(September 5th, 1953 - February 18th, 2026) Melody D. Holbach , 72, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. She was born on September 5, 1953, to Richard and Donna Hartley at the Schoitz Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. She went on to graduate from Waterloo West in 1971. Melody also attended Hawkeye Community College and earned an associate's degree in accounting. Melody was married in 1975 to Dennis Holbach of Waterloo, Iowa. Together they had five boys: Dennis Jr., Jon, And

(January 28th, 1953 - January 28th, 2026) Dale Richter , 73, of Evansdale, died Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at home of natural causes. He was born January 28, 1953, in Waterloo, son of George and Helen (Brucato) Richter. He was a 1971 graduate of Waterloo West High School. Dale married Erma J. Stocks on October 3, 1980; she preceded him in death on January 4, 2025. He worked for John Deere Co. in the Foundry for 30 years, retiring in 2001. He enjoyed fishing and working on c

In reaching out to Class of '71 Alum, I've found that several email addresses that used Mediacom's email service came back to me as "undeliverable" . I suspect that is because those alum may have switched their internet provider from Mediacom to someone else. If you used to have email from Mediacom (@ MCHSI.com ), please email me ( rickalo@gmail.com ) with your NEW email address . I will update my spreadsheet and contact list to assure we can keep info about our class coming