obituaries


Joan Berns

Joan Berns

Sep 27, 2019

Joan D Berns, 78, of Waukon, IA, formerly of Rolling Meadows, IL, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 1st, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon....

Lavonne Kruger

Lavonne Kruger

Sep 27, 2019

LaVonne A. Kruger, 87, of Waukon, IA, passed away at her home surrounded by family and friends on Friday, September 27, 2019. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 30th, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from...

James "Jim" Blake Yuhouse

James "Jim" Blake Yuhouse

Sep 21, 2019

James "Jim" B. Yuhouse, 65, of Harpers Ferry, IA, formerly of Clear Lake, IA, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019, at home in Harpers Ferry, following a courageous battle with cancer. The family will be greeting friends and family to celebrate Jim's life after 4:00 PM on Saturday, September 28th, at the Harpers Ferry Community Center in Harpers Ferry....

Marcella Hermeier

Marcella Hermeier

Sep 17, 2019

Marcella L. Hermeier, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 21st, at 1:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Keith Selberg officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services on Saturday at the funeral...

Gene Sweeney

Gene Sweeney

Sep 14, 2019

Gene Sweeney, 71, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon after a brief illness.  Memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 18th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Lycurgus Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call from 9:00...

Merlin Hansmeier

Merlin Hansmeier

Sep 13, 2019

Merlin J. Hansmeier, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, September 13, 2019, at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 16th, at 11:00 AM at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon with Pastor Keith Selberg officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2:00 PM - 5:00...

Leroy Mccabe

Leroy Mccabe

Sep 10, 2019

LeRoy A. McCabe, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 14th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM -...

Hilmen Cornelius Christianson

Hilmen Cornelius Christianson

Sep 3, 2019

Hilmen C. Christianson, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Monday, September 23rd, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Inurnment of his cremains along with his wife Lillian's cremains will be buried in the...

Arlene Welch

Arlene Welch

Sep 1, 2019

Arlene M. Welch, 74, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, September 1, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 6th, at 11:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday at St. Patrick...

Emmet Jones

Emmet Jones

Aug 30, 2019

Emmet C. Jones, 93, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, August 30, 2019, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 4th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM -...

Patricia "Pat" Ann Fish

Patricia "Pat" Ann Fish

Aug 26, 2019

Patricia "Pat" A. Fish, 76, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Monday, August 26, 2019, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, IA. Memorial services will be held Friday, September 6th, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at Smithfield Cemetery, rural Monona, IA. Friends may call from 4:00 PM -...

Willard Louis Bieber

Willard Louis Bieber

Aug 15, 2019

Willard L. Bieber, 80, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 19th, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Inurnment will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sunday...

James "Jim" Sweeney

James "Jim" Sweeney

Aug 8, 2019

James "Jim" E. Sweeney, 69, of Waukon, IA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday, August 8th, 2019, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 13th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet...

Linda Lou Sorum

Linda Lou Sorum

Aug 6, 2019

Linda L. Sorum, 78, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 13th, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Ronald Pederson officiating. Burial will be at East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery in rural Waterville, IA. Friends may call one hour before...

Jerry Bollman

Jerry Bollman

Aug 3, 2019

Jerry L. Bollman, 78, of Waukon, IA, passed into the arms of the Lord, Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society in West Union, IA. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 9th, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon....

Tanya Marie Schnuelle

Tanya Marie Schnuelle

Jul 27, 2019

Tanya M. Schnuelle, 39, of Waukon, IA, died suddenly Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 6th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM...

Margaret Reisner

Margaret Reisner

Jul 24, 2019

Margaret A. Reisner, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at Western Home Communities-Nation Cottage in Cedar Falls, IA. Memorial services will be held Monday, August 5th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Inurnment will be at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Ft. Atkinson, IA. Friends may call one hour before services Monday...

Florence Schlake

Florence Schlake

Jul 14, 2019

Florence A. Schlake, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society in Postville, IA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 17th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Lynn Noel officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 9:30 AM until the time of...

Dr. Bill Clair

Dr. Bill Clair

Jul 14, 2019

Dr. William "Bill" Patrick Clair, 72, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 19th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 9:30 AM until...

Robert "Bob" Creighton Rush

Robert "Bob" Creighton Rush

Jul 13, 2019

Robert C. Rush, 58, of Oelwein, IA, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Friends may call from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 27th, at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with graveside services to follow in Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, IA, with Pastor Tim Rupert officiating. A private...