Jeffrey Layne Turner was born on June 15, 1965, in Waterloo, the son of Gerald and Evelyn (Clark) Turner. Jeff graduated from Jesup High School and received a degree from DMACC to be a diesel mechanic. On July 5, 1986, he was united in marriage to Julie Torkelson. Jeff worked as a mechanic ...

Herald "Sliver" Claude Mitchell was born on December 25, 1920, on the family farm near Buckingham, the son of Claude and Sara (Burr) Mitchell. He graduated from Geneseo High School with the class of 1939. On June 10, 1945, Herald was united in marriage to Elsie Lorenzen at Geneseo United ...

Darrel Lynn Podhajsky, 72, was born January 28, 1946, to Joseph and Maxine (Konicek) Podhajsky. He passed away Thursday October 25, 2018 at his home in Oklahoma City, OK.He graduated from Traer High School with the class of 1964. He farmed with his father before enlisting in the Marine Corp ...

WATERLOO, IOWA: William J. "Bill" Scott, age 94, formerly of Sycamore, Illinois, died Monday, October 22, 2018, at Unity Point Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.He was born January 31, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised in Independence, Iowa, son of Walter and Mary Niffenegger Scott. He ...

Josephine (JoJo) Ann Augello 80, of Traer, died Sunday October 7, 2018 at her home after a lengthy battle of cancer with her family by her side.JoJo was born on May 6, 1938, daughter of Elmer and Nellie Ruth Downs Gustafson, in Rodman, IA. She attended and later graduated from Sacred Heart ...

Paul Milo Dvorak, 76, of Plano, Texas, lost his battle with metastatic prostate cancer on Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. Paul was born on Feb. 16th, 1942 on a farm southwest of Clutier, Iowa. Paul was proceeded in death by his father, Milo Dvorak; his wife, Trudy; and grandchildren ...

Marlene Ruth Russell, daughter of Will and Emma (Harmsen) Hamann, was born January 17, 1933 on the family farm near Gladbrook. In high school, she was a cheerleader and baton twirler, and after her graduation from Reinbeck in 1950, Marlene continued to teach baton twirling for 15 years. She ...

Robert W. "Bob" Altenhein, 98, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 28, 2018, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Bob was born August 30, 1920 in Buckingham, Iowa, the son of Roy and Alta (Gates) Altenhein. He married Emma Jean Wilson on July 18, 1942 in Liberty, Missouri. Bob was a ...

Lester "Les" Sevcik was born March 29, 1927, in Clutier, Iowa, son of Joseph and Mary (Podhajsky) Sevcik. He was raised and attended school in Clutier and Elberon graduating with the Elberon High School Class of 1944. Les entered the United States Navy during World War II, proudly serving ...

Jake Melvin Froehlich was born May 25, 1922, near LaPorte City, the son of Jake R. and Zilda "Louise" (Moffitt) Froehlich. He played basketball and football at Traer High School graduating with the Class of 1940. Jake worked in grocery stores before entering the United States Army, proudly ...