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Arland "Axe" Haugen
May 10, 2017
Arland "Axe" Haugen, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Western Home Communities Nation Cottage in Cedar Falls. He was born April 20, 1927 in Pine Island, Minnesota, the son of C. Adolph and Bertha (Hoven) Haugen. Axe married Beverly Mae Hillestad on August 21, 1948 in Dennison, Minnesota. He graduated from Cannon Falls, Minnesota High...
Joseph Christopher Knief
May 9, 2017
Joseph Christopher Knief, 22, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Sunday, May 7, 2017. He was born November 19, 1994 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Christopher and Jody (Muehlberger) Knief. Joseph was a 2013 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and was a student at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo.
He is survived by his...
Joseph Joe Sterba Jr
May 8, 2017
Joseph "Joe" Sterba Jr, 88, of Shell Rock, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Falls died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo. He was born May 12, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Joseph and Antonette (Hanousek) Sterba Sr. Joe married Wanda Mae Mack on September 30, 1951 In Frederika, Iowa. Joe worked for Oliver Tractor Co.,...
Dale C. Boike
May 6, 2017
Dale C. Boike, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.
He was born December 5, 1937 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Christopher and Frieda ( Belz) Boike. Dale married Donna Watkins January 20, 1957 and they were later divorced. He married Kathy Plummer. He graduated from Cedar...
Norma M. Gress
May 4, 2017
Norma M. Gress, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Western Home Communities South Cottage. She was born November 3, 1927 in Waterville, Iowa, the daughter of Louis and Emma (Haas) Gjefle. Norma married Charles V. Gress on March 29, 1947 in Cresco, Iowa. He preceded her in death on August 28, 2009. Norma was a...
Michael Lee Hunzeker
April 27, 2017
Michael Lee Hunzeker, 61, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, April 27, 2017, at Unity Point Health Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo. He was born April 4, 1956, in Norman, Oklahoma, the son of Myron E. and Joan C (Caldwell) Hunzeker. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1978 with a degree in Agricultural Economics. Michael loved his children, grandchildren...
Janice Kay Parsons
April 23, 2017
Janice Kay Parsons, 73, of Janesville, Iowa, died Sunday, April 23, 2017. She was born June 2, 1943 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and Jean (Caley) Stokes. Janice married Edward Parsons on May 30, 1975 at Janesville United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death on January 31, 2009. Janice was a graduate of Cedar Falls...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
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