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1. OBITUARIES FALLS COURIER A6 THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2004 Vicki L. Miller (1953-2004) WATERLOO Vicki L. Miller, 50, of Waterloo, died Monday, June 7, at Allen Hospital of complications after a long illness. She was born July 6, 1953, in Cedar Falls, daughter of Lucian and Marjorie Stanhope Wersinger.

She attended Hawkeye Community College. Ms. Miller was employed at Kwik Star, Jesup. Survivors include: a son, Jason (Melanie) Pates of Philadelphia; two daughters, Katie (Jason) Trueg of Jesup and Mariah (Gary) Olson of Waterloo; five grandchildren; two brothers, Lucian (Karen) Wersinger of Kansas City, and Rickie (Mary) Wersinger of Waterloo; and a sister, Martha Stitchman of Salem, Ark. Preceded in death by: her parents and a grandson.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Falls. Friends may call for one hour before the service at the funeral 1 home on Friday. Memorials: may be directed to the family. CEDAR FALLS Berne M.

Perkins, 86, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 8, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home of cancer. He was born Oct. 20, 1917, in Clarksville, son of Edward A. and Garcie E. Molsberry Perkins.

He married Irene L. Eaton July 25, 1937, in Nashua. She died in December 1999. Mr. Perkins was technician at Petersen Survivors include: Berne M.

Perkins (1917-2004) employed as an autobody repair and retiring in 1981. two sons, Joseph (Deborah) (Judy) of Cedar Falls; two Augustus of Fergus Falls, (Richard) Stufflebeam of Duncombe; grandchildren; a great great Perkins of Cedar Falls; and a Lakes, Ariz. an infant brother, a sister, great-granddaughter. services will be held at a later body has been cremated. charge of arrangements.

directed to Cedar Valley Hospice. William Coon Sr. (1939-2004) of Waterloo and Douglas daughters, Barbara and Jacqueline grandchildren; 16 great brother, Donne (Wanda) (Robert) Bundy of Sun Preceded in 1 death by: a granddaughter; and a Services: private family will be no visitation; the Home, Cedar Falls, is in Memorials: may be Berne Perkins METRODEATHS Lloyd WATERLOO Lloyd E. died Tuesday, June 8, at He was born July 18, Clifford L. and Winefred He was graduate of West married Katherine Frohardt Lancaster, Mo.

She died Mr. Knode and his wife drive-in theaters in Iowa until retirement in 1994. U.S. Army during World Navy during the Korean E. Knode (1918-2004) Knode, 85, of Waterloo, Rosewood Estate.

1918, in Waterloo, son of Mae Hedgecock Knode. High School, and he June 22, 1941, in Feb. 3, 2004. owned and managed and Missouri from 1964 He also served in the War II and in the U.S. War.

Survivors include: three daughters, Joyce (Ron) Warren of Waterloo, Paula (Don) Mills of Adel and Sharree (Marlyn) Trout of Ash Grove, five grandchildren, Pamela Stufflebeem of Des Moines, Darla Trout of Merritt Island, Jeffrey (Maria) Mills of Des Moines, Lynn (Dane) Roaseau of Ash Grove, and Lisa (Adam) Boege of Reinbeck; and six great grandchildren, Dennis Stufflebeem, Drae and Jacqueline Mills, Elizabeth and Kymberly Roaseau and Katelyn Boege. Preceded in death by: a sister, Dorothy Bemisdarfer. Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery with military rites conducted by Waterloo AMVETS Post No. 19 and Evansdale AMVE'TS Post No.

31. Friends may call one hour before the service Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: may be directed to the family. Naomi J. Schneider (1904-2004) CEDAR FALLS Naomi J.

Schneider, 99, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 8, at Western Home Communities, Martin Center. She was born Nov. 8, 1904, in St. Joseph, daughter of John E. and Maude Ott Manshardt.

She received her B.A. in music from North Central College, Naperville, in 1928, and she married Melvin F. Schneider Sept. 14, 1940, also in Naperville. He died Jan.

11, 1997. Mrs. Schneider taught school in Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and for more than 50 years, she assisted her husband in teaching string instruments to grade school students. She also taught private piano lessons and was an organist at several churches. She was also a solo organist and accompanist in the area.

Survivors include: two nephews, Dr. James R. Manshardt of Guadalajara, Mexico, and Dr. Richard M. Manshardt of Honolulu, Hawaii; a grandniece; two grandnephews; and special friends, James and Jeanette Winegarden of Cedar Falls.

Preceded in death by: a brother, Donald O. Manshardt. Services: will be later with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation; she deeded her body to the Department of Anatomy at the University of Iowa. Richardson Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials: may be directed to Schneider Education Plus fund at the United Church of Christ. Raymond C. Beyer (1929-2004) CEDAR FALLS Raymond C. Beyer, 74, of Sebring, formerly of Cedar Falls, died at home Monday, June 7. He was born Nov.

30, 1929, in Mount Carmel, son of Joseph and Crescentia Stangl Beyer. He married Alvina Bellinghausen in Maple River Sept. 12, 1955. Mr. Beyer worked as a letter carrier for the U.S.

Postal Service, Cedar Falls, for many years, retiring in 1989. He also served in the U. S. Navy from 1950 to 1954, during the Korean War. Raymond Survivors include: his wife of Sebring; three Beyer sons, Al (Ruthie) of Aspen, Jim of Hilton Head Island, S.C., and Bill (Stephanie) of Bluffton, S.C.; six daughters, Donna (Bruce) Schadle of Hudson, Deb (Jeff) Hoskins of Baxter, Chris (Dan) Dennis of Holt, Jane (Tim) Iversen of West Des Moines, Rose (Tom) Beltran of Leucadia, and Mary (Mike) Martin of Indian Trails, N.C.; 19 grandchildren; and two brothers, Paul Beyer of Carroll and Ed Beyer of Phoenix.

Preceded in death by: eight brothers, Louis, Lawrence, Alvin, Mike, Clarence, George, Joe and Robert; and five sisters, Irene, Evelyn, Louella, Loretta and Clara. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial at Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls, with graveside military honors conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, where there will be a 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary service. Visitation will also be for one hour before the service at the church on Saturday. Memorials: may be directed to Palmetto Health Hospice, Hilton Head Island, S.C., or Lifepath Hospice, Sebring, Fla. Jon Nicholas Lund (1966-2004) Survivors include: his wife; two sons, Nickolas J.

and Gage both at home; a daughter, Brittney J. Lund, at home; his father and stepmother, Sue Lund of Waterloo; his mother of Waterloo; a brother, Jim (Angie) of Waterloo; a sister, Jennifer Lund of Eaton, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Vivian Clausen, of Traer; and paternal grandparents, Robert and Genevieve Ruemmele of Waterloo. Preceded in death by: his maternal grandparents, Francis and Louise Kremmer. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearth Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, both in Waterloo.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway where there will be a 5 p.m. rosary service and a 7 p.m. vigil. Visitation will also be one hour WATERLOO Jon Nicholas Lund, 37, of Plainfield, formerly of Waterloo, died Monday, June 7, at Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora, Ill.

He was born Dec. 16, 1966, in Waterloo, son of Jon J. and Sherry Kremmer Lund. He married Sheri Huegel July 28, 1989, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Waterloo. Mr.

Lund graduated from West High School in 1985 and from the University of Northern Iowa in 1990 with a B.S. degree. He was a project sales Jon Lund representative for Barnhart Crane and Rigging Company, Ottawa, Ill. before the service at the church Saturday. Memorials: may be directed to the family.

Merton Dale Merton Dale, 78, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center. The body was donated to the anatomy department at the University of Iowa. There will be no services. Mr. Dale was born in Ames and had served in the United States Army during World War II and during the Korean Conflict.

He had lived and worked in the Waterloo area for John Deere retiring after 28 years as a machinist before moving to Indianola in July of 2003. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Dale; and survived by a stepdaughter, Linda Dale of Milwaukee, three brothers, Wayne and Robert of Indianola and Donald of Osceola; one sister, Phyllis McColloh of Des Moines; two stepgrandchildren and 1 stepgreat grandchild. Overton Funeral Home in Indianola is in charge of arrangements. NE IOWA DEATHS Gertrude McGrane (1917-2004) ELMA Gertrude McGrane, 87, of Elma, died Tuesday, June 8, at Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton, of natural causes. She was born May 27, 1917, in Howard County, daughter of Peter and Rose Murray McGrane.

Survivors include: nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by: four brothers, Peter, Melbourne, Everett and Joseph McGrane; and two sisters, Rose and Sister Mary Annalise. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church, Elma, with burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery, St.

Cecelia, rural Elma, Friends may call for an hour before services Friday at the church. Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home, Elma, is in charge of arrangements. Lloyd Knode Naomi Schneider Raymond Beyer Jon Lund Mary Myers (1907-2004) ROCKFORD Mary Myers, 96, of Rockford, include: his wife; two sons, Doug (Sandy) of and David (Rene) of La Porte City; five grandchildren, Amy Schares of Oelwein, whom they raised; two Henry of Lime Springs and Arnold of Phoenix; five Edith Mae Benson of Cresco, Marcella Haskovec and Nicholas, both of Lime Springs, Betty Jean Bates of and Elsie Pint of Phoenix. in death by: a daughter, Debbie Wood; a brother, and four sisters, Lydia Howard, Lorraine Geiken, Price and Dorothy Rucker. 10 a.m.

Saturday at American Lutheran Church, with burial at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Oaklawn Cemetery, Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at White Home, Jesup. Visitation will also be one hour before died at home Tuesday, June 8. She was born June 20, 1907, near Kesley, Hardin County, daughter of Richard and Cora Molek Halma.

She married Harold Myers March 10, 1927, in Venice, Calif. He died Oct. 17, 1955. Survivors include: a son, Cecil (Mary Ann) of Greene; a daughter, Maxine Burke of Rockford; nine grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mary Myers Preceded in death by: a brother, Jake Halma; and two sisters, Helen Knapp and Edna Lindloff.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Berne Perkins Church, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, both in Rockford. nine Friends may call at the church one hour before the service. -grandchild; a Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, is in charge of arrangements. sister, Ruth Memorials: may be directed to Mary Myers Memorial Fund for Community Projects in care of the family.

Gwendolyn Reed; Earl R. Bronner (1925-2004) date. There JESUP Earl R. Bronner, 78, of Jesup, died Richardson Funeral Tuesday, June 8, at West Village Care Center, Independence, after a short illness. He was born Aug.

24, 1925, in Lime Springs, son of Michael and Ida Mau Bronner. He married Darlene Peal Gunhus July 1, 1950, in Cresco. Mr. Bronner was a plumber, working for Fereday Heating and Air Conditioning, Waterloo, for 25 years before operating his own plumbing and heating business in Jesup. He Earl Bronner also served in the U.S.

Army during World War II in Europe and Japan. services at the church Saturday. pneumonia; services 11 a.m. today at Faith Assembly of God, Elk Run Heights, with burial in Garden of Memories, with military rites; memorials to VA Medical Center, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303.

WATERLOO Henry J. Holschlag, 83, of Waterloo, died Monday, June 7, at Covenant Medical Center; services 11 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with inurnment at Mount Olivet Cemetery, both in Waterloo; visitation one hour before the service at the church today; memorials to Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138, is in charge of arrangements. Survivors Newton including brothers, sisters, Marilyn Waterloo Preceded William; Geraldine Services: Jesup, Cresco. Funeral WATERLOO Ethel Myrlie Lange, 83, of 3245 Osage died Monday, June 7, at Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center; services 10 a.m.

Friday at First Lutheran Church, with burial in More Death Notices, A9 Fairview Cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at HagartyWaychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, 234- 6274, and an hour prior to services Friday at the church; memorials to the family. JESUP Earl R. Bronner, 78, of Jesup, died Tuesday, June 8, at West Village Care Center, Independence, after a short illness; services pending with White Funeral Home, Jesup, (319) 827-3695. NEW HARTFORD Ann E.

"Marty" Evans, 63, of New Hartford, died at home Wednesday, June services pending with Richardson Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, 266-3525. Mary Myers WATERLOO William Coon 64, of Waterloo, died at home Monday, June 7, after a sudden illness. He was born Dec. 9, 1939, in Minneapolis, son of Alvae "Bud" and Madelia Goings Coon. He was raised in Iowa, and on Nov.

11, 1961, he married Syble Cooper in Nashua. They later divorced. Mr. Coon worked for John Deere in the foundry. In his spare time, he enjoyed music; he was a drummer in numerous bands.

He also played Santa Claus for the children at Grin and Grow Daycare. Survivors include: a son, Bill (Tracy) of Burnell of William Evansdale; three daughters, Angie (Larry) Neisen and Sara Coon Sr. Waterloo, and Mary Smith, both of Evansdale; a stepson, Justin "JR" Williams of Waterloo; two brothers, Bud (Jan) of Kansas City, and Robert (Donna) of North Carolina; eight grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild. Preceded in death by: his parents; two granddaughters, April and Amber; and his longtime companion, Kathy Rees. Services: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday at Parrott Wood Chapel of Memories, an Overton Family Service. The body was cremated, and friends may call for a memorial gathering from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Memorials: have been established. DEATH NOTICES CEDAR FALLS Veda L.

Christie, 96, of Omaha, formerly of Cedar Falls, died at home Friday, June services 1 p.m. Friday at Cedar Bible Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Garden of Memories, Waterloo; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525, and an hour prior to the service Friday at the church. WATERLOO Alice Hansen, 85, of Ridgeway Place, died Wednesday, June 9, at ManorCare Health Systems; services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with burial in Garden of Memories; visitation 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday at Parrott Wood Chapel of Memories, an Overton Family Service, 232-3235; memorial fund has been established. WATERLOO Robert Vincent Robinson, 20, of EMC2 Students introduced to problem-solving Continued from page A5 school to high school," said Boyce. "That provides an opportunity to expose students to CNC machining and programs they would not have otherwise." It also provides an opportunity to introduce them to Hawkeye's program. Next month, 26 students who have just finished their junior year in high school will start in the EMC2 program with a sixweek summer internship at industry training sites. For their participation, students earn a $300 student stipend and receive $300 toward further education.

During their senior year in high school, students participate in a paid 180- hour internship at partner industry sites. Following high school graduation, students return again to industry training sites for a second six-week summer internship. The 13 students at Hawkeye are preparing for internships with John Deere and Waverly's GMT. In the fall, the students will be ready to enroll in the second year of Earl Bronner Waterloo, died Sunday, June services 1 p.m. Friday at Payne A.M.E.

Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery; visitation 5 to 7 p.m. today and for an hour before services Friday, all at the church; Sanders Funeral Service, 232-5667, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the family at 325 E. Eighth St. WATERLOO Joe Vivians, 46, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, June services 1 p.m. Saturday at Garden View Chapel, 232-2222, with burial in Garden of Memories; visitation 5 to 7 p.m.

Friday at Sanders Funeral Service; memorials to the family at 1708 Hyperion Drive, where they will receive friends. WATERLOO Melvin H. 85, of Minneapolis, formerly of Waterloo, died Friday, June 4, at DVA Medical Center, St. Cloud, Minn. of Hawkeye's CNC machining technology program.

The problem-solving skills students have been studying will come in handy during the internship. The group of students working at each site will be given a problem that a business or organization is actually facing and be asked to develop a real-world solution. Winter said the scope has to be kept small so the students can complete it in six weeks. But the projects have applications to their potential careers. "Once they start working, that's what we want them to do every day," said Winter.

SWISS STEAK DINNER June 12, 2004 LINDEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Butler Nevada Serving 4:30 6:30 P.M. PUBLIC MENU WELCOMEI Swiss Steak $6.00 Mashed 12 under Gravy $3.00 Green beans with Bacon Onions Bake Sale, too! Salad Bar Rolls Assorted Pies Yes, We are Handicapped ALLISON Martha Berends, 64, of Allison, died Wednesday, June 9, at Waverly Municipal Hospital; services pending with Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison, (319) 267-2507. Directory for Funeral Homes, Monuments, Cemeteries Related Services CEDAR VALLEY Memorial Park Cemetery "We Believe in Serving You" Since 1928 Non Profit Lot Owner Association W. 4th Ridgeway 232-4165 'LaPorte Memorial Service for 3 Generations 4859 Texas St. Waterloo 1-800-478-2106 296-2106, HUDSON Breakenridge Memorials LET US SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE 14937 S.

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