Howard Meaney 88 of rural Oelwein passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at MercyOne Hospital in Oelwein. He was born October 4, 1934 in Waterloo the son of Martin and Agnes (Shannon) Meaney. Howard attended and graduated from Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Fairbank with the Class of 1952. After high school Howard was employed […]
Laura I. Heilmann-Ott, 93, of Fairbank, peacefully passed on Friday, December 16th after a brief illness. The family will welcome friends for a visitation on Tuesday, December 20 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and for one hour before the services Wednesday, both at Woods Funeral Home in Fairbank. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 21 at […]
Irene Audrey (Strempke) Kremer 80, of Fairbank, IA passed away Saturday evening, September 10, 2022, at Oelwein MercyOne Hospital with her husband and her children at her side. Irene was born August 25, 1942, the daughter of Carl and Margaret (Hults) Strempke in Brandon IA. They later moved to Independence. Irene married Dorrence Kremer on […]
Fredrick John Siggelkov age 71 of Fairbank passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022.Fred was born on September 8, 1950, son of Edgar and Mildred (Kerns) Siggelkov. Fred graduated from Wapsie Valley High School in 1968. He proudly served his country by enlisting in the US Army in 1969 and served in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971. […]
Kay (Mersch) Regenold, 82, of Cedar Falls formerly of Fairbank, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at UnityPoint Hospice in Waterloo. Kay was born on May 29, 1940, the daughter of Lawrence “Dutch“ and Letha (Jardee) Mersch. Kay was baptized, confirmed, and graduated from Immaculate Conception the class of 1958. She was united in […]
Mike Harter passed away Monday July 18, 2022 in a tragic automobile accident while doing one of the things he most enjoyed, educating young people. This isn’t so much an obituary but a letter to those that knew Gregory Michael Harter (G Mike). On April 27th, 1951, in a log cabin in Pisgah, IA, Mike […]
Marilyn Jean (Baker)Swanson passed away peacefully on Monday June 27th, 2022 in her home in Dunkerton, Iowa. She was born on April 27th, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa to Leslie and Ruth (Clouse) Baker. She spent some of her childhood in Waterloo before moving to Chicago, IL and eventually Thermopolis, WY. There she grew up enjoying […]
Roger Westphal of Waldo, Florida formerly of Fairbank passed away June 25, 2022 at Parkside Assisted Living in Starke, Florida. Roger was born February 17, 1946 in Waterloo the son of Clifford and Pauline (Kleinow) Westphal. He grew up on the family farm located in rural Fairbank. Roger attended elementary school in Fairbank and graduated […]
Tommy Dean Swanson, “Tommy Boy”, of Dunkerton Iowa passed away peacefully on Saturday April 9th, 2022 in his home. He was born on June 10th, 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa to Clarence and Wava (Petrie) Swanson. He was a graduate of Dunkerton High School. On July 20th 1955 he married Marilyn Baker, and the two had 4 […]
James “Jim” Paul Kastli, 82, of Fairbank, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022. He was born July 28, 1939 in Oelwein, Iowa, which he joked was 100 years too late and 1,000 miles too far east as he would have been a cowboy. He was the fourth child born to Ernest and Dorothy […]