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...
Ruth Arlene Smith
December 2, 2020
Ruth Arlene Smith, 83, of Cedar Falls passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at UnityPoint Health/Allen Memorial Hospital. She was born January 13, 1937, near Greene, daughter of Ernest and Augusta (Fick) Steere. Ruth graduated from Greene High School. On December 14, 1954, she was married to Lawrence Smith in Queen City, MO. They began married life in...
Gerald D Goodwin
November 30, 2020
Gerald "Jerry" Dean Goodwin, 81, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020, at MercyOne/Sartori Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born January 27, 1939, in Dysart, son of Charles Eldon and Hilda (Junge) Goodwin. He graduated from High School in Ferguson, Iowa, and took additional training to become an electrician. On February 15, 1959, Jerry was united in marriage...
Carol Jean Jaquith
November 30, 2020
Carol Jean Jaquith, 81, of Waterloo, died Monday, November 30, 2020, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born November 18, 1939 in Cedar Falls, IA, the daughter of Myron C. and Lucille M. (Anway) Creighton. Carol married Robert "Bob" Jaquith in November of 1972 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on January 29, 2018. ...
Laverne L. Thielen
November 30, 2020
LaVerne Leslie Thielen (a.k.a. Shorty), 91, passed away at Windhaven Assisted Living on Monday, November 30, 2020. He was born November 16, 1929, in Coulter, Iowa, son of Richard & Gladys (Rodemeyer) Thielen. LaVerne graduated from Latimer High School. On May 21, 1950, he was married to his high school sweetheart, Carol McCormick. LaVerne was Manager at...
Berniece L. Degroote
November 29, 2020
Berniece L. DeGroote, 95, of Parkersburg, IA, died Sunday, November 29, 2020, at MercyOne-Cedar Falls. She was born November 16, 1925 in rural Butler County, IA, the daughter of William and Minnie (Alberts) Mulder. Berniece married Harlan DeGroote on December 29, 1948 in rural New Hartford, IA. She was a graduate of Shell Rock High School and attended...
Betty Jean Clemmensen
November 27, 2020
Betty Jean (Phelps) (Tibben) Clemmensen, daughter of Russell and Olga (Farstrup) Phelps, was born July 15, 1932, in Exira, Iowa. She currently lived at Mallard Point Retirement Center in Cedar Falls. Betty was baptized and confirmed in the Danish Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. She attended the Exira Community Schools and graduated from high school in 1951. On February...
Joyce Lauer
November 27, 2020
Joyce T. Lauer, 86, of Cedar Falls died Friday, November 27, 2020 at Cedar Falls Health Care Center. She was born Saturday, April 28, 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Edward & Hazel (Trent) Henriksen. She married Gilbert Sanchez in New York, New York in 1961. They divorced in 1966. She married Robert Lauer in 1978 in...
Janet Marie Besh
November 26, 2020
Janet Marie Besh, 80, passed away November 26, 2020 from complications with COVID-19.
Janet was born February 14, 1940 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Viggo and Eva Petersen. Early in her career, Janet lived in Kansas City and worked for Braniff Airlines before returning to Cedar Falls to work for Ozark Airlines. ...
