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Ronald Dean Brown

Ronald Dean Brown

January 23, 2026

Ronald Dean Brown, 74, of Cedar Falls, passed away at home on Friday, January 23, 2026, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Waterloo on September 29, 1951, son of Harold and Marian (Andreassen) Brown. Ron graduated from East High School with the Class of 1969. He started working with Gamble Robinson in 1968. In 1972,...

Richard Treichel

Richard Treichel

January 20, 2026

Richard Treichel, 93, Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center.

Richard was born on August 8,1932, in Bentley, North Dakota, to the late Jacob and Edna (Weishaar) Treichel. As a teenager, he worked in the family business: Treichel Bros and Sons Carpentry. Richard then enlisted and honorably served in the U.S. Air...

Barbara Jean Gray

Barbara Jean Gray

January 20, 2026

Barbara Jean Voorhees was born on November 30th, 1928, in Somerville, New Jersey, to Lester and Helen (Schmidt) Voorhees.  She enrolled in the Iowa State Teachers College, where she met and later married Darrel Porter in 1950.  Barbara and Darrel had three children (William, Shasha, and Diane).  Barbara taught High School in the Township of Orange for twelve years,...

Betty Lou Bergman

Betty Lou Bergman

January 14, 2026

Betty Lou Bergman, 86, of rural Hudson, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. She was born October 4, 1939, in Hudson, daughter of Leo and Alma (Engel) Waltmann. Betty graduated from Hudson High School in 1957, then earned her B.A. in Home Economics from Wartburg College followed by a Master's Degree in Library Science from UNI....

Walter J. Combes

Walter J. Combes

January 12, 2026

Walter Combes, 90, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Monday January 12, 2026, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born in Wright County, Minnesota, on February 19, 1935, the son of Walter and Verna (Pugh) Combes. Walter served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954-1957 during the Korean War. Following his honorable discharge, he started working for John...

Patrick Jariel Moreland

Patrick Jariel Moreland

January 11, 2026

Patrick Jariel Moreland, 53, of Cedar Falls passed away at home on Sunday, January 11, 2026. He was born May 26, 1972, in the Quad Cities and was adopted by Charlarae Moreland (Larimer). Pat graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1990, then studied Art at the University of Northern Iowa, followed by a Master's Degree in Painting and...

Betty Lou Brandhorst

Betty Lou Brandhorst

January 5, 2026

Betty L. Brandhorst of Cedar Falls, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026 at UnityPoint Allen Hospital at age 83 years.  She was born December 13, 1942 in Waterloo, IA, the daughter of Everett and Barbara (Tiller) Kern.

She married Rodger L. Brandhorst on December 2, 1961.  They celebrated 63 years of marriage.  They had two children: Renae...

Erwin William "Rick" Richter

Erwin William "Rick" Richter

January 2, 2026

Erwin William Richter, known to many as Rick, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on January 2, 2026. He was born in 1934 in Ironwood, Michigan, and was a lifelong student and teacher whose dedication to education left a lasting legacy.

Rick graduated from high school in 1952 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Northern...

Gwendlyn Ruth VerHoef

Gwendlyn Ruth VerHoef

December 31, 2025

Gwendlyn Ruth Flickinger was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, November 12, 1933. She married Lyle Smith on March 15, 1953. He preceded her in death. Ruth and Lyle had four daughters: Christina Della Nebbia, Debra Weatherl with husband Steve, Lori Smith with husband Scott Beckman, Lisa Sutton with husband Brian. She also leaves behind 17 grandchildren and numerous nieces...

Wayne Donald Hanson

Wayne Donald Hanson

December 30, 2025

Wayne Donald Hanson, Age 99 passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 in the Cedar Valley Hospice Home surrounded by his family

Wayne was born, February 9, 1926 on their farm near Thor, Iowa, the first son of John Oliver and Ruth Caroline (Nelson) Hanson.  He was joined 11 month later by a brother John Junior and...

Marion "Marnie" Brogaard Larsen

Marion "Marnie" Brogaard Larsen

December 29, 2025

Marion "Marnie" (Hansen) Larsen was born to parents, Carl Peter and Clara (Nielsen) Hansen, on September 6, 1930, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She grew up as the youngest of three children on the family farm on the outskirts of Cedar Falls. Grades one through eight were held in a one-room school house a mile from the farm. Marnie was...

Russell "Russ" Schultz

Russell "Russ" Schultz

December 24, 2025

Russell Ray  "Russ" Schultz, entered the world on April Fools Day, 1931, and went to Heaven on Christmas Eve, 2025.

Russ married Patricia Maureen Hefferon on July 9, 1955, in Racine, WI. They shared 70+ years of love, travels, and family game nights.

They playfully gave their 3 children a part of their own name....

John Mark Baade

John Mark Baade

December 23, 2025

John Mark Baade, 75, of Cedar Falls, Iowa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Mark was born on October 16, 1950, in Postville, Iowa, the son of the late John Starr and Palma (Sebastian) Baade. He was a 1968 graduate of MFL High School, and married Sandie Peterson on August 6, 1976. Mark and Sandie...

Janet Whitney Green-Ostby

Janet Whitney Green-Ostby

December 22, 2025

Janet "Gms" Whitney Green-Ostby was born May 14, 1954 in Waterloo, Iowa, to Charles Walter and Patricia Ann (Chamber) Whitney. After graduating from Waterloo West High School in 1972, she had three beautiful children, Kelly, Sarah and Adam. In 1980, Janet married Randy Ostby in Waterloo and shared 50 years of marriage together. Janet was a devoted stay at...

Valerie Lynn Ott

Valerie Lynn Ott

December 22, 2025

Valerie Lynn Ott, 70, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Oak Park Estates of Cedar Falls. She was born August 21, 1955, in Vernon, Wisconsin, daughter of Dale and Marilyn (Wedwick) Hickok. Val attended Orange High School, but was in the first graduating class at Central High School in 1973. She married Brian Arthur Ott on October...

Jennifer Lee Welch

Jennifer Lee Welch

December 21, 2025

Jennifer Lee Welch, 68, of Cedar Falls, passed away at home on Sunday, December 21, 2025. She was born July 12, 1957, in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, daughter of Donald and Irene (Reinhardt) Fischer. Jennifer graduated from Rib Lake High School in 1975, then went on to earn her degree in nursing. She married Steven Welch on November 22, 1992,...

Delores May Folkers

Delores May Folkers

December 21, 2025

Delores May Folkers, 88, Cedar Falls, died Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Bickford Senior Living, Cedar Falls.

Delores was born December 30, 1936 at Sartori Hospital to the late Delbert and Letha (Thompson) Gerholdt.  She graduated from Finchford Consolidated High School where she played basketball and met her future husband, Richard G. Folkers.  The couple was wed...

Mary Louise Franken

Mary Louise Franken

December 21, 2025

Mary L. Weiking was born June 21,1939, to George and Lydia (Asmus) Weiking in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She spent her childhood in West Salem and graduated as the valedictorian of the class of 1957. She then went on to graduate with a B.S. degree in Home Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a M.S. degree in Counseling from...

Anna Marie Kalkhoff

Anna Marie Kalkhoff

December 19, 2025

December 19, 2025.  Anna was surrounded by family as she was welcomed into her Lord's loving embrace.

Anna was born on January 5, 1963, the daughter of Floyd and Patricia (Jones) Kalkhoff.  Anna was the youngest of five children and graduated from Carroll Kuemper High School in 1981.  Anna furthered her education at Iowa State University, graduating...

Vernon Frederick Peters

Vernon Frederick Peters

December 18, 2025

Vernon Frederick Peters, 93, of Murphy, Texas, (formerly Janesville), passed away at his home on Thursday, December 18, 2025. He was born May 22, 1932, in Tripoli, Iowa, son of William and Bertha (Rathe) Peters. Vern attended school in Tripoli, then served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Vern married Verdeen Schlichting on Aug...

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