Diane Marie Espinoza
July 3, 2025
Diane Marie Espinoza, 75, Waterloo, died Thursday, July 3, 2025 at her home.
Diane was born November 8, 1949 in Waterloo to the late LaVern and Wynona (Shaffer) Rindels. Â She worked as an LPN for many years.
Diane is survived by her children Shane Warnke, Beth Espinoza, Carrie Warnke and Amy Oburra; grandchildren, Adam Warnke,...
Mary Virginia Winslow
June 12, 2025
Mary V. Winslow, 98, a 70 year resident of Washington, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Thuesen Cottage, Western Home Communities of Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was born on May 24, 1927, in Hannibal, Missouri, daughter of Zeno and Rose (Cosgrove) Klene. Mary graduated from Hannibal High School with the Class of 1944. She was a...
Kathleen "Kass" Marie Harper
June 11, 2025
Kathleen "Kass" Marie Harper, 78, Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 11, 2025 at her home with her family by her side.
Kass was born September 17, 1946 in Waterloo to the late Norman Fred and Dorothy Marie (Rasmussen) Cohea. Â She earned her Masters degree from UNI in Counseling and went on to work as a vocational rehabilitation...
Hannah June Walvatne
May 30, 2025
Hannah, 2 years, 3 months, 23 days, of Parkersburg, was called home to heaven unexpectedly on Friday, May 30, 2025, at MercyOne/Sartori Hospital, Cedar Falls. She was born February 7, 2023, in Waterloo, the 8th child of John and Heather (Stairs) Walvatne. Hannah was a joy to all, and lit up our lives with her happy demeanor, big blue...
Maryann Ford (Mayne)
May 27, 2025
MaryAnn Ford (Mayne), 88, of Cedar Falls, passed away at NewAldaya Lifescapes on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. She was born in Dubuque on March 14, 1937, daughter of Harry and Louise (Maus) Mayne. Â MaryAnn attended West High School in Waterloo. She married Robert Hovey, Sr. on June 5, 1954, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo and they had...
Lawrence Eugene Vanderwerf
May 26, 2025
Lawrence E. Vanderwerf, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, May 26, 2025, at his home at NewAldaya Lifescapes. Born in Abbott, Iowa, on April 9, 1936, to the late Peter and Loretta (Stockdale) Vanderwerf, Lawrence graduated from Ackley High School in 1954. On August 5, 1955, Lawrence married Patricia Bailey, in Iowa Falls, and would spend nearly 70 years...
Kenneth Earl Miller
May 15, 2025
Kenneth Earl Miller, 95, Cedar Falls, died Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Thuesen Cottage, Western Home Communities surrounded by his family.
Ken was born November 28, 1929 in Waterloo to the late Earl and Grace (Groniga) Miller. Â He graduated from Greene High School. Â Ken married Dorlene Marilyn Smith on August 15, 1951 in Greene, IA and the...
Roland "Ron" Dean Davis
May 15, 2025
Ron Davis of Cedar Falls, IA made his debut in the world on May 31, 1946. He was born in his family home, the son of Pearl (Schultz) Davis. He was a stand-out wrestler at Mason City High School where he graduated in 1964. He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1965. As Ron would say, he won...
Robert George Stabenow
May 15, 2025
Robert George Stabenow, 79, of Janesville, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 14, 1945, to George and LaVerne (Wegner) Stabenow, Bob graduated from high school in Dubuque. He attended the University of Dubuque, then earned his Masters of Science in Biology from the University of Iowa. Bob served in...
Charlotte Anne Rittgers
May 14, 2025
Charlotte, of New Hartford, passed away peacefully at UPH/Allen Hospital. She was born in New Hartford on February 2, 1930, daughter of Lawrence and Esther (Ballhagen) Rittgers. Charlotte graduated from New Hartford High School with the Class of 1947. She worked for the University of Northern Iowa as a secretary in the Extension office, retiring July of 1989. Charlotte...
Kaylei Maree Thomas
May 11, 2025
KayLei Maree Thomas, 5, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City.
KayLei was born December 29, 2019 in Waterloo to Ty'Quoia Weeks and the late Steven Thomas Jr.
KayLei loved to sing, dance, painting her nails, doing her make up and watching her favorite Bluey cartoons and the...
Denise Lynn Krull
May 10, 2025
Denise Lynn Krull, 63, of Waverly, passed away at UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital. She was born in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Kenneth and Alyce (Benham) Hussey. Denise attended Cedar Falls High School and later attended Hawkeye Tech, where she studied Respiratory Therapy. In October of 1998, she married Jim Krull; the couple later divorced. Denise worked in...
Derek Malcolm Eagles
May 3, 2025
Derek M. Eagles of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away suddenly Saturday, May 3, 2025, at his home. Derek was born on April 6, 1949, in New Brunswick, Canada, the second of three sons born to Malcolm and Doris Eagles. He was raised on a farm and spent a lot of time doing chores, but the family also placed an...
Darlene Ann Nelson
April 27, 2025
Darlene Ann Nelson, 88, of Cedar Falls, passed away at UPH/Allen Hospital on Sunday, April 27, 2025. She was born in Waterloo, Iowa, August 2, 1936, daughter of Maxwell and Laura (Roop) Burns. Darlene graduated from Mason City High School in 1955, then attended Hamilton Business College. She married Tenny Hanson, Jr. in Elkader in March of...
Fred Louis Fletcher
April 24, 2025
Fred Louis Fletcher, 89, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home. Â Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM on Tuesday, April 29 at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home; resuming at 9:00 AM on Wednesday at...
Marjorie Mae Behrens
April 18, 2025
Marjorie Mae Behrens, 93, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2025 at Martin Suites in Cedar Falls. Born to Mahlon C. and Sena (Kramer) Johnson on January 26, 1932, in rural Grundy County near Parkersburg, Iowa. Marjorie married Kenneth Carl Behrens on April 5, 1955, at the Christian Reformed Church in Parkersburg. They shared 63 years...
Marvel A. Gerjerts
April 15, 2025
Marvel Agnes Gerjerts, 95, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cedar Falls. She was born on June 12, 1929, in rural Allison, Iowa, to Alfred and Alice (Weibke) Ringleb. She was baptized into Christ at St. John's-Vilmar Lutheran Church in rural Butler County, where she was later instructed and confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran faith....
Jeanette Marie Gebhardt
April 15, 2025
Jeanette Marie Gebhardt, 81, of Waterloo, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. She was born in Charles City on August 6, 1943, daughter of Glenn and Vera (Funk) Lindell. Jeanette graduated from Greene High School in 1961, then attended the University of Iowa for a year, followed by Gates Business College where she studied bookkeeping. She...
Cathy Rae Yoder-Bemer
April 13, 2025
Cathy Rae Yoder-Bemer, 68, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at Ravenwood Specialty Care in Waterloo.
Cathy was born in Cedar Rapids on January 8, 1957, the daughter of the late Jerry and Ruth (Webb) Mick. She graduated from Linn-Mar High School in 1975 and started working construction. She assisted in building the...
Raymond M. "Pood" Hansen
April 9, 2025
Raymond "Pood" Hansen, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and veteran passed away peacefully on April 9, 2025, at the age of 80, in Dubuque, IA.
He was born on September 5, 1944 in Cedar Falls, son to Iris and Leonard Hansen. Raymond grew up in Cedar Falls and attended Cedar Falls High School, class of 1963,...
