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Maxine Katherine Bright

Maxine Katherine Bright

July 21, 2020

Maxine Katherine Bright, 87, of Cedar Falls passed away at Western Home Community's Martin Suites on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.  She was born February 28, 1933, in Arlington, Iowa, daughter of Richard "Raymond" and Anna (Theesfeld) Astor.  Maxine graduated from Arlington High School with the Class of 1951 and her first job was in Washington DC with the FBI. ...

Walter Robert Lattimer

Walter Robert Lattimer

July 21, 2020

Walter Robert Lattimer, 82, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at UPH-Allen Memorial Hospital of Waterloo.  He was born February 1, 1938, in Newton, Iowa, son of William and Lena (Barron) Lattimer.  Walt attended Newton High School where he participated in football, track and basketball, graduating with the Class of 1957. He, then,...

Virginia June "Gini" Lund

Virginia June "Gini" Lund

July 19, 2020

Virginia June "Gini" Lund, 93, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Sunday, July 19, 2020.   She was born June 8, 1927 in Storm Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Addrie (Sturchler) Heisterkamp.  Gini married Robert H. Lund on October 6, 1946 at St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.  He preceded her in death on July...

Geraldine Mae Calvert

Geraldine Mae Calvert

July 17, 2020

Geraldine Mae "Geri" Brown Calvert, 98, of Cedar Falls passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020, at NewAldaya Lifescapes of Cedar Falls.  She was born May 25, 1922 in Cedar Falls, daughter of George and Margaret (Popejoy) Rogers.  Geri eloped with her childhood sweetheart, Lawrence "Roy" Brown on November 7, 1941 in Lancaster, MO, before he served in the...

Michael John Shimp

Michael John Shimp

July 7, 2020

Michael John Shimp, 76, of rural New Hartford, Iowa, died at home on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.  He was born January 17, 1944 in Waterloo, the son of Richard "Dick" and Lula (Lobdell) Shimp.  Michael married Patricia Clabaugh on July 1, 1977 at St. Timothys United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls.  He was a 1963 graduate of Waterloo...

Joyce Marie Fitkin

Joyce Marie Fitkin

July 4, 2020

Joyce Marie Fitkin, 73, of Cedar Falls passed away at home of natural causes on Saturday, July 4, 2020, under the care of Hospice Compassus.  She was born June 8, 1947, in St. Ansgar, Iowa, daughter of Rodger and Edna (Gilbert) Nagle.  Joyce attended high school in Cedar Falls graduating with the Class of 1965.  She was married to...

Nancy E. Hoffman

Nancy E. Hoffman

July 4, 2020

Nancy E. Hoffman, 65, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, July 4, 2020, at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo.  She was born October 16, 1954 in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Norval Edson and Edna Viola "Vicki" (Lindsay) Hoffman.  Nancy was a graduate of Davenport Central High School, Eastern Iowa Community College and Upper Iowa University.  She married Arthur Cox...

Robert H. Lund

Robert H. Lund

July 2, 2020

Robert Herman Lund, 95, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, July 2, 2020, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo.  He was born May 30, 1925 in Cedar Falls, the son of Hans and Ellan (Pedersen) Lund.  Robert married Virginia Heisterkamp on October 6, 1946 at St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.  He served in the U.S. Army...

Kathy Gloria Dubois

Kathy Gloria Dubois

June 30, 2020

Kathleen "Kathy" Gloria Dubois, 67, of Cedar Falls, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.  She was born July 25, 1952, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, daughter of James and Gloria (Baumann) Powers.  Kathy graduated with her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Stout and earned her Masters in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Wisconsin,...

Harold R. Sands

Harold R. Sands

June 29, 2020

Harold R. Sands, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, June 29, 2020, peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 13, 1932 in Janesville, Iowa, the son of William and Irma (Whitney) Sands.  Harold married Betty Lee on November 10, 1951 in Harrison, Arkansas.   She preceded him in death on September 17, 1993.  Harold...

Oliver Gerald Remaly

Oliver Gerald Remaly

June 28, 2020

Oliver "Gerald" Remaly III, 54, of Waterloo, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home of Waterloo.  He was born December 20, 1965, in Moline, Illinois, son of Oliver and Suzanne (Reinier) Remaly, Jr.  Gerald was raised in Davenport, Iowa, and has lived in Burlington, West Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, Cedar Rapids, Evansdale and Des Moines,...

Maurine L. Wagoner

Maurine L. Wagoner

June 26, 2020

Maurine L. Wagoner (101) rejoined her husband Wag on June 26, 2020. Maurine was born the oldest of 3 children to Roy and Cleota (Bowen) Lepley on March 4 th , 1919 in Maloy, Iowa.  While in school, she won and received medals in multi-State Spelling Bees.  After graduating from Maloy High School at the age of 16 as...

Theodore "Ted" C. Nelson

Theodore "Ted" C. Nelson

June 25, 2020

Theodore "Bear" Nelson, 77, of  Cedar Falls, died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo.  He was born August 28, 1942 in Cedar Falls, the son of Albert & Ruth (Coulson) Nelson, Jr.  Ted married Donna Dunkelberg on July 2, 2005 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.  He worked at John Deere for many...

Wanda M. Boysen

Wanda M. Boysen

June 23, 2020

Wanda M. Boysen, 84, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Little Rock, Arkansas.  She was born October 10, 1935 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Arthur and Jessie (March) Grandon.  Wanda married Don Beckman in 1962 in Omaha, Nebraska, and they later divorced.  She married Wayne Boysen on January 8, 1977 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  He...

Donald D Colvin

Donald D Colvin

June 22, 2020

Donald D. Colvin, 77, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, June 22, 2020 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo.  He was born August 28, 1942 in Cedar Falls, the son of Dean C. and Erma J. (Christensen) Colvin.  Don served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era.  He farmed and was employed in the machine shop at Viking Pump...

George Duane Naber

George Duane Naber

June 22, 2020

George Duane Naber, 82, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020, at the Elizabeth E. Martin Health Center at Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls.  He was born January 31, 1938, in New Hartford, Iowa, son of George H. and Amy (DeBuhr) Naber.  George graduated from New Hartford Consolidated School with the Class of 1956.  Following...

Jeanine K. Johnson

Jeanine K. Johnson

June 20, 2020

Jeanine K. Johnson, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, June 20, 2020, at the Western Home Deery Suites. She was born October 2, 1940 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Galen R. S. and Genevieve (Hill) Humbert. Jeanine married Garel L. Johnson on October 30, 1958 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on May 25, 2016....

Eugene Harmon Lind

Eugene Harmon Lind

June 18, 2020

Click to watch a video of Gene's interview for the Iowa Veterans Remembrance Project: https://iowaveterans.uni.edu/veterans/eugene-h-lind

Obituary:

Eugene "Gene" Harmon Lind, 93, of Cedar Falls passed away at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, on Thursday, June 18, 2020.  He was born January 25, 1927, in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, son of Leo...

Rebecca Mae "Becky" Blackmer

Rebecca Mae "Becky" Blackmer

June 13, 2020

Rebecca Mae "Becky" Blackmer, 63, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, June 13, 2020, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born June 10, 1957 in Waterloo, the daughter of Merle and Clementine (Reiter) Zuck. Becky married Doug Blackmer in Waterloo in 1976, and they later divorced.   She was a cashier at Dollar General in Florida for...

Dolores Voorhees

Dolores Voorhees

June 9, 2020

Dolores "Dee" Voorhees

Tuesday, June 9th, Heaven welcomed home Dolores Gaynell Voorhees. She passed away at the age of 88 surrounded by her family and friends.

Born July 5, 1931 in Stratford, Dee was a free-spirited Iowa farm girl at heart, spending nearly all of her life in the Hawkeye...

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