Obituaries in Cedar Falls, IA

Betty L. Brandhorst of Cedar Falls passed away Monday January 5 2026 at UnityPoint Allen Hospital at age 83 years. She was born December 13 1942 in Waterloo IA the daughter of Everett and Barbara Tiller Kern. She married Rodger L. Brandhorst on December 2 1961. They celebrated 63 years of marriage. ...

Erwin William Richter known to many as Rick passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on January 2 2026. He was born in 1934 in Ironwood Michigan and was a lifelong student and teacher whose dedication to education left a lasting legacy. Rick graduated from high school in 1952 and went on to earn a Ba...

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 ...

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...

Vernon Frederick Peters 93 of Murphy Texas formerly Janesville passed away at his home on Thursday December 18 2025. He was born May 22 1932 in Tripoli Iowa son of William and Bertha Rathe Peters. Vern attended school in Tripoli then served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Sill in Oklahoma...

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...

Harry Gene Cunningham 90 of Wellsburg died Wednesday December 17 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Gene was born in Cedar Falls on May 30 1935 the son of Joseph and Mary Aelmans Cunningham. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1952 serving for 3 years before enli...

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...

Ronald Dean Brown 74 of Cedar Falls passed away at home on Friday January 23 2026 surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Waterloo on September 29 1951 son of Harold and Marian Andreassen Brown. Ron graduated from East High School with the Class of 1969. He started working with Gamble Ro...

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 ...

Erwin William Richter known to many as Rick passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on January 2 2026. He was born in 1934 in Ironwood Michigan and was a lifelong student and teacher whose dedication to education left a lasting legacy. Rick graduated from high school in 1952 and went on to earn a Ba...

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...