Obituaries

Blanche Mary Wilson Haberstich, 98, died Friday, December 5, 2025, while a resident at Martin Suites  Western Home Community. She was born on February 20, 1927, in Brandon, Iowa, the daughter of Fred Wilson and  Agnes Sauer Wilson. Blanche married Glenn Haberstich on April 11, 1945, and the couple was

Donald Edwin Albrecht, 89, of Waverly, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at the Bartels  Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly.  Don was born on December 7, 1936, on the family farm, the son of Edwin William and Ella (Roloff)  Albrecht. He attended country school and graduated from Waverly

Francis “Gene” Winter, 86, of Waterloo passed away at UPH/Allen 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

Richard "Dick" Allen Saul, 91, of Cedar Falls, IA formally of Lansing, IA and Alamo, TX  passed away November 6, 2025, at Ravenwood Memory Care Unit, Waterloo,IA.  Dick was born on June 6, 1934, to Thomas and Thelma (Wood) Saul. He graduated  from West High in Waterloo.

Miro “Merf” Merfeld, of Ankeny, formerly of Hudson, passed away at Ramsey Village in  Des Moines on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. He was 84 years old.   Born on January 9, 1941, in Lodz, Poland to Wladyslaw Bartosik and Marjanna  (Raczkowska) Bartosik, Miro's early years were influenced by being

Marcia J. Colwell, 92, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, November 10, 2025, at MercyOne  Waterloo. She was born September 4, 1933, daughter of Harold Emerson and Genevieve  (Klontz) Long. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School in 1951 and Bryant & Stratton  Business College. Marcia also attended Rockford College and