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Obituaries

Robert William “Bob” Higgins, 91

Robert William "Bob" Higgins, 91, of Waterloo and formerly of Traer, passed into eternal life surrounded by his loving family on Friday, August 4, 2023. He was born October 8, 1931, in Council Bluffs. Bob graduated from Geneseo Community High School in 1950 and received a Bachelor of Science ...

Joseph John Kopriva IV, 59

God needed Joe Kopriva on Wednesday, July 26th just a little bit more than his family did. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 3, 2023, at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center (800 Willson Ave. Webster City, Iowa). Visitation will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 ...

Marlus Lyn Svoboda, 80

Marlus Lyn Svoboda, 80, of Clutier, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew, Father Andy Upah and Deacon Stan ...

Debra A. Schrader, 69

Debra A. Schrader, long-time resident of Benton County, departed from this earthly world on the 10th day of July, the year of our Lord 2023, aged 69 years, 8 months and 28 days. The daughter of Irene Lyons Wieck and the late Lawrence E. Lyons was born on October 14, 1953, at the US Naval ...

Dennis Lee Steinmetz Sr.

Dennis Lee Steinmetz Sr. was born on September 18, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Howard and Doris (Schley) Steinmetz. He graduated from Cedar Rapids Prairie High School and then attended Kirkwood Community College and UNI. Dennis served his country in the United States Army from 1966 to ...

Sharon Kay Morris, 84

Sharon Kay Morris, 84, formerly of Elberon and currently of Janesville, passed away Monday, July 10, 2023, at her daughter's home following a long battle with Parkinson's and Dementia. Service: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 18 at Teahen Funeral Home by Pastor Todd Sasek. Burial: 1 p.m., Tuesday ...

Larry Westfall Hennesy

Larry Westfall Hennesy passed away peacefully on June 28th, 2023, after a short illness beginning with a fall a month earlier. One of eight children of Willard and Esther Hennesy, he was born in Toledo, Iowa, in 1935. He spent his entire childhood there, graduating from high school in 1953. ...

Maxine Agnes McKenna, 97

Maxine Agnes McKenna was born on December 23, 1925, in Waterloo, the daughter of Theodore and Christine (Schmitz) Beck. Maxine attended St. Mary of Mt. Carmel School in Eagle Center and graduated in 1943. She was a nanny for Dr. and Mrs. Cooper in Waterloo and also worked at National Bank in ...

Robert “Bob” C. Isenhower Jr., 89

Robert "Bob" C. Isenhower Jr, 89, of Reinbeck, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023. A visitation will be held Monday, June 12, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Cedar Valley Church in Waterloo, with a funeral service following immediately. Burial will take place Monday at Reinbeck Cemetery. ...

Barbara Jean Dedic, 91

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 ...