Linda Kay Wahner
September 20, 2025
Linda Kay Wahner, 73, Cedar Falls, died Saturday, September 20, 2025 at her home with her loving family by her side under the care of UnityPoint Hospice following a 40-year battle with cancer.
Linda was born December 8, 1951 in Waterloo to the late Leonard and Dorothy (Olson) Lofstuen. Â She graduated from Cedar Falls High School in...
Merle Duane Larkin
September 20, 2025
Merle D. Larkin, 98, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away at Deery Suites at Western Home Communities on September 20, 2025. He was born in Hartley, Iowa, the son of Richard and Marie (Brower) Larkin. Â Merle attended Shell Rock High School, then entered the U.S. Navy in August of 1945, during WWII, serving on a Destroyer in the Pacific....
Edward "Ed" James Herting
September 17, 2025
Edward "Ed" J. Herting, 90, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Dubuque, passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born in Dyersville on December 20, 1934, to John and Adelle (Meis) Herting. He graduated from Loras Academy in Dubuque in 1952, prior to attending Loras College. During college, Ed was...
John Philip Christman
September 16, 2025
John Philip Christman, 84, Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at his home with his loving wife by his side under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.
John was born July 30, 1941 in Joplin, MO to Arthur and Jane (Harsh) Christman. Â He graduated from high school in Wichita, KS and continued his education at the...
William "Bill" K. Wheelock
September 15, 2025
William "Bill" K. Wheelock, 76, of Cedar Falls, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. He was born in Cedar Falls on July 21, 1949, the son of Dencil and Marie (Smith) Wheelock. Bill was drafted into the United States Army during the Vietnam War, serving from 1969-1971, and was awarded the...
Michael Robert Bancroft
September 13, 2025
Michael Robert Bancroft, 72, of Cedar Falls (formerly Port St. Lucie, FL) passed away peacefully at Cedar Valley Hospice Home on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Â He was born in Cedar Falls on September 4, 1953, son of Robert and Jean (Nordman) Bancroft. Mike attended Cedar Falls High School and earned his GED from Hawkeye Institute of Technology in 1971....
Duane Howard Rippe
September 12, 2025
Duane, 86, died Friday, September 12, 2025, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be at the Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home from 5-7 PM on Friday, September 26th with a time of sharing beginning at 6:30 pm and the Funeral will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, September 27th at Nazareth Lutheran Church both...
George Louis Jenson
September 10, 2025
George Louis Jenson, 86, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at the Deery Suites. Â He was born April 15, 1939, in Dunkerton, son of Lee "Jake" and Dorothy (Harn) Jenson. George graduated from Dunkerton High School in 1957. He married Barbara Miller on June 6, 1959, in Fairbank and they had four children together, later...
Theodore "Ted" Henry Gerdes Jr.
August 30, 2025
Theodore "Ted" Henry Gerdes Jr., 90, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, August 30, 2025 at the Deery Suites, Western Home Communities.
Ted was born July 2, 1935 in Dike, IA to the late Theodore Henry Gerdes, Sr. and Emma Mathilda (Bakker) Gerdes. Â He graduated from Dike High School. Â Ted honorably served in the US Army, US Army...
Michael Jay Havenstrite
August 30, 2025
Michael Jay Havenstrite of Cedar Falls, Iowa, lived his life with quiet strength, devotion, and a heart for service. Born in April 1943 to Beverly Wayne and Darlene (Miller) Havenstrite, he passed away on August 30th, leaving behind a legacy of family, friendship, community, and a profound love of the outdoors.
Michael's curiosity about people and the...
Daniel Robert Hughes
August 29, 2025
Daniel Robert Hughes, 76, of Cedar Falls, died on Friday, August 29, 2025, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on September 21, 1948, to the late Robert A. Hughes, Jr. and Joan (Caley) Hughes, and graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1966. Daniel served four years in the United States...
Ida J. Frey
August 29, 2025
Ida Joann (Rewerts) Frey, 102, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 29, 2025, at Bickford Senior Living, with her daughter at her side. She died of natural causes. Ida was born on November 28, 1922, in Ackley, the daughter of Jerry and Ramie (Johnson) Rewerts. She attended rural school, graduated from Dumont High School in 1940,...
Donald Leroy Rittgers
August 23, 2025
Donald LeRoy Rittgers, of Shell Rock, passed away peacefully at Shell Rock Senior Living on Saturday, August 23, 2025. He was born in New Hartford on February 10, 1935, son of Lawrence and Esther (Ballhagen) Rittgers. Don graduated from New Hartford High School with the Class of 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from June of 1957 until...
Linda Kay "Lynn" Dickinson
August 18, 2025
Linda Kay "Lynn" Dickinson of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, August 18, 2025, at Allen Hospital. Lynn was born October 26, 1946, in Mound City, Missouri, daughter of Shirley and Jack Prussman. She married Johnny A. Dickinson on August 31, 1971, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Johnny preceded her in death on December 8, 2013. Lynn was employed at the...
Steven Michael Decker
August 18, 2025
Steven Michael Decker, loving husband and father of three, was born March 27, 1954, in Tracy, Minnesota. He grew up in Iowa and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1972. In 1992, he received his Associate's Degree as a Business Computer Specialist from AIC. On September 10, 1976, Steven married his sweetheart, Becky Naber, at the Women's Club...
Harlan Nation Smith
August 18, 2025
Harlan Nation Smith, 80, of Hudson, IA died Monday, August 18, 2025 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly after battling COPD for many years.
Harlan was born October 8, 1944 at Sartori Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa to the late Elliott Edward and Ercell Marie (Nation) Smith. He grew up on the family farm on Hollis...
Roger Lee Holeman
August 8, 2025
Roger Holeman, age 77, stepped into eternity on August 8th at Allen Hospital—the same place he was born on November 15, 1947. He was raised on a 320-acre farm 3 miles south of the Grundy Center cemetery. He was a Baby Boomer whose father served in the Army Air Corps in WW2. He trusted Christ as his Lord and...
Patricia Ann Shimp
August 6, 2025
Patricia Ann Shimp, 79, of Cedar Falls (formerly of rural New Hartford) died on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at the Deery Suites at Western Home Communities, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. She was born in Waterloo December 3, 1945, daughter of Gerald and Carolyn (Johnson) Clabaugh. Pat married Michael Shimp on July 1, 1977, at St. Timothy's United Methodist...
Cathleen Kay Byers Taylor
August 5, 2025
Cathleen "Cathy" Byers Taylor peacefully passed away on August 5, 2025.
Cathy was born on June 28, 1956, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she began a life marked by resilience and strength.
She is survived by her three children: Jeffrey Lorenz of Waterloo, Iowa; Michele Kofoot (Matthew) of Algona, Iowa; and Jennifer Hamilton (Cory) of...
Elizabeth Conrad La Velle
August 2, 2025
Elizabeth "Beth" Conrad La Velle, 79, of Cedar Falls, passed away at UPH/Allen Hospital of Waterloo. She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 6, 1946, daughter of William Arthur and Margaret "Elizabeth" (Goodwin) Conrad. Beth graduated from East Grand Rapids High School with the Class of 1964, then earned her B.A. in Theater Design from...
