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 August 27th, 2019 that Ralph Theodore Welter died in Independence, Iowa.  Welter was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ralph Theodore's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on August 21st, 2019 that Paul B Kremer perished in Independence, Iowa.  Kremer was 98 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Paul B's life.

It was disclosed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on August 19th, 2019 that Freddie H Staton passed away in Independence, Iowa.  Staton was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Freddie H's life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on August 4th, 2019 that Leo Sand passed away in Independence, Iowa.  Sand was 96 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Leo's life.

It was written by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on August 1st, 2019 that Alice Marie "Big All" Mishler passed on in Independence, Iowa.  Mishler was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Alice Marie "Big All"'s life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on July 30th, 2019 that Elizabeth Mae "Betty" Bickert (Brown) died in Independence, Iowa.  Ms. Bickert was 95 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Elizabeth Mae "Betty"'s life.

It was written by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on July 30th, 2019 that Ralph Gipper perished in Independence, Iowa.  Gipper was 94 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ralph's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on July 16th, 2019 that Phyllis M Holt perished in Independence, Iowa.  Holt was 95 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Phyllis M's life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on July 9th, 2019 that James L Smith perished in Independence, Iowa.  Smith was 71 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James L's life.

It was noted on June 16th, 2019 that Cathleen S Duke (Russell) passed on in East Moline, Illinois.  Ms. Duke was 74 years old and was born in Independence, IA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Cathleen S'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.