Waterloo High School Alumni Obituaries

Duane A. Howell 91 of Green Bay passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 24 2025. Duane was born on October 29 1934 in Winterset Iowa to the late Aaron and Lola Howell. He graduated from Winterset High School and then began his college education at Iowa State where he met Dorothy Dass...

David Lee Jeremiason 79 passed away on December 1 2025 surrounded by the people who loved him most. He was born on March 13 1946 to Ole and Alice Helmeid Jeremiason and grew up on the family farm near Blanchardvillea place that he later raised his own family with his devoted wife Linda. David attend...

John Frank Salopek 93 of Butler passed away Tuesday Dec. 23 2025 at his residence at Newhaven Court at Clearview in Butler. Born on March 24 1932 in Duquesne Pa. he was a son of the late Frank Barbara Salopek first generation Croatian immigrants. John was the youngest of nine children. John was pre...

George E. Wentworth 83 of South Deerfield passed away peacefully on January 3 surrounded by his three beloved nieces. Born on November 21 1942 in Northampton MA to Howard Wentworth and Velma B. McDowell. He was the oldest of their three children and a graduate of Amherst Regional High School Class o...

A funeral service for Chris L. Buettner will be held on Wednesday December 10 2025 at 1030 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Father Jay Buhman officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. Christopher Lee Chris Buettner 63 years of age of Hol...

Lowell D. Cannell, 96, of Sumner, died Friday, October 24, 2025, at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 31, 2025, at the Methodist Church in Sumner with Rev. Mike Jager officiating. Inurnment with military rites will be at Union Mound Cemetery in...

LuAnn Hoth, 80, of Sumner, Iowa, passed away at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner on Tuesday evening, December 30, 2025, surrounded by love.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, January 5, 2026, at Faith Evangelical Church in Sumner with Rev. Brian Boehmler officiating. Interment will follow...

Alden L. Richards, 81, of rural Alpha, died unexpectedly, Monday, October 27, 2025, at his home.A visitation will be held from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the Hawkeye Community Hall. A service will follow the visitation. Interment will follow the luncheon at Alpha Cemetery.Al...

Charlie Reed, 82, of Sumner, died peacefully, Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Unity Point/Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, surrounded by his loving family.A Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday, October 24, 2025, at Meadowbrook Country Club in Sumner. Private family ser...

Nicholas Nick Arendt of Lake City passed away on Saturday November 1 2025 at Elysian Fields in Red Wing after suffering with Alzheimers disease. Nick was born in Red Wing MN on February 24 1942 to the late Lawrence and Helen Diercks Arendt. He lived in the rural Bellechester area until he was nine a...

The family of Carol Ann Donahue announce her passing on January 3 2026. The name Carol meaning song of joy reflected her spirit as she embraced life fully. Though short in stature she always filled the room with light and laughter and once you met her you had a friend for life. Born in Waterloo IA i...

He was born in Concord NH on June 24 1945 the son of Donald H. and Priscilla R. Davis Wheeler while his father was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Don attended Warner schools and graduated from Simonds Free High School in Warner NH in 1963 and joined the US...

Elmer was born to Luther and Margaret Durkin Jones on March 31 1938 in East St Louis IL. He attended East Saint Louis Senior High School. Mr. Jones was a Captain of the East St Louis Fire Department. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife Mary Ann Schroen and their children Thomas Jones of Belleville IL ...

Robert J. Williams age 78 of Clear Lake WI passed away early on Saturday December 6 2025 at his home with his wife by his side. Robert John Williams was born on August 26 1947 in Waterloo Iowa the son of Koert Donna Marie Kane Williams. When he was 4 years old Robert was adopted by his great aunt ...

JoAnne Mildred McCormick the daughter of Oscar and Ruth Ewen Haugen was born on February 1 1932 in Waterloo IA. She moved to Currie MN in 1935 where she grew up with her grandmother Florence Haugen helped raise her. She attended IHM Catholic School and graduated from Tracy High School in 1950. JoAnn...

Janette F. Harms 62 of Ionia passed away Sunday November 30 2025 at her home. She was born on October 29 1963 in Windsor Missouri a daughter of Larry and Margie Schenewark Means. Janette was raised on a farm south of Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1982. She got her first job while...

Paul was born on May 24 1942 in Black Earth Wisconsin to Paul and Estelle Jones. He graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1960 and later attended Midwest Bible College in St. Louis Missouri where he met the love of his life Karen. The two were married on June 24 1962 and shared a devoted and fait...

David Roberts died peacefully on March 16 2024 in the presence of his family. David was born in Doctors Hospital NY City on January 20 1940 to Edmund Phillip and Catherine Cleary Roberts. He grew up in R.D. Annandale Cherry Hill NJ graduating from North Hunterdon Regional High School in 1958. David ...

Raymond attended local schools including Lawrence High School. He then went on to serve his country in U.S. Army. He worked for Chinet company for 37.5 years. He loved to go to his camp on East Pond that is now owned by his son. He loved fishing golf The Red Sox and The Patriots. He was the Treasure...

Karl E. Gahn 70 of 253 Powers Ave. Johnsonburg and formerly of Waterloo SC Glen Hazel and St Marys passed away Monday morning September 22 2025 at Ridgeview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Curwensville following a lengthy illness. He was born September 12 1955 in St. Marys a son to the late Geo...

Marcia E. Anderson 77 of Lancaster SC formerly of Reedsburg and Racine WI passed away on Tuesday December 2 2025 in Lancaster. Marcia was born on November 09 1948 in Reedsburg WI to John W. and Marian Shafer Kramer. She grew up and graduated from high school there and later moved to Madison WI where...

Janet Gms Whitney GreenOstby was born May 14 1954 in Waterloo Iowa to Charles Walter and Patricia Ann Chamber Whitney. After graduating from Waterloo West High School in 1972 she had three beautiful children Kelly Sarah and Adam. In 1980 Janet married Randy Ostby in Waterloo and shared 50 years of m...

Valerie Lynn Ott 70 passed away on Monday December 22 2025 at Oak Park Estates of Cedar Falls. She was born August 21 1955 in Vernon Wisconsin daughter of Dale and Marilyn Wedwick Hickok. Val attended Orange High School but was in the first graduating class at Central High School in 1973. She marrie...

Francis Gene Winter 86 of Waterloo passed away at UPHAllen Hospital following a brief illness on Friday December 12 2025. He was born across the railroad tracks in his family home in Jackson Junction Iowa on March 3 1939. Gene was the son of Lorenz and Pearl Winter. His love for the outdoors began w...

Larry Lee West 85 Cedar Falls died Thursday December 11 2025 at his home under the care of UnityPoint Hospice. Larry was born July 21 1940 in Waterloo to the late Charles Lester and Anna Blubell Fink West. He graduated from New Hartford High School and then enlisted in the US Army honorably serving ...

Patrick Jariel Moreland 53 of Cedar Falls passed away at home on Sunday January 11 2026. He was born May 26 1972 in the Quad Cities and was adopted by Charlarae Moreland Larimer. Pat graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1990 then studied Art at the University of Northern Iowa followed by a Mast...

John Mark Baade 75 of Cedar Falls Iowa passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 23 2025. Mark was born on October 16 1950 in Postville Iowa the son of the late John Starr and Palma Sebastian Baade. He was a 1968 graduate of MFL High School and married Sandie Peterson on August 6 1976. Mark and San...

Delores May Folkers 88 Cedar Falls died Sunday December 21 2025 at Bickford Senior Living Cedar Falls. Delores was born December 30 1936 at Sartori Hospital to the late Delbert and Letha Thompson Gerholdt. She graduated from Finchford Consolidated High School where she played basketball and met her ...

December 19 2025. Anna was surrounded by family as she was welcomed into her Lords loving embrace. Anna was born on January 5 1963 the daughter of Floyd and Patricia Jones Kalkhoff. Anna was the youngest of five children and graduated from Carroll Kuemper High School in 1981. Anna furthered her educ...

Carole A. Ciraco longtime resident of North Hill in Akron passed away suddenly at her home on March 5 2025. She was 85 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents Michael and Mary and her brother David. She is survived by her sister Fran Orendas Richard sisterinlaw Phyllis 11 nieces three ne...