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Don J Rasmussen
March 13, 2020
Don J. Rasmussen, 86, of Cedar Falls passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020, at Nation Cottage at Western Home Communities. He was born November 26, 1933, in Waterloo, the only child of Hans "Gus" and Opal (Berogan) Rasmussen. Don was raised and attended schools in Cedar Falls graduating with the Cedar Falls...
Rosalee Arlene Hagenow
March 6, 2020
Rosalee Arlene Hagenow, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Western Home Deery Suites in Cedar Falls. She was born August 31, 1946 in Claremore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Felix and Wanda (Whitford) O'Neal. Rosalee married Dennis Herbert Hagenow on August 12, 1966 in Marion, Iowa. She was a graduate of Will Rogers High...
Lois Eleanor Hagedorn
March 4, 2020
Lois Eleanor Hagedorn, 78, formerly of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away at the Hiawatha Care Center on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.  She was born February 28, 1942, in Independence, the daughter of Harvey and Ethel (Firth) Gosse.  Lois graduated from the Jesup Community Schools with the Class of 1960.  On September 15, 1963, she was married to...
Shirley Ann Dutler
March 3, 2020
Shirley Ann Dutler, 93, of La Porte City, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Care Initiatives La Porte City Specialty Care. She was born January 31, 1927 in Burt, Iowa, the daughter of Ira and Elva (Fox) Hansen. Shirley married Lloyd R. Dutler on February 3, 1947 at First Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her...
David Edward Messerly
March 2, 2020
David Edward Messerly, 73, of Finchford, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, March 2, 2020. He was born January 28, 1947, in Cedar Falls, son of John and Kathryn (Allen) Messerly. David grew up and attended schools in Cedar Falls graduating with the Cedar Falls High School Class of 1965. He attended Iowa State University where he...
Ronald L. Parks
February 27, 2020
Ronald L. Parks, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, February 27, 2020, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born December 8, 1952 in Hampton, Iowa, the son of Don and Fonda (Griner) Parks. Ron married Denise Johansen on June 5, 1976 in Coulter, Iowa. He graduated from Hampton High School and the University of Northern...
David L. Nargang
February 27, 2020
David L. Nargang, 76, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Waterloo died Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Bickford Cottage in Cedar Falls. He was born December 30, 1943 in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the son of Glendon & Ala Elizabeth (Denniston) Nargang. David graduated from Columbus High School in Waterloo and from Chicago Technical College in Chicago, Illinois. He served...
Lilly May Patnode
February 25, 2020
Lilly May Patnode, 88, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Waterloo, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born May 7, 1931 on a farm north of New Hartford, Iowa, the daughter of Orville and Weltha (Sommerville) Osborn. Lilly married Donald W. Patnode on July 25, 1953 in Waterloo. He preceded her...
Debra Ann Schemmel
February 22, 2020
Debra Ann Schemmel, 65, of Cedar Falls, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, February 22, 2020. She was born in Cedar Falls on November 30, 1954, daughter of Donald and Margery (Wessels) Schemmel. Debbie was a graduate of Columbus High School in 1973 and later attended Iowa State University. She earned an Accounting degree from Hawkeye...
Edward Lee Stachovic
February 22, 2020
Please note: Family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be directed to MercyOne Foundation of NE Iowa or Cedar Valley Hospice. Thank you!
Edward Lee Stachovic (Ed) was born in Bettendorf, Iowa, on January 22, 1931, son of Jon and Margaret Stachovic. He grew up in Davenport, Iowa. Ed attended Sacred Heart Grade...
Elaine Ann Pfalzgraf
February 20, 2020
On Febru ary 20 , 2020, Elaine Pfalzgraf left the family and community she loved. A lifelong resident of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Elaine served her community at the local, state, and national level. She served on the Cedar Falls City Council as Councilmember and Mayor pro-tem for 24 years, was a UNI instructor of social work, the co-founder...
Lois Mae Aswegan
February 16, 2020
Lois Mae Aswegan, 92, of Grimes, Iowa and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Kennybrook Village in Grimes. She was born January 8, 1928 in Dike, Iowa, the daughter of William & Anna (Damm) Jorgensen. Lois married Lawrence Aswegan on October 5, 1947 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. She graduated from Dike...
Bill Hambly Iii
February 13, 2020
Lester "Bill" Hambly III, 75, of Cedar Falls passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Westbrook Acres of Gladbrook. He was born February 15, 1944, son of Lester and Olive (Regan) Hambly, Jr. Bill graduated with the Cedar Falls High School Class of 1962 and attended the Iowa State Teacher's College. He met Jane Happel...
Juliana Harriet Snyder
February 12, 2020
Juliana Snyder, 82, of Dike, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at Bickford Assisted Living in Cedar Falls. She was born on her family's farm North of New Hartford on August 18, 1937, daughter of Grant and Alberta (Alberts) Sluiter. Juliana was a graduate of New the Hartford Consolidated Schools with the Class of 1955 and attended Gates...
Steven Ray Christensen
February 10, 2020
Steven Ray Christensen, 67, of New Hartford, died Monday, February 10, 2020, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born February 29, 1952 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, the son of Virgil and Margaret (Reints) Christensen. Steven married Lonna Hagen on June 8, 1974 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Joice, Iowa. He was a 1970...
Lois Carole Boyd
February 9, 2020
Lois Carole Boyd, 96, passed away at NewAldaya Lifescapes of Cedar Falls on Sunday, February 9, 2020. She was born October 6, 1923, in Green, Iowa, daughter of Isbrandt Ubbe (I.U.) and Henrietta (Deters) Harken. She was raised on the family farm with her ten brothers and sisters. She attended and graduated from Clarksville High School where she met...
Craig H. Smith
February 8, 2020
Craig H. Smith, 67, of El Dorado, Kansas, formerly of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Saturday, February 8, 2020 in El Dorado.  He was born December 11, 1952 in Grundy Center, Iowa, the son of Harold and Harmmean (Adelmund) Smith.  Craig married Crystal Gooding on November 21, 1998 in Cedar Falls.  He graduated from Reinbeck High School in Reinbeck,...
Lawrence L. Smith
February 4, 2020
Lawrence L. Smith, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born March 29, 1927 in Plainfield, Iowa, the son of Clark & Rose Mary (Gallmeyer) Smith. He married Ruth Steere on December 14, 1954 in Queen City, Missouri. Lawrence served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was employed...
William Judd Reinart
January 31, 2020
William Judd Reinart was born March 16, 2000, in Waterloo, Iowa, son of Scott and Susan (Truax) Reinart. He attended Hansen Elementary, Holmes Middle School and Cedar Falls High School where he was consistently on the Honor Roll. Will graduated in 2019 and attended Hawkeye Community College with plans of majoring in Biology and hopes of becoming a physician...
Barbara Jeanne Boudewyns
January 31, 2020
Barbara (Chandler) Boudewyns age 71, died from natural causes January 31 , 2020, in the early morning. Family members were by her side. She was born March 21 , 1949, in Waterloo Iowa, daughter of Henry and Beatrice Chandler. Barb graduated from Cedar Falls High School Class of 1967. Her father Henry was process engineer at John Deere in...
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