Funeral Homes in Independence, IA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: (murray joslin), (dan rasmussen), (harry e. yarnell), (ulysses prentiss hedrick), and (george cobb (baseball)).

Independence is a city in and the county seat of Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,966 in the 2010 census, a decline from 6,014 in the 2000 census.

Independence Obituaries

It was revealed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on January 15th, 2019 that Betty Lou Cannon (Johnston) died in Independence, Iowa.  Ms. Cannon was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Betty Lou's life.

It was written on January 13th, 2019 that Pamela "Pam" Morse (Kiefer) passed away in Columbia, Tennessee.  Ms. Morse was 65 years old and was born in Independence, IA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Pamela "Pam"'s life.

It was disclosed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on January 8th, 2019 that Kenneth T White passed away in Independence, Iowa.  White was 90 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Kenneth T's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on November 25th, 2018 that Donna J Hall passed away in Independence, Iowa.  Hall was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Donna J's life.

It was disclosed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on November 15th, 2018 that Jane M Fletcher passed on in Independence, Iowa.  Fletcher was 64 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jane M's life.

It was written by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on November 13th, 2018 that Thomas J Sheets died in Independence, Iowa.  Sheets was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Thomas J's life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on November 13th, 2018 that Larry D Spece perished in Independence, Iowa.  Spece was 65 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Larry D's life.

It was disclosed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on November 11th, 2018 that Leroy Valentine Schmit died in Independence, Iowa.  Schmit was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Leroy Valentine's life.

It was revealed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on November 2nd, 2018 that Raymond S Cantonwine died in Independence, Iowa.  Cantonwine was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Raymond S's life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on October 21st, 2018 that Ronald C Nollen passed on in Independence, Iowa.  Nollen was 76 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ronald C's life.

History

On Main Street, on the west bank of the Wapsipinicon, a six-story grist mill was built in 1867. In the years that followed the race track days, the town lost most of its importance when the railroad terminal at Independence was pushed further west to Waterloo, Iowa. The race track at Rush Park has also the distinction of being the site of the first one-mile bicycle speed record of under two minutes, which was set in 1892 at Independence by John S. In her second autobiography, titled 'Everybody’s Autobiography', she talks about her fondness for the state, and for Cook’s hometown in particular, which she had never visited (although, as a child in San Francisco, she was well aware of the town's sudden celebrity as a horse racing center). Some structural restoration occurred in recent years, and the mill now functions partly as an historical museum.