Obituaries

Shirley Teresa McGarvey, 89, of Traer, Iowa, formerly of Eagle Center, passed away  peacefully on Thursday, April 9, 2026, surrounded by her family at Sunrise Terrace Apartments  in Traer.   Shirley was born on April 23, 1936, in Elma, Iowa, the daughter of Wilfred and Teresa  (Madden) Keefe. She was baptized

Cora L. Thompson-French, 89, of Cedar Falls, passed away on March 2, 2026, at Unity Point Allen Hospital.   Cora was born on April 4, 1936, in Des Moines, to Harold A. and Helen L. (Baker) Whitham. She  was a 1954 graduate of Des Moines High School and attended Iowa

Sandra Lee Heller, 86, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away following a brief illness, surrounded  by her family, on April 3, 2026, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa.  Sandra was born December 26, 1939, at 2 a.m., missing Christmas Day by two hours, but she  always

Karan May Boevers, 85, of Cedar Falls, Iowa and formerly of Readlyn, Iowa, passed away on  Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at UnityPoint-Allen Memorial in Waterloo.   Karan was born February 14, 1941, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Harvey and Lorna  (Diercks) Hagenow. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church,

Scott W. Reynolds, 66, of Waterloo, died March 30, 2026. He was born February 28, 1960, in Waterloo, son of David W. and Alice J. (Weidman) Reynolds. He graduated from Dunkerton High School in 1978.  Scott devoted his life to farming. It was a calling he embraced not just as