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Warren R. Schlicht
August 17, 2013
Warren Rohland Schlicht, 85, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday August 17, at Sartori Memorial Hospital. He was born March 10, 1928 near Reinbeck, son of Emil and Lois Ohrt Schlicht. He married Dorothy Zimmerman on November 8, 1947 near Cedar Falls. After graduating from Hudson Community School Warren worked for Otto Pete, Bob Klink, Heisler Manufacturing, and Black Hawk Tractor...
Edward Zech
August 13, 2013
Edward Keith Zech, age 72, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday August 13, 2013 in his home with his family by his side. He was born to the late Julius and Katherine (Beenken) Zech in Wellsburg, Iowa on June 13, 1941. Ed graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1959. He moved to Cedar Falls shortly thereafter and went to work for...
Maralee J. Lowcock
August 8, 2013
Maralee J. Lowcock, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, August 8, 2013, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born November 22, 1929 in Villisca, Iowa, the daughter of Eldred F. and Grace (Steward) Bell. Maralee married Max Lowcock on November 24, 1978 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on June 10, 2010. Maralee was...
Lucy Mae Bolhuis
August 1, 2013
Lucy Mae Bolhuis, 78, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, August 1, 2013, at her home. She was born June 14, 1935 in Greene, Iowa, the daughter of Herb and Ella Hillegas. Lucy married Chris C. Bolhuis on March 16, 1956 at the United Methodist Church in Greene. She was a graduate of Greene High School and attended Iowa State Teachers...
Juanita J. Cunningham
July 30, 2013
Juanita J. Cunningham, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center. She was born February 7, 1938 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Ralph and Mary (Dille) Hansen. Juanita married Vincent E. Cunningham on August 5, 1960 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on December 19, 1992. Juanita graduated from...
Judy Hoppenworth
July 17, 2013
Judy M. Hoppenworth, 74, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Parkersburg, Iowa and Scottsdale, Arizona, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at NewAldaya Lifescapes, Cedar Falls. Judy was born July 30, 1938, at Ogden, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence & Beulah (Plater) Paulson. She married Eldon Hoppenworth in 1958 and they later divorced. She graduated from Ogden High School and attended the...
Margaret C. Diercks
July 14, 2013
Margaret C. Diercks, 85, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born June 20, 1928 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Austie (Jones) Belfield. Margaret married John Leonard Broline July 11, 1946 in Cedar Falls and he preceded her in death March 26, 1976. She married Roy Ronald...
Edward Lee Seufferlein
July 11, 2013
Edward Lee Seufferlein, 77, of Cedar Falls, died at his home on Thursday, July 11, 2013. He was born June 13, 1936 in Cedar Falls, the son of Erie Frederick and Hazel Rae (Roush) Seufferlein. Edward married Carol Powell on September 12, 1959 in Pomona, California. He graduated from Cedar Falls High School and served two years in both Guam...
Wendell E. Meacham
July 9, 2013
Wendell E. Meacham, 82, of Janesville, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born May 9, 1931 in Dawson, Iowa, the son of Tracy and Katherine (Wast) Meacham. He married Marilyn Bailey December 16, 1951 in Perry, Iowa. She preceded him in death January 6, 2004. Wendell graduated from Dawson High School and...
Lucille H. Messerer
July 9, 2013
Lucille H. Messerer, 95, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Windhaven Assisted Living Center, Western Home Communities. She was born July 15, 1917 in Guttenberg, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Louise (Pupke) Muschewske. Lucille married Hoyt C. Messerer August 30, 1941 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death May 4, 2001. She graduated from Guttenberg...
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 -...
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