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Gilbert Call

Gilbert Call

June 15, 2014

Gilbert Lyle Call, 93, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Sunday, June 15, 2014, at the UnityPoint Hospice Affinity House in Waterloo. He was born September 20, 1920 in Westgate, Iowa, the son of Chester O. and Zola (Johnson) Call. Gilbert was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. In 1940 he...

Carolyn "Lyn" Goss

Carolyn "Lyn" Goss

June 12, 2014

Carolyn R. "Lyn" Goss, 84, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Thursday, June 12, 2014. She was born March 6, 1930 in Huntington, Indiana, the daughter of Thomas "Adam" and Florence (Murphey) Hipskind. Lyn married Robert "Bob" Goss on March 28, 1951 in Huntington. She was a graduate of Huntington Catholic High School and was a florist at Flowerworld...

Rex Delavergne

Rex Delavergne

June 10, 2014

Rex Edwin DeLavergne, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born April 30, 1927 in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Ward H. and Ruby (Hill) DeLavergne. Rex married Norma Oberheu on June 6, 1948 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Waverly, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army...

Loris "Nadine" Smith

Loris "Nadine" Smith

June 8, 2014

Loris "Nadine" Smith, 78, of Waterloo, died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born March 24, 1936 in Rudy, Arkansas, the daughter of Jasper and Alpha (Richards) Wood. Nadine married Herbert G. Smith in 1967 at Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on June 6, 2014. She was a graduate of...

Herbert G. Smith

Herbert G. Smith

June 6, 2014

Herbert G. Smith, 96, of Waterloo, died Friday, June 6, 2014, at NorthCrest Specialty Care in Waterloo. He was born October 22, 1917 in Kesley, Iowa, the son of George and Wilhemina "Minnie" (De Buhr) Smith. Herbert married Loris "Nadine" Wood in 1967 at Waterloo, Iowa. He worked for nearly forty years at Rath Packing Company in Waterloo, retiring in...

Curtis Cooper

Curtis Cooper

May 31, 2014

Curtis S. Cooper, 66, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 31, 2014, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Curtis was born February 26, 1948 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Robert & Mary (Keith) Cooper. He married Terry Ziegenhorn in Las Vegas, Nevada. Curtis graduated from the University of Northern Iowa and was the manager at Bravo Printing...

Willis Glenn

Willis Glenn

May 29, 2014

Willis H. Glenn, 83, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Windhaven Assisted Living Center, Cedar Falls. Willis was born February 25, 1931 in Olin, Iowa, the son of Victor & Rose (Dusanek) Glenn. He married Carolyn Cousins September 9, 1956, at Olin, Iowa. She preceded him in death March 11, 2013. Willis served in...

Linda Kay Alberts

Linda Kay Alberts

May 25, 2014

"Absent from the bodypresent with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8 On Sunday, May 25, 2014, Linda Kay Alberts (Meinberg), 69, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, slipped peacefully into the presence of the Lord surrounded by her family after suffering a vertebral fracture as a result of a fall the day before. She and her husband, Kenneth D. Alberts, had recently marked...

Elly Eddy

Elly Eddy

May 19, 2014

Elly Ingeborg Eddy, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, May 19, 2014, at Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. Elly was born March 27, 1925 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred & Jensina (Thomsen) Hansen. She married Gordon L. Sorensen July 27, 1944, in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death in 1969. She married Everett I. Eddy...

Craig D. Meyerhoff

Craig D. Meyerhoff

May 17, 2014

Craig D. Meyerhoff, 63, of Washburn, Iowa, died at home on Saturday, May 17, 2014. He was born July 25, 1950 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Harold and Virginia (Wolfgram) Meyerhoff. Craig married Thelma Whitesell on July 29, 1972 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo. He graduated from Cedar Falls High School and served in the U.S. Army during...

Vincent Delagardelle

Vincent Delagardelle

May 13, 2014

Vincent N. Delagardelle, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at UnityPoint Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born July 12, 1925 in Gilbertville, Iowa, the son of John J. and Irene (Huberty) Delagardelle. Vincent married Mary Frost on August 22, 1944 in Raymond, Iowa. He farmed for fifty-five years, retiring in 2000. Vincent was a fifty-seven...

Dale Schatzberg

Dale Schatzberg

May 11, 2014

Dale L. Schatzberg, 65, of Shell Rock, Iowa, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at the V. A. Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born January 25, 1949 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Otis and Alice (Christoffersen) Schatzberg. Dale married Dorothy Leedy on May 28, 1978, and they divorced in December of 2005. He...

Paul Leonard Britzman

Paul Leonard Britzman

May 10, 2014

Paul Leonard Britzman, 77, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born May 15, 1936 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Leonard and Ida (Gesell) Britzman. Paul married Sharon Jacobsen on August 2, 1959 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Coulter, Iowa. He was a graduate of East Waterloo High School and...

Julius Praglin

Julius Praglin

May 9, 2014

Julius Praglin, 86, of Waterloo, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Julius was born June 12, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Aaron & Helen (Rosenberg) Praglin. He married Rosabelle Wolfson June 12, 1949, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Julius served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. He is an Alumnus of Boston Latin School,...

Delah Friedel

Delah Friedel

May 9, 2014

Delah E. Friedel, 74, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, May 9, 2014 at her home, following a long battle with cancer. Delah was born June 11, 1939 in Wellsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Ibeling & Evelyn (Riekena) Harms. She married Andrew William "Bill" Friedel September 10, 1961, in Wellsburg. He preceded her in death June 27, 1984. Delah graduated from...

Charles F. Di Domenico

Charles F. Di Domenico

April 29, 2014

Charles F. Di Domenico, 69, of Raymond, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. He was born April 29, 1945 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Charles P. and Rita (Ahasey) Di Domenico. Charles married Kathryn K. Chapin Spragg on December 16, 2006 in Citrus Springs, Florida. He graduated from Oxford Massachusetts High School and...

Larry Ferch

Larry Ferch

April 27, 2014

Larry Lee Ferch, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Ravenwood Nursing & Rehab Center in Waterloo. He was born November 20, 1938 in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Irene Sophie Ferch. Larry served honorably in the U. S. Army and worked at John Deere & Company for many years. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ferch,...

Paul M. Steele

Paul M. Steele

April 19, 2014

Paul M. Steele, 51, of Waterloo, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, at his home of natural causes. Paul was born February 25, 1963, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Dan & Phyllis (Beard) Steele. He married Dawn Jacks June 27, 1994 in Waterloo. They later divorced. Paul graduated from Northern University High School in 1981, attended the University of...

Loraine Mirchich

Loraine Mirchich

April 16, 2014

Loraine C. Mirchich, 70, of Cedar Falls, died at her home Wednesday, April 16, 2014. She was born December 25, 1943 in Reading, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Thaddeus and Regina (Glenbocki) Zaorski. Loraine married John Mirchich on August 23, 1975 in Reading. She was a teacher for many years in Reading and was also an author. Survivors include her husband,...

Chris Young

Chris Young

April 15, 2014

Christopher "Chris" Young, 48, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters in Oelwein, Iowa. He was born February 28, 1966 In Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Robert B. & Rita A. (Corring) Young. Chris graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1984, received an Associates Degree from Hawkeye Institute of Technology in Waterloo,...

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