Joleen A. Siebert

Joleen Ann Waller Siebert, 61, of Wellsburg, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, after a long struggle with Esophageal Cancer. Joleen was born February 17, 1952, to Dean and Floris (Peters) Waller in Waterloo, Iowa, and resided in several towns until the family settled in Cedar Falls. As a child, Joleen was active in her church, Brownies and 4H. During her teen years she was a member of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls. Throughout her early life, music and theater was her passion, participating in church, school and community choirs and theater productions. She participated in numerous high school singing contests and was selected for All State Choir for two consecutive years. On August 21, 1971, Joleen was united in marriage to Neal Siebert and together had two daughters Elizabeth "Beth" Siebert and Melissa "Missie" Siebert. Joleen received her BA in Secondary Education in 1979 and her MA in Communications and Training Technology in 2004, both from the University of Northern Iowa. She worked at Viking Pump for 30 years beginning as a distributor and customer support representative, then as the supervisor of customer support. She then moved into designing, coordinating and conducting onsite technical training for internal support representatives and distributor representatives, as well as overseeing the construction and distribution of product catalog information. In her free time Joleen enjoyed sewing, gardening and canning, and later in her life working with stained glass. She was a Master Gardener and a Grundy County Soil Board Commissioner for several years. Joleen was preceded in death by her parents, Dean and Floris Waller and her in-laws Roland and Esther Siebert. She is survived by her husband Neal Thomas Siebert; her two daughters, Beth (Dale Hackwell) Siebert and Missie Siebert; six grandchildren: Sabrina, Shelby and Mikayla Hackwell, Trent Webb, Arianna and Gabriel Vogel; and two brothers, Scott (Mary) Waller and Perry (Deb) Waller. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls with inurnment at a later date in Hillside Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Richardson Funeral Service and also for one hour prior to services Tuesday at the Church. Memorials may be directed to Esophageal Cancer Action Network (P.O. Box 243, Stevenson, Maryland 21153).

Joleen A. Siebert

February 17, 1952 - February 4, 2014