obituaries

Mar 21, 2018

Eugene R. Knox, 77, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, March 27th, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from...

Mar 17, 2018

Leroy E. Nolting, 88, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 21st, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Rev. Keith Selberg officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 9:30 AM until the...

Mar 17, 2018

Mary Jo Oden, 85, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 23, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Pastor Steve Oden officiating. Inurnment will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Visitation is from 9:30 AM until time of services at the...

Mar 15, 2018

Dorothea D. Horsfall, 65, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 26th, at 11:00 AM at Faith Evangelical Free Church in Prairie du Chien, WI, with Pastor Kevin Dick officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, IA. Friends may greet the family...

Mar 15, 2018

Brian A. Palmer, 59, of Holmen, WI, formerly of Waukon, IA, passed away peacefully March 15, 2018, at Mayo Clinic in La Crosse, WI, surrounded by his family. He was laid to rest at Bethel Cemetery in Osterdock, IA, next to his mother and father on March 17th in a ceremony officiated by his longtime friend Fr. Jim Weighner. A...

Mar 9, 2018

Milton H. Turner, 89, of Postville, IA, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Postville. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, March 13th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Pastor Bill Odermann officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 9:00 AM until time...

Mar 9, 2018

Randy J. Sweeney, 67, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 13th, at 11:00 AM 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 4:00 PM - 7:00...

Mar 5, 2018

Carol J. Cole, 69, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, March 5, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. A prayer service will be held Thursday, March 8th, at 7:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Bill Odermann officiating. Private burial will be held at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM until...

Mar 2, 2018

Bernell "B.J." Palas, 72, of Waterville, IA, died Friday, March 2, 2018, at Elkader Care Center in Elkader, IA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 7th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Pastor Bill Odermann officiating. Burial will be at Sixteen Cemetery, rural Monona, IA. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00...

Mar 1, 2018

Daniel J. Klees, 64, of Marion, IA, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, March 1, 2018, at his home. A visitation will be held Wednesday, March 7th, from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Graveside services will be held at a later date.

Daniel Joel Klees was born December 6, 1953, in...

Feb 27, 2018

Laurayne Beisker, 84, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 2nd, at 2:00 PM at Iron Ridge Church in Waukon with Pastors Marlan and Bryan Mincks officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Laurayne has donated...

Feb 22, 2018

Danny J. Kiley, 47, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Thursday, February 22, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 28th, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Duane Smith and Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing, IA. Friends may...

Feb 22, 2018

Jessica E. Docken, 33, of Onalaska, WI, died Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 2nd, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Jim Aniol officiating. Burial will be at Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, IA. Friends may call from 9:30 AM until the time...

Feb 20, 2018

Marie E. McKee, 94, of Waukon, IA, formerly of Postville, IA, died Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 26th, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville with Pastor Lynn Noel officiating. Burial will be at Postville Cemetery. Friends may call from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...