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 ...

Larry Lambert Karpisek, 66, of Dysart, died on October 9, 2018. He was born on May 7, 1952, the son of Lambert and Adeline (Kohout) Karpisek. Larry was born in Clarion and moved to Vinton at a young age. The family purchased a farm by Dysart, where they moved and Larry grew up. He attended ...

TRAER-June I. Wignall, 96, of Traer, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the chapel at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer with Pastor Brice Hoyt officiating. Visitation will be ...

Anna (Ledl) Ortman, 92, of Dysart, died on September 18, 2018, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born on July 16, 1926, the daughter of Emanuel and Annastazie (Stehnova) Ledl. Anna graduated from Dike High School. On June 22, 1947, she was united in marriage to Everett Ortman ...

Anna (Ledl) Ortman, 92, of Dysart, died on September 18, 2018, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born on July 16, 1926, the daughter of Emanuel and Annastazie (Stehnova) Ledl. Anna graduated from Dike High School. On June 22, 1947, she was united in marriage to Everett Ortman ...

Robert Dean Knoop, 83, of Dysart, died at home of heart failure on September 18, 2018. He was born on September 30, 1934, the son of Theodore and Hilda (Matthiesen) Knoop. Robert grew up on the family farm and attended school in Dysart, graduating with the class of 1953. He attended Iowa ...

On Friday, July 27th, 2018, Donna J. (Sienknecht) Larson, 66, cherished wife and loving mother, passed away from brain cancer in Des Moines, IA.Donna was born July 20, 1952, in Waterloo, IA, to Leslie and Pauline (Sedlacek) Sienknecht. She grew up on the family farm in Clutier, IA and graduated ...

Marian Van Oort Gruchow was born on June 24, 1924, in Sheldon, Iowa, the daughter of Simon and Artie (Mol) Van Oort. She grew up in Milford and graduated from Milford High School. On October 11, 1943, Marian was united in marriage to Lyle Gruchow. The couple made their home in Spencer, ...

TRAER - Gordon "Gordie" Staveley, 80, of Taylorsville, Utah, formerly of Traer, died Tuesday, July 31, in Taylorsville.He was born June 3, 1938, in Tama County, son of D.D. and Eva Crawford Staveley. He married Marilyn Kostlan in 1959 and they later divorced. He married Verna Kopriva on Oct. 2, ...

Dennis H. Murphy, 88, Korean War U.S. Army veteran, of Wheaton, IL., passed away on August 6,2018. He was born in Des Moines, IA., to parents Donald and Zoe Murphy. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1951. Dennis was a staff journalist at several different publications and then became a ...