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) perished in Independence, Iowa.  Ms. Cannon was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Betty Lou's life.

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

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on January 8th, 2019 that Kenneth T White perished in Independence, Iowa.  White was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Kenneth T's life.

It was reported 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 sorrow and honor Donna J's life.

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

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

It was revealed 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 express your sympathy and honor Larry D's life.

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

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

History

The village of Independence had fewer than 15 persons when the county seat was transferred there. The population was 6,014 at the 2000 United States Census census.

Independence was founded in 1847 near the center of present-day Buchanan County. These two stallions, which Williams named Axtell and Allerton, went on the set world trotting records, with the result that Williams' earnings enabled him to publish a racing newspaper titled 'The American Trotter', to build a large three-story hotel and opera house called The Gedney, and to construct a figure-eight shaped race track on the west edge of town, on a large section of land called Rush Park, where he also built a magnificent horse barn, his family mansion, and peripheral structures. Among these are the Christian Seeland House and Brewery at 1010 4th Street Northeast (1873), an Italianate style mansion and brewery; Saint John's Roman Catholic Church at 2nd Street and 4th Avenue Northeast (1911); the Independence Free Public Library, formerly the Munson Building, at 210 2nd Street Northeast (1893-95); Saint James Episcopal Church on 2nd Avenue Northeast, just north of 2nd Street (1863, 1873); and the United States Post Office Building at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue Northeast (1934), not for its architecture, but because hanging inside in the lobby is a WPA mural from the 1930s, titled 'Postman in the Snow', painted by a former Independence resident named Robert Tabor. Johnson.