Bernard Alter
August 29, 2012
Bernard "Bernie" Frederick Alter, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. He was born April 13, 1925, in Grundy County, Iowa, the son of Ernest & Flora (Kalkwarf) Alter. Bernie married Hazel Dirks August 3, 1948 at Salem Lutheran Church, rural Parkersburg. He worked on farms in Grundy County...
Betty M. Jay
August 24, 2012
Betty M. Jay, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, August 24, 2012, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. Services will be 1:30 pm Sunday, August 26, 2012, at the Western Home Communities Chapel in Cedar Falls, with private inurnment at Orange Township Cemetery in Waterloo at a later date. Memorials may be directed to...
Mark Carsten Leen
August 23, 2012
Mark Carsten Leen, 76, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, August 23, 2012, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. He was born August 13, 1936 in Jackson, Minnesota, the son of Carsten and Ruth (Jacobsen) Leen. Mark married Mary Gerdes on June 25, 1961 in Woden, Iowa. Mark earned his BS in Agricultural Engineering from Iowa State University and was a...
Catherine Marie Larsen
August 21, 2012
Catherine Marie Larsen, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born November 28, 1936, in Vinton, Iowa, the daughter of Henry & Anna (Ake) Todd. Catherine was a housekeeper for Black Hawk Hotel for 25 years, Ramada Inn for four years and did the laundry at Windsor Nursing & Rehab...
Suzanne L. Andre
August 20, 2012
Suzanne L. Andre, 63, of Waterloo, died Monday, August 20, 2012, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born June 27, 1949 in Estherville, Iowa, the daughter of John and Nancy (Nilsen) Blair. Suzanne married John Andre August 4, 1979, in Lake Park, Iowa. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa, receiving her teaching certificate and...
Lori Navarro
August 20, 2012
Lori M. Nelson Navarro, 58, of Waterloo, died Monday, August 20, 2012, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born June 16, 1954 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Darlene (Lockwood) Nelson. Lori graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1973. Survivors include her very special companion, Bill Hanken of Waterloo; one brother, Chris Nelson...
Bette L. Nielsen
August 16, 2012
Bette L. Nielsen, 65, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, August 16, 2012, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born March 6, 1947 in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Louanne (Sneckenberger) Spencer. Bette married Leonard "Butch" Nielsen on January 9, 1971 in Waterloo. She graduated from Waterloo West High School and attended Monticello College. She...
Joyce Elaine Moyer
August 15, 2012
Joyce Elaine Moyer, 82, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo. She was born January 2, 1930 in Dike, Iowa, the daughter of Louis and Isabelle (Herbeson) Kettwig. Joyce married Merle "Bob" Moyer on November 16, 1958 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on February 10, 2009. Joyce worked at...
Dr. Barbara Yager
August 14, 2012
Dr. Barbara Yager, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, following a long illness with cancer. She was born July 31, 1923 in Van Wert, Ohio. Barbara was a professor in the Women's Physical Education Dept. at UNI from 1949 until her retirement in 1985. Later, she taught Citizenship for...
Ruth E. Rohm
August 13, 2012
Ruth E. Rohm, 89, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center, Cedar Falls. She was born May 29, 1923 in Williams, Iowa, the daughter of Jake and Nora Anderson. Ruth married Marvin Rohm on July 31, 1948 in Lake Mills, Iowa. She graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) and...
Scott "Brad" Fox
August 8, 2012
Scott "Brad" Fox, 52, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. He was born December 16, 1959, in Hankinson, North Dakota, the son of James O. and Donna Rae (Stengler) Fox. Brad married Laura Lorber on July 16, 1983, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Davenport. She preceded him in death February...
Larry E. Gordon
August 7, 2012
Larry E. Gordon, 65, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo. He was born December 21, 1946, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Hazel (Reves) Gordon. He married Mary Jo McKinney June 15, 1968 in Waukee, Iowa and they were later divorced. Larry married Marilyn Carley July 17, 1999 in Cedar...
Robert "Bob" Fruchtenicht
August 4, 2012
Robert "Bob" Fruchtenicht, 81, of Hudson, Iowa, died Saturday, August 4, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services in Waterloo. He was born December 22, 1930 in Cedar Falls, the son of Will and Esther (Thierman) Fruchtenicht. Bob was a graduate of Hudson High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a farmer for over...
Paul D. Morgan
August 2, 2012
Paul Morgan, 98, passed away peacefully at Allen Hospital after a brief illness and a long successful life. He was born on March 29, 1914, to John and Hettie Ford Morgan on the family farm in Black Hawk County, where he lived all of his life. Paul attended Washington Township Grade School and Janesville High School. He was the last...
Rosella M. Paige
July 29, 2012
Rosella M. Paige 89, of Dike, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Grundy Center. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 1. 2012, at the Dike Methodist Church, Dike, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour before services.
Drake Evans Martin
July 28, 2012
Drake Evans Martin, 62, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, from a fall at Backbone State Park near Strawberry Point, Iowa. He was born November 26, 1949 in Cedar Falls, the son of Clarence and Margaret Louella (Evans) Martin. Drake married Carolyn Seiter on May 20, 1989 at Overland Park, Kansas, and they later divorced. He graduated in...
Pearl Clarice Whitesell Asmus
July 28, 2012
Pearl Clarice Whitesell Asmus, 93, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Rosewood Estate in Waterloo. She was born November 13, 1918 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of John Benjamin Harrison and Hazel Inez (Ledger) Whitesell. Pearl and her family moved from Canada to Iowa in 1929. She married August Asmus on October 24,...
Mildred Tompkins
July 24, 2012
Mildred "Millie" Tompkins, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at the Western Home Communities Thalman Square in Cedar Falls. She was born April 23, 1925, in Charles City, Iowa, the daughter of Otto and Julliette (Farcy) Michaelis. Millie served in the United States Navy WAVES during World War II. She married Theodore Tompkins on December 14, 1947...
Claudia M. Sommerlund
July 21, 2012
Claudia M. Sommerlund, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo. She was born January 24, 1920 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Claude and Ethel (Devereaux) Stone. Claudia served in the U.S. Army during WW II. She married William Sommerlund on March 24, 1950 in Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death...
Loyce M. Ebaugh
July 16, 2012
Loyce M. Ebaugh, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at NewAldaya Lifescapes. Loyce was born January 9, 1932, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Charles & Amanda (Ackerson) Baker. She married Marvin Ebaugh September 11, 1948, in Janesville, Iowa. He preceded her in death March 5, 1977. Loyce was a nurses aide at various nursing homes...
