Joanne E. Adams
July 8, 2013
Joanne E. Adams, 81, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, July 8, 2013 at her home. Joanne was born May 23, 1932, in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of John & Edna (Gavle) Finholt. She married Charles L. Adams May 14, 1953, in Waverly, Iowa. He preceded her in death May 27, 2010. Joanne graduated from Decorah High School and the Marshalltown...
Royal H. Ledtje
July 5, 2013
Royal H. Ledtje, 88, of Janesville, Iowa, formerly of Cedar City, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at Windsor Nursing & Rehab Center in Cedar Falls. He was born February 26, 1925 near Gladbrook, Iowa, the son of Ernest and Alice (Brown) Ledtje. Royal married Caroline Christensen on December 14, 1946 in Waterloo, Iowa. She preceded him in death on March...
Teri Chandler
June 25, 2013
Teri Jane Chandler, 66, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born January 1, 1947 in Cedar Falls. She married William Chandler on February 12, 1966 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. Teri was raised in Austinville, IA, returned to Cedar Falls as a teenager, and graduated from...
Arlene Rucker
June 19, 2013
Arlene M. Rucker, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at her home in Cedar Falls. She was born January 29, 1922, in Buckeye, Iowa, the daughter of Oscar and Lena (Broer) Smith. Arlene married Virgil Harless and he preceded her in death in 1944. She married Willard Harold Asmus in 1945 and they were later divorced. Arlene...
Gordon Hansen
June 15, 2013
Gordon B. Hansen, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, June 15, 2013, at his home. He was born October 9, 1924 in Cedar Falls, the son of Carl Peter and Clara (Nielsen) Hansen. Gordon married Connie Hansen October 26, 1956 in Cedar Falls. Before his retirement, he farmed and was a part time real estate agent. He is survived by...
Glenyce M. Butschy
June 13, 2013
Glenyce M. Butschy died peacefully on June 13, 2013 at Allen Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Family members and friends gathered with her during the last days of her life. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, William and Meta Judas, sister Frances Hummel, daughter-in-law Carol Butschy, and her former husband, Robert Butschy, whom she married June...
Jerry Mayne
June 11, 2013
Jerry "Porkie" Mayne, 72, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was born February 1, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Harry and Louise (Maus) Mayne. Jerry married Mary E. Nielsen February 10, 1962 in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death in 1993. He worked for Assink Brothers and Benton Concrete...
Colleen Ann Clark
June 10, 2013
Colleen Ann Clark, 68, of Waterloo, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born December 12, 1944 in Waterloo, the daughter of Kenneth and Helen (Peterson) Conway. Colleen was a graduate of Waterloo East High School and Gates Business College. She worked at John Deere in Waterloo for forty years, retiring from Dept. 47S...
James H. Kress
June 7, 2013
James "Jim" Kress, 89, of Cedar Falls, died peacefully at home on Friday, June 7, 2013. Survived by his wife, Inge, of Cedar Falls; children, Richard (Dorothy) Kress of Kotzebue, Alaska, Arthur (Susan) Kress of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Andrea Kress, of High Point, North Carolina, and Daryl Kress of Hugo, Minnesota; grandchildren, Corey, Abigail, Tracey & Ashley, and great grandchild, Autumn....
Rev. Theodore Maakestad
June 4, 2013
The Rev. Theodore Maakestad, 102, passed away on Tuesday. June 4, 2013 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. A funeral and celebration of life service will be held at Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church at 7401 University Ave. in Cedar Falls at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 10, 2013. Visitation and viewing will be on Sunday, June 9 from 4 -...
John W. Henderson
June 2, 2013
John W. Henderson, 87, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Burlington, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton in Hampton, Iowa. He was born October 25, 1925 in Vandalia, Missouri, the son of Hugh and Mellie (Lott) Henderson. John married Mildred Marshall Orton in September of 1965 in Wapello, Iowa, and she preceded him in death on...
Frank Schwartz, Jr.
May 24, 2013
Frank R. Schwartz, Jr., 83, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born October 24, 1929 in Preston, Minnesota, the son of Frank G. and Winifred (Losey) Schwartz. Frank married Helen R. Loll on November 13, 1953 in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death on August 14, 1988....
Duane Buss
May 23, 2013
Duane "Slim" Buss, 62, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born March 5, 1951 in Waterloo, the son of Donald and Helen (Christiansen) Buss. Duane married Jeanne Folkers on March 27, 1976 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School, Edison Jr. High School, graduated...
Rollin Hoffert
May 23, 2013
Rollin Arthur Hoffert, 81, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Center in Cedar Falls. He was born September 6, 1931 in Colfax, Iowa, the son of Arthur and Kathryn (Hummel) Hoffert. Rollin attended Newton High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Navy. Before...
Judy Klemp
May 22, 2013
Judy Ellen Klemp, 70, passed away Wednesday evening, May 22, 2013, in Granbury. Mrs. Klemp was born July 23, 1942, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Harold and LaRue Kelley Pedersen. She married Dan Klemp, June 29, 1991, in Cedar Falls. She graduated in the Class of 1960 from Teacher's College High School in Cedar Falls and attended Grandview College in...
Eunice Larsen
May 18, 2013
Eunice C. Larsen, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born March 19, 1925, in Royal, Iowa, the daughter of N. C. and Martha (Neve) Carlsen. Eunice married Rev. Homer Larsen on June 12, 1947 in Blair, Nebraska. She graduated from Dana College, Blair, Nebraska, with a B A in...
Kenley Carter
May 16, 2013
Kenley Jane Carter, 4 months, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born January 22, 2013, in Waterloo, the daughter of Will & Stefanie (Tapscott) Carter. Kenley was baptized Sunday, May 12, 2013, at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. From the day she was born,...
Robert L. Henriksen
May 15, 2013
Robert L. "Buck" Henriksen, 76, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Ravenwood Nursing & Rehab Center in Waterloo. He was born September 22, 1936 in Grundy County, Iowa, the son of Henry and Dolores (Schlamp) Henriksen. Buck attended Dike Community School and served in the U.S. Army from 1955-1958. He worked at Wonder Bread in Waterloo for...
Virginia Howard
May 12, 2013
Virginia Howard, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, May 12, 2013, at Sartori Memorial Hospital. She was born September 14, 1926 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Hiram and Helena (Lewke) Van Heuvelen. Virginia graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1944 and went to Washington D.C. to work as a secretary for the Dept. of the Navy. After WW...
Lorraine A. Muller
May 10, 2013
Lorraine A. Muller, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Western Home Martin Center. She was born January 31, 1922 in Harold, South Dakota, the daughter of John L. and Lena (Trey) Claassen. She graduated from Grundy Center High School. Lorraine married Fred W. Muller June 27, 1942 in Holland Iowa. He preceded her in death July...
