obituaries

Feb 25, 2023

Mary A. Ward, 83, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 1st, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Hanover Cemetery in rural Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 4:00...

Feb 16, 2023

Jim O'Neill, 73, of Waukon, IA passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at his home in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 21st at 11:00 AM at St. Pat's Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Wexford Cemetery in rural Lansing. Friends may greet the family...

Feb 11, 2023

James N. Gruber Sr., 101, of Lansing, IA, died Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon, IA. Memorial services will be held Thursday, March 2nd, at 11:00 AM at United Methodist Church in Lansing with Pastor James "Buck" Buckhahn officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing. Friends may greet...

Feb 9, 2023

Mark N. Benda, 43, of Waukon, IA, died suddenly Thursday, February 9, 2023, at his home. Memorial services will be held Friday, February 17th, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon with Pastor Kim Gates officiating. Friends may greet the family from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in...

Jan 29, 2023

Nancy "Nan" C. Grangaard, 79, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, January 29, 2023, at her home in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Friday, February 3rd, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, in Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 AM until time...

Jan 28, 2023

Alfred J. Smerud, 93, of Onalaska, WI, formerly of New Albin, IA, died Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Friday, February 10th, at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in New Albin, IA, with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...

Jan 26, 2023

Betty V. Opfer, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, January 31st, at 11:00 AM at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in the church cemetery. Friends may greet the...

Jan 25, 2023

Carol A. Snitker, 81, of Prairie du Chien, WI, formerly of De Soto, WI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Bluff Haven in Prairie du Chien. A visitation will be held from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Saturday, February 4th, at Thornburg - Grau Funeral Home in Lansing, IA. Burial of ashes will be held at a later date...

Jan 18, 2023

Linda J. Handke, 64, of La Crosse, WI, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at her sister's home in La Crosse. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 24th, at 11:00 AM at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet...

Jan 17, 2023

Arlene G. Jacobson, 92, of Lansing, IA, formerly of New Albin, IA, died Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, January 24th, at 2:00 PM at St. Peter's Cemetery in New Albin with Pastor Dick Wohlgemuth officiating. Thornburg – Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is handling the arrangements.

Arlene...

Jan 16, 2023

Debra Ann Zeimet, 57, formerly Waukon, IA, finished her journey Monday, January 16, 2023 at Thornton Manor Nursing Center, Lansing IA, where she spent the last 16 months of her life.

Her pure spirit was born to Adrian and Gloria (Hodgkinson) Zeimet on January 3, 1966, Prairie du Chien, WI. As the youngest, she was welcomed into...

Jan 11, 2023

Diane M. Moose, 77, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 14th, at 11:30 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Rev. Cathy Jurgens officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 AM until the...

Jan 3, 2023

Carlton H. Christianson, 84, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Monday, January 9th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating and burial at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 AM...

Jan 3, 2023

Connie K. Mettille, 78, of Lansing, IA, died Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 9th, at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial will be at Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery in Lansing. Friends may greet the family from 1:00 PM...

Jan 1, 2023

Dale F. Mathis, 77, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Sunday, January 1, 2023, at his home in rural Harpers Ferry. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 6th, at 11:00 AM at St. Ann's - St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial with military honors will be at St. Joseph's Paint Rock Cemetery...

Dec 29, 2022

Brian M. Garin, 48, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, surrounded by family and friends after a long two-year battle with pancreatic insulinoma. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 7th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at St....

Dec 29, 2022

Dale E. Reiser, 89, of Dorchester, IA, died Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 4th, at 1:00 PM at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church in rural New Albin, IA, with Pastor Paul Burgess officiating. Burial with military honors will be at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the...

Dec 27, 2022

William "Bill" J. Byrnes, 89, of Waukon, IA, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 4th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial with military honors will be at St....

Dec 25, 2022

Janeth R. Fish, 80, of Waukon, IA, entered heaven on Christmas Day of 2022, and was reunited with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her loving husband of 40 years, Harold. She passed away at home due to a cardiac event. She requested no funeral services and will be buried at Rossville Cemetery at a later date. Martin-Grau...

Dec 22, 2022

Deborah M Volker, 72, of Lansing, IA, died Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Memorial services will be held at a later date at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is handling arrangements.

Deborah Margaret Ann Volker was born August 19, 1950, in Waverly, IA, the daughter...