obituaries
Donald Topel
Feb 18, 2018
Donald H. Topel, 82, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, February 18, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 23rd, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at Sixteen Cemetery, rural Monona, IA. Friends may call one hour before services Friday at the funeral...
William "Bill" Edwin Schneeberger
Feb 16, 2018
William E. Schneeberger, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, February 16, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 24th, at 2:00 PM at Zion United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall in Waukon, with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Friends may call from 1:00 PM - 2:00...
James Connor
Feb 16, 2018
James P. Connor, 80, passed on to his Heavenly home on February 16, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. A memorial Mass will be held Saturday, March 3rd, at 11:00 am with visitation an hour before at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg as the Concelebrants. Martin Funeral Home in...
Jim Schwartzhoff
Feb 8, 2018
James F. Schwartzhoff, 66, of Dorchester, IA, died Thursday, February 8, 2018, at his home following a courageous two year battle with lung disease. Funeral services will be held Wednesday February 14th, at 11:30 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dorchester with Fr. Mark Osterhaus, Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg, and Deacon Jeff Molitor officiating. Burial will be at...
Matthew Howe
Feb 6, 2018
Matthew C. Howe, 48, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 12th, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 PM...
Joan Lyons
Feb 5, 2018
Joan L. Lyons, 58, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, February 5, 2018, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, as the result of an automobile accident in Kentucky with her sisters Mary Engrav and Barb Winters-Kelly. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 13th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, IA, with Fr. Mark...
Harriet Snitker
Feb 5, 2018
Harriet L. Snitker, 96, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, February 5, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 8th, at 11:00 AM at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Tim Rupert officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Wednesday at...
Mary Engrav
Feb 5, 2018
Mary F. Engrav, 55, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, February 5, 2018, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while traveling with her sisters Joan Lyons and Barb Winters-Kelly near Hopkinsville, KY. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 13th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, IA, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus and Rev. Msgr. Ed...
Maloy Johanningmeier
Feb 1, 2018
Maloy A. Johanningmeier, 94, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Prairie Maison Nursing Facility in Prairie du Chien, WI. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 6th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Rev. William Odermann officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM -...
Mary Lou Cota
Jan 27, 2018
Mary Lou Cota, 90, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Saturday, January 27, 2018, at her home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 30th, at 11:00 AM at St. Ann's - St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry. Friends may call from 3:00...
Rev. Lynn G. Groe
Jan 14, 2018
Rev. Lynn G. Groe, 71, of Waukon, IA, died suddenly Sunday, January 14, 2018, while vacationing in Zephyrhills, FL. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 19th, at 10:30 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Bishop Steven Ullestad and Pastor Bill Odermann officiating. Burial will be at Sion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lake Mills, IA. Friends may...
Dakota "Toad" Ness
Jan 9, 2018
Dakota "Toad" C. Ness, 22, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 15th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus and Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at Old West Paint Creek Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call from 2:00...
Eleanor Thorstenson
Jan 3, 2018
Eleanor A. Thorstenson, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 6th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Pastor Bill Odermann officiating. Burial will be at Old West Paint Creek Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM -...
David "Oly" Lloyd Olson
Dec 30, 2017
David "Oly" L. Olson, 64, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Saturday, December 30, 2017, at his home. Memorial services will be held Thursday, January 4th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Francis Martin
Dec 30, 2017
Francis A. Martin, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 5, 2018, at 1:00 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 11:00 AM until...
Vernon Shogren
Dec 24, 2017
Vernon E. Shogren, 82, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 24, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 30th, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church in Waukon with Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Center Baptist Cemetery, rural Lansing, IA. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday...
Walter Mahr
Dec 22, 2017
Walter J. Mahr, 86, of Dorchester, IA, died Friday, December 22, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 27th, at 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dorchester with Fr. Mark Osterhaus and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating and burial with military honors at the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Betty Ann Ryder
Dec 17, 2017
Betty A. Ryder, 81, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 21st; at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus, Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg, and Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at St. Pius Cherry Mound Cemetery, rural...
Helen Wagner
Dec 8, 2017
Helen L. Wagner, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, December 8, 2017, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 13th, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Bill Odermann officiating. Burial of ashes will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday...
Shawn Leslie Nagel
Nov 30, 2017
Shawn L. Nagel, 46, of Winona, MN, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. A sharing time will be held Monday, December 11th, at 5:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Burial of ashes will be held at a later date in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call...