Celebrating the Lives of Loved Ones in Waterloo, IA
Donna Mae Waltz
Dec 20, 2023
Donna Waltz was born April 13, 1928, in Lawler, Iowa, daughter of Andrew and Sigrid (Johnson) Urness. She graduated from New Hampton High School. Donna married Darold Waltz June 10, 1947; he preceded her in death August 29, 1981. She worked at Powers Manufacturing as a seamstress, retiring after 37 ½ years. Donna then worked at Columbus High School...
Dorothy Rose Allen
Nov 20, 2023
Dorothy Rose Allen was born September 23, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of John and Caroline (Grace) Weil. She graduated from Waukee High School. Dorothy married Jack Allen on April 12, 1947, in Waukee; he preceded her in death on October 17, 2006.
Dorothy was a loving wife, mother and family was her everything. Her strength,...
Larry Alvin King
Nov 14, 2023
Larry Alvin King was born December 5, 1944, in Correctionville, Iowa, the son of Earl and Elsie (Schumacher) King. He married Connie Lee Matiak on August 29, 1991, in Sioux City, Iowa. Larry worked for Coca-Cola, retiring after 38 years. He enjoyed woodworking, baking and he was a very crafty handyman.
Larry passed away on Tuesday, November 14,...
Berdine Marie Poock
Nov 10, 2023
Berdine Marie Poock was born January7, 1923, on a farm in Bremer County near Sumner, Iowa, daughter of Oscar and Mary (Kuhlmann) Poock. She graduated from Oran High School in 1940. Following high school, she took a government and civil service course and then moved to Waterloo to seek employment in the bookkeeping field. The last 33 years she...
Myron Engelhardt
Nov 10, 2023
Myron George Engelhardt Jr. was born on December 31, 1957, in Waterloo, the son of Myron Sr. and Marcella (Adams) Engelhardt. He was raised and attended schools in the Waterloo area. Myron married Diana Cavanaugh in 1978 and later divorced. He married Marjorie (Buss) Wroe Dehart in 1989 and later divorced. On March 17, 1996, Myron married Nancy Wrage. He...
Barbara Laue
Nov 6, 2023
Barbara Ann (Newton) Laue was born March 5th, 1946, in Brookings, South Dakota. Her loving parents were Frederic and Mildred (Friese) Newton. She joined her brother, Stanton, to complete their family. Barb graduated from Huron, South Dakota high school in 1964. Barbara went off to college at Northern State College (now University) in Aberdeen, SD to study elementary education...
Edward Earl Cusher
Nov 3, 2023
Edward Earl Cusher was born June 7, 1928, in Anamosa, Iowa, the son of George Earl and Estella May (Brutzman) Cusher. He grew up around Central City.
Ed graduated from Central City in 1948. He joined the Army Signal Corp, during the Korean War, from January 29, 1952, to January 8, 1954.
On February 12, 1955, Edward...
George Albert Schumacher
Oct 29, 2023
George Albert Schumacher was born February 6, 1940, in Lamont, Iowa, the son of Chris and Bernice (Brunkhurst) Schumacher. George graduated from Lamont High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963. He married Rosalene Bartels on October 2, 1976, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, she preceded him in death on November 19, 2013. George was...
Pamela Sue Bottorff
Oct 27, 2023
Pamela “Pam” Sue Bottorff was born on May 7, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Franklin and Cora (Hotle) Roth. Pam grew up in Cedar Rapids and graduated from Washington High School in 1964. She then attended UNI and received a bachelor’s degree in education. On December 23, 1967, Pam was united in marriage to Bruce Bottorff. She...
Edwin Sells
Oct 20, 2023
Edwin “Ed” Charles Sells was born on April 3, 1936, in New Hartford, the son of Dallas and Stella (Ackerson) Sells. Ed graduated from New Hartford High School in 1954. On October 15, 1966, he was united in marriage to Barbara Case at the Grundy Center United Methodist Church. Ed worked as a lift truck driver for Waterloo Corrugated...
Charles Walter Fuller
Oct 20, 2023
Charles W. Fuller (1938-2023)
Charles W. Fuller, 85, of La Porte City, Iowa, passed away on October 20 at New Aldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls following a stroke in March 2022 and a recent short illness.
Charles was born June 14, 1938, in rural Traer to Robert Walter and Mattie Lucille (Cochran) Fuller. The Fullers lived and worked...
Debra Lee Hansen
Oct 20, 2023
Debra Lee (Fleming) Hansen, 71, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023, at Mercy One hospital in Waterloo, IA.
Deb was born in Waterloo, daughter of Myrl E. and Barbara A. (Romick) Fleming. She married Dean LeRoy Hansen, April 12, 1969 in Traer, IA. Together they started their family on a farm north of Clutier, IA.
Deb began her working...
Ronald Eugene Robinson
Oct 20, 2023
Ronald “Ron” Eugene Robinson was born March 16, 1948, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of John and BettyJo (Healea) Robinson. He graduated from East Waterloo High School. After graduation, Ron joined the United States Navy. He served his county for 35 years, four years in the Navy and 31 in the Army, from which he retired. Ron married Rose...
Marion Christena Odom
Oct 10, 2023
Marion Christena (Jacobsen) Odom, age 95, of Waterloo, died October 10, 2023.
Marion was born August 8, 1928, the daughter of Einer and Lillian (Andersen) Jacobsen in rural Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Marion graduated from East Waterloo High School in 1947. She was a homemaker and later was employed by the Arthur Davis Agency in Cedar Falls, retiring...
Perry Malvin Jr
Oct 9, 2023
Perry Lee Malvin Jr was born on October 14, 1944, the son of Malvin Sr and Shirley (Suerth) Malvin. He grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Moundsview High School. He then attended Dunwoody Technical School. Perry served his country as an aviation electronics electrician in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. On August 23, 1994, he...
Mary Jean Thompson
Oct 2, 2023
Mary Jean Brunson Thompson was born December 7,1932, in Riceville, Iowa, the daughter of Glenn and Alta (Lockie) Thompson. Mary attended Edison School in Waterloo. She married Edwin L. Thompson on June 11, 1949, in Waterloo; he preceded her in death on November 17, 1998. Mary worked for Schick Razor Blade and Wiser Lock Company in California. She then...
Craig John Grekoff
Sep 28, 2023
Craig John Grekoff was born on July 9, 1954, in Waterloo, the son of John and Della (Hansen) Grekoff. Craig graduated from Waterloo West High School and then attended Elsworth Community College before graduating from Mankato State University with a degree in Business Administration. Craig worked for Wonder Bread Bakery for many years and enjoyed golfing and watching football,...
Joyce Ella Warm
Sep 24, 2023
Joyce Warm passed away peacefully, on Sunday, September 24, 2023, while on Hospice. Joyce was a resident of Prairie Wind in Cedar Falls, Iowa and a former resident of Buck Ridge, Cedar Falls; Port Orange, Florida; Morgan, Vermont; and Daytona Beach, Florida. She easily made friends wherever she lived. Joyce was 88 years old.
Joyce Viktora Warm was born...
Sharon E. Eiler
Sep 19, 2023
Sharon E. Eiler was born in Nora Springs, Iowa, the daughter of Thelmer and Doris (Felsman) Miller. She attended schools in Orchard, Nora Springs and Osage, Iowa. Sharon married Paul Kisley and they later divorced. She lived in Manly, Iowa where she worked as a nurse’s aide and housekeeping at Manly Care Center. Sharon married Fred Eiler on June...
Veronica D Bickel
Sep 3, 2023
Veronica D. Bickel was born February 3, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of George and Mary (Jachim) Dziagwa. She married Louis Waleski, then married Ralph Westphal; they both preceded her in death. Veronica was married to Jack Bickel on March 9, 1996, in Waterloo; he preceded her in death on February 19, 2019.
Veronica was a Nurse’s Aide...