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Celebrating the Lives of Loved Ones in Waterloo, IA

Arlene Delores Weidman

Arlene Delores Weidman

Jan 15, 2025

Arlene Delores (Swan) Weidman passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, IA. She was 92 years old. She was born on April 21, 1932, to Donald and Naomi (Thompson) Swan. Arlene attended the old Sloan Wallace High School before marrying Norman Weidman in Hampton, IA, in 1948.

 Arlene took pride in taking care of her...

Lois Jean Miller

Lois Jean Miller

Jan 15, 2025

Lois Jean Miller was born July 1, 1955, in Charles City, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Maxine (Scribner) Dilly. She was baptized at St. James Lutheran Church in Allison and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Clarksville. Lois graduated from Clarksville Community Schools in 1973, where she held a record in track and field for many years. She...

Diane Lynn Hinke

Diane Lynn Hinke

Jan 12, 2025

Diane Lynn Hinke was born on September 10, 1953, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Arnold and Zetta (Rohlk) Nielsen. She graduated from Orange High School in Waterloo in 1971 and went on to earn an associate’s degree in interior design from Hawkeye Institute of Technology in 1974. Diane worked for many years as a unit secretary at Sartori Hospital and was...

Aiden Wells Brubaker

Aiden Wells Brubaker

Jan 3, 2025

Aiden Wells Brubaker, nine months old, passed away peacefully in his mother’s arms, on January 3, 2025, at 1:04 pm, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Aiden was the twin to River Brubaker and son to Nicole Yung and Evan Brubaker. He was born March 7, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Aiden was a happy...

Ryan "RJ" Jeffery Deuell

Ryan "RJ" Jeffery Deuell

Dec 27, 2024

Ryan "RJ" Jeffery Deuell, son of Jeff and Kristy (Perry) Deuell, passed away unexpectedly, December 27, 2024, at Unity Point Hospital. He was seven months old. Ryan was born in Iowa City, IA on May 20, 2024. He was a happy baby that just loved to be held, and he loved his older sisters, Mia and Jenna, and big brother...

Ruth Mary Viers

Ruth Mary Viers

Dec 26, 2024

Ruth Mary Viers was born January 2, 1944, in Austinville, Iowa, the daughter of Eldon and Hattie (Bartlett) High. She was the youngest of 12 siblings, Ralph, Robert, Joe, Paul, Harold, Leonard, Everett, Helen, Dorothy, Doris, and Esther. Ruth graduated from Nashua High School, and then attended Hawkeye Community College, where she received a degree in business. She married Robert...

Lorraine Alice Gibbons

Lorraine Alice Gibbons

Dec 24, 2024

Lorraine Alice Gibbons was born March 10, 1948, in Staples, Minnesota, the daughter of Kenneth Ronald and Leone Beatrice (Howe) Brant. Lorraine was a loving daughter, wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, niece, friend, who would do anything to help others. She was a dedicated hard-working individual who always put the needs of others ahead of her own. She was an...

Norma Williams

Norma Williams

Dec 19, 2024

Norma Kleinheksel Williams passed away on December 19, 2024. She was born February 17,1933 in Archer, Iowa to Ruth Hagen Kleinheksel and Clayton Kleinheksel.

She lived in Dunbar, Iowa where she graduated from high school in 1951. She graduated from Central Iowa Business College in Marshalltown. She married the love of her life, Roger Williams. They did not have very many...

Patricia Sass

Patricia Sass

Dec 12, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Patricia Sharon Sass of Bettendorf, Iowa, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, on December 12, 2024, at the age of 88.

Pat was born on August 4, 1936, the daughter of William and Mildred Edsill Armstrong. She graduated from East Waterloo High School in 1954. Pat spent 40 years of her professional...

Richard Dean Hall

Richard Dean Hall

Dec 10, 2024

Richard “Dickie Do” Hall passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at MercyOne in Waterloo. He was 77 years old. Dick was born August 17, 1947, in Waterloo to Arthur and Margaret (DeWald) Hall. In 1974 one night at the bowling alley, where he spent many nights, he met Patricia “Pat” Gibbs. They married on October 9, 1976. They were...

Irene Edna Melick

Irene Edna Melick

Dec 6, 2024

Irene Edna Melick (nee Freed) (June 22,1934 - December 6, 2024) of Waterloo, Iowa, passed peacefully into the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a short illness. She had many wonderful memories of growing up on a farm near Jesup, Iowa. On August 23, 1957, she married her sweetheart Paul Robert Melick, with whom she shared sixty-seven...

Suzanne Ruth Lewis

Suzanne Ruth Lewis

Nov 29, 2024

Suzanne Ruth Thomas Lewis, 84, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2024, after a life filled with love, dedication, and service to others. She lived a full and selfless life, leaving behind a legacy of cherished memories and a profound impact on all who knew her.

Suzanne was born on June 7, 1940, in Traer, Iowa, to John and Euterpa Thomas....

Frances Caroline Novak

Frances Caroline Novak

Nov 17, 2024

Frances Caroline Fike Cooper Novak passed away Sunday November 17, 2024. She was 76 years old. Frances was born March 20, 1948, in Waterloo, IA, to Ernest and Evelyn (Hansen) Fike.

Frances grew up in Waterloo, IA, graduating from Waterloo East High School in 1966. After high school, she moved to Cedar Rapids and started working at Collins as a machinist....

Parker Owen Sefert

Parker Owen Sefert

Nov 15, 2024

Parker Owen Sefert, was born June 13, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Brad and Jessica (Langenwalter) Sefert.

Parker was a sixth-grade student at Hoover Middle School in Waterloo. He loved gaming, Fortnite was his favorite. Parker enjoyed spending time with his people and countless friends, especially gaming with his best friend Beckett. Nothing came close to his walks with...

Craig Arnold Jensen

Craig Arnold Jensen

Nov 11, 2024

Craig Arnold Jensen, 72, passed away on November 11, 2024, in Waterloo of natural causes.

Craig is survived by his sons, Dan (Shelly) Jensen and Mike (Jamie) Jensen; his sister, Colleen (Don) Bear along with six grandchildren, Josephine Jensen, Noah Furnish, Zach (Emily) Schmidt, Dylan Jensen, Isabelle Jensen and Reawna Tietz-Jensen.

He was preceded in death by his parents Earl and Ruth...

Donna Lee Hansen

Donna Lee Hansen

Nov 11, 2024

Donna Lee Hansen November 11, 2024

Donna Lee Hansen was born April 19, 1933, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Willeibelle Harwell Trunnell and Donald William Trunnell. She graduated from Cedar Falls High School. Donna married Cliff Hansen on July 12, 1953, in Cedar Falls. They enjoyed traveling, dancing, playing cards, volunteering and following their grandchildren’s activities. They were faithful...

Connie Kay Fifield

Connie Kay Fifield

Oct 23, 2024



Connie Kay Fifield was born May 18, 1937, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Michael and Dorothy (Fisher) Clements. She graduated from Waterloo East High School in Waterloo. Connie enjoyed listening to country music and watching game shows. She was an avid reader and liked to collect cookbooks.

Connie passed away on Wednesday October 23, 2024, at Harmony Waterloo at the...

Dewane Francis Metcalf

Dewane Francis Metcalf

Oct 18, 2024

Dewane Francis Metcalf passed away October 18, 2024, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home. He was 70 years old. Dewane was born on September 17, 1954, in Morehead City, North Carolina to William and Loretta (LaPlount) Metcalf. He married Judith Johnson on July 20, 1991, at the Little Brown Church, she later passed in 2012. Together they had five children...

Vickie Jo Bentley

Vickie Jo Bentley

Oct 16, 2024

Vickie (Irwin) Bentley of Waterloo, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Wednesday, October 16, at home. Vickie was born January 24, 1955, in Joplin, Missouri to Boyd Irwin and Maxine (Bowen) Fox. Vickie Graduated from East High School in Waterloo, Iowa in 1973. 

Vickie married her high school sweetheart, Fred H Bentley Jr. on June 15, 1974. She was employed through...

Joyce Marie Kammeyer

Joyce Marie Kammeyer

Oct 11, 2024

Joyce Marie Kammeyer, 88, of Waterloo, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024, at MercyOne in Waterloo. Born on August 9, 1936, in Waverly, Iowa, to Marshall and Catherine (Weires) Carpenter. She married William “Bill” Kammeyer and together they had four children. They later divorced. Joyce lived a life defined by her unwavering love and loyalty for her family,...

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