obituaries

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...

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...