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Martin "Mc" Cook
March 7, 2016
Martin "MC" Cook, 62, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Monday, March 7, 2016, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born August 25, 1953 in Waterloo, the son of James H. and Darlene M. Cook. Martin was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam...
James Sassaman
March 6, 2016
James Elliott Sassaman, 69, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born June 18, 1946, the son of Ralph and Elner (Foote) Sassaman in Cedar Falls. He married Pattie Gaede and they were later divorced. He married Julie Forbes June 17, 1995 in Cedar Falls. James graduated...
Edith Lenora Pearce Meyerhoff
February 27, 2016
Edith Lenora Pearce Meyerhoff, 96, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, February 27, 2016, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born August 23, 1919 in Decatur City, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Mabel (McClarnin) McCormick. Edith married George William Pearce on January 15, 1938 in Osceola, Iowa. He preceded her in death on July 31, 2003. She married...
Roger Williams
February 27, 2016
Roger Williams, 83, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Falls, Des Moines and Ottumwa, died Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born February 9, 1933, the son of Charles and Esther (Hoogenakker) Williams in Des Moines, Iowa. Roger married Shirley Reese December 5, 1952 in Des Moines. She preceded him in death August 19,...
Ruth M. Downs
February 22, 2016
Ruth M. Downs, 89, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Waterloo, died Monday, February 22, 2016, at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center. She was born December 3, 1926 in Clarksville, Iowa, the daughter of George and Elsie (Goodnow) Scheidecker. Ruth married Paul Downs on January 30, 1948 in Charles City, Iowa. He preceded her in death on December 1,...
Beth Mcdougall
February 20, 2016
Bethyl "Beth" McDougall, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Care Center. She was born November 22, 1929 in Dunkerton, Iowa, the daughter of Charles & Alvena (Kalenske) Ford. She married Floyd McDougall November 26, 1949 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death March 16, 2005. Beth graduated from Waterloo...
Robert "Bob" Goss
February 17, 2016
Robert C. "Bob" Goss, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Care Center. He was born March 31, 1929 in Huntington, Indiana, the son of Hubert and Helen (Reagan) Goss. Bob married Carolyn R. "Lyn" Hipskind on March 28, 1951 in Huntington. She preceded him in death on June...
Arnold Freitag
February 12, 2016
Arnold J. Freitag
Arnold J. Freitag was the son of Henry and Frieda Schipper Freitag. He was born December 29, 1922 on the family farm home in rural Roann, Indiana. He entered the U.S. Army in February of 1943, where he served for three years with the 843rd Signal Service Battalion in the Yukon of...
Lori Jane Clark
February 12, 2016
Lori Jane Clark, 54, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo on Friday, February 12, 2016. She was born April 11, 1961 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Duane H. and Betty Lou (Tibbetts) Torner. Lori married Kevin James Parker and they were later divorced. She married William Corey Clark on June 20, 1998. Lori graduated from...
Bonnie Miller
February 7, 2016
Bonnie J. Miller, 83, of Dike, Iowa, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck, Iowa. Bonnie was born July 3, 1932, in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of Maurice & Mildred (Pennington) Mitchell. She married Marvin J. Miller September 27, 1957Â in rural Reinbeck. Bonnie was employed at Rath Packing Company for 10 years and...
Jeree Hope Taber Faulkner
February 5, 2016
Jeree Hope Taber Faulkner, 90, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, died Friday, February 5, 2016, at Copper Village in Mesa. She was born September 7, 1925 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Theola (Lester) Taber. Jeree married Garrott LeRoy Faulkner on June 2, 1946 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on February 4,...
Gwendolyn M Sandven
February 5, 2016
Gwendolyn M. Sandven, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, February 5, 2016 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born September 16, 1924 in Ames, Iowa the daughter of H. Gilbert and Mabel (Kalsem) Dueland. Gwendolyn married Kenneth Sandven June 15, 1951 in Eagle Grove, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 2001. Gwendolyn graduated from Luther College...
Sigrid Jensen
February 4, 2016
Sigrid Jensen, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls. She was born January 8, 1930 in Varde, Denmark, the daughter of Kristen and Elsa (Hansen) Pedersen. Sigrid married Tage Jensen in Denmark in 1956. She worked for Sartori Memorial Hospital and the Western Home Communities as a nurse's aide for many...
Hilma Marie Schimmels
February 3, 2016
Hilma Marie Schimmels, 95, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa. She was born September 17, 1920 in rural Cedar Falls, the daughter of Hans C. and Emma (Nielsen) Petersen. Hilma married Fred Schimmels on February 18, 1944 in Parma, Idaho. He preceded her in death on October 5,...
John L. Crabb
February 3, 2016
John Louis Crabb, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born May 8, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa the son of Dallas J. and Ellen M. (Larsen) Crabb . He married Joanne Shea June 27, 1986 in Waterloo. John graduated from East High School, Sioux City in...
Dorothy Schlicht
February 2, 2016
Dorothy J. Schlicht, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born September 8, 1927 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Gertrude (McKeen) Zimmerman. Dorothy married Warren R. Schlicht on November 8, 1947 near Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on August 17, 2013. Dorothy was a...
Raymond Devries
January 23, 2016
Raymond L. DeVries, 88, of Cedar Falls, formerly of New Hartford, Iowa and Salida, Colorado, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Windsor Specialty Care in Cedar Falls. He was born July 4, 1927 in New Hartford, the son of Lucas and Rena (Hulzebos) DeVries. Raymond married Margyne M. Wersinger on June 3, 1990. He graduated from New Hartford High...
Reika H. Kramer
January 23, 2016
Reika H. Kramer, 96, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born July 13, 1919 in Steamboat Rock, Iowa, the daughter of Harm and Anna (Nederhoff) Bunger. Reika married Lester I. Kramer December 9, 1942 in Wellsburg, Iowa and he preceded her...
Beverly June Paulsen
January 15, 2016
Beverly June Paulsen, 90, of New Hartford, died Friday, January 15, 2016, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born March 12, 1925 in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Esther (Molinsky) Beare. Beverly married Ronald M. Paulsen on May 29, 1946 in Evansdale, Iowa. He preceded her in death on July 12, 2006. Beverly graduated...
Karen Rekers
January 13, 2016
Karen S. Rekers, 71, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born May 14, 1944 in Black Hawk County, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Verna (Rogers) Rekers. Karen was a graduate of Janesville High School and the University of Northern Iowa. She had been...
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