Kathleen Schlais
April 28, 2015
Kathleen Schlais, 73, of Waterloo, died at home on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. She was born April 4, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Leonard and Lee (Tuzzillano) Persky. Kathleen married Gerald Antone Schlais on June 24, 1961 in Chicago. He preceded her in death on January 10, 1998. She is survived by two daughters, Laura (Perry) Simon of...
Wayne Fleshner
April 28, 2015
Wayne E. Fleshner, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at UnityPoint Health Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Wayne was born June 29, 1931, in rural Janesville, Iowa, the son of Howard & Kate (Reiners) Fleshner. He graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1951. Wayne married Doris Turner December 30, 1955, in Shell Rock, Iowa. He hauled...
Lenora June Engel
April 27, 2015
Lenora June "Grammy" Engel, 84, of Cedar Falls passed away Monday, April 27, 2015, at Stanard Assisted Living, Western Home Communities. June was born March 12, 1931, in Clarksville, to Frances Lewis, who died following her birth, and was raised by her grandparents, George & Ida Lewis. She attended school in Shell Rock and retired from Rath Packing in 1993...
Jennie Tjepkes
April 26, 2015
Jennie M. Tjepkes, 89, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died at home on Sunday, April 26, 2015. She was born January 13, 1926, in Ackley, Iowa, the daughter of Nan and Jennie (Harms) Folken. Jennie married Melvin M. Tjepkes on May 1, 1945. She was a sales representative for Avon Cosmetics and also worked at Girl Scout Camp Tahigwa in Dorchester,...
Ruth Brown
April 24, 2015
Ruth E. Brown, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, April 24, 2015, at her home. She was born August 4, 1924, in Dike, Iowa, the daughter of Howard & Bess (Larkin) Wright. Ruth married Stanley Brown July 25, 1947 in Cedar Falls. She was employed at K-Mart and retired after 19 1/2 years of service. Survivors include her husband, Stanley...
Dixie C. Tyer
April 24, 2015
Dixie C. Tyer, 74, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, April 24, 2015, at her home. She was born October 30, 1940, in Galesburg, Illinois. Dixie was a 1958 graduate of Waterloo West High School. She was a social worker for the Department of Human Services in Black Hawk County for many years. Survivors include three sons, Troy (Debra) Kramer of...
Vicki Pabst
April 19, 2015
Vicki Janel Pabst, 63, of Waterloo, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born April 29, 1951, in Waterloo, the daughter of Jake and Lois (Dreesman) Werkman. Vicki was a RN at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo as an Oncologist Nurse and also worked in Occupational Health for many years. Vicki is...
John Paul Rockey
April 18, 2015
John Paul Rockey, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. He was born October 11, 1926 in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Morgan and Mamie Hester (Bailey) Rockey. John married Vivian Lynds on November 1, 1952 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She preceded him in death on January...
Blue Schmitt
April 17, 2015
Blue Aaron Schmitt, 39, of Denver, Iowa, died Friday, April 17, 2015, from injuries suffered in a single vehicle accident on Hwy. 3, west of Luxemburg, Iowa. He was born October 23, 1975 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Bill Back and Kim Schmitt. Blue married Christine Stanton on October 25, 2013. He was a tool & dye maker...
Lavonne "Bonnie" Fowlkes
April 14, 2015
Lavonne "Bonnie" Fowlkes, 90, of Cedar Falls, went home to be with the LORD on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Windsor Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born March 13, 1925, in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbur and Daisy (Carr) Wheelock. Bonnie married LeRoy Fowlkes on November 26, 1945 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on August...
Kathryn Mary Ressler
April 13, 2015
Kathryn "Kathy" Mary Ressler, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, April 13, 2015, at the UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born March 16, 1948 in Charles City, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Edith (Wiegman) Ressler. Kathy was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Allison, Iowa, and graduated from Allison-Bristow High School in 1966....
Joann Hart
April 8, 2015
JoAnn Hart, 86, of Dodge Center, Minnesota, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center. She was born September 17, 1928 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Florence Ione (Church) Cramer. JoAnn married Donald D. Hart on November 3, 1945 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on...
John "Jb" Ernest Bollans
April 7, 2015
John "JB" Ernest Bollans, 59, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. He was born June 11, 1955 in Cedar Falls, the son of Ernest and Edna (Alcock) Bollans. John married Rita Schaefer in Waterloo, Iowa, and they later divorced. He was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School and worked at John Deere &...
Betty J. Fitkin
April 4, 2015
Betty J. Fitkin 86, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the Western Home Elizabeth Martin Center. She was born January 31, 1929 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Cecil and Dora (Bruhn) Dunlap. Betty married Richard E. Fitkin June 5, 1949 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death October 8, 1995. Betty was an active...
Marlin Harken
March 30, 2015
Marlin E. Harken, 79, of New Hartford, Iowa, died at home on Monday, March 30, 2015. He was born September 16, 1935, in Buck Grove, Iowa, the son of Arend C. and Berdena (Meyer) Harken. Marlin married Carol Hasbrouck on May 20, 1954. She preceded him in death on September 6, 1998. He married Charlotte Burington on November 19, 2005....
Frances Schrein
March 30, 2015
Frances L. Schrein, 87, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully Monday, March 30, 2015, in Cedar Falls. She was born November 10, 1927 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Worley S. & Christine M. (Sanderson) Bunch. Frances married Raymond C. Schrein June 5, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska. He preceded her in death November 28, 1983. She graduated from Central High...
Athol "Ace" Rogers
March 19, 2015
Athol "Ace" Hugh Rogers, 75, of Cedar Falls died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born July 4, 1939, in Cedar Falls, the son of Hugh and Elsie (Larson) Rogers. Ace married Jeanne Eastman at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, in 1975. They later renewed their vows at Blessed Sacrament...
Martha J. Hum
March 15, 2015
Martha J. Hum, 89, of Waterloo, died Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Ravenhood Nursing & Rehab in Waterloo. Martha was born June 18, 1925, in rural Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Alfons & Josephine (Schumacher) Hum. She was a dishwasher at the YMCA Grill and Morg's Diner for many years. Survivors include two brothers, Paul (Carol) Hum of Evansdale,...
Laura W. Siemens
March 13, 2015
Laura W. Siemens, 97, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo. Laura was born December 14, 1917, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of August F. and Rebecka (Andorf) Engel. She married Marvin F. Wulf December 30, 1936, at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Hudson, Iowa, and he preceded her in death November 29,...
Barbara Harder
March 8, 2015
Barbara J. Harder, 77, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at the Cedar Falls Healthcare Center. She was born September 20, 1937 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Bernard and Gladys (Keilty) Caley. Barbara married Robert "Bob" Harder on November 24, 1955 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on April 9, 2008. Barbara was a graduate...
