Larry Sorensen
December 9, 2014
Larry G. Sorensen, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Larry was born December 19, 1946, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Elly and Gordon Sorensen. Larry was raised on a farm in Denver, Iowa, and later moved to Cedar Falls where he graduated in 1965. Larry was married to...
Gloria A. Archer
December 8, 2014
Gloria A. Archer, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 8, 2014, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born July 14, 1932, in Hollandale, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Frances (Baas) Kramer. She studied music at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. She married Claude W. Archer June 9, 1956, at the Walnut Street Baptist...
Aubrey Noelle Presar
December 2, 2014
Aubrey Noelle Presar passed on to Heaven Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born Monday, December 1, 2014, in Cedar Falls, the daughter of James and Rebecca (Allen) Presar. Aubrey is survived by her parents and sister, Kiley Joy Presar, of Cedar Falls; paternal grandparents, Richard and Marijane Presar, of...
Thomas Orrin Taylor
November 28, 2014
Thomas Orrin Taylor, 82, of Cedar Falls died Friday, November 28, 2014, at his home. He was born January 27, 1932, in Cottonwood, Arizona, the son of Harness and Esta (Polk) Taylor. He married Leona Vernell Mickey, January 20, 1964, in Chandler, Arizona. Thomas served in the U.S. Air Force and was a truck driver for Basha's Grocery Store for...
Kathy Christine Miller
November 17, 2014
Kathy Christine "Chris" Miller, 59, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, November 17, 2014, at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo from complications of Diabetes. She was born January 6, 1955, in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Milo and Eva Katherine Woods Weltruski. Kathy married Russ Miller on August 8, 1987, in Cedar Falls. She had a great love for animals...
Bernice Gibson
November 12, 2014
Bernice E. Gibson, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Bernice was born November 7, 1923, in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of Oliver & Clema (Hendersen) Weese. She married Donald R. Gibson December 26, 1948, in Akron. He preceded her in death February 8, 2014. Bernice received her B. A. from the...
Jean Marie Mccullough
November 6, 2014
Jean Marie McCullough, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. She was born January 11, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Donald and Laura (Stevenson) Kennedy. She married Eric McCullough on October 28, 1950. She graduated from Harper High School in Chicago and attended the...
Beatrice Blackburn
November 2, 2014
Beatrice Thompson Blackburn, 99, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, November 2, 2014, at the Western Home Communities Stanard Assisted Living Center. She was born March 15, 1915, in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Frank and Grace (Phelps) Thompson. Beatrice married Ross E. Blackburn in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death in 1982. Beatrice was a graduate of Cedar Falls...
Helen Larsen
October 28, 2014
Helen Larsen, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at the Western Home Stanard Assisted Living, Cedar Falls. She was born September 6, 1924, in Seagrove, North Carolina , the daughter of James E. and Harriett (Smith) King. Helen married Harold T. Larsen November 11, 1944, in Bend, Oregon. He preceded her in death January 20, 2014. She...
Susan T. Spindler
October 27, 2014
Susan Strudthoff Spindler, 65, of Waterloo, died Monday, October 27, 2014, at ManorCare Health Services in Waterloo. Susan was born November 30, 1948 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Stanley & Lorraine (Reinicke) Strudthoff. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa. Survivors include her sons, Jesse Spindler of Carroll, Iowa and Kevin Spindler of Chico, California; her mother, Lorraine...
Thomas Thode
October 22, 2014
Thomas W. Thode, 47, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at his home in Cedar Falls. He was born February 8, 1967, in Cedar Falls, the son of William R. "Bill" and Pat (Katz) Thode. Thomas was a 1985 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and attended the University of Northern Iowa and North Iowa Area Community College....
Charles Coulter Dupree
October 21, 2014
Charles "Chuck" Coulter Dupree, 50, of Cedar Falls, beloved husband, father, son, and brother, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born July 26, 1964 in Midland, Michigan, the son of Robert William and Lucinda (Coulter) Dupree. Chuck married Nicole "Nikki" Cicotte on June 25, 1994...
Thomas Graeber
October 19, 2014
Thomas P. Graeber, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, October 19, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Thomas was born April 23, 1935 in Osage, Iowa, the son of Herbert & Marjorie (Hill) Graeber. He married Mary Prokop on January 3, 1969 in Boise, Idaho. Thomas served in the U. S. Army, received his...
Shirley Cuvelier
October 19, 2014
Shirley A. Cuvelier, 85, of Waterloo, died Sunday October 19, 2014, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born November 18, 1928 in Waterloo, the daughter of Ernest L. and Floy (Evans) Griffith. Shirley married Norlan J. Odem in 1949 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They were later divorced. She later married Duane C....
Robert William Messer
October 18, 2014
Robert William Messer, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, October 18, 2014, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, in Waterloo. He was born September 12, 1931, the son of Vernon and Ruth (Flemming) Messer in Waterloo. He graduated from Orange Township High School in 1949. Robert received his BA from the University of Northern Iowa in 1953, his M A...
Pauline "Polly" Mills
October 17, 2014
Polly Mills, 84, of Waterloo, died Friday, October 17, 2014, at the Affinity House, Waterloo. She was born January 16, 1930 in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of Aaron E. and Laura M. (Eisele) Stafford. She married Ralph Mills on August 3, 1952 in Carmel, California. He preceded her in death October 30, 1973. Polly graduated from New Hartford High School...
Russell Luncsford
October 17, 2014
Russell Eugene Luncsford, 46, of Waterloo, died Friday, October 17, 2014, in rural La Porte City, Iowa. Services will be at a later date.
Jean Ripplinger
October 16, 2014
Jean Ripplinger, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, October 16, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Jean was born March 18, 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Frank Joseph and Mildred (Marson) Durchenwald. She married William "Bill" Ripplinger on May 24, 1957 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo. He preceded her...
George Martin Harris
October 16, 2014
George Martin Harris, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, October 16, 2014, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born September 17, 1927 in Paris Township, near Lourdes, Iowa, the son of William and Lillian Georgina (Phinney) Harris. George married Evelyn Juhl on February 1, 1957 in Waverly, Iowa. She preceded him in death on June 17,...
Elaine Cosby
October 4, 2014
Elaine Cosby, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, October 4, 2014, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She was born September 21, 1931 in Westgate, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Leona (Fritz) Steege. Elaine married Hilmer Cosby on November 5, 1950 in Sumner, Iowa. He preceded her in death on August 11, 2003. Elaine was a graduate of Hawkeye High School...
