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Rosalie Devoll

Rosalie Devoll

September 28, 2013

Rosalie Clara DeVoll, 81, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, September 28, 2013, at the Univ. of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. She was born July 14, 1932 in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of Willard and Margaret (Callanan) Friederich. Rosalie married Alvin DeVoll on June 7, 1952 in New Ulm. He preceded her in death on October 18,...

Jack Reed

Jack Reed

September 27, 2013

Jack C. Reed, 85, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 27, 2013, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born March 17, 1928 in Lake City, Iowa, the son of Harry and Ruth (Sylvester) Reed. He married Donnita F. Seeden December 10, 1950 at Lanesboro, Iowa. Jack graduated from Lohrville High School in 1946 and Iowa State...

Vernon Luhring

Vernon Luhring

September 27, 2013

Vernon Ray Luhring, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 27, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born March 6, 1938 in Dike, Iowa, the son of Klaas and Gertie (Reiter) Luhring. He married Barbara Olin April 3, 1964 in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death October 28, 2007. Vern graduated from Dike High School...

Johnny Crandell

Johnny Crandell

September 27, 2013

Johnny B. Crandell, 58, of Waterloo, died Friday, September 27, 2013, at Unity Point Health Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. No services are being planned.

Marvin Rohm

Marvin Rohm

September 27, 2013

Marvin Rohm, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 27, 2013, at the Western Home Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. He was born December 25, 1921 in Decorah, Iowa, the son of Ole and Thorbjorg (Skaftedal) Rohm. Marvin married Ruth E. Anderson on July 31, 1948 in Lake Mills, Iowa. She preceded him in death on August 13,...

Lawanda Crinklaw

Lawanda Crinklaw

September 26, 2013

LaWanda M. Crinklaw, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, September 26, 2013, at her home in Cedar Falls. She was born February 23, 1927 in Houston, Missouri, the daughter of Homer and Ona (McKinney) Hubbard. LaWanda married Robert Glenn Crinklaw on January 22, 1947 at Nashua, Iowa. She graduated from Houston High School in 1945 and was a store manager...

Ruth Dickinson

Ruth Dickinson

September 23, 2013

Ruth Irene Dickinson, 89, of Washburn, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born in Cedar Falls, October 4, 1923, the daughter of Ira L. and Leoma S. (Hoxie) Byers. Ruth married Max R. Dickinson December 15, 1941 in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death May 31, 2000. Ruth...

William "Bill" Ripplinger

William "Bill" Ripplinger

September 22, 2013

William "Bill" Arthur Ripplinger, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. He was born July 20, 1930 in Boyd, Wisconsin, the son of Arthur Michael and Reganot (Greene) Ripplinger. Bill married Jean Durchenwald on May 24, 1957 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo, Iowa. Bill...

James Beard

James Beard

September 19, 2013

James Kent Beard, 56, of Waterloo, died Thursday, September 19, 2013, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born May 14, 1957 in Waterloo, the son of Clarence and Allene (Hamilton) Beard. James served in the U.S. Army and was a musician most of his life. Survivors include his sister, Carol (Steve) Pieper, of Eldridge, Iowa, and his...

Keith Kimpston

Keith Kimpston

September 18, 2013

Keith Kimpston, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the Western Home Elizabeth Martin Center. He was born February 1, 1925 in Fayette, Iowa, the son of Allben and Maude (Patterson) Kimpston. Keith graduated from Fayette High School in 1944. He married Edith Enghausen, July 29, 1962 in Dows, Iowa. Keith served in the U.S. Army during...

Beverly Folkers

Beverly Folkers

September 17, 2013

Beverly Ann Folkers, 66, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born April 12, 1947 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Fred J. and Eva E. (Olsen) Folkers. Survivors include her brother, Daryl (Rose) Folkers, of Cedar Falls; her step brother, Carl (Martha Hall) Cooper, of Cedar Falls; her step sister, Marie...

David Hagedorn

David Hagedorn

September 13, 2013

David D. Hagedorn, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 13, 2013 at Windsor Nursing & Rehab in Cedar Falls. He was born September 28, 1937, in Frederika, Iowa, the son of Louis and O'Linda (Bremer) Hagedorn. David graduated form Frederika High School. He married Lois E. Gosse on September 15, 1963, in Independence, Iowa. David was a veteran of...

Michael Assink

Michael Assink

September 11, 2013

Michael Charles Assink, 42, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, due to complications from Type 1 Diabetes. He was born March 5, 1971 to Charles and Linda (Sturtz) Assink. Mike attended Cedar Falls schools where he enjoyed participating in the Cedar Falls Swim Club. The family moved to New Jersey where he completed his education....

Lola Lakin

Lola Lakin

September 11, 2013

Lola M. Lakin, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at the Western Home Communities Thalman Square in Cedar Falls. She was born June 18, 1924 in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of Laurence & Irma (Pugh) Brown. She married Kenneth C. Lakin August 12, 1944 in Columbia, South Carolina. He preceded her in death on January 4, 2007....

Gloria Ihnen

Gloria Ihnen

September 3, 2013

Gloria N. Ihnen, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born December 21, 1932 in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred & Milda (Dahlstrom) Kalvig. Gloria married Joseph Mullesch September 21, 1949 in Nashua, Iowa. They later divorced. She married Marv Ihnen March 29, 1975 in Cedar Falls. Gloria...

Edith Johnson

Edith Johnson

September 1, 2013

Edith E. Johnson, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, September 1, 2013, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born November 18, 1920 in Hudson, Iowa, the daughter of Henry Hoy and Dagmar Dorothea (Petersen) Jessen. Edith was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School and worked in the Kitchen Service at Sartori Memorial Hospital for many years. She...

Le Ann Harriman

Le Ann Harriman

August 29, 2013

Le Ann Harriman, 59, of Hudson, Iowa, died Thursday, August 29, 2013, at Ravenwood Nursing & Rehab Center in Waterloo. Services are pending.

Velma Kiefer

Velma Kiefer

August 26, 2013

Velma G. Kiefer, 96, of Denver, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Monday, August 26, 2013, at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center. She was born January 22, 1917 near Preston in Jackson County, Iowa, the daughter of Frederic and Louisa (Hageman) Schmidt. Velma married Ernest L. Kiefer on November 4, 1939 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on December...

Doris Mabel Andre

Doris Mabel Andre

August 24, 2013

Doris Mabel Andre, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, August 24, 2013, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born June 17, 1930 in Elmhurst, New York, the daughter of Victor Emanuel and Mabel E. (Hicks) Olson. Doris married Keith Lyn Andre October 17, 1953 in Woodside, New York. He preceded her in death in 1998. Doris...

Lyle Thompson

Lyle Thompson

August 18, 2013

Lyle James Thompson, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, August 18, 2013, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. He was born September 18, 1939 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the son of James A. and Alice (Egan) Thompson. Lyle married Bonita "Bonnie" L. Jones on July 18, 1960 in McGregor, Iowa. She preceded him in...

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