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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

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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...

Douglas Frank Miller

Douglas Frank Miller

June 8, 2020

Douglas Frank Miller, 81, of Waterloo, died Monday, June 8, 2020, at Pillar of Cedar Valley. He was born April 11, 1939 in Cedar Falls, the son of Leonard O. and Iva Cosette (Law) Miller. Doug attended Cedar Falls Community Schools and enjoyed fishing, marble contests and going to the Maid-Rite Diner.

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Robert Allan Hoffman

Robert Allan Hoffman

June 6, 2020

Robert Allan Hoffman, 78, of Cedar Falls, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 6, 2020.  He was born January 21, 1942, in Fort Atkinson, WI, son of Floyd and Margaret (Kitzman) Hoffman.  He was active in high school Track and Field taking 2nd in a state meet for the one mile and was a member of FFA...

Merrian Rebecca Back

Merrian Rebecca Back

June 5, 2020

Merrian Rebecca Back, 78, of Evansdale, passed away at UnityPoint Health/Allen Memorial Hospital on Friday, June 5, 2020.  She was born July 2, 1941, in Waterloo, daughter of Kenneth & Marjorie (Bottine) Satterlee.  Merrian grew up in Cedar Falls, where she developed a love for horses.  While horseback riding, she met Lester Back and the couple was married on...

Jonathan Kevin Schoer

Jonathan Kevin Schoer

May 30, 2020

Dr. Jonathan Kevin Schoer, 57, of Cedar Falls (Formerly of Valparaiso, IN) passed away at the Deery Suites at Western Home Communities from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).  He was born December 8, 1962, in Iowa City, son of Lowell and Corinne (Hoefker) Schoer.  Jon was baptized on December 23, 1962 and confirmed May 15, 1977, both at...

Anthony Mathew Lumetta Ii

Anthony Mathew Lumetta Ii

May 25, 2020

Anthony Mathew Lumetta II, 26, died at home in Cedar Falls, Monday, May 25, 2020, after a brief illness.  He was born October 26, 1993 in Waterloo, the son of Anthony and Tracy (Brettmann) Lumetta.  Anthony was a 2012 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and studied Business at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo.  He was an Eagle...

Barbara Ellen Ferch

Barbara Ellen Ferch

May 16, 2020

Barbara Ellen Ferch, 76, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at UnityPoint Health/Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.  She was born September 8, 1943, in Mattoon, IL, daughter of Raymond and Naomi (Boaz) Ealy.  She left high school to sell magazines while traveling across the United States and as a result of this job, she met...

Diane Carol Juel

Diane Carol Juel

May 11, 2020

Diane (Staack) Juel, 70, of Cedar Falls, Iowa died Monday, May 11, 2020, at NewAldaya Lifescapes memory care unit in Cedar Falls, Iowa of Alzheimer's disease.

Diane Carol Staack was born March 11, 1950, in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Harry and Leona (Wedemeier) Staack.  She was the third of three children, all...

Deborah Ruth Behrens

Deborah Ruth Behrens

May 10, 2020

Deborah Ruth Behrens was born on May 5, 1961 in Austin, Texas, afflicted with Down's Syndrome. Debbie was non-verbal all of her life. Her family moved to San Antonio in 1968 where she attended special education classes until she graduated at 21. Then she was cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Dedeker while her mother taught many years...

Joanne Katherine Walther

Joanne Katherine Walther

May 10, 2020

JoAnne Katherine Walther, 74, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, May 10, 2020, at Mercy One Hospital in Waterloo from COVID-19. She was born April 8, 1946 in Anamosa, Iowa. JoAnne was a 1964 graduate of Waterloo Columbus High School and managed Answer Iowa Answering Service in Waterloo for many years. She also owned and operated "Grandma's Treasures" antique...

Verna Marie Schofield

Verna Marie Schofield

May 9, 2020

Verna Marie Schofield, 95, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at the Western Home Deery Suites in Cedar Falls. Her health had been failing for some time and she was at peace about leaving this life for her eternal home with Jesus her Savior.

Verna was born April 10, 1925 in...

James Delmar Magnuson

James Delmar Magnuson

May 6, 2020

James D Magnuson, 87, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Western Home Community's Nation Cottage.  He was born in Wausa, Nebraska on May 23, 1932, son of Carl and Beatrice (Bobenmoyer) Magnuson.  The family moved to Iowa when Jim was young and he graduated from the Geneseo High School, and attended the Iowa State...

Joseph William Turner

Joseph William Turner

May 5, 2020

Joseph William Turner, 72, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.  He was born March 20, 1948 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Donald R. and LaVonne M. (Averill) Turner.  Joe married Patricia M. Krebsbach on March 5, 1971 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lamont, Iowa.  He was a 1966 graduate of Cedar...

Morris Robert Kratz

Morris Robert Kratz

May 5, 2020

Morris Robert Kratz, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at NewAldaya Lifescapes. He was born May 11, 1926 in Cresco, Iowa, the son of Rollie and Amy (Moe) Kratz. Morris married Barbara Ann Krebs on October 14, 1956 at Zion Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Iowa. She preceded him in death on March 26, 2018. Morris...

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