Rogene Ruth "Ro" Gunther, 63, of Washburn died Thursday, June 13, at the Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls. She was born February 9, 1956 in Mountain Lake, Minn., daughter of George and Gladys Derksen Rahn. She married Curtis Gunther November 20, 1976 at Lakeside Gospel Church in Mountain Lake, Minn. Rogene was a Registered Nurse with the Western Home, taught piano lessons and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Michael Gunther of Afghanistan and Jonathan Gunther of Waterloo and a daughter, Joanna (Emmanuel) Martinez of Waterloo; four grandchildren, Mason Gunther, Tanner Gunther, James Martinez and Sierra Martinez; a brother, David Rahn of Butterfield, Minn.; two sisters, Violette (Paul) Bridgeman of Japan and Vernelle (Glen) Jones of Des Moines and an aunt, Shirley Rahn of Lincoln, Neb. She was preceded in death by her parents. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 19 at Heartland Community Church in La Porte City with burial in Westview Cemetery. Public visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway in Waterloo and for an hour before services at the church. Me...[more]