obituaries


Richard Schilling

Richard Schilling

Nov 27, 2018

Richard "Dick" J. Schilling, 84, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at his home. Memorial services will be held Monday, December 3rd, at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. In...

James Klemp

James Klemp

Nov 23, 2018

James L. Klemp, 70, of rural Waukon, IA, died Friday, November 23, 2018, at his home. Private family services will be held later at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. James Lee Klemp was born December 12, 1947, in rural Tripoli, IA, the son of Lester and Esther (Schneider) Klemp. Jim grew up in...

Gary Soper

Gary Soper

Nov 19, 2018

Gary E. Soper, 76, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Monday, November 19, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 24th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, IA. Burial with military honors will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday...

Marsha Lynn Bieber

Marsha Lynn Bieber

Nov 13, 2018

Marsha L. Bieber, 69, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at her home in rural Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 19th, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sunday...

Ronald Benzing

Ronald Benzing

Nov 10, 2018

Ronald G. Benzing, 75, of Waterville, IA, died Saturday, November 10, 2018, at his home. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, November 14th, at 1:00 PM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Inurnment will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday...

Emmet Nolting

Emmet Nolting

Nov 8, 2018

Emmet H. O. Nolting, 88, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 12th, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Pastor Keith Selberg officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM...

Raymond Laverne Hildebrand

Raymond Laverne Hildebrand

Nov 3, 2018

Raymond L. Hildebrand, 98, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 8th, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon with Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour before the services on Thursday...

Philip Orville Ruen Storla

Philip Orville Ruen Storla

Nov 2, 2018

Philip Storla, 88, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, November 2, 2018, at his home. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, November 7th, at 1:00 PM at Glenwood Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, IA, with Pastor Stacey Nalean-Carlson officiating and burial at Glenwood Cemetery. Friends may call one hour before services at the church on Wednesday. Martin Funeral Home in...

John "Jack" Terhune

John "Jack" Terhune

Nov 2, 2018

John "Jack" Terhune, 94, of Grand Rapids, MI, died Friday, November 2, 2018, in Grand Rapids. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, IA, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Inurnment will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services on Saturday at...

Walter Germann, Jr.

Walter Germann, Jr.

Oct 29, 2018

Walter Germann, Jr., 85, of rural Postville, IA, died Monday, October 29, 2018, at his home. Graveside services will be held Friday, November 2nd, at Smithfield Cemetery in rural Monona, IA, with Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon and also from 10:00 - 11:00 AM...

John "Charlie" Charles Kofron

John "Charlie" Charles Kofron

Oct 29, 2018

John Charles "Charlie" Kofron, 88, of Harpers Ferry, IA, formerly of Cedar Falls, IA, died Monday, October 29, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. He has been cremated and there will be no services at his request. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, is handling arrangements. Charlie Kofron was born March 9, 1930, in Cedar Falls, IA,...

Norma Smrcina

Norma Smrcina

Oct 26, 2018

Norma R. Smrcina, 84, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, October 26, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Monday, October 29th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Prairie du Chien, WI. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00...

Sharon Ingalls

Sharon Ingalls

Oct 22, 2018

Sharon K. Ingalls, 69, of New Albin, IA, passed away from lung cancer on Monday, October 22, 2018, at 12:32 PM at her home. Consecration of the ground at the burial site at St. John's Wheatland United Church of Christ, rural New Albin, and a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorials can be sent to...

Dorothy "May" Ager

Dorothy "May" Ager

Oct 20, 2018

Dorothy May Ager, age 84, of Waterville, IA, died Saturday, October 20, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be Friday, October 26th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church 1799 Elon Drive, in rural Waterville, with Pastor Ken Kimball. Friends may call from 9:30 AM until time of services on Friday...

Joseph "Joe" Durvine Gallagher

Joseph "Joe" Durvine Gallagher

Oct 16, 2018

Joseph D. Gallagher, of Dorchester, IA, passed away in the wee hours of the morning of October 16, 2018, at his home in Hanover Township. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 19 th at 11:00 AM, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hanover, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be at St. Mary's...

Lindy Annette Lewis

Lindy Annette Lewis

Oct 15, 2018

Lindy A. Lewis, 70, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Monday, October 15, 2018, at her home in Harpers Ferry. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 20th, at 1:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA. with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial with military honors will be at St. Joseph's Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry. Friends may greet...

Murvel Barness

Murvel Barness

Oct 11, 2018

Murvel D. Barness, 75, of Waukon, IA, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, October 11, 2018. Memorial services with military honors will be held Monday, October 15th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Wayne Ellingson officiating. Friends may call from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sunday at Martin Funeral Home in...

Robert Heffern

Robert Heffern

Oct 7, 2018

Bob J. Heffern, 86, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, October 7, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 11th, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military honors will be at St. Joseph's Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry, IA. Friends may...

Clara Ebner

Clara Ebner

Oct 4, 2018

Clara E. Ebner, 91, of rural Lansing, IA, died Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, November 10th, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at the Farm Bureau building in Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family. Clara Estelle Ebner was born December 4, 1926, in...

Herbert Schmidt

Herbert Schmidt

Oct 3, 2018

Herbert "Herb" A. Schmidt, 89, of rural Waterville, IA, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 6th, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Gary Hatcher officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be held in Sixteen Cemetery, rural Monona, IA. Friends may call one hour...