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Carol Dee Thielen
July 17, 2019
Carol Dee (McCormick) Thielen, 88, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the Deery Suites at Western Home Communities of Cedar Falls.  She was born May 1, 1931, in Latimer, Iowa, daughter of Manly James and Hazel Fae (Azeltine) McCormick.  Carol was married to LaVerne Thielen on May 21, 1950 in Latimer. She worked as a Bookkeeper at...
Juliana M. "Julie" Horstman
July 17, 2019
Juliana M. "Julie" Horstman, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born April 5, 1937 in Lane, Kansas, the daughter of Curtis J. and Genevieve (Kress) Peine. Julie married Merlyn "Butch" Horstman on April 2, 1955 in Webster City, Iowa. They later...
Melvin Martin Tjepkes
July 17, 2019
Melvin Martin Tjepkes, 96, formerly of Cedar Falls, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Benedictine Assisted Living at Steeple Pointe in Osseo, MN.  He was born March 18, 1923, in Grundy County, Iowa, son of Martin and Sophie (Pruisner) Tjepkes.  Melvin was married to Jennie Folken on May 1, 1945, at the Christian Reformed Church of Allison,...
Carmen Mary Devoe
July 12, 2019
Carmen Mary DeVoe, 64, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, July 12 , 2019, at MercyOne Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born June 14 , 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota, the daughter of Loren and Margaret Peters. Carmen married the love of her life, John DeVoe, on ...
Shirley Ann Corwin
July 11, 2019
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Shirley Ann (Davis) Corwin, 84, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at the Deery Suites at Western Home Communities of Cedar Falls.  She was born August 30, 1934 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Lewis and Myra (Giesey) Davis.  Shirley was married to William Corwin on April 20, 1950 in Cedar Falls. He...
Pamela Mae Tjebkes
July 10, 2019
Pamela Mae Tjebkes, 60, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at ManorCare in Waterloo. She was born March 18, 1959 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Albert and Virginia (Jacobsen) Tjebkes. Pam was a graduate of Northern University High School and the University of Northern Iowa. She worked for Job Service of Iowa for several years. Pam...
Kevin Joel Henriksen
July 8, 2019
Kevin Joel Henriksen, 48, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, July 8, 2019, at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born August 27, 1970 at Beale Air Force Base, California, the son of Bruce and Karen (Mennen) Henriksen. Kevin was a 1988 graduate of Janesville High School and earned his B.S. degree in Electrical...
Amy Lee (Bisbing) Huffman
July 4, 2019
Amy Lee (Bisbing) Huffman, 93, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019, at the Deery Suites at Western Home Communities of Cedar Falls. She was born February 26, 1926, in West Union, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Rebecca (Yearous) Bisbing. Amy graduated from Cedar Falls High School with the Class of 1943. She...
Mary Jean Dickson
June 24, 2019
Mary Jean Dickson, 83, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019, at NewAldaya Lifescapes of Cedar Falls.  She was born October 23, 1935, in Independence, the daughter of Marley and Marion (Dunlap) De Haven.  Mary Jean married Paul Dickson on July 12, 1958 at Zion Lutheran Church of Waterloo.  She was a graduate of West High School...
Darryl Edward Sherwood
June 22, 2019
Darryl Edward Sherwood, 76, of Dike, Iowa, died Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Mercy One Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. He was born August 14, 1942 in Cedar Falls, the son of Edward and Arvilla (Jacobsen) Sherwood. Darryl married Peggy Jean Oltman on October 2, 1964 at Lincoln Center Reformed Church, rural Dike. He graduated from Dike...
Clara Anna Trapp
June 20, 2019
Clara Trapp, 92, died Thursday, June 20 th , 2019 at The Stratford in Carmel, Indiana. A memorial service will be held July 27, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 28884 State Street, Eldorado/West Union, Iowa (563-422-5445) with lunch following at the church. Graveside service will take place at 3:00 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery, 1350 West...
Belva Lea Rhoads
June 15, 2019
Belva Lea Molendorp Nederhoff Rhoads, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, June 15, 2019, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.  She was born October 14, 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Conrad and Tina (Lutterman) Molendorp.  Belva married Arnold Nederhoff on September 5, 1958, and they later divorced.  She married Richard Rhoads...
Samuel "Sammy" Strottman
June 12, 2019
Samuel "Sammy" Strottman, 39, of Sumner, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born March 4, 1980 in Waverly, Iowa, the son of Greg and Susan (Lehman) Strottman. Sammy graduated from Sumner High School and attended Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar and the University of Northern Iowa in...
Rosa Maria Findlay
June 11, 2019
Doña Rosa Maria Escudé de Findlay, 83, of Cedar Falls, IA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls.
Rosa Maria was born in San Juan, PR, to Josefa and Francisco Escudé on March 13, 1936. She was married to Donald T. Findlay on January 4,...
Jack Hanson
June 10, 2019
Jack Hanson, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, June 10, 2019 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Jack was born October 1, 1932 in Elgin, Iowa, the son of Melvin & Cleo (Gilbert) Hanson. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955. As an educator, Jack was a teacher and then an Elementary Principal in the...
Richard Stephen Caley
June 6, 2019
Richard "Dick" Stephen Caley was born April 8 , 1930 in Cedar Falls, son of Bernard & Gladys (Keilty) Caley. He attended school in Cedar Falls graduating with the CF High School Class of 1948. He worked for Rath Packing Plant, then painted billboards before joining the Cedar Falls Post Office where he was a mail carrier, postal clerk...
Shirley Mae Merry
June 5, 2019
WATERLOO - Shirley Merry, 92, of Waterloo, Iowa passed away on June 5, 2019 while under the care of Hospice at Sunrise Hill Care in Traer, Iowa.
Shirley was born February 27, 1927 in Waterloo where she lived and worked. She and her husband, William Merry were married in 1948 after his...
Wendell Leroy Nolting
June 3, 2019
Wendell Leroy Nolting, 83, of Cedar Falls, died from complications of Parkinson's Disease on Monday, June 3, 2019, at Ravenwood Specialty Care in Waterloo. He was born October 25, 1935 in Tripoli, Iowa, the son of Frederick and Ida (Sauerbrei) Nolting. Wendell married Janice Pasley on April 27, 1958 in Waverly, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army...
Viola Nissen
June 2, 2019
H. Viola Nissen, 97, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Cedar Falls Health Care Center. Viola was born July 21, 1921 in New Hartford, Iowa, the daughter of Henry & Dora (Bruns) Webrand. She married Harry L. Nissen September 2, 1939 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death May 20, 2006. Viola was a...
Gene Bond
June 2, 2019
Lewis "Gene" Bond was born June 3, 1933, in Lawson, Missouri, son of Glen David and Frances Lee (Henderson) Bond. Gene's parents moved their large family to Cedar Falls when he was young. He attended Cedar Falls High School where he was a varsity letterman in football. Gene enlisted into the United States Navy serving from August 1950-March 1954...
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