Leon Tollefson
September 30, 2017
Leon Robert Tollefson, 80, died at his home of acute leukemia surrounded by his family. He was born February 3, 1937 at Satori Hospital in Cedar Falls, the only child of Leonard and Doris (Berg) Tollefson.
He graduated from Cedar Falls Schools lettering in four sports and as president of his 1955 senior...
Marylyn Jane Thomas
September 29, 2017
Marylyn Jane Moore Thomas, 90, of Cedar Falls, died of stroke complications at UnityPoint Health in Waterloo, on Friday, September 29, 2017. Jane was born on October 31, 1926 in Sedalia, Missouri, the daughter of Barney B. & Mable M. (Warman) Moore. She married Donald O. Thomas on May 4, 1946 at St Johns Chapel, First Methodist Church, in...
Norman Oleson
September 24, 2017
Norman G. Oleson, 86, the third child of Louis and Hertha (Guldager) Oleson, was born in Cedar Falls on August 13, 1931. He died at Cedar Valley Hospice Home, in Waterloo on September 24, 2017. Norman grew up with his parents, one brother and two sisters, on their family farm five miles southwest of Cedar Falls. He attended district...
Michael King
September 20, 2017
Michael J. King, 70, of Janesville, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at UnityPoint-Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa following a short illness. He was born June 20, 1947 in Cedar Falls, the son of Donald & Lura (Boggs) King. He married VerJean Bockhaus July 26, 1975 at St. John Lutheran Church in Frederika, Iowa. Michael owned and operated the...
Ramona Wedeking
September 19, 2017
Ramona B. Wedeking, 94, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. Ramona was born September 22, 1922 in Shell Rock, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas & Edith (Miller) Jurgens. She married Harlo Johnson May 7, 1943 in Missouri and they later divorced. She married...
Opal A. Sienknecht
September 13, 2017
Opal A. Sienknecht, 96, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born December 23, 1920 in rural Gladbrook, Iowa, the daughter of Oren and Effie (Houghton) Swartz. Opal married Gaylord N. Stauffer on March 3, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri. He went missing in action in 1944 over Borneo during...
Clifford Mortenson
September 10, 2017
Clifford Dale Mortenson,72, died Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo.
He was born January 17, 1945 in Story City to parents Esther (Mechaelsen) Mortenson and Richard C. Mortenson. He was raised on the family farm NE of Jewell, IA with his siblings Richard (Dick), Louise (Sue), Linda and Clair (Bud). Cliff attended school in...
Dorothy Ann Newberry
August 31, 2017
Dorothy Ann Newberry, 86, of Cedar Falls, died at her home on Thursday, August 31, 2017 from Alzheimer disease. She was born December 11, 1930 in Waterloo, the daughter of Henry James and Amy M. (Share) Yount. Dorothy married Donald E. Newberry June 17, 1951 at Trinity American Lutheran Church in Waterloo. He preceded her in death September 1,...
Judy A. Ovel
August 30, 2017
Judy A. Ovel, 72, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at the Western Home Communities Martin Health Care Center, Cedar Falls. She was born October 31, 1944 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of John & Agnes (Majerus) Thein. She married Don E. Ovel May 12, 1963 in Waterloo. They were later divorced. She had been employed...
Richard C. Scobee
August 25, 2017
Richard C. Scobee, 72, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. He was born June 29, 1945 in Cedar Falls, the son of Thomas and Maxine (Blanton) Scobee. Rich married Carolyn Lageschulte on October 14, 1967 in Cedar Falls. He graduated from Cedar Falls High School and was a...
Dorothy Jane Graves
August 22, 2017
Dorothy Jane Graves, 81, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at her home. She was born August 18, 1936 in Clarksville, Iowa the daughter of David and Bessie (Curtis) Aswegen. Dorothy married Lawrence Russell Graves December 5, 1956 in Aplington, Iowa and he preceded her in death November 12, 2013. She graduated from Ackley High School. Dorothy...
Dr. Michael S. Spencer
August 21, 2017
Dr. Michael S. Spencer died from complications of stroke at his residence in Cedar Falls, Iowa on August 21, 2017. Mike was the adoring husband of Susan for over 45 years and loving father to Kathleen Spencer, Cynthia Gillette (Jeff), Kelsey Stark (Nick), Andrew Spencer, and Austin Spencer. He was also a doting grandfather to Michael, Isaiah, and Ethan...
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...
