obituaries

Dec 21, 2018

Wesley E. Winters, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, December 21, 2018, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 27th, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday at Martin...

Dec 19, 2018

Eugene J. Oesterle, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 22nd, at 10:30 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 Friday...

Dec 18, 2018

Mae Jean Bakke, 86, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 22nd, 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 3:00 PM - 7:00...

Dec 15, 2018

James "Jim" J. Wachter, 88, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Saturday, December 15, 2018, at his home in rural Harpers Ferry. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 18th, at 10:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, with Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. The burial will be at St. Pius Cherry Mound Cemetery, rural Harpers Ferry. Friends...

Dec 14, 2018

Gretta M. Baxter, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, December 14, 2018, at her home in Waukon. The family would like you to come to St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon, on Saturday, January 5th, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM to have you share some memories and stories of Gretta. Burial will be at Monona...

Dec 13, 2018

Ross Feuerhelm, 62, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, December 13, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 18th, at 6:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Friends may call from 3:00 PM until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home.

Ross Alan Feuerhelm was...

Dec 10, 2018

Dr. Alden F. Wiley, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, December 10, 2018, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 15th, at 10:30 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Matthew Majewski officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM...

Dec 3, 2018

Dr. James "Jim" P. Rixen, 64, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, December 3, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Friday, December 7th, at 11:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from...

Nov 27, 2018

Cindy Barr, 66, of rural Waukon, IA, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at her home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 1st, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Wayne Ellingson officiating. Burial will be at Smithfield Cemetery, rural Monona, IA. Friends may call from 9:30 AM until the time...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...