Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

January 11, 2016

Carl B. Riggs, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, January 11, 2016 at NewAlDaya Lifescapes, Cedar Falls, He was born October 18, 1923, in Moravia, IA, the son of the Rev. Fred A. and Lilly Repp Riggs. He married LaVona Hansen November 27, 1949, in Des Moines. She preceded him in death November 11, 1996. Carl married Constance O....

January 11, 2016

Sharon D. Gilbert, 80, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, January 11, 2016, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. Sharon was born December 31, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Albert Homer & Beulah Maude (Hett) Eriksen. She married Orrin "Gil" Gilbert October 15, 1955 in Cedar Falls. He preceded...

January 10, 2016

Stanley Dean Boyer, 79, of Janesville, Iowa, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. He was born November 16, 1936 near Elgin, Iowa, the son of Herman and Julia (Barnhouse) Boyer. Stan married Barbara Yearous on July 25, 1959 at Illyria Community Church in Elgin. Stan graduated from Elgin...

January 9, 2016

Alene R. Lundberg, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, January 9, 2016, at the Western Home Communities Nation Cottage. She was born March 11, 1926 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Gertrude (McKeen) Zimmerman. Alene married Alvin R. Lundberg on March 7, 1953 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on...

January 7, 2016

Kay Marie Degener, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.   She was born September 21, 1940 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Delbert and Letha (Thompson) Gerholdt. Kay married Ronnie Degener on November 28, 1958 at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hudson. She was a graduate of Finchford High School and...

January 3, 2016

Jeffrey J. Folsom, 61, of Shell Rock, died Sunday, January 3, 2016, at Windsor Care Center, Cedar Falls. He was born May 16, 1954 in Cedar Falls, the son of Jack and Laurel (Hatch) Folsom. Jeff was a gardener and co-owned J & L Goodies in Shell Rock with his fiancé.

He is survived by his fiancé,...

January 2, 2016

Vicki L. Yokem, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo. She was born November 17, 1948 in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Lyle C. and Ida Mae (Maxfield) Cue . Vicki married Roy Fitzhugh and they were later divorced. She married Jesse W. Yokem July 2, 1988. Before retirement she worked for Midwest...

December 29, 2015

C. Kenneth Harmon, 90, of Crystal, Minnesota and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Colonial Acres Health Care Center in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Ken was born November 14, 1925 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Chester & Muriel (Parsons) Harmon. He married Helene Van Mill December 6, 1945 in Sacramento, California. She preceded him in death...

December 28, 2015

Carissa L. Williams, 37, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls. She was born September 16, 1978  in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Loren and Jan (Kunce) Williams. Carissa graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1997 and worked at the Olive Garden in Waterloo.

She is survived by her...

December 27, 2015

Tena M. Klunder Berhends, 84, of Traer, Iowa formerly of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born August 7, 1931 in Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of Jacob and Ella (Syhlman) Everts. Tena married Clarence Klunder on March 10, 1953 at Pleasant Valley Reformed Church near Fern, Iowa. He...

December 26, 2015

Patricia Ann Kohles, 62, of Waterloo, died at home on Saturday, December 26, 2015. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Harvest Vineyard Church in Waterloo. Memorials may be directed to the family.  Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home is assisting the family.

December 22, 2015

Virginia L. "Ginny" Adams, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born January 20, 1928 in Webster City, Iowa, the daughter of Guy and Ida (Johnson) Trout. Virginia married Edward B. Adams May 31, 1946 in Webster City, Iowa. She graduated from Webster City High School and...

December 21, 2015

Elsie Elizabeth Kearney Ehlert, 85, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, December 21, 2015, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born April 15,1930 at Oakland, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Mona (Bates) Kearney. Elsie was the last of seven children and only daughter. Elsie and her brothers grew up on the family farm at Oakland,...