Daniel Joseph Power
January 26, 2021
Dr. Daniel Joseph Power, 70, of Cedar Falls, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, from natural causes. He was born February 9, 1950, in Waterloo, son of LaVern "Joseph" and Maxine (Jindrich) Power. Dan graduated from West High School with the Class of 1968; then earned his Bachelor of Science in 1974 and his Master...
Dorothy "Dotty" Alice Rokes
January 25, 2021
Dorothy "Dotty" Alice Rokes, 90 of Cedar Falls, IA, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 25, 2021, at the Western Home Communities Deery Suites. She was born on December 4, 1930 in Tama, IA, daughter of Dorothy and Otto Zirat. Following graduation from Tama High School in 1949, Dotty attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar...
Don E Gottschalk
January 21, 2021
Don Edward Gottschalk, 77, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday January 21, 2021, surrounded by loving family after fighting a 20-year long and courageous battle with cancer.  He was born at the family farm in Elkader, IA, September 26, 1943, son of Elmer and Leona (Gusta) Gottschalk. He graduated in 1959 from Elkader Central...
Peggy Lea Sell
January 18, 2021
Peggy Sell, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, January 18, 2021 at the Shell Rock Health Care Center of natural causes.  Peggy was born December 12, 1937, Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Leo and Evelyn (Koppen) Johnson, She graduated from Mallard High School in May 1956 and Iowa State Teachers College in May 1960 with a BA in Education,...
Ronald L. "Ron" Versluis
January 17, 2021
Ronald Versluis, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, January 17, 2021, at the Western Home Deery Suites from Parkinson's Disease with complications from COVID 19. He was born July 9, 1941 in Waterloo, IA, the son of Emil and Madeleine (Waerenborg) Versluis. Ron married Nancy (Pfeifer) Huntley on May 16, 1981 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua,...
Lee Vermulm
January 15, 2021
Lee VerMulm, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born December 18, 1941 in Le Mars, Iowa, to Jake and Dorothy (Van Roekel) VerMulm. Lee was raised in Rock Valley, where he graduated from high school. He received his B.A. from Northwestern College...
Lois Jean Nelson
January 9, 2021
Lois Jean Nelson, 83, of Waterloo, died Saturday, January 9, 2021 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born November 14, 1937 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Mads & Inez (Crangle) Gerholdt. She married Donald M. Nelson December 21, 1955 in Shell Rock. He preceded her in death July 8, 2007. Lois worked at Rada Manufacturing...
Michelle Leigh Ruden
January 8, 2021
Michelle Leigh Ruden, 44, of Cedar Falls, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born August 15, 1976 in Elgin, IL, the daughter of Joseph and Daun (Dolan) Sandman. Michelle married Tony Ruden on July 17, 1999 in Elgin. She was a 1998 graduate of Upper Iowa University, with a...
Paula J. Hosea
January 5, 2021
Paula Jean Hosea, 53, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center. She was born April 26, 1967 in Lincoln, NE, the daughter of Dale and Janet (Fisher) Hosea. Paula was a graduate of River Hills School in Cedar Falls and worked for Adults Inc. She participated in Special Olympics and enjoyed...
Jeanne Tower Keckeley Schilling
January 4, 2021
Jeanne Tower Keckeley Schilling, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, January 4, 2021, at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center. She was born July 2, 1931 in Queens, New York, New York, the daughter of Alwyn and Gwyneth (King) Keckeley. Jeanne married Arthur Schilling in June of 1954 in Amsterdam, New York. He preceded her in death on March 9,...
Jerry W. Engleman
January 4, 2021
Jerry W. "Chief" Engleman, 53, of Waterloo, died Monday, January 4, 2021, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born February 16, 1967 at the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.  Jerry married Rhonda Salisbury at St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. He was a graduate of Northern University High School in Cedar Falls and...
Tracy J Regan
January 1, 2021
Tracy J. Regan, 57, of Belle Plaine, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at UnityPoint Health/St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. He was born November 1, 1963, in Mason City, son of James and Frances (Van Langen) Regan. Following High School, Tracy entered the United States Army. After an honorable discharge, Tracy moved to the Cedar...
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...
