Celebrating the Lives of Loved Ones in Waterloo, IA
Margaret "Marge" Lee Taylor
Jul 26, 2023
Margaret Lee “Marge” Taylor was born and raised in Fern Creek, Kentucky on June 3, 1934, the daughter of William and Nettie (Wright) Conn. She married Lyle Taylor on December 29, 1955, in Louisville, Kentucky; he preceded her in death on March 10, 2014. Marge worked at Rath Packing until their closing. She enjoyed gardening, flowers and cooking for...
Mildred Janell Poock
Jul 26, 2023
Mildred Janell Poock was born July 20, 1926, near Sumner, Iowa, the daughter of Oscar and Mary (Kuhlmann) Poock. She graduated from Oran High School in 1943. Mildred worked for Rath Packing for 41 years as payroll and office insurance clerk. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.
Mildred passed away on Wednesday,...
Ellen Joy Gosse
Jul 24, 2023
Ellen Joy Gosse was born January 10, 1936, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Maye (Foss) Perry. She graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1953, with perfect attendance three years in a row. Ellen married Dale Gosse on September 25, 1954, and later divorced. She was a Waterloo Community School Bus Driver, retiring after 16 and...
Ardis JoAnn Tanner
Jul 17, 2023
Ardis JoAnn Tanner was born January 7, 1931, in Traer, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Florence (Yohn) Bradley. She was united in marriage to Virgil Tanner on January 7, 1949, in Vinton, Iowa, he preceded her in death on November 22, 1993. Ardis worked and retired from the Waterloo Post Office. She enjoyed playing cards, sewing, quilting, flower...
Dana Leigh Walker
Jul 14, 2023
Dana Walker was born November 25, 1948, in Waterloo, the son of Damon and Marjorie (Aderman) Walker. He graduated from West High School in 1967. Dana joined the United States Army in 1970 and was honorably discharged in 1972. He worked in numerous positions at John Deere from 1972 until retiring in 2001. Dana married Sandy Schoepske July...
Joan Lucille DeBettignies
Jul 10, 2023
Joan Lucille DeBettignies, 91, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023, at Harmony, formerly ProMedica, in Waterloo.
Joan was born July 13, 1931 in New Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of Charles Wayne and Mary Lucille (Galligan) DeBettignies.
Daniel Keith Waters
Jul 9, 2023
Daniel Keith Waters, 51, died Sunday, July 9, 2023, at 7:37 PM, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids from a massive heart attack. He was born on June 26, 1972, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, the son of Ronald and Carolyn (Myers) Waters. Daniel graduated from Carroll High School in Flora, Indiana. He then attended IUK in Kokomo, Indiana and...
David Joseph Kohls
Jul 8, 2023
David Joseph Kohls, 56, of Waverly, died on July 8, 2023. Parrott and Wood Chapel of Memories is assisting the family.
Charles "Chuck" Edward Eckhart
Jul 8, 2023
Charles “Chuck” Edward Eckhart, beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away at his home in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, at the age of 91.
Chuck was born on November 8, 1931, on a farm in LaPorte City, Iowa, to the late Morris and Delia (LaCrosse) Eckhart. In his teenage years, Chuck and his family relocated...
Linda Ann Wilson
Jul 7, 2023
Linda Ann Wilson, of Evansdale, was born August 20, 1956, the daughter of Mary (Driscoll) Wilson and Richard Wilson. She graduated from Waterloo East High School. Linda joined the United States Army from 1975 to 1978. She worked in several areas in the Cedar Valley. Linda enjoyed mushroom hunting, tinkering, cats, gardening, going to the casino and making jams....
Rubie Merten
Jun 13, 2023
Rubie Merten was born on February 17, 1933, in Iowa City, to Hilda and Clarence (Appleby) Karlson. She married Bernard Howlett in 1948 and had Donn Mae and Bernard Jr. They divorced in 1961. She married Raymond Merten in 1961 and had Randy (Mikki) Rodney (Susan) and Renee. She fell had had 2 brain bleedings causing her be in a...
Kenneth "Ken" John Rottinghaus
Jun 11, 2023
Kenneth “Ken” Rottinghaus died on June 11, 2023, at Harmony in Waterloo, at the age of 74. He was born August 9, 1948, in Waterloo, the son of Roderick and Bernice (Bloes) Rottinghaus. Ken graduated from Don Bosco High School in Gilbertville. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in Missouri. Ken served in the U.S. Army, with...
Robert "Bob" L. Baer
Jun 10, 2023
Robert L. Baer was born March 24, 1945, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Harold and Ethel (Miller) Baer. He was a 1963 graduate of East Waterloo High School. Robert attended Hawkeye Technical College in Waterloo. He joined the United States Air Force April 1965.
On January 29, 1966, Robert Baer was united in marriage to Judee M....
Jeanne Anne Burns
Jun 4, 2023
Jeanne A. (Palmer) Burns, mother to Cory R. Hamilton (Jennifer) of Mebane, North Carolina, Laura J Butler (Daniel) of Janesville, Iowa, Lindsay K. Averill (Casey) of Durham, North Carolina, Kyle J. Burns (Shandy) of Rapid City, South Dakota, and Seth Walter of California, passed away on June 4, 2023, after a courageous battle of blood cancer and complications due...
Juliann Dahms
Jun 3, 2023
On June 18th, 1958, Arlo and Elizabeth (McKinley) Dahms welcomed their sixth daughter into their family. They named her Juliann “Juli”. She had five big sisters Jayne, Roberta, Susan, Arlene, and Arla-Beth. Juli had to be a tiny fighter. Due to complications at birth, Juli’s weight dropped to three pounds. Both of Juli’s lungs had collapsed and her...
Betty Jean Main
Jun 2, 2023
Betty Main was born December 13, 1930, on a farm in Black Hawk County, Iowa; daughter of Earl and Elizabeth (Grupp) Mason. She graduated from Tripoli High School in 1948. Betty married Edwin Schroeder on May 1, 1952, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua; he preceded her in death on December 13, 1967. She then married Vernon Main...
Julianne Lucretia Renz
Jun 1, 2023
Julianne Lucretia Renz was born December 8, 1929, in Mason City, Iowa: the daughter of Gerald and Dorothy (Baker) Trimble. She was raised and attended school in Austin, Minnesota. Julianne married Loren Lester Renz on June 19, 1948, in Waterloo, he preceded her in death on December 8, 2013. She worked at Hinsons Manufacturing, later Royal Industries, for 20...
Donald Wayne Jantzen
May 30, 2023
Donald Wayne Jantzen, age 86, of Traer, died on May 31, 2023, at Sunrise Hill Care Center following a brief illness.
The visitation will be held on Friday June 9, 2023, from 4-7 PM at Overton Funeral Home in Traer with a family burial at Buckingham Cemetery in Traer at a later date.
Donald Wayne Jantzen was born on...
Ila Rae Kastli
May 29, 2023
Ila Rae Kastli was born December 3, 1937, in Waterloo, Iowa: the daughter of Ray and Ila (Abbott) Derifield. She married Alvin Ray Kastli on July 9, 1962, in Waterloo; he preceded her in death on November 21, 2014. Ila enjoyed reading, crocheting, baking, jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles and watching game shows. She especially loved telling jokes.
Ila...
Barbara Jean Dedic
May 27, 2023
Barbara Jean Dedic was born on August 20, 1931, in Cooks Mill, Illinois, the daughter of August and Blanche (England) Hagedorn. Barbara attended school in Illinois until her family moved to Traer where she graduated from Traer High School in 1948. On January 30, 1949, she was united in marriage to Stanley Dedic at the Traer United Methodist Church. ...
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