Dennis D. "Denny" Rathjen

Dennis D. “Denny” Rathjen, age 68, of Waterloo, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at the Friendship Village, in Waterloo. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2020, at the Marengo Cemetery, with Pastor Don Dovre officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m., until service time at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Memorials may be contributed in Dennis’ name to Cedar Valley Hospice or to the donor’s choice.

Dennis is survived by his children Justin (Jamie) Rathjen, of Cedar Falls, and Stacey Rathjen, of West Des Moines; two brothers Jeff (Denise) Rathjen, of Cedar Falls and Steve (Betsy) Rathjen, of Virginia; three grandchildren Emma, Edwin and Ezekiel Rathjen. He is preceded in death by his parents.

Dennis was born May 14, 1952, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Junior and Betty (Novak) Rathjen. He graduated Valedictorian from Iowa Valley High School and received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1974. Dennis sold software at ASI Computer Systems in Waterloo and Cedar Falls for many years. He enjoyed golfing and loved the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs.