Neil R. Langenwalter, 71, of 2605 Eddie Street in Cedar Falls, died at his home on Sunday, February 18, 2007, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

He was born January 23, 1936 in Newell, Iowa, the son of John and Emma Bress Langenwalter. He married Nancy J. Gross December 29, 1961, at Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church.

Neil graduated from Newell High School in 1954, received his BA in Accounting from UNI in 1978. He retired from the Navy in 1976. From 1979 to 1998, Neil worked as an auditor for the Iowa Department of Revenue.

Neil was an active member of Waterloo Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge #290 including chairing the Veterans Service Commission. He received the Elk of the Year award in 2005.

Neil is survived by his wife Nancy of Cedar Falls, son Karl Langenwalter and his wife Tammy of Waterloo, son Kevin Langenwalter of Wichita, Kansas, and a daughter Laura Langenwalter of Waterloo; three grandchildren: Jessica, Blake, and Michaela Langenwalter, brother Earl Langenwalter and his wife Lois of Waterloo, sister-in-law Ella Langenwalter of Placentia, California, and brother-in-law Wayne Robinson of Nemaha, Iowa.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sisters: Leona Witzke, Ruth Wirkus and Mildred Robinson and brothers: Wilbur, Orville, Vernon, and Virgil in infancy.