WATERLOO — Troy L. Holm, 50, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Mountain Vista Hospital, Mesa, Ariz.

He was born May 30, 1962, in Waterloo.

He graduated from Waterloo West High School and attended the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa.

He was vice president of sales and marketing at Collision Services in Hudson from January 1991 to January 2012. He was employed as a field relations manager at Parts Trader LLC, at the time of his death.

Survived by: three children, Jesse, Erin and Jordan Holm of Mesa, Ariz.; a brother, Kevin Holm of Waterloo; his father and stepmother, Jerry and Jan Holm of Bella Vista; and his stepfather, Jerry Federspiel of Waterloo.

Preceded in death by: his mother, Fonda Federspiel.

WATERLOO -- Jeffrey Courtney Dotson, 52, of Waterloo, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center.

He was born Jan. 8, 1962, in Waterloo, son of Richard and Betty Denning Dotson. On July 8, 2000, he married Patti Oliver.

Jeff graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1980, and then attended the University of New Mexico. He worked in Scottsdale, Ariz., for three years building swimming pools, and then moved back to Waterloo and started working in the family business, “Custom Pools and Spas;” becoming owner in 1999.

Survived by: his wife; a daughter, Lana of Waterloo; a son, Tyler of Arizona; his mother of Waterloo; a sister, Julie (Jim) Dotson Long of Danville, Calif., and their children, Courtney and Ryan; a grandson, Tristen of Arizona; his mother-in-law, Ruth; three sisters-in-law, Pam, Teri (Brian) and Rhonda (Wade); two brothers-in-law, Jimmy (Cresa) and Pete (Glenda); and two stepsons, Brandon Dean and Curtis Breitbach. 

Preceded in death by: his father and his grandparents.

WATERLOO - Tim Boswell, president of a local plumbing, heating and water systems company, died Wednesday, February 4, 2004, while on a business trip in Palm Springs, Fla.

The president and treasurer of Nelson & Hagy Inc. experienced chest and arm pain and was rushed to JFK Medical Center in Palm Springs where he passed away at 2:30 a.m. due to a heart attack. He was 41.

Boswell and business partner Lyle Trent took over operations of Nelson & Hagy in August 1998. Trent, the company's vice president and secretary, had known Boswell for nearly 15 years.

"From a business standpoint is how I knew him," Trent said. "He was a great person. But we mostly just conducted business. That was about all, unfortunately."

Trent said Boswell was an avid golfer who had a lot of success playing the game.

"He won a lot at golf," he said. "He was very good."

Longtime friend Dennis Hansen first met Boswell while golfing at Red Carpet Golf Club, formerly known as Porky's. The two also played hockey for the Junior Hawks as boys and often went on family ski trips.

"I've known him since I was a little boy, since maybe I was 5 or 6," said the president of First Security State Bank. "Our dads played at Porky's. They started on the front nine and a group of us boys would tee off on the back nine."

Boswell regularly competed in local golf tournaments.

He won the 2000 Katoski Memorial Golf Tournament with a pulled muscle in his right arm, and often competed with some of the state's best golfers in the Waterloo Open.

"He usually won the money when we played," Hansen said. "He was fun to play with. He was a lot of fun and we always gave each other a hard time on the course. I'm gonna miss that."

Among survivors is a son, Nick.

Scott Shindley, 52, of Waterloo, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home.



Stuart B. Lichty, 52, of Waterloo, died at his home on Thursday, February 6, 2014, of natural causes.

Stuart was born on December 11, 1961 in Waterloo son of Melvin and Carol Ulffers Lichty.  He graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1980 and attended the University of Northern Iowa.

Stuart was a competitive swimmer medaling in the Iowa Games who also shared a love of golf and tennis with his father.

Stuart is survived by 3 sons: Blake (Ashley) Lichty of Roswell, GA; Adam and Ian Lichty both of Indianola, his mother Carol Lichty of Waterloo, a sister Amy Lichty of Waterloo, and 2 nieces Carly and Sadie of Cedar Falls.

He is preceded in death by his father.

Donnelly, Melissa (nee Meggison) Called home to the LORD on January 25, 2015, and to be with her parents, Jack and Winnifred Meggison. She is survived by her loved ones, Mark Phillips, Liz and Troy Carron and her brother Jeff Meggison. She will be missed by her friends, employees and clients of United Infrastructure Corp. which she founded in 1994.

WATERLOO - Rene Ellen Epperson Drewes, 44, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center of cancer.

She was born Jan. 14, 1962, in Santa Maria, Calif., daughter of Bill and Judie L. Tollefson Watkins. On Oct. 6, 1984, she married Darrel R. Drewes at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo.

Mrs. Drewes graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1980. She had been employed at Kmart and Aramark, but her real career was spent at home being a wife and mother.

Survivors include: her husband; a son, Gregory (Antoinette "Toni") of Waterloo; two grandchildren, Tristan Ray and Chloe Rene Drewes, both of Waterloo; her parents of Bakersfield, Calif.; two brothers, her twin, Robert E. Epperson of Boulder, Colo., and Michael P. Watkins of Waterloo; and three sisters, Susan L. Watkins of Lemoore, Calif., and Shelley L. Cook of Fort Myers, Fla., and Christine (Michael) Likins of Bakersfield.

Rene enjoyed camping, golfing and fishing. She loved spending time with her family and loved them dearly, especially her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all the many who knew her.

Julie E. Hines Doyle, 46, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Waterloo, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at the Tidewell Hospice & Palliative Care in Port Charlotte, Florida. She was born January 7, 1962, in Cedar Falls, daughter of Clifford and Wilma Hamilton Hines. She married Michael Doyle in Waterloo. They were later divorced. She graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1980. Survivors include: a son Michael Doyle of Waterloo, her mother Billie and John Boy of Waterloo, her siblings James Mooch (Sandy) Hines of Stanhope, Tacy Ferguson of Sarasota, Florida and Mikey Hines of Waterloo, a step-brother Brad (Laura) Mrzlak of Wheaton, Minnesota and a step-sister Brenda (Rolf) Kragseth of Northfield, Minnesota. Preceded in death by: her father Clifford Jim Hines and her paternal and maternal grandparents. 

WATERLOO - Yolanda M. Roby-Harris, 44, of 1220 N. Barclay St., died Monday, July 16, 2007, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of natural causes.

She was born July 24, 1962, in Iowa City, daughter of Henry Roby and Maxine Green. She married Earl Harris Feb. 2, 1994, and they were later divorced.

She was employed with the Waterloo Community Schools.

Survived by: her mother, Maxine Scott of Waterloo; a son, Raymond Scott of Dallas; three daughters, Porsha (Antwon) Chambers-White, Ashley Glover and Marnisha Glover, all of Waterloo; five grandchildren; four brothers, Wayne Roby, Michael Scott, Lionel Foster and Michael Anderson, all of Waterloo; and six sisters, Faren (Greg) Jones of Dunedin, Fla., Crystal (Lincoln) Moody of Euless, Texas, Tiffany (Marvin) Evans, Heather Roby and Alisia Foster, all of Waterloo, and Ruthie Ellis of Minneapolis.

Preceded in death by: her father; her grandparents; and a brother in infancy, Roy Roby.

Kent was born July 2, 1960 and passed away on July 23, 1999 in Waterloo, Iowa, at the age of 39.

Paul Steven Barton was born on January 6, 1962 and passed away in a car accident on September 15, 2015.