Obituary Listing

January 30, 2025

Harold Braun Kreb, 86, formerly of Cedar Falls, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at The Moorings in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He was born September 16, 1938, son of William and Ella (Braun) Kreb. Harold graduated from NU High School with the Class of 1956, then attended Iowa State College where he studied Engineering and was...

January 25, 2025

Charles Lynn Berggren, of Cedar Falls, IA died in his home in Cedar Falls, IA on Saturday, January 25th., 2025, a day after his 81st. birthday.

Lynn was born Jan. 24th, 1944 in Cedar Falls, IA, the son of Paul D. and Hazel I (Hunt) Berggren.

Lynn graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1962.  ...

January 24, 2025

Heidi Christine Rogers, 61, of Cedar Falls, passed away at UPH/Allen Hospital on Friday, January 24, 2025. She was born in Waterloo on November 20, 1963, daughter of Hans and Gisela (Preiss) Martens. Heidi graduated from Hudson High School with the Class of 1982 then attended the Cedar Falls School of Beauty to become a cosmetologist. She...

January 24, 2025

Donna Mae (Ferns) Hoffman, of Cedar falls, died on January 24, 2025, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born on December 23, 1930, in Barnes City, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Zella Ferns. Donna graduated from Barnes City H.S. as the Salutatorian, received her teaching degree from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI), and later, achieved her...

January 23, 2025

Anita Mary Whitson, born on January 4, 1944, in Waterloo, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2025, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was a beloved wife to Paul D. Whitson and a dedicated mother to her son, Cory Gutshall. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emily and Merlyn Hildebrand of Janesville Iowa. Anita was a passionate...

January 21, 2025

Wade Donald Moothart, 47, of Waterloo, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at his home. He was born on February 12, 1977, in Cedar Falls, the son of Brian Moothart and Brenda (Blanchard) Santee and grew up in Cedar Falls. Wade married Tammi and, though later divorced, raised 4 children together. He earned his GED from Hawkeye...

January 19, 2025

A Video of Miller from 2019 WCF Courier 8 Over 80

Miller Roskamp, 90, of Cedar Falls, passed away at Thuesen Cottage on Sunday, January 19, 2025. He was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, on August 30, 1934, son of Rev. Arend and Tryna (Memmelaar) Roskamp. In 1942, the family moved to the...

January 11, 2025

Wayne Allison Purk, 84, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, following a battle with Parkinson's Disease.  He was born May 27, 1940, in Sheffield, Iowa, son of Carroll and Mavis (Swanson) Gerdes. Wayne's parents later divorced and he was adopted by Mavis' second husband, James Frank Purk. They moved from Northwood, Iowa, to Cedar Falls...

January 9, 2025

Lillian Shoemaker of Cedar Falls died Thursday, January 9, 2025 at UnityPoint Allen Hospital.

Lillian Alice Webrand was born March 7, 1927, in rural New Hartford, the daughter of Gertrude (Nissen) and William Webrand.  Lillian graduated from New Hartford School in May of 1944.  On December 2, 1945, she married Merle Shoemaker at the Trinity United Methodist...

January 6, 2025

Loretta Mae McEnroe, 92, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 6, 2025, at Deery Suites in Cedar Falls. She was born September 5, 1932, near Sumner, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Esther (Geffert) Steege, and graduated from Waterloo West High School. On October 14, 1951, Loretta married Allan McEnroe in Waterloo. The two shared 46...

January 5, 2025

Curt Skydiving one month before his 88th birthday

And be sure to check out his photo album down below!

Curt Hochreiter, 90, of Cedar Falls, passed away at UPH/Allen Hospital of Waterloo on Sunday, January 5, 2025 — surrounded by family. He was born in Albert Lea, MN, on...

December 28, 2024

Charles Robert Wolf, 75, Cedar Falls, died Saturday, December 28, 2024 at the Cedar Valley Hospice House.

Charles was born May 7, 1949 in Waterloo to the late Wilbur William and Mary Etta (Pace) Wolf.  Following his graduation from Waterloo East High School, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps.  Chuck honorably served his country from November...

December 25, 2024

Michael Paul Gibson, Sr., 37, died Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center.

He was born January 24, 1987, in Cedar Falls, the son of Paul Robert Gibson and Debra Ann (Lee) Gibson, who were divorced in 1999.

After graduating from Cedar Falls High School in 2005, he worked at Hardees and Burger...

December 21, 2024

Donna Mae Dufel, 89, of Hudson, Iowa, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 21, 2024, of natural causes at her home.  She was born June 4, 1935, in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Clarence and Susan (Andorf) Gutknecht. Donna graduated from Dike High School with the Class of 1953. She married Jerry F. Dufel on January 6, 1956,...

December 18, 2024

Beloved husband, Dad, Papa, Kevin William Kurt passed away peacefully on December 18, 2024 with the love of his life by his side.

Kevin was born November 14, 1956 to Kenneth and Joyce "Sally" (Harmon) Kurt. He was raised in New Hartford, Iowa and was a proud descendant of the town's founders. At 16, he met his...

December 17, 2024

Dorothy Jane Isakson, age 80, passed away on December 17th, 2024, peacefully at home beside her husband, Hans Isakson, and other loved ones. She died after battling diabetes, end-stage kidney disease, and Alzheimer's dementia. Hazel Riebe's youngest daughter, Dorothy Riebe, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 11, 1944. She grew up on Brown Street, playing kick the can,...

December 15, 2024

Steven Gregory Vognsen, 77, Cedar Falls, died Sunday, December 15, 2024 under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.

Steven was born September 8, 1947 in Cedar Falls to the late Chris and Eleanor (Cary) Vognsen.  Following his graduation from Cedar Falls High School he honorably served in the US Army from 1967-69 in Vietnam.  Steven married the...

December 15, 2024

Richard "Dick" Jay Boger, 86, of Aplington, passed away at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital on Sunday, December 15, 2024. He was born in Martin, South Dakota, on March 12, 1938, son of Henry and Hazel (Hein) Boger. Dick attended Ackley High School. On September 16, 1961, he was married to Wilma May Minikus in Clay, South...

December 14, 2024

Katharina "Katie" Brubaker, 89, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Denver Sunset Home in Denver, Iowa. Born on October 17, 1935, in Schweinfurt, Germany, to Hugo and Lucia (Sweier) Schnabel, Katie spent her early years in Germany before destiny led her to meet the love of her life, George E. Brubaker, during his...

December 10, 2024

Carolyn "Carol" Sue Finger, 85, of Elk Run Heights, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home on December 10, 2024 in Elk Run Heights. She was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on August 10, 1939, daughter of Ralph and Ruth (Ebaugh) Miller. She attended Finchford public schools, while making history as part of the last graduating class of Finchford...