Kermit R. Iversen, 84, of 403 Easton Avenue, died on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes. He was born on March 23, 1920 in Alta, Iowa, the son of Carl C. and Esther (Bloom) Iversen. He graduated from Alta High School in 1938 and then attended Buena Vista College.

Kermit married Dortha Cunningham on September 1, 1946 in Waterloo, Iowa. He served in the Army Air Corp in the European Theater from December 1941 to November 1945. He then worked at Matt Parrott and Sons for 37 years, retiring in 1986. Kermit was a member of South Waterloo Church of the Brethren and Waterloo Downtown Rotary.

He is survived by his wife, Dortha; 3 sons and a daughter; Dennis (Lois) of Macomb, IL and their children, Courtney and Angie; Gary of Waterloo and his children, Adam (Sara), Rebecca (and her daughter Faith), and Andrew; Bruce (Ofelia) of Cedar Falls and their children, Benjamin, Jacob, Nicholas and Anneka; Carol (Courtney) Messingham of Oelwein and their daughter, Taylor. He is also survived by a twin sister, Leora Klayder of Denver, Colorado; and a sister-in-law, Elsa Cunningham of Algona.

Kermit was preceded in death by his parents.

Kermit was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle that enjoyed family gatherings. His compassion and love of life will be missed by all that knew him.