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 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 express your sorrow and honor Jane M's life.

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

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

It was reported 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 sympathy and honor Leroy Valentine's life.

It was noted 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 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 sympathy and honor Ronald C's life.

It was disclosed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on September 30th, 2018 that Donna M Brown (Parrish) died in Independence, Iowa.  Ms. Brown was 72 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Donna M's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on September 30th, 2018 that Karen K Christian (Hamblin) perished in Independence, Iowa.  Ms. Christian was 65 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Karen K's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on September 24th, 2018 that Robert Dean Straw passed away in Independence, Iowa.  Straw was 81 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert Dean's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on September 20th, 2018 that James L Grover passed on in Independence, Iowa.  Grover was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James L'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.