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Milo Weltruski
August 20, 2017
Milo Weltruski, 95, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Western Home Communities Martin Health Care Center. Milo was born June 4, 1922 in Leigh, Nebraska, the son of Joseph & Pauline (Koudelka) Weltruski. He married Eva Woods January 27, 1946 in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death May 19, 1993. He served in the U.S....
Donald Gray
August 20, 2017
Donald William Gray, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Lakeview Landing in Waterloo. He was born November 15, 1928 in Elk River, MN, the oldest son of eleven children of Glen M. Gray and Helen Beck Gray. He graduated from Elk River High School in 1946 and from Asbury College in Kentucky in...
Betty Meewes
August 18, 2017
Betty A. Meewes, 96, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, August 18, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Betty was born October 12, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of William H. & Minnie (Verschoor) Marten. She married Warren Meewes May 29, 1947 in Reinbeck, Iowa. He preceded her in death February 4, 2010. Betty was a...
Micah Jones
August 8, 2017
Micah Sitota Jones, 8, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls. He was born July 11, 2009 the son of James and Jodi (Huffman) Jones. Micah was a third grade student, being home schooled by his mother.
Micah is survived by his parents, James and Jodi Jones, of Cedar Falls;...
Scott Lawrence-Richards
August 7, 2017
Scott Lawrence-Richards, 63, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, August 7, 2017, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born March 15, 1954 in Clinton, Iowa, the son of John and Marion (Vergenz) Richards. Scott married Heather Lawrence on April 9, 1979 in Republic, Michigan. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Iowa. Scott...
Russell Burton Fuller
August 7, 2017
Russell Burton Fuller, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, August 7, 2017 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Russell was born October 15, 1923 in Grove Hill, Iowa, the son of Vernie & Maude (Carpenter) Fuller. He served in the United States Army during WWII in artillery and in the reserves during the Korean Conflict. Russell married Donna Mae...
Earl M. Easley
August 5, 2017
Earl M. Easley, 65, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, August 5, 2017, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born July 22, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Delbert and Carolyn (Dunn) Easley. Earl married Roxanne Shaffer on February 3, 1973 in Waterloo. He earned his Associates Degree from Modesto Junior College in Modesto,...
Phyllis Ver Ploeg
July 28, 2017
Phyllis Ver Ploeg, age 75, passed away on the 28th of July, 2017, at the NewAldaya Lifescapes Long Term Care Facility in Cedar Falls, IA. She was born September 20, 1941, the daughter of Elton and Margaret (Van Zante) Ver Ploeg, on the parental farm, north of Pella, IA, and moved into town...
Chris Bolhuis
July 26, 2017
Chris C. Bolhuis, 81, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born August 16, 1935 in Grundy County, Iowa, the son of Lawrence & Rena (Muller) Bolhuis. He married Lucy Hillegas March 16, 1956 at the United Methodist Church in Greene, Iowa. She preceded him in death...
Kenneth Caquelin
July 24, 2017
Kenneth L. Caquelin, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Ken was born October 8, 1933 in Woolstock, Iowa, the son of Raymond & Ethel (Shillington) Caquelin. He married Norma Ellen Hoffman April 28, 1961 in Hampton, Iowa. Ken served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict....
Leo E. Ogden
July 23, 2017
Leo E Ogden, 85, of Cedar Falls died at the Martin Center, Western home Communities on Sunday, July 23, 2017. He was born January 6, 1932 in Fremont, Nebraska, son of Leo and Marian (watts) Ogden. Leo graduated from Leeds High School, Sioux City, Iowa in 1950 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he...
Sharon J. "Shari" Thompson
July 16, 2017
Sharon June "Shari" Thompson, 75, of Cedar Falls, died at home Sunday, July 16, 2017. She was born June 21, 1942 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Vernon and Joye (Powell) Parsons. Shari married Donald F. Thompson on April 15, 1961 in Waterloo. She was a secretary at Schoitz Hospital's Emergency Room Dept. for several years, later worked at...
Judy Lee Finch
July 10, 2017
Judy Lee Finch, 72, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born March 21, 1945 in Baraboo, Wisconsin the daughter of Leonard and Velma (Crow) Waitman. Judy married James R. Finch September 12, 1964 in Oelwein, Iowa. For some years she worked as a insurance office assistant and...
Constance "Connie" Riggs
July 6, 2017
Constance "Connie" Eleanor Riggs, 94, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at NewAldaya Lifescapes. Connie was born July 3, 1923 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, the daughter of William H. & Mable D. (Baldwin) Ottman. She married Caryl A. Middleton April 6, 1963 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death October 25, 1997. She married Carl Riggs September...
Virginia "Ginny" Davis
July 3, 2017
Virginia "Ginny" Jean Davis, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born June 9, 1944 in New Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of Lester & Crystal (Stone) Mattke. Ginny married Daryl Davis September 5, 1964 in Fredericksburg, Iowa . She attended Fredericksburg Community schools and the American Institute of Commerce...
Barbara J. Schaffnit
July 1, 2017
Barbara J. Schaffnit, 91, of Waterloo, died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home. She was born February 11, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of William H. and Esther (Sorenson) Johnson. Barbara married Paul William Schaffnit on October 7, 1945 in Des Moines. He preceded her in death on January 17, 1993. Barbara was...
Rosemary K. Hanson
June 30, 2017
Rosemary K. Hanson, 86, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Duncombe, Iowa, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born February 4, 1931 on the farm near Duncombe, the daughter of George and Sylvia (Presler) Koestner. Rosemary married Wayne Hanson on April 15, 1951 in Thor, Iowa. She was a 1949 graduate of Ft....
Michael Allen Wenzel
June 29, 2017
Michael Allen Wenzel, 60, of Waterloo, Iowa and formerly of Wisconsin, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Michael was born February 14, 1957 in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Richard Allen & Marilyn Margaret (Meyer) Wenzel. He received a Masters Degree in Education and was a substitute teacher in Wisconsin.
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Betty Ruth Kendrick
June 22, 2017
Betty Ruth Kendrick ,78, of Parkersburg, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls. She was born September 9, 1938 in Stout, Iowa the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Weber) Stickfort. Betty married Rodney Kendrick December 3, 1965 in Stout. She graduated from Dike High School in 1956 and was salutatorian of her class. She worked ...
Berdena J. Nelson Beach, Phd
June 21, 2017
Berdena J. Nelson Beach, PhD, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born August 20, 1930 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Thorvald and Gladys (Shutt) Nelson. Berdena married Robert L. Beach on June 9, 1951 at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls....
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