Adeline L. Plakke
August 25, 2018
Adeline L. Plakke, 98, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Spring Lake, Michigan, died August 25, 2018, at the Western Home Communities Deery Suites in Cedar Falls.
She was born December 12, 1919 in Byron Center, Michigan, the daughter of John and Oliva Wolf. She was preceded in death by four brothers and six sisters. She married Lloyd...
Teruo Mukai
August 23, 2018
Teruo "Satch" Mukai, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, August 23, 2018. He was born May 11, 1932 in Puunene, Maui, Hawaii, the son of Matsuichi & Toki (Shigeoka) Mukai. He married Karen Rasmussen on June 9, 1972 in Waverly, Iowa. Satch graduated from Baldwin High School in Wailuku, Hawaii. He received his Bachelors degree from Iowa State Teachers...
Dorothy Mae Strein
August 9, 2018
Dorothy M. Strein, 95, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born April 23, 1923 in Waterloo, the daughter of Isaac & Rebecca (Roberts) Busey. She married Thomas F. Callan in Jesup in 1941. He preceded her in death in March of 1963. Dorothy married Albert Strein and...
Constance Krieger
August 8, 2018
Constance (Connie) Puetz Krieger
Connie was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and, after a long struggle, made her transition on August 8, 2018 in Waterloo, Iowa.
Connie was born on May 9, 1957, in LeMars, Iowa, to Eugene and Margaret (Nemmers) Puetz. She...
Renee R. Else Meyer
August 8, 2018
Renee R. Else Meyer, 57, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born March 26, 1961 in Denison, Iowa, the daughter of Morelle and Ruth (Jaacks) Else. Renee married David W. Meyer on August 12, 1995 at St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. She was a graduate of...
Edward J. Brown
August 6, 2018
Edward Joseph Brown, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, August 6, 2018, at the Western Home Communities Nation Cottage. He was born February 9, 1927 in Mundelein, Illinois, the son of Clyde and Hazel (Browning) Brown. Ed married Elsie Skytte on July 26, 1952. She preceded him in death on May 27, 1969. Ed married Lois Priscilla "Penny" (Schrag)...
Opal M. Walther
August 4, 2018
"Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies."
Opal M. Walther, 91, of Cedar Falls was welcomed into heaven, Saturday, August 4, 2018. She was born May 10, 1927, the daughter of Arthur and Marie (Anderson) Anderson in Randall, Iowa. Opal married Hans W. Walther...
Paul A. Mellon
August 2, 2018
Paul A. Mellon, 77, of Waterloo, died at home on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home & Cremation Service is assisting the family.
Jeff Brian Card
July 31, 2018
Jeff Brian Card, 49, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was born February 3, 1969 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, the son of Gene and Linn (Downing) Card. Jeff married Pamela Jean Patten on March 6, 1993. They later divorced. He then married Connie Cowell...
Tracy Frisch
July 31, 2018
Tracy Lynn Frisch, 56, of Cedar Falls, died at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 . She was born July 2, 1962 in Waterloo, the daughter of Charles Penticoff and Kathryn (Miller) Venenga. Tracy married Kevin Frisch August 2, 1980 at Parkersburg, Iowa. She worked for Pathways Behavioral Services in Waverly.
She is survived by...
Diane K. Houser
July 29, 2018
Diane K. Houser, 66, of Waterloo, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, at UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born April 28, 1952 in Waterloo, the daughter of Wilfred and Audrey (Burns) Panther. Diane married Jack W. Houser on March 7, 1972 in La Porte City, Iowa. She was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School and attended Hawkeye Community...
Shirley Burbridge
July 19, 2018
Shirley A. Burbridge, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, July 19, 2018 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Shirley was born July 14, 1935 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Leonard & Iva Cozette (Law) Miller. She married Jack Burbridge and they later divorced. Shirley graduated from Cedar Falls High School and attended Hawkeye Community College. She was a...
John G. Deery, Sr.
July 18, 2018
John G. Deery, Sr., 88, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. He was born October 18, 1929 in Darlington, Wisconsin, the son of John H. and Minna (Gunner) Deery. John married Marlene Heiser on May 29, 1954 in Plain, Wisconsin. John graduated from Darlington High School and served...
Eunice N. Rocca
July 17, 2018
Eunice N. Rocca, 95, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at the Martin Center at Western Home Communities. She was born June 21, 1923 in Fredsville Township, rural Cedar Falls, the daughter of Albert and Helga (Larsen) Knudsen. Eunice married Frederick P. Rocca on December 28, 1949 at Fredsville Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death on...
Irene Lois Smith
July 3, 2018
Irene Lois Smith, 80, of Cedar Falls, died at her home on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. There will be no services. Condolences may be directed to www.DahlFuneralHome.com.
Harold E. Brewster
June 27, 2018
Harold E. Brewster, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at the Western Home Stanard Assisted Living Center. He was born August 10, 1927 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of William and Louise (Zuber) Brewster. Harold married Elnora L. Burmester on December 12, 1954 in Hampton, Iowa, and she preceded him in death in 2016. Harold graduated...
Daisy M. Wildebour
June 24, 2018
Daisy M. Wildebour, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Western Home Communities Thalman Square. She was born February 4, 1927 in La Porte City, Iowa, the daughter of Clayton and Edna (Keller) Fike. Daisy married Bennie Wildebour on February 8, 1946 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on April 5, 2002. Daisy attended...
Kristine Martinson
June 19, 2018
Kristine J. Martinson, 52, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018. She was born December 11, 1965 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Vern "Bud" & Madonna (Klassen) Blake. She married her high school sweetheart, David Martinson, on June23, 1990 at St. Patrick Church in Cedar Falls. Kristine graduated from Allen College of Nursing and the University of...
Charlotte Krueger
June 18, 2018
Charlotte G. Krueger, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. She was born February 15, 1927 in Bruce, South Dakota, the daughter of Charles & Mary (Best) Foster. Charlotte graduated from Estelline High School and attended Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She married Dwight Krueger...
Fred Columbus
June 15, 2018
Manfred (Fred) Columbus, 76, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Greene, died Friday, June 15, 2018, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. He was born April 22, 1942, in Konigsberg, Prussia, son of Margarethe and Karl Columbus. The family fled to West Germany in 1944 and emigrated to the United States in 1955. He married Astrid Flesvik...
