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Doris Rae Wilson

Doris Rae Wilson

July 23, 2015

Doris Rae Wilson, 96, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born November 29, 1918 in rural Danville, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Aletha (Boner) Williams. Doris married Duane L. Wilson on August 24, 1941 in Danville. He preceded her in death on January 25, 1979. Doris was a 1936...

Eugene M. Rittgers

Eugene M. Rittgers

July 20, 2015

Eugene Merlin Rittgers, 86, of Waverly and formerly of Cedar Falls, entered heaven, July 20, 2015. Eugene was born September 10, 1928, in New Hartford, Iowa, the son of Lawrence & Esther (Ballhagen) Rittgers. He married Marvel Coffin on June 29, 1953, in Owatonna, Minnesota.Eugene served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was the owner and operator...

Donna Mae Fuller

Donna Mae Fuller

July 15, 2015

Donna Mae Fuller, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. She was born March 2, 1933 in Fertile, Iowa, the daughter of Jacob and Hattie (Holstead) Hansen. Donna married Russel Fuller on January 30, 1951 in Fairmont, Minnesota. She was an Executive Housekeeper at Sartori Memorial Hospital...

Marty Lantaff

Marty Lantaff

July 6, 2015

Marty D. Lantaff, 51, of Jesup, Iowa, died Monday, July 6, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born December 27, 1963, in San Jose, California, the son of Pearl Harrison. Marty was a Truck Driver for Mara Transport. Survivors include many family and friends. Marty was preceded in death by his mother, Pearl Harrison McRoberts,...

Mary Miller

Mary Miller

July 5, 2015

Mary Ingeborg Hansen Miller of rural Cedar Falls passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at the age of 100. Mary was born on January 23, 1915 in Cedar Falls. She married Hugh Miller on June 8, 1940 and the couple farmed northwest of Cedar Falls. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Nels and Viola Hansen; brother, John...

Scott Mcintyre

Scott Mcintyre

July 5, 2015

Scott William McIntyre, 47, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was born February 28, 1968 in Marquette, Michigan, the son of Charles William and Leila W. (Birch) McIntyre. Scott married Carmen Pickworth on February 27, 1993 in Lansing, Michigan. He earned his B.S. and...

Russell Dawson

Russell Dawson

July 3, 2015

Russell M. Dawson, 63, of Waterloo, died Friday, July 3, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born February 27, 1952 in Waterloo, the son of Harold "Dick" and Jeannine (Finger) Dawson. Russ married Kathy Gauger on April 10, 1976 in Waterloo. He was a graduate of Waterloo West High School and...

Dorothy Kline

Dorothy Kline

June 30, 2015

Dorothy M. Kline, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 30, at Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. She was born Sept. 11, 1932, in Clear Lake, S.D., daughter of Carl and Francis "Fannie" Stauffacher Entner. She married Charles J. Kline on Dec. 17, 1951, in Kingman, Ariz. Dorothy worked for Fannie Farmer, Pigley Wigley, Woolworth and Woolco, as...

Jean Stokes

Jean Stokes

June 29, 2015

Jean M. Stokes, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, June 29, 2015. She was born September 26, 1921 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Bernard and Gladys (Keilty) Caley. Jean married Eugene Stokes in Cedar Falls and he preceded her in death on April 30, 2010. Jean was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School and was a homemaker and...

Lloyd A. Wiley

Lloyd A. Wiley

June 29, 2015

Lloyd A. Wiley, 90, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Monday, June 29, 2015. Lloyd was born March 6, 1925 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the son of Leslie and Jessie (Williams) Wiley. He married Wanda Merle Lenard June 13, 1947 in Grand Junction, Colorado. She preceded him in death July 11, 2002. Lloyd served in the 10th Calvary Recognizance Squad...

Esther Jeanette Cook

Esther Jeanette Cook

June 19, 2015

Esther Jeanette Cook, 98, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Friday June 19, 2015 at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. She was born July 30, 1916 in Grundy County near Cedar Falls, the daughter of Frank and Pearl (Bickner) Mathes. She married Clyde K. Cook May 21, 1933 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death January 17,...

Brody Spencer Harrelson

Brody Spencer Harrelson

June 17, 2015

Brody Spencer Harrelson, 18 months, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born December 11, 2013, the son of Michael and Shannon R. (Burroughs) Harrelson. Brody was always happy with bright blue eyes. He loved his brother, Caleb, Thomas the Tank Engine, books, playing catch and being chased. He has lots of...

John Rider

John Rider

June 13, 2015

John Carol Rider, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, June 13, 2015 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. He was born August 17, 1931 in Galesburg, Missouri, the son of Roscoe and Bonnie (Brown) Rider. He married Barbara Ellen "Sally" Gillard in 1952 in Laramie, Wyoming. She preceded him in death in 1967. He married Dianne Bigler August 15, 1968...

Sylvia Graves

Sylvia Graves

June 12, 2015

Sylvia M. Graves, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, June 12, 2015 at Windsor Nursing Home in Cedar Falls. Sylvia was born October 12, 1927 in Inwood, Iowa, the daughter of Eli and Lettie (Salveson) Olson. She married Alan Hersleff March 4, 1949 and he preceded her in death. She later married Billy Z. Graves December 26, 1975 at Graettinger,...

Betty Beaudoin

Betty Beaudoin

June 8, 2015

Betty L. Beaudoin, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, June 8, 2015, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Betty was born March 15, 1928 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Harry & Sara (Jeffers) Vaughn. She married Edward Shields April 28, 1946 in Cedar Falls and they later divorced. Betty married Bernard Beaudoin July 20, 1979 in Cedar Falls. He...

Irvin Baldwin

Irvin Baldwin

June 5, 2015

Irvin H. Baldwin, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, June 5, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born August 3, 1926, in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Otto and Mary (Girkin) Baldwin. Irvin married Alice Wright on June 13, 1953 in Charles City. He was a 1945 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School in...

Marian Andreessen

Marian Andreessen

June 5, 2015

Marian Andreessen, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, June 5, 2015, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born April 15, 1925, in Aplington, Iowa, the daughter of Arend and Susan (Molendorp) Naber. Marian married Edward Andreessen November 27, 1943, in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death April 26, 1972. Marian was a graduate of New Hartford...

Mary Lee Dove

Mary Lee Dove

May 30, 2015

Mary Lee Norton Dove, 79, of New Hartford, Iowa, went to be with her Lord in the early hours of Saturday, May 30, 2015, after a fall at home and hospitalization at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was born November 25, 1935 in New Hartford, the daughter of Harry and Agnes (Aagaard) Norton. Mary Lee was united in...

John R. Miller

John R. Miller

May 23, 2015

John R. Miller, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born May 11, 1942 in Cedar Falls, the son of Donald Hugh and Mary (Hansen) Miller. John married Marilyn Thornblade on June 27, 1965 in Manly, Iowa. John graduated from Cedar Falls High School and attended Iowa State University....

Ward Bickford

Ward Bickford

May 23, 2015

Ward W. Bickford, 81, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Western Home Communities, from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. He was born February 17, 1934, in Rockwell City, Iowa, the son of Oscar and Anna (Healy) Bickford. Ward married Phyllis Offe May 29, 1955, in Rockwell City. He was a graduate of Rockwell City High School and obtained...

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