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Connie June Beck

Connie June Beck

April 22, 2017

Connie June Beck, 82, of Waterloo, died Saturday, April 22, 2017, at UnityPoint Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born July 21, 1934 in Waterloo, the daughter of Chris and Lorrene (Clifford) Beck. June attended the University of Iowa and worked for Rath Packing Company in Waterloo for 25 years.

She is survived by her brother,...

Bessie "Bess" L. Tapper

Bessie "Bess" L. Tapper

April 22, 2017

Bessie "Bess" L. Tapper, 84, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Anamosa, died Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Western Home Communities Nation Cottage in Cedar Falls. She was born December 1, 1932 in Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of Paul K. and Genevieve M. (Foell) Wolf. Bess married Alan Dwight Tapper on September 7, 1952 at the Church of Christ in...

Roscoe L. Pierce

Roscoe L. Pierce

April 18, 2017

Roscoe L. Pierce, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born August 2, 1929 in Newton, Iowa, the son of Roscoe J. and Anna F. (Carey) Pierce. Roscoe married Jacqueline Kauffmann in Fontainebleau, France. He was a graduate of Northern University High School in Cedar Falls and served...

Lavern Lee Smith

Lavern Lee Smith

April 15, 2017

Lavern Lee Smith, 81, of Waterloo, died Saturday, April 15, 2017, at NorthCrest Specialty Care in Waterloo. He was born September 8, 1935 in Waverly, Iowa, the son of Clark and Rose Mary (Gallmeyer) Smith. Lavern married Edna V. "Vi" Johnson on February 24, 1956 in Nashua, Iowa, and they later divorced. He married Barbara Cook in Cedar Falls,...

Naomi Braun

Naomi Braun

April 14, 2017

Naomi L. Braun, 91, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Friday, April 14, 2017, at Sartori Memorial Hospital. Naomi was born August 1, 1925 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of James & Effie (Feddern) Hurley. She married Bernard Braun July 28, 1942 in Iowa City, Iowa. He preceded her in death November 20, 1983. Naomi was a realtor in the...

Jon Crews

Jon Crews

April 6, 2017

Jon Thomas Crews, 70, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, April 6, 2017. Jon was born on October 30th, 1946 in Waterloo, the son of Thomas Crews & Burdene Niewoehner Crews. He married Ronelle Langley on December 31, 2005.

He is survived by his beloved wife,...

Mike Andorf

Mike Andorf

April 5, 2017

Mike (Bah) August Andorf , 58, of Hudson died at his home Wednesday, April 5, 2017. He was born October 19, 1958 in Cedar Falls, the son of Gerald and Evelyn (Joens) Andorf. He graduated from Hudson High School. He worked at Land O Lakes, Rath Packing and for construction for 30 years, the last 20 years with Holmes...

Wayne Latwesen

Wayne Latwesen

April 3, 2017

Wayne D. Latwesen, 71, of New Hartford, died Monday, April 3, 2017 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.  Wayne was born November 25, 1945 in Waverly, Iowa, the son of Edwin & Martha (Mundfrom) Latwesen.  He married Barbara Crew April 19, 1968 in Jesup, Iowa.  Wayne worked at the Dike-New Hartford Coop for 35 years then farmed with...

Jeanette Antrim

Jeanette Antrim

April 3, 2017

Jeanette A. Antrim, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, April 3, 2017, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Jeanette was born November 12, 1925 in Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of Willie & Mable (North) Kroemer. She married Ernest Antrim December 27, 1945 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death September 4, 1983. Jeanette graduated from Northern University...

Lyle Grapp

Lyle Grapp

April 2, 2017

Lyle Grapp, 87, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Waterloo, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. He was born October 5, 1929 in Black Hawk County, the son of Eldon and Edith (Fenner) Grapp. Lyle married Darlene Stover Baker on May 4, 1953 in Cedar Falls. He was a veteran of of the Korean war,...

George Robert Stauffacher, Jr.

George Robert Stauffacher, Jr.

April 2, 2017

George Robert Stauffacher, Jr., 86, of Cedar Falls, died at home Sunday, April 2, 2017.  He was born November 10, 1930 in Clear Lake, South Dakota, the son of George R. and Mabel (Olson) Stauffacher, Sr. He married Marlene R. Johnson February 1, 1949 in Clear Lake, South Dakota. She preceded him in death November 5, 2008. Before his...

Frances Mohr

Frances Mohr

March 31, 2017

Frances Mohr, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, March 31, 2017, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. She was born February 6, 1924 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford and Leo LaFayette (Buzzard) Butler. Frances married Milo Mohr on July 11, 1946 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death in 1993. Frances was a graduate...

Dorene F. Selleck

Dorene F. Selleck

March 30, 2017

Dorene (Granny) F. Selleck, 82, of Cedar Falls, died  Friday, March 30, 2017 at Unity Point Health Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo. She was born September 8, 1934 in Iowa City, the daughter of Fred and Martha (Cannon) Hartke Sr. Dorene married Jack Selleck December 15, 1951 at Nashua.  He preceded her in death November 9, 1992. She graduated from...

Diane Sanders

Diane Sanders

March 26, 2017

Diane Sanders, 67, of Evansdale, Iowa, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born June 9, 1949 at Emmetsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Steve Junge and Hazel (John) Meyers. Diane had a great love for flowers, gardening and birds.

Diane is survived by one son, John (Jessica) Sanders of Waterloo and...

Barbara Eckerman

Barbara Eckerman

March 26, 2017

Barbara Eckerman, 78, of Washburn, Iowa, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Barbara was born February 2, 1939 in Dubuque, Iowa. She married Donald Eckerman in September of 1975 in Waterloo, Iowa. She was a Life Member of Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49 Ladies Auxiliary.

Survivors include her husband, Don...

Clifford Harry Juel

Clifford Harry Juel

March 22, 2017

Clifford Harry Juel, 63, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born July 19, 1953 in Waverly, Iowa, the son of Harry and Mabel (Hill) Juel. Cliff was a graduate of Tripoli High School and worked at Viking Pump Company in Cedar Falls for over 43 years, retiring in...

Laurene Yearling

Laurene Yearling

March 12, 2017

Laurene Lu Yearling, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Lu was born April 30, 1936 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Orville & Bernice (Brown) Skattum. She married Jimmy Lee Yearling June 30, 1956 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death April 2, 2012. Lu was employed at Allen Hospital...

Clarence Brown

Clarence Brown

March 11, 2017

Clarence Brown, 74, of Cedar Falls, died at home from lung cancer on Saturday, March 11, 2017. He was born February 14, 1943 in Mason, Michigan, the son of Frederick and Alice (Gillette) Brown. Clarence married Barbara Jean Howery on January 10, 1964 in Eden, Michigan. He was a 1961 graduate of Mason High School and a 1966 graduate...

Roberta "Nan" Strein

Roberta "Nan" Strein

March 10, 2017

Roberta "Nan" Strein, 84, of Evansdale, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Falls, died at her home on Friday, March 10, 2017. She was born March 24, 1932 in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Ronald Earl and Ermal (Hudson) Phillips. Nan married Marvin Nelson in January of 1950 in Lenox, Iowa. They later divorced. She married Clifford W. Strein on October...

Harry Lee Lind

Harry Lee Lind

February 28, 2017

Harry Lee Lind, 85, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Western Home Communities Stanard Family Assisted Living. He was born July 26, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Christian and Kristine (Hansen) Lind. Harry married Donna Linden December 21, 1956 in Odebolt, Iowa. She preceded him in death July 19, 2011. Harry was a...

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