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Josephine "Jo" Pries

Josephine "Jo" Pries

November 29, 2015

Josephine "Jo" Pries, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Sartori Memorial Hospital. Jo was born December 11, 1926, in Readlyn, Iowa, the daughter of Herbert & Minnie (Sell) Pries. Jo graduated from Wartburg College with her Bachelor's degree in 1949 and received her Master's degree in counseling from the University of Northern Iowa in 1967....

Chester Melvin Remmen

Chester Melvin Remmen

November 27, 2015

Chester Melvin Remmen, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, November 27, 2015, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls.  He was born January 25, 1924 in Wegdahl, Minnesota, the son of John and Laura (Nicolai) Remmen. Chet served with the U.S. Army in Japan at the end of WW II.  He married Shirley Maier on December 31,...

Norman E. Anderson, Sr.

Norman E. Anderson, Sr.

November 20, 2015

Norman E. Anderson Sr., 83, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, November 20, 2015, at his home.   He was born February 21, 1932 in Brant, South Dakota, the son of Gilbert & Nettie (Molstad) Anderson. He married Carol A. Pavicich April 24, 1978 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He...

Frank Luchtenburg

Frank Luchtenburg

November 19, 2015

Frank John Luchtenburg, 94, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, at UnityPoint Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born December 10, 1920 in Wellsburg, the son of Sicko and Ella (Hippen) Luchtenburg. Frank married Marian Kiewiet August 12, 1948 in Holland. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army....

James Lee Jensen

James Lee Jensen

November 16, 2015

James Lee Jensen, 77, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at UnityPoint Hospice Allen Hospital, Waterloo. James was born March 14, 1938 in Cedar Falls, the son of Jesse Lee & Petra Anna (Petersen) Jensen. He married Joyce Frandsen June 17, 1961 in Cedar Falls. James graduated from Cedar Falls High School and served in the U....

Carolyn Louisa Stephens

Carolyn Louisa Stephens

November 12, 2015

Carolyn Louisa Stephens, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, November 12, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born December 5, 1939 in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Donald F. and Melissa E. (Modlin) Port. She married Gary K. Spier in 1958 and they were later divorced. She married Gary E. Stephens in 1970 and...

Diann Wulf

Diann Wulf

November 8, 2015

Diann A. Wulf, 69, of Hudson, Iowa, died Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Diann was born November 1, 1946, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Dale & Doris (Gutknecht) Clarke. She married Lyle Wulf April 14, 1967 at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hudson. Diann graduated from Hudson High School in 1964. She was employed...

Doris Posekany

Doris Posekany

November 4, 2015

Doris M. Posekany, 86, of New Hartford, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was born December 22, 1928 in New Hartford, the daughter of C. Henry & Sylvia M.(McDonald) Hanson. Doris married Ralph Posekany on April 27, 1949 in New Hartford. He preceded her in death on February 12, 1995. Survivors include...

Frances "Fran" Hedlund

Frances "Fran" Hedlund

November 3, 2015

Frances "Fran" L. Hedlund, 83, of Waverly, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at the Waverly Health Center in Waverly, Iowa, after suffering a heart attack at home. She was born January 31, 1932 in Edmond, Oklahoma, the daughter of B. A. and Helen (Lovelace) Black. Fran married Robert Hedlund on February 22, 1952 at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. She...

William Goettsch

William Goettsch

October 28, 2015

William "Bill" Goettsch, 66, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. Bill was born November 17, 1948, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Robert William & Deloris (Hites) Goettsch. He married Lynn Munyer September 7, 1985 in Cedar Falls. Bill graduated from Waverly-Shell Rock High School in 1967, Ellsworth...

Erwin Stickfort

Erwin Stickfort

October 28, 2015

Erwin Dale Stickfort, 84, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born March 9, 1931 in Fairfield Township, Grundy County, Iowa, the son of William and Helen (Knock) Stickfort. Erwin graduated from Grundy Center High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Janice Kregel...

Stasi Ann Brown

Stasi Ann Brown

October 24, 2015

Stasi Ann Brown, 48, of Waterloo, died at home on Saturday, October 24, 2015. She was born April 23, 1967 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Barbara (Howery) Brown. Stasi was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School and worked for Quest Communications for several years and later was a receptionist at a local tanning salon. Stasi is...

Harry Dale Sullivan

Harry Dale Sullivan

October 24, 2015

Harry Dale Sullivan, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, October 24, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born May 12, 1928 at Bellevue, Iowa, the son of Richard and Kathleen (Orr) Sullivan. Harry married Vera Mae McGinnis on September 11, 1948 in Dubuque, Iowa. He worked at John Deere Dubuque Works and the John Deere...

William Wayne Sindlinger

William Wayne Sindlinger

October 22, 2015

William Wayne Sindlinger, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, October 22, 2015, at UnityPoint Health Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born January 21, 1927 in Orange Township, Waterloo, son of William Dale Sindlinger and Alma Hoag Sindlinger. His family was among the first settlers of Black Hawk County, arriving in Waterloo in 1855, when there were no bridges...

Allene Katheryn Bauer

Allene Katheryn Bauer

October 22, 2015

Allene Katheryn Bauer, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Western Home Nation Cottage in Cedar Falls. She was born February 1, 1927 in Hudson, Iowa the daughter of Edwin and Elizabeth (Noltensmeyer) Degener. She graduated from Hudson High School. Allene married Gerald Bauer September 1, 1949 in Hudson, Iowa. He preceded her in death November 23,...

Grant E. Hook

Grant E. Hook

October 21, 2015

Grant E. Hook, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at the Western Home Communities Windhaven Assisted Living Center. He was born November 30, 1923 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Charles and Linnie (Brandhorst) Hook. Grant married Dorthie Skaarup on April 25, 1947 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. Grant was a graduate of Hudson High...

Opal Nichols

Opal Nichols

October 18, 2015

Opal I. Nichols, 92, of Waterloo, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Friendship Village in Waterloo. Opal was born May 9, 1923 in Fredericksburg, Iowa, the daughter of Erwin & Edith (Braun) Stevenson. She married William Nichols May 14, 1944 in Sumner, Iowa. He preceded her in death January 25, 1992. Opal taught in country schools, was a wife and...

Dwight Ferris

Dwight Ferris

October 16, 2015

Dwight L. Ferris, 84, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, October 16, 2015, at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born January 28, 1931 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Leo & Alice (Walker) Ferris. He married Dona Hilton September 1, 1950 in Washington, D.C. She preceded him in death April 19, 2012. Dwight served in the United States Navy...

Joyce Goetzinger

Joyce Goetzinger

October 15, 2015

Joyce J. Goetzinger, 89, of Dike, died Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. Joyce was born December 30, 1925 in rural Dike, the daughter of Carl & Anna (Hansen) Nielsen. She married Richard Goetzinger September 18, 1948 in rural Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death in September of 1996. Joyce was a homemaker. Survivors...

Marlys Smith

Marlys Smith

October 13, 2015

Marlys F. Smith, 73, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital, in Waterloo. Marlys was born December 7, 1941, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Chris & Kamilla (Andersen) Christensen. She married Doyle Smith in 1962 in Manassas, Virginia. He preceded her in death November 18, 1993. Marlys graduated from Cedar Falls High School. She...

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