Georgiana "Georgia" Lea Smith
December 24, 2019
Georgiana (Georgia) Lea Smith, 75, of New Hartford, Iowa died at her home under the loving care of her husband on December 24, 2019 after a courageous battle with dementia. She was born January 26, 1944 in Marshalltown IA, the daughter of Edward F. Lyons and Georgiana (Amidon) Lyons. Georgia graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1962. She...
Leo D. Campbell
December 22, 2019
Leo D. Campbell, 83, of Cedar Falls, died from complications of Parkinson's Disease on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at the Western Home Communities Deery Suites surrounded by his family. He was born February 11, 1936 in Oelwein, Iowa, the son of Virgil and Mabel (Ohl) Campbell. Leo married Margaret Mary Sherry on August 18, 1956 at Sacred Heart...
Raymond Dean Vaughn
December 22, 2019
Raymond Dean Vaughn, 57, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Sunday, December 22, 2019. He was born October 28, 1962 in Waterloo, Iowa. Raymond attended Janesville schools and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1982. He loved the outdoors, enjoying pheasant hunting in South Dakota and fishing at Prairie Lakes in Cedar Falls. ...
Patricia Mae Rasmusson
December 19, 2019
Patricia Mae Rasmusson, 89, of Cedar Falls passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Western Home Communities Nation Cottage of Cedar Falls.  She was born December 20, 1929, in Crawfordsville, Iowa, daughter of Paul and Ola (Orris) Howell.  Pat grew up on the family farm and graduated from the Columbus...
Keith M Baskins
December 18, 2019
Keith M. Baskins, 92, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa. Keith was born August 7, 1927 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Harold & Irma (Morgan) Baskins. He married Dorothea Wyatt on May 1, 1964 in Hudson, Iowa. Keith served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked...
June Viola Jacobs
December 18, 2019
June Viola Jacobs, 92, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at MercyOne/Covenant Medical Center of Waterloo. She was born in Allison on August 22, 1927, daughter of Herbert F. and Hazel (Clark) Jacobs. June was a graduate of Clarksville High School with the Class of 1944 and, later, Wartburg College in Waverly. She worked...
Peter Jacob Saathoff
December 18, 2019
Peter Jacob Saathoff, 95, of New Hartford passed away at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of Waterloo on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. He was born October 1, 1924, near Dike, Iowa, the son of Harm and Harmke (Westerman) Saathoff. Peter served his country post WWII in the United States Navy at the Great Lakes Naval Base. Following an honorable...
Carol J. Eicke
December 14, 2019
Carol J. Eicke, 90, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Rosewood Estate. She was born November 25, 1929 in Algona, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Agnes (Austin) Vohs. Carol married Hugh Eicke on June 2, 1953 in West Bend, Iowa. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1993. Carol graduated...
Ruth I. Krumlinde
December 13, 2019
Ruth I. Krumlinde, 99, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, December 13, 2019, at the Western Home Communities Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. She was born September 28, 1920 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Harry and Sara (Jeffers) Vaughn. Ruth married Kenneth Krumlinde on August 25, 1940 in Janesville, Iowa. He preceded her in death on June...
Donna Jean Camarata
December 12, 2019
Donna Jean Camarata, 56, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, December 12, 2019. She was born in Waterloo, Iowa on May 22, 1963, the daughter of Warren F. & Helen R. (Maas) Thomas.  She graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1981 and from Hawkeye Community College in 1982. She married Larry Camarata on June 2, 1984 at Bethlehem...
Laura Shirley Bucholtz
December 8, 2019
Laura Shirley Bucholtz, 98, of Cedar Falls, passed away at the Deery Suites at the Western Home Communities on Sunday, December 8, 2019. She was born October 11, 1921, daughter of William and Grace (Patterson) Bixby. Laura graduated from Waterloo East High School with the Class of 1941. On December 17, 1944, Laura was united in marriage with Roger...
Nick Alan Harding
December 5, 2019
Nick Alan Harding, 40, of Cedar Falls passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Mercy One/Covenant Medical Center of Waterloo. He and his twin brother, Neil, were born prematurely on January 15, 1979, in Waterloo, Iowa, sons of Connie (Sander) and Steve Harding. Neil passed away at seven days of age. Nick attended schools in Cedar Falls and...
Kathleen E. Mueller
December 3, 2019
Kathleen E. Mueller, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at the Western Home Communities Deery Suites in Cedar Falls. She was born September 17, 1932 in Clearwater, Nebraska, the daughter of Ernst and Klara (Ahlers) Loseke. Kathleen married Dwayne L. Mueller on September 17, 1954 in Platte Center, Nebraska. She earned her BA and MA...
Alfred Vogel Wood
December 1, 2019
Alfred Vogel Wood, 73, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at his home on Sunday, December 1, 2019. He was born December 23, 1945 in Tampa, Florida, the son of Charles and Vivian (Vogel) Wood. Alfred served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He earned his BA in Engineering from the University of Minnesota and his MA in...
Marvin Dale Berends
November 29, 2019
Marvin Dale Berends, 69, passed away following a brief illness on Friday, November 29, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He was born March 30, 1950, in Aplington, Iowa, son of Peter and Grace (Eckhoff) Berends. Marvin graduated from the Northern University High School with the Class of 1968. He enlisted in the United States Air...
Richard L. Christensen
November 29, 2019
Richard Christensen, 74, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, November 29, 2019 at NewAldaya Lifescapes. He was born May 30, 1945 in Waterloo, the son of Elmer M. and Grace A. (Gigl) Christensen.
Survivors include two sons, Todd Christensen of Cedar Falls and Travis Christensen of Waterloo; two stepdaughters, Amy Thomas of Cedar...
Richard L. Aschenbrenner
November 27, 2019
Richard L. Aschenbrenner, 80, of Waterloo, Iowa died Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center. Richard was born February 13, 1939, the son of Donald & Ethel May (Watters) Aschenbrenner.  He married Phyllis Crawford November 21, 1973 in Cedar Falls. Richard worked for John Deere & Company for many years and retired as an inspector. ...
Evelyn A. Diekman
November 26, 2019
Evelyn A. Diekman, 91, of Cedar Falls passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of Waterloo. She was born August 30, 1928, daughter of Anton and Henrietta (Hinders) Cordes. Evelyn was raised and attended schools in Parkersburg where she fell in love with Raymond Samuel Diekman.  The couple married on April 8, 1945,...
Claus W. Stricker
November 23, 2019
Claus W. Stricker, 80, of Blue Eye, Missouri, formerly of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa, died at home on Saturday, November 23, 2019. He was born February 20, 1939 in Waterloo, the son of Claus and Viola (Jurgens) Stricker. Claus married Marlene Gutknecht on February 7, 1959 in Mapleton, Iowa. He attended Maple Valley High School in Mapleton...
Emma Louise Johnson
November 19, 2019
Emma Louise (Weis) Johnson, 91, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away at her daughter's home in Dike on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. She was born August 1, 1928, in Du Quoin, Illinois, daughter of Adam and Emma (Heuman) Weis. Emma was raised and attended school in Du Quoin and was married to William "Roy" Johnson on June 25, 1949. ...
