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Amy L. Denholm

Amy L. Denholm

February 22, 2019

Amy L. Denholm, 45, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Friday, February 22, 2019. She was born May 16, 1973 in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Lonnie and Carol (Sorenson) Johannsen. Amy married Jim Denholm on July 7, 2001 at St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. She was a 1991 graduate of Clinton High School, earned...

Gene A Mathes

Gene A Mathes

February 22, 2019

Gene A. Mathes, 76, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, February 22, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born August 19, 1942 at Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Phillip and Florence (Girsch) Mathes.  Gene married Betty Schwake on October 1, 1966 in Waterloo. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Before his...

Joseph L. Bergman

Joseph L. Bergman

February 21, 2019

Joseph L. Bergman, 68, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Western Home Communities Deery Suites in Cedar Falls. He was born April 11, 1950 in Waterloo, Iowa. Joe married Kay Hatton on July 27, 1974 in Traer, Iowa. He was a graduate of Ackley-Geneva High School and served in the U.S. Navy during the...

Julie Kay Thompson

Julie Kay Thompson

February 20, 2019

Julie Kay Thompson, 61, of Waterloo, died, Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at UnityPoint Health Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born January 25, 1958 in Deschler, Nebraska, the daughter of Herbert W. and Elaine (Albers) Schiller. Julie graduated from Eagle Grove High School and received her LPN degree from NIACC in Mason City, Iowa. She was an...

Maxine M. Rindels

Maxine M. Rindels

February 13, 2019

Maxine M. Rindels, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born April 15, 1931 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Arthur and Fern (Miller) Mommer. Maxine married Duane Rindels on June 25, 1949 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on...

Marian Faye Luchtenburg

Marian Faye Luchtenburg

February 10, 2019

Marian Faye Luchtenburg, 90, of Kennybrook Village in Grimes, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

She was born September 28, 1928 in Holland, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and Dena (Sealman) Kiewiet. Marian graduated from Grundy Center High School and...

Margaret Caley

Margaret Caley

February 7, 2019

Margaret Caley, 90, of Waterloo, died Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Unity Point Health Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born November 17, 1928 in New Hartford, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford and Grace (Carolus) North. Margaret married Stanley Hermansen and they were later divorced. She married William Caley and they were later divorced. Margaret attended school...

Paul J. Retterath

Paul J. Retterath

February 5, 2019

Paul J. Retterath, 76, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Pinnacle Specialty Care in Cedar Falls. He was born April 23, 1942, in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Jacob and Elna (Christensen) Retterath. Paul married Nancy Myers May 17, 1962 in Memphis, Mo. She preceded him in death July 11, 2005. He worked in...

Julianna T. "Julie" Yokem

Julianna T. "Julie" Yokem

February 4, 2019

Julianna T. "Julie" Yokem, 60, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, February 4, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born December 30, 1958 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Allen and Judy (Betts) Nielsen. Julie married Charles "Chuck" Yokem on March 12, 1983 in Cedar Falls. She was a 1977 graduate of Cedar Falls...

David S. Bremer

David S. Bremer

January 27, 2019

David Stanley Bremer, 71, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born March 28, 1947 in Tripoli, Iowa, the son of Paul and Elvira (Holm) Bremer. David married Shirley Dyrda on December 29, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U. S. Navy on the USS...

Darius Conradi

Darius Conradi

January 16, 2019

Darius Conradi, 80, of Waverly, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly.  He was born June 9, 1938 in Dike, Iowa, the son of John & Anna (Meyer) Conradi.  He married Joan Bundy on September 26, 1959 in Kirksville, Missouri.  Darius was employed at Rath Packing Company and then at John...

Michael R. Oberle

Michael R. Oberle

January 12, 2019

Michael R. Oberle, 77, of Waterloo, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born August 3, 1941 in Waterloo, the son of Vincent R. and Maryann (Studebaker) Oberle. Michael married Kathryn M. Pierson on April 19, 1965 in Phoenix, Arizona. She preceded him in death on October 14, 2016. Michael...

Rodney L. Jensen

Rodney L. Jensen

January 11, 2019

Rodney L. Jensen, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, January 11, 2019, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. He was born September 25, 1927 in Forest City, Iowa, the son of Paul and Evelyn (Tang) Jensen. Rodney married Mavis Nielsen on March 5, 1950 in Mason City, Iowa. He served in the U. S. Army from 1945 to...

Nancy L. Jergens

Nancy L. Jergens

January 9, 2019

Nancy L. Jergens, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at UPH Allen Hospital, Waterloo. She was born October 22, 1938, the daughter of Orval Martin and Bertha Jane (McAninch) Anderson in Waterloo. She graduated from East High School in Waterloo. Nancy married Larry Jergens May 9, 1958 in Waterloo. Before her retirement in 1977, she...

Melvin W Harms

Melvin W Harms

January 9, 2019

Melvin W. Harms, 95, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Thuesen Cottages Western Home Communities. He was born November 13, 1923 the son of Edward and Wilhelmina (Hagenow) Harms. Melvin married Ethelyn Dewey October 19, 1946 and she preceded him in death June 15, 1979. He married Ruby Foelske December 27, 1980 and she...

Lois Jeanette Geving

Lois Jeanette Geving

January 7, 2019

Lois Jeanette Geving, 79, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, January 7, 2019, at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Arizona. She was born March 13, 1939 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Edna (Young) Gjere. Lois married Larry Dean Geving on June 13, 1958 at Big Canoe Lutheran Church in Decorah. She...

Glen Van Vark

Glen Van Vark

January 5, 2019

Glen "Van" Van Vark, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his home. Glen was born September 9, 1927 in Pella, Iowa, the son of Dingeman & Nellie (Kruseman) Van Vark. He married Lila Van Vliet on May 29, 1948 in Otley, Iowa. She preceded him in death in August of 1988. He married Lorraine...

Frank Gardner

Frank Gardner

January 4, 2019

Frank Gardner, 100, of Rochester, Minnesota, formerly of Hudson, Iowa, died Friday, January 4, 2019, at The Waters on Mayowood in Rochester. He was born September 23, 1918 in Rapid City, South Dakota, the son of Harry & Bernice (Greene) Gardner. Frank served in the Army Air Corp during WWII. He married Colleen Crees June 17, 1952 in Exira,...

Charles A. "Old Man Dart" Peverill

Charles A. "Old Man Dart" Peverill

January 4, 2019

Charles A. "Old Man Dart" Peverill, 80, of Waterloo, died Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home. He was born June 14, 1938 in Waterloo, the son of Lloyd and Iva (Foster) Peverill. Charles married Karen Sauer on November 17, 1959 in Waterloo. She preceded him in death in February of 1988. He later married...

Patricia R. Martin

Patricia R. Martin

January 1, 2019

Patricia R. Martin, 77, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born in Cedar Falls November 18, 1941, the daughter of Roy and Elizabeth (Rasmussen) Martin. Before retirement she worked for Martin Brothers in the produce department.

She is survived by...

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