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Phyllis A. Swanson

Phyllis A. Swanson

December 23, 2018

Phyllis A. Swanson, 90, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Bloomington, Minnesota, died Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Western Home Communities Deery Suites. She was born July 23, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Andrew and Alice (Bjorklund) Johnson. Phyllis married Lloyd E. Swanson on February 5, 1949 in Minneapolis. He preceded her in death on November...

Harlan R. Thuesen

Harlan R. Thuesen

December 23, 2018

Harlan R. Thuesen, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.   He was born May 23, 1929 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Harry & Mabel (Syndergaard) Thuesen. He married Joan Gerber on March 21, 1954 in Tipton, Iowa. Harlan graduated from Dike High School in 1947 and then...

Kenneth Carl Behrens

Kenneth Carl Behrens

December 21, 2018

Kenneth Carl Behrens, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, December 21, 2018, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born October 31, 1930 in Cedar Falls, the son of Carl H. and Maleta (Dick) Behrens. Kenneth was united in marriage to Marjorie Mae Johnson on April 5, 1955 at the Christian Reform Church in Parkersburg. He...

Gleneva Fern Multhauf Wardius

Gleneva Fern Multhauf Wardius

December 15, 2018

Gleneva Fern Multhauf Wardius, 95, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Saturday, December 15, 2018, at the Western Home Communities Creekside Legacy Cottage. She was born June 12, 1923 in rural Hudson, Iowa, the daughter of John and Pauline (Gutknecht) Multhauf. Gleneva married Ralph Elmer Herbert Wardius on July 26, 1944 in Wayne, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death...

Shirley J. Bradford

Shirley J. Bradford

December 13, 2018

Shirley J. Bradford, 69, of Dike, Iowa, died Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born July 11, 1949 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Elso and Lois (Smith) Doddema. Shirley was a 1967 graduate of Dike High School and worked at John Deere for 30+ years as a supply management specialist....

Mary Hildman

Mary Hildman

December 12, 2018

Mary C. Hildman, 66, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at her home. Mary was born May 20, 1952 in Algona, Iowa, the daughter of Clair & Loretta (Priester) Hildman.

Survivors include her mother, Loretta Hildman; two brothers, Don (Mary) Hildman of Britt and Richard (Patti) Hildman of Tucson, Arizona; and three sisters,...

Margery Roberts

Margery Roberts

December 12, 2018

Margery Roberts, 97, of Wausau, Wisconsin and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Aspirus Hospice House in Wausau.  Margery was born April 22, 1921, on a farm near Clarksville, Iowa, the daughter of William & Alda (Brown) Maifeld.  She married Raymond Roberts on December 25, 1943 at Camp Roberts, California.  He preceded her in...

Roger Dean Hickins

Roger Dean Hickins

December 12, 2018

Roger Dean Hickins, 78, of Dike, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born May 5, 1940 in Plankington, South Dakota, the son of Walter Edward and Leta (Bailey) Hickins. Roger married Joyce Fisher in 1959 and they later divorced. He later married Carole (O'Neill) Rasmussen on July 29, 1972. Roger...

Gladys J. Elliott

Gladys J. Elliott

December 9, 2018

Gladys J. Elliott, 91, of Waverly, Iowa, formerly of New Hartford, died Sunday, December 9, 2018, at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community. She was born April 30, 1927 in New Hartford, the daughter of Lawrence and Esther (Ballhagen) Rittgers. Gladys married Calvin K. "Bud" Elliott on July 15, 1948 in Aplington, Iowa. He preceded her in death on...

Janice Kay Fleetwood

Janice Kay Fleetwood

December 6, 2018

Janice Kay Fleetwood, 78, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Thursday, December 6, 2018, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was born May 10, 1940 in Forest City, Iowa, the daughter of Delmar and Elaine (Ashpole) Hill. Janice married Alan Fleetwood on August 31, 1973 at Christ Lutheran Church in Waterloo. He preceded her in death...

Evelyn R. Holtz

Evelyn R. Holtz

December 3, 2018

Evelyn R. Holtz, 92 of Cedar Falls, Iowa and formerly of Muskegon, Michigan, died Monday, December 3, 2018 at Western Home Communities-Nation Cottage in Cedar Falls. She was born January 21, 1926 in Temple, Texas, the daughter of and Albin & Anna (Stephan) Naivar. She graduated from Temple High School in 1944. Evelyn married Joseph Holtz on June...

Iva Marie Colvin

Iva Marie Colvin

December 2, 2018

Iva Marie Colvin, 96, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, December 2, 2018, at the Western Home Communities Deery Suites. She was born July 31, 1922 in Shell Rock, Iowa, the daughter of Daniel Webster and Gertrude (Miller) Cook. Iva Marie married George F. Colvin on November 1, 1941 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on August...

Jennifer Harriet Staudinger

Jennifer Harriet Staudinger

November 22, 2018

Jennifer Harriet Staudinger, 66, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, November 22, 2018, at UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born July 11, 1952 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Adrian "Al" and Helen (Bast) Schlimmer. Jennifer married Glenn Staudinger on January 22, 1982 in Waterloo, Iowa. She was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School...

Sandra Kay Tanner

Sandra Kay Tanner

November 13, 2018

Sandra Kay Tanner, 55, of Dubuque, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born May 11, 1963 in Waterloo, the daughter of Virgil and Shirley (See) Lewis. She married Steven Slick and they were later divorced. She married Michael Tanner and he...

Richard "Dick" Vande Kieft

Richard "Dick" Vande Kieft

November 7, 2018

Richard "Dick" Vande Kieft, 78, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at the Western Home Communities Windhaven Assisted Living Center in Cedar Falls. He was born July 30, 1940 in St. Albans, West Virginia, the son of John and Ruth (Fridlington) Vande Kieft. Dick married Judy Rae Johnson on January 8, 1966 in Preston, Minnesota. She...

Judy Vande Kieft

Judy Vande Kieft

November 4, 2018

Judy Vande Kieft, 74, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Western Home Communities-Deery Suites. Judy was born April 3, 1944 in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of Roy & Irene (Quam) Johnson. She married Richard Vande Kieft on January 8, 1966 in Preston, Minnesota. Judy was a homemaker and was the receptionist at Nazareth Lutheran Church...

Margaret Andersen Brandhorst

Margaret Andersen Brandhorst

November 4, 2018

Margaret Andersen Brandhorst, 96, of Hudson, Iowa, died Sunday, November 4, 2018, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born May 13, 1922 in rural Hudson, the daughter of Chris and Jenny (Larsen) Andersen. She married Donald Brandhorst September 28, 1943 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. She worked for custodial services at UNI, retiring...

Joan M. Hughson

Joan M. Hughson

November 4, 2018

Joan M. Hughson, 77, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, November 4, 2018, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo.  She was born February 1, 1941 in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Mae (Taylor) Leehey.  Joan married Robert L. Hughson on November 27, 1958 in Fairbank, Iowa.  He preceded her in death on March 31,...

Larry Ray Trimbell

Larry Ray Trimbell

October 31, 2018

Larry Ray Trimbell, 78, of Rockwell, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home. He was born March 24, 1940 in Cedar Falls, the son of Lloyd Scott "Beaky" and Lois Rae (Currier) Trimbell. Larry married Joyce Ann Thrasher on March 31, 1961 in Fair Oaks, California. He attended Cedar...

Diane Sorenson

Diane Sorenson

October 29, 2018

Diane L. Kittrell-Sorenson, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at Western Home Communities Thuesen Cottage.  She was born April 27, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Darol & Marion (Gable) Rice.  Diane married Ronald J. Kittrell on August 21, 1953 and they later divorced.  She married Dr. Paul Sorenson on September 17, 1988.  He preceded...

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