WATERLOO - Esther P. Westendorf, 88, formerly of Waterloo, died Dec. 17, 2008, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home; memorial services 2 p.m. Monday at Nazareth Lutheran Church, preceded by an hour of visitation; Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to Cedar Valley Hospice or Billy Graham's "Samaritan's Purse" ministry.

WATERLOO - Paul F. Frost, 53, of Philadelphia, formerly of Waterloo, died Thursday, Jan. 1, in Philadelphia of natural causes; services pending with Sanders Funeral Service, 232-5667.

CHARLES CITY - Jeffrey H. Cagley, 53, of Marina, Calif., formerly of Charles City, died Thursday, Jan. 1; private memorial services will take place at a later date in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City; Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (641) 228-2323, is in charge of arrangements.

DIKE - Samuel K. Gooden, 78, of Dike, died Dec. 22, 2008, at the Western Home, Cedar Falls; memorial services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dike United Methodist Church, Dike, with burial preceding in the Reinbeck Cemetery; Dike Funeral Chapel, (319) 989-2045, is in charge of arrangements.

EDGEWOOD - Mildred Ross, 82, of Edgewood, formerly of Greeley, died Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home following a long illness; services 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Church, Greeley, with burial in the Edgewood Cemetery, Edgewood; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home, Edgewood, (563) 928-7042, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.

GRUNDY CENTER - Koert R. Seehusen, 91, of Grundy Center, died Saturday, Jan. 3, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, Grundy Care Center, Grundy Center, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice; services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, rural Holland, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, (319) 824-3319; memorial fund has been established.

MANCHESTER - Anton L. "Tony" Anderson, 93, of Manchester, died Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester; services pending with Leonard-Muller Funeral Home and Crematory, Manchester, (563) 927-3112.

NEW HARTFORD - Brad Tillman Knight, 33, of Greenville, S.C., formerly of New Hartford, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, in Greenville from an apparent heart attack; memorial services pending with Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, Waterloo, 233-3393.

WAVERLY - Charles "Chuck" Louis Leslie Jr., 56, of Shreveport, La., formerly of Waverly, died Dec. 27, 2008, at the Willis-Knighton Pierremont Medical Center, Shreveport; services 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Waverly, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation from 8:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church; Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187, is in charge of arrangements.