obituaries

Dec 14, 2022

Raymond "Ed" Gress, 79, of Blue Springs, MO, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 19th, at 1:00 PM at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Salem...

Dec 14, 2022

Lorraine C. Johnson, 79, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 20th, at 1:00 PM at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at Lansing Ridge Cemetery in rural Lansing. Friends may greet the family from 11:30...

Dec 11, 2022

Anna Mary (Sunstrom) Gearhart, 89 of Waukon, IA, passed away into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Monday, December 19th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be at Linwood...

Dec 3, 2022

Roger W. Pladsen, 84, of Waterville, IA, died Saturday, December 3, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 9th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in Waterville with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on...

Nov 30, 2022

Janet N. Bechtel, 80, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial services will be held Sunday, December 4th, at 4:00 PM at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Friends may greet the family from 1:00 PM until the time of services on Sunday at...

Nov 29, 2022

Karen A. (Schultz) Leppert, 84, of Lansing, IA, joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, IA, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 3rd, at 11:00 AM at United Methodist Church in Lansing with Pastor James Buckhahn officiating. Burial will...

Nov 27, 2022

Arden C. Dickson, 75, of Postville, IA, died Sunday, November 27, 2022, at his home in rural Postville. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 1st, at 11:00 AM at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Postville with Fr. Martin Coolidge officiating. Inurnment will be held at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon, IA, at a later date. Friends may greet the...

Nov 22, 2022

Marie K. Loomis, 89, of Lansing, IA, died Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at her home. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, September 16, 2023, starting at 3:00 PM at Coffee on the River in Lansing. Burial of ashes will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is assisting the family.

Marie Katherine...

Nov 21, 2022

Eda S. Halverson, 85, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, November 21, 2022, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Graveside services will be held Monday, November 28th, at 11:00 AM at Glenwood East Cemetery in rural Decorah, IA, with Pastor Adam Starrett officiating. Martin – Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Eda Skaidrite Halverson was...

Nov 20, 2022

Carl J. Mullarkey, 94, of Lansing, IA, died Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 26th, at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wexford, rural Lansing with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 9:00 AM until the...

Nov 19, 2022

Bruce E. Jones, 54, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, November 30th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 4:00...

Nov 18, 2022

Brian F. Haney, 59, of Prairie du Chien, WI, died Friday, November 18, 2022, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Cards and memorials may be sent to his sister Karen Henning at 1646 Valdres Road, Decorah, IA 52101. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, is assisting the family.

Brian Floyd...

Nov 10, 2022

Irene Allison, 101, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, November 10, 2022, at Strawberry Point Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point, IA. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 28th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. Friends may greet the family one hour...

Nov 9, 2022

Everett L. Stahl, 93, of Lansing, IA, died Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Graveside services with military honors will be held Wednesday, November 16th, at 11:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing. Friends may greet the family from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday at Thornburg - Grau Funeral Home in Lansing....

Nov 5, 2022

Shirley J. Vlotho Muenzel, 81, of La Feria, TX, formerly of Lansing, IA, died Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, TX. Graveside services will be held Friday, November 18th, at 2:00 PM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing, IA, with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Martin – Grau Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, is handling the...

Nov 1, 2022

Frances J. Luther, 94, of Kasson, MN, formerly of Waukon, IA, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, with her loving son and daughter-in-law Dave and Brenda at her side at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 7th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser...

Oct 31, 2022

Donald B. Hartley, 83, of rural New Albin, IA, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, October 31, 2022, at his home where he was raised. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 5th, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church in rural New Albin with Pastor Paul Burgess officiating. Burial with military honors will be in...

Oct 25, 2022

Larry J. Magner, 71, of Waukon, IA, died surrounded by his family on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Friday, October 28th, at 1:00 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in West Ridge Cemetery in...

Oct 24, 2022

Leone I. McKee, 92, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, October 24, 2022, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 28th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 AM until time of...

Oct 17, 2022

Patrick J. Curtin, 78, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, October 17, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 21st, at 1:00 PM at St. John the Baptist - West Ridge Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 4:30 PM...