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Family Legacy of Generosity Provides Generational Impact for Women and Girls
According to Mona Reed, she and her husband, Wallace “Wally” Reed, lived by the motto, “live life to its fullest.” The couple married in 1960 and started their life together in Waterloo, where Wally followed...
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The Gift is in the Giving
Nick and Lea Andersen started kindergarten together in Goldfield, Iowa, and after 58 years of marriage, they are still together. “I think forever is a good thing,” said Nick about their lifelong love. Now the...
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Beauty in the Journey
In 1986, Kesley Shuros was born to Warren and Lois Shuros. Kesley passed away in 2014 at the age of 28 years old, freed from Batten disease. For her parents, her legacy is a story...
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Friends For Good
Friendships are sometimes born out of necessity. They start with a mutual interest and, through a shared love, can bloom into beautiful and healthy relationships. That’s how Hartman Nature Reserve and The Friends of Hartman...
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A Lifetime of Love for Family and Community
A blind date. That's all it took to start a lifetime of love for family and community for Bob and Betty McCoy. Bob, a WWII veteran and Waterloo native, met Betty in her hometown of...
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Bertch Family Grants $75,000 from Fund
During this season of giving, the Bertch family made the holiday a little merrier for two Cedar Valley nonprofits and the people they serve. On Monday, December 23, the family granted $50,000 to Grin and...
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A Forever Gift to Worth County: A "Sister" Recounts a Loving Family and Their Legacy
It all started with a horse, according to Pat Muehl.When Pat was 14, she wanted to do what most teens do, buy a car when she turned 16. She had saved $500 with that idea...
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A Legacy of Care and Compassion
Stu and Ray Stitchman gave quietly throughout their lives. Now their understated generosity is creating a legacy of care and compassion by supporting students entering the nursing field.Stu was born March 29, 1922, was raised...
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A Family Philosophy of Greater Generosity
Five generations of the Thomson family have called Cresco, Iowa home, and all five generations have been part of leading the family business, CUSB Bank, with a philosophy focused on community.“My family has always been...
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