obituaries


Mary Ellen Mcmillan

Mary Ellen Mcmillan

Sep 21, 2018

Mary Ellen McMillan, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, September 21, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 1st, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 2:00 PM...

Neale Downing

Neale Downing

Sep 10, 2018

R. Neale Downing, 87, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Monday, September 10, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, September 15th, from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with military honors at 2:00 PM. Inurnment will be in Smithfield Cemetery, rural Monona, IA. Roger Neale...

Loretta Snitker

Loretta Snitker

Aug 27, 2018

Loretta M. Snitker, 87, of Tomah, WI, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Monday, August 27, 2018, in Tomah at the home of her daughter Diane Schmidt, who was her caretaker since July 2015. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 31st, at 11:30 AM at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon, IA, with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating and...

Faith Arlene Ericson

Faith Arlene Ericson

Aug 22, 2018

Faith Arlene [Shaw] Ericson, 71, of Lansing, IA, died surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 26th, at 2:00 PM at Center Baptist Church in rural Lansing, with Pastor Matthew Majewski officiating. Burial will in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 PM -...

Curtis Brandsmeier

Curtis Brandsmeier

Aug 20, 2018

Curtis Richard Brandsmeier, 73, of Waukon, IA, died on Monday, August 20, 2018, at his home. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, August 24th, at Zion United Church of Christ, in Waukon. Pastor Sam Houser will be officiating the service. There will be a two-hour visitation before services at the church from 11:00am-1:00pm. Burial...

Bill Collins

Bill Collins

Aug 17, 2018

William "Bill" A. Collins, 63, of Waterville, IA, died Friday, August 17, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 24th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00...

Duane Duvel

Duane Duvel

Aug 11, 2018

Duane R. Duvel, 84, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, August 15th, at The Old Rossville Store in Rossville, IA, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM with a sharing time at 5:30 PM. Private family military graveside rites will be held...

Wayne Bernard King

Wayne Bernard King

Aug 5, 2018

Wayne B. King, 68, of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Bryn Mawr Health Care Center in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 9th, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one...

Janann Miene

Janann Miene

Aug 2, 2018

Janann K. Miene, 77, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, August 2, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 4th, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 10:00 AM until the time of services Saturday at the funeral home. Janann Kay...

Myrtle Egan

Myrtle Egan

Jul 31, 2018

Myrtle M. Egan, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 6th, at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Wexford Catholic Church in rural Lansing, IA, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at St. Pius at Cherry Mound Cemetery, rural Harpers Ferry, IA. Friends...

Lavonne "Bonnie" Johnson

Lavonne "Bonnie" Johnson

Jul 30, 2018

Lavonne "Bonnie" Johnson, 83, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, July 30, 2018, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 7th, 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 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM...

Ursula Bertha Quanrude

Ursula Bertha Quanrude

Jul 27, 2018

Ursula B. Quanrude, 96, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 31st, 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 - 7:00 PM Monday...

Duane Brandt

Duane Brandt

Jul 25, 2018

Duane M. Brandt, 66, of Postville, IA, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 AM until time of graveside services Saturday, August 25th, at the Salem United Church of Christ fellowship hall in rural Waukon. A graveside service with military honors will follow at 11:00 AM Saturday at...

Jeanne Lorraine Wheeler

Jeanne Lorraine Wheeler

Jul 24, 2018

Jeanne L. Wheeler, 92, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 28th, at 11:00 AM at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM -...

Rita Votsmier

Rita Votsmier

Jul 24, 2018

Rita A. Votsmier, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 28th, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in New Berlin, IL. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00...

Donald Sherman

Donald Sherman

Jul 22, 2018

Donald P. Sherman, 69, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 26th, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00...

Ramona Louise Ward

Ramona Louise Ward

Jul 19, 2018

Ramona L. Ward, 69, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, July 19, 2018, from complications of a lung disease at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 23rd, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Hanover Cemetery in rural Waukon....

James Benjamin Richardson

James Benjamin Richardson

Jul 17, 2018

James B. Richardson, 77, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, WI. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 20th, at the Community Center in Harpers Ferry, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon assisted the family with cremation. James Benjamin Richardson...

Virgil Carlton Herman

Virgil Carlton Herman

Jun 30, 2018

Virgil C. Herman, 84, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 3rd, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Burial with military rites will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Monday at Martin Funeral Home in...

Joseph "Joe" Francis O'Neill

Joseph "Joe" Francis O'Neill

Jun 30, 2018

Joseph "Joe" Francis O'Neill, 44, of Waukon, IA, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday June 30, 2018, surrounded by his family. He courageously fought stage IV lung cancer for two years before being called to his heavenly home. Throughout his battle, Joe still lived life to the fullest, doing what he loved with his family and friends. Funeral services...