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Dale Lewis Brunner
January 6, 2018
Dale Lewis Brunner, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. There will be no services.
Tracy Allen Rokes
January 3, 2018
Tracy Allen Rokes, 56, of Cedar Falls, passed away from a sudden illness on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, while vacationing in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was born July 13, 1961 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Al and Dotty (Zirat) Rokes. Tracy married Delonna Ostendorf in 1990. Together they raised three daughters in Cedar Falls. Tracy was a 1979 graduate...
Thomas A. Wolf
December 31, 2017
Thomas Allen Wolf, 50, of Cedar Falls, died in New Hartford, Iowa. Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Gary Jacob Cole
December 23, 2017
Gary Jacob Cole, 64, of Waterloo, died Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Gary was born April 18, 1953 in Waterloo, the son of Isreel Jacob & Alice Marie (Bishop) Cole. He married Kay Matthias February 20, 1976 in Galena, Illinois. Gary was a machine operator at the John Deere Engine works for...
Steven Siegel-Slykhuis
December 19, 2017
Steven John Siegel-Slykhuis, 42, of Glen Cove, New York, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York. He was born January 9, 1975 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Jerry and Jacqueline (Manlove) Slykhuis. Steve married Ian Siegel in Manhattan, New York in 2012. He graduated from Cedar Falls...
Anthony Lynn Wright
December 17, 2017
Anthony Lynn Wright, 15, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, December 17, 2017, at his mother's home in Waverly, Iowa. He was born April 12, 2002 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Cary and Leann (Carroll) Wright. Anthony was in the tenth grade at River Hills School in Cedar Falls. He was a member of both...
Joel Armile
December 15, 2017
Joel Armile, 57, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at his home in Cedar Falls. He was born April, 13, 1960 at Youngstown, Ohio. The son of Alfred A. and Roxanne (Simonoff) Armile. He married Christine Tucker May 21, 1983 in Poland, Ohio. Joel graduated from high school in 1978 and attended Youngstown State University. Joel worked as a PBE...
Dorothy L. Shannon Kelso
December 14, 2017
Dorothy L. Shannon Kelso, age 95, died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Pinnacle Specialty Care in Cedar Falls .
She was born February 3, 1922, in Cedar Rapids, daughter of William Enoch and Lelia Ann Jayne Shannon. She married Paul Cyrus Kelso on May 21, 1943, in Gorin, Missouri. He...
Francis Harrington
December 11, 2017
Francis Earl Harrington, 81, of Cedar Falls, died at his home on Monday, December 11, 2017. He was born March 18, 1936 in Boone, Iowa, the son of Earl and Frances (Needham) Harrington. Francis married Dolores Elsberry on September 11, 1955 in Boone. She preceded him in death on December 6, 1991. Francis married Katherine Hauser on August 14,...
Naomi Hostetler
December 11, 2017
Naomi Mary Hostetler, 97, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at the Western Home Stanard Family Assisted Living Center. She was born February 18, 1920 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of William Charles and Myra Bernice (Wilder) Lubbs. Naomi married Lester Herman Hostetler on August 16, 1941 in Princeton, Missouri. He preceded her in death on January...
Lois Schoof
December 9, 2017
Lois Ann Schoof, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Sartori Memorial Hospital. Lois was born September 16, 1930 in Wausau, Wisconsin, the daughter of Albert & Lyda (Benz) Burmeister. She married Merwin "Sam" Schoof on August 2, 1952 in Wausau. Lois graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly. She was a music teacher in the Denver,...
Lavonne M. Turner
December 9, 2017
LaVonne M. Turner, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, December 9, 2017, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born July 22, 1931 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of William and Maude (Sankey) Averill. LaVonne married Donald Turner on October 1, 1947 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on December 28, 1992. LaVonne worked for 43...
Margaret Borchelt
December 8, 2017
Margaret E. Borchelt, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, December 8, 2017, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born June 5, 1926 at Dike, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Leona (Wedeking) Brandhorst. Margaret married Martin Borchelt on January 20, 1962 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on January 16, 2017. Margaret...
Marvin Moyer
December 4, 2017
Marvin E. Moyer, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 4, 2017, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born November 3, 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Emerson and Viola (Lundeblade) Moyer. He married Betty Lou Kettwig on June 28,1958 and she preceded him in death on June 22, 2006. Marvin was a veteran of...
Lorna Knapp
December 1, 2017
Lorna J. Knapp, 65, of Shell Rock, Iowa, died Friday, December 1, 2017 at the Waverly Health Center in Waverly, Iowa. Lorna was born August 20, 1952 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Lawrence & Jennie (Van Lengen) Folkers. She married Dennis Knapp at First Baptist Church in Cedar Falls in 1973...
Ellen Pohl
November 27, 2017
Ellen A. Pohl, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, November 27, 2017, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born January 26, 1938 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of George Henry and Ethel Frieda (Johnson) Pohl. Ellen graduated from Cedar Falls High School and Pitzes Beauty School in Waterloo. She was a cosmetologist for 49 years, retiring in...
Evelyn Lohman
November 22, 2017
Evelyn M. Lohman, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Evelyn was born February 8, 1930 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of William & Emily (Olson) Lutz. She married Roger W. Lohman March 18, 1951 in Malvern Iowa. He preceded her in death November 26, 1995. Evelyn was...
Elsie Lee Kopel
November 20, 2017
Elsie L Kopel, 106, died Monday, November 20, 2017 at the Stanard Assisted Living, Western Home, Cedar Falls. She was born April 11, 1911 in Tama County, Iowa, the daughter of J. Clyde and Rosa (Hargan) Williams. Elsie married Cletus L. Kopel March 6, 1948 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death August 8, 1989. She attended the Reinbeck...
John Jepsen
November 16, 2017
John E. Jepsen, 58, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born December 29, 1958 in Cedar Falls, the son of Myron and Bertie (Colville) Jepsen. John married Ellen Miller on August 27, 1993 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, and they later divorced. John graduated from...
Merville D. Brunscheen
November 15, 2017
Merville D. Brunscheen, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. He was born September 9, 1944 in Anamosa, Iowa, the son of Oliver and Margaret (Luke) Brunscheen. Merville was a graduate of Midland Community School in Wyoming, Iowa and was a farmer for many years.
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