Thursday, June 24, 2004

WATERLOO -- Willie D. Roby, 82, of 1038 Ash St., died Wednesday, June 23, at Allen Hospital of natural causes; services pending with Sanders Funeral Service, 232-5667.

WATERLOO --Charles Martin, 54, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, June 23, at Allen Hospital of natural causes; services pending with Sanders Funeral Service, 232-5667

CEDAR FALLS -- Russell Fullbright, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 22, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Friday at United Church of Christ, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery; military rites by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525; memorials to American Heart Association.

CEDAR FALLS -- Rev. Paul Nordstrom, 47, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, June 23, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo; services pending with Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525.

WATERLOO -- T. Pauline Van Ee, 78, of Waterloo died Thursday, June 24, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home; services pending with Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138.

HUDSON -- Virginia S. Ubben, 85, of Cedar Falls Western Home, formerly of Hudson, died Wednesday, June 23 at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls, of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Community Church of Hudson, with burial in Hudson Cemetery; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138; memorials to the church or the family.

ACKLEY -- Martha Kreimeyer, 88, of Ackley, died Monday, June 21, at Hampton Health Care Center, Hampton; services 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John's United Church of Christ, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery, both in Ackley; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley, (641) 847-2333.

HAMPTON -- Patricia M. Brandt, 68, of Hampton, died Tuesday, June 22, at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton, of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, (641)456-5247, with burial in Hampton Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

CLARKSVILLE -- Calvin Kenneth Yost, 71, of Clarksville, died at home Thursday, June 17, from complications of cancer; services 2:30 p.m. Friday at Good Shepard's Chapel, Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly; Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville, (319) 278-4245, is in charge of arrangements.

INDEPENDENCE -- Earl M. Tracy, 94, of Independence, formerly of Waterloo and Jesup, died Monday, June 21, at Buchanan County Health Center, Independence, of heart failure; services 11 a.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church, Independence, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, New Hartford; visitation is an hour before services at the church today; memorials to Bethel Baptist Church; Parker Funeral Chapel, Jesup, is in charge of arrangements, (319) 827-6713.

WAVERLY -- Harm Henry Johnson, 79, of Waverly, died Wednesday, June 23, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo; services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Harlington Cemetery, both in Waverly, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post #176 of Waverly; visitation from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, (319) 352-1187, with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m.; memorials to First Baptist Church or Cedar Valley Hospice.

FORT ATKINSON -- Louis Hageman, 75, of rural Fort Atkinson, died at home Tuesday, June 22, after a long illness; services 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Spillville, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Balik Funeral Home, Spillville, (563) 562-3424, with a 5 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. Scripture service; visitation also for an hour before services Saturday.

WELLSBURG -- Dwight W. Rewerts, 78, of Wellsburg, formerly of Omaha, Neb., died at home Tuesday, June 22, of natural causes; services 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, Wellsburg, followed by cremation; inurnment will be later in West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha; visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Doyen-Abels Funeral Home, Wellsburg, (641) 869-3336, with family present; memorial fund has been established.

FREDERICKSBURG -- Geneva P. DeVries, 87, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, June 23, at Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton; services pending with Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, Fredericksburg, (563) 237-6212 or (641) 435-4134.

TRIPOLI -- Olinda Redies, 97, of Tripoli, died Wednesday, June 23, at Tripoli Nursing Home; services pending with Rettig Funeral Home, Tripoli, (319) 882-4285.

Paid Obituaries

Jerry D. Arnold (1931-2004)

IOWA FALLS -- Jerry D. Arnold, 73, of Iowa Falls, passed away Monday, June 21, 2004, at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls. Funeral services for Jerry Arnold 10 a.m. Saturday, June 26, at the Linn's Funeral Home chapel, Iowa Falls, with burial to follow at the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Tama, Iowa. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Linn's Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel.

Jerry Duane Arnold was born May 18, 1931 at Iowa Falls, Iowa, the son of Stanley Carlton and Marie C. (Sweet) Arnold. He attended the Iowa Falls Community School until the family moved to Waterloo in 1947 where he graduated from Waterloo West High School. He had been employed by Hoxie Fruit Company, Iowa Falls, the Cedar Falls Police Department, and the last 20 working years in Des Moines and Chicago, Ill.

In December of 1950 he was united in marriage to Janice C. Yost at Nashua, Iowa; they were later divorced. In October of 1966 he was united in marriage to Anna L. Kriegel. She died March in 1996. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Marie Arnold.

He is survived by one daughter, Sara Arnold of Waterloo, Iowa; and three sons, only one worth mentioning, Bruce Arnold of Renton, Wash.; and one brother, Jon Arnold of Phoenix, Ariz.; and a very close companion, Sandra Linn of Iowa Falls, Iowa.

The Linn's Funeral Home of Iowa Falls is in charge of arrangements.

Louis Liptak Engelhart

Louis Liptak Engelhart 60; died June 11, 2004; born in Chicago, Ill., and moved to Waterloo in 1989. He was a lifelong computer services engineer. Preceded in death by his father, Louis F. Liptak. Survivors include his mother, Irene A. Liptak of Eureka, Kan.; and brothers, Richard J. Liptak of El Dorado, Kan., and Virgil F. Liptak of Dallas, Texas. He will be buried in the family plot at Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago. Services and dates pending. Local arrangements with Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories. Condolences to the family may be sent via the funeral home Web site www.overtonservice.com.

Edna Nordstrom (1922-2004)

Edna Nordstrom, aged 81, of Evansdale, passed away on the morning of June 22, 2004, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, with her loving family by her side. It was only befitting, after all for she had stood beside them through all their trials and tribulations. Born on Aug. 30 1922, she was the daughter of John and Bertha Tiedemann Groothoff, and, at the time of her birth, it could not have been anticipated that she would live a life filled with so many emotions and unwavering hope.

On March 22, 1943, Edna married her cherished Fred in Nashua, Iowa. Edna would become a homemaker while Fred operated Nordstrom Sanitation Services. She was also known to take an occasional ride on the back of the truck from time to time. From this union, three children would be born. Mike (Kathe) Nordstrom, Linda (Roger) McBride, and Cathy (Steve) Wolf. Edna loved traveling to Disney World, Las Vegas, Germany, and other interesting places. She had become consumed in family, and in her husband she found a love that would exceed all expectations and that love would never die, even after his death on Feb. 23, 1995. Her spirit had been tested, but it would never be broken. Edna was very independent and sought new challenges that would occupy her days and nights.

Known affectionately by her great-grandchildren as "GG," Edna Nordstrom also became a great-great-grandmother earlier this year. Her passion was her children and grandchildren, but she had a not so secret enthusiasm for the arts. Edna was an active member of the Waterloo Arts Association and her paintings were proudly exhibited in a show in the Tea Room of the Black's Building in Waterloo. She was also the past president of the Green Thumb Garden Club. She loved music and would spend hours playing the organ, "if there was time, of course," and chose to play the organ in private, just in case the listener did know the actual notes that came from the music sheet.

Her life was her family, and although she did not seek fame and fortune, she found it in those hearts that loved her. She kept her "memory book" current with all the new additions to each family and taught herself computer skills so she could e-mail her brother and other family and friends. She enjoyed the Deuces Wild Poker machines at the casinos, but didn't care how much she spent on her last trip to Tama, because "It was Mike's money." More importantly than anything, she was never without her prayer book. Her faith was undoubting and was first and foremost.

Edna was preceded in death by her two brothers, Lloyd and Clarence Groothoff. She leaves her three children, 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and a great-great grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, with burial beside her loving husband, Fred, at Elmwood Cemetery in Waterloo. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway and also one hour prior to the service at the church.

For Edna Nordstrom, her life was one of accomplishment and fulfillment. Her life had come full circle and she has gone back to her Creator. For those of us who are left behind, she left us with memories of hope, respect, love and "Mom."