
Patricia Beulah Spake, 82, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at MercyOne/Covenant Medical Center of Waterloo.  She was born May 4, 1938, in Dike, daughter of Roy and Lauretta (Henningsen) Hollis.  Pat graduated from Cedar Falls High School with the Class of 1956 and Iowa State Teacher's College in 1958 with a degree in Early...
Brandon Thomas Lee
December 27, 2020
Brandon Thomas Lee, 30, of Knoxville, TN, died Sunday, December 27, 2020. He was born on March 19, 1990 in Waterloo, IA. He lived each day between then and December 27 to the fullest and on his terms. Brandon was a graduate of Union High School in La Porte City, IA. He owned and operated a stump removal...
Esther Norma Peters
December 27, 2020
Esther Norma Peters, 97, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, December 27, 2020, at NewAldaya Lifescapes. She was born March 24, 1923 in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Gilman & Annetta (Bakkum) Hanson. Esther married Robert L. Peters on February 23, 1952 at Zion Lutheran Church in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on January 5, 2002....
Gerrold George Wildeboer
December 23, 2020
Gerrold "Jerry" G. Wildeboer, 77, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at MercyOne/Covenant Medical Center of Waterloo. He was born April 24, 1943, in Waterloo, son of August and Marie (Terveer) Wildeboer. Jerry was an entrepreneur and owned several businesses including Motor Sports, Inc. and the Club Eldorado in Cedar Falls. He was...
F. Elizabeth Maxwell Vaughan
December 22, 2020
F. Elizabeth Maxwell Vaughan, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center, from complications of cancer. Elizabeth was born August 17, 1927 in Patnos, Georgia, the daughter of Norman and Mary Lou (Brunson) Maxwell. She married Clinton C. Vaughan on November 5, 1948 in Douglas, Georgia. Governor Ed Rivers of...
Darrell Edward Salmons
December 21, 2020
Darrell Edward Salmons, 82, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020, at MercyOne/Covenant Medical Center of Waterloo from COVID-19. He was born October 21, 1938, in Springfield, MO, son of Tom and Una (Hendricksen) Salmons. After moving to Cedar Falls, Darrell attended Teacher's College High School graduating with the Class of 1956. He was...
Leora M. Andorf
December 21, 2020
Leora M. Andorf, 92, of Cedar Falls passed away on December 21, 2020 at NewAldaya Lifescapes from complications of COVID. She was born February 26, 1928 in Black Hawk County, Iowa, the daughter of Leo C. & Marie E. (Novak) Donovan. She married Ewald "Andy" Andorf on October 30, 1946 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death...
Neil Goldhorn
December 17, 2020
Neil G Goldhorn, 76, of Moravia, passed away on Thursday, December 17 , 2020, at Cedar Valley Hospice of Waterloo. He was born July 4 , 1944, in Aplington, Iowa, son of Jake and Lorraine Goldhorn.  Neil graduated from Aplington High School with the Class of 1962.  Neil served in the United States Army and was a proud veteran. He...
Bette Anne Weydert
December 16, 2020
Bette Anne Weydert, 91, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at NorthCrest Specialty Care in Waterloo. She was born May 8, 1929 in Humboldt, IA, the daughter of Chris and Beulah (Pate) Wallukait. Bette married Herb Weydert on January 24, 1950 in Algona, IA. He preceded her in death on December 2, 1993. ...
Patricia J. "Pat" Erusha
December 16, 2020
Patricia J. "Pat" Erusha, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at the Western Home Martin Suites. She was born October 12, 1927 in Cedar Rapids, IA, the daughter of Henry and Naomi (Mitchell) Olsen. Pat married Donald Erusha on December 23, 1948 in Cedar Rapids. She was a secretary for 25 years, most recently at...
Randall Joe Magee
December 14, 2020
Randall "Randy" Joe Magee, 64, of Cedar Falls passed away on Monday, December 14 , 2020, from complications of COVID-19. He was born September 21 , 1956, in Waterloo, son of Kenneth and Ruth (Iverson) Magee. Randy graduated from West High School with the Class of 1974. He was married to Cathy Reichmann in 1975 and...
Susan Elizabeth Zeigler
December 9, 2020
Susan Elizabeth Zeigler, 56, of Des Moines, IA and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at her home. She was born March 2, 1964 in Pennsylvania. She was adopted by Dr. Maurice & Carol (Legg) Zeigler. Susan worked as bookkeeper and also in administration at Des Moines Transportation Company.
Survivors include...
James Thomas Reid
December 9, 2020
James Thomas Reid, 85, of Parker Place Retirement Community in Parkersburg, died on December 9, 2020. He was born October 23, 1935, in Oelwein, son of Fredrick and Waunita (Hill) Reid. Jim graduated from Arlington High School with the Class of 1955. He married Bernita E. Miller on May 7, 1957, at Sacred Heart Church in Oelwein; she preceded...
Dr. Kay Kraft Stensrud
December 5, 2020
Dr. Otelia Kay Kraft Stensrud, 82, of Cedar Falls, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born April 22, 1938 in Aberdeen, SD, the daughter of Frank and Otelia (Kiesz) Kraft. Kay was briefly married to Robert Stensrud, but they later divorced. She earned her B.S. and M.S. Degrees...
Patricia Jane Moes
December 3, 2020
Patricia "Pat" Jane Moes, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, December 3, 2020, at MercyOne-Waterloo. She was born July 8, 1938 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Waterloo, with an adventurous spirit.
Pat was a 1956 graduate of Waterloo East High School, later being the first woman inducted into the High School Hall of Fame....
Shirley Ellen Klemmensen
December 2, 2020
Shirley Ellen Klemmensen, 84, of Cedar Falls, IA, formerly of Sioux City, IA, died of dementia Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at the Western Home Communities Martin Center in Cedar Falls. She was born March 1, 1936 in rural Battle Creek, IA, the daughter of Frederick J. and Edna P. (Stephenson) Klemmensen. Shirley graduated from Moville High School in...
