obituaries


Mary Ellen Mccabe

Mary Ellen Mccabe

Aug 20, 2017

Mary E. McCabe, 66, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 24, 2017 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 greet the family from 4:00 PM -...

Dorothy Goettel

Dorothy Goettel

Aug 16, 2017

Dorothy Y. Goettel, 92, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 19th, at 10:30 AM at First Baptist Church in Waukon, IA, with Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing. Friends may greet the family from 9:00 AM until...

Teletha Springsteen

Teletha Springsteen

Aug 13, 2017

Teletha M. Springsteen, 63, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Teletha Mae Springsteen was born June 21, 1954, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of...

Anaruth Bechtel

Anaruth Bechtel

Aug 11, 2017

Anaruth H. Bechtel, 88, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, August 11, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 16th, 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 PM Tuesday at Martin Funeral...

Mike Van Gorp

Mike Van Gorp

Aug 5, 2017

Mike Van Gorp, 69, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 9th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM -...

Gregory "Hammer" James Hamm

Gregory "Hammer" James Hamm

Jul 29, 2017

Gregory J. "Hammer" Hamm, 61, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 3rd, at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville, IA, with Pastor Lynn Noel and Rev. Steve Brackett officiating. Burial will be at Waterville Lutheran Cemetery, Waterville, IA. Friends...

Maureen Catherine Keenan

Maureen Catherine Keenan

Jul 29, 2017

Maureen C.  Keenan, 77, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon surrounded by her six children. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 2nd, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus and Fr. Bernard Grady officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends...

Diana Ward

Diana Ward

Jul 13, 2017

Diana M. Ward, 64, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon surrounded by her loving family. Memorial services will be held Monday, July 17th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Inurnment will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour...

Deloris Mae Topel

Deloris Mae Topel

Jul 6, 2017

Deloris M. Topel, 80, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 18th, at 1:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at Sixteen Cemetery, rural Monona, IA. Friends may call from 11:00 AM until time of services on...

Vivian Iverson

Vivian Iverson

Jul 6, 2017

Vivian M. Iverson, 88, of rural Waterville, IA, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 15th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 PM -...

Loren Bulman

Loren Bulman

Jun 25, 2017

Loren A. Bulman, 89, of Spring Grove, MN, formerly of Dorchester, IA, died peacefully Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, June 27th, at 2:00 PM at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church in rural New Albin, IA, with Pastor Paul Burgess officiating. Interment will be at the...

Isabella Rose Swenson

Isabella Rose Swenson

Jun 18, 2017

Isabella Rose Swenson, 10 day old daughter of Brian and Amanda Swenson of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Heath System, Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, WI. A funeral mass will be held Friday, June 23rd at 11:00 am at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be in...

Hartley "Gene" Eugene Wilder

Hartley "Gene" Eugene Wilder

Jun 17, 2017

Hartley "Gene" E. Wilder, 88, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Private family graveside services will be at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family with arrangements. Hartley Eugene Wilder was born January 16, 1929, in Lansing, IA, the son of Flavius...

Bernice Hattie Byrnes

Bernice Hattie Byrnes

Jun 15, 2017

Bernice Byrnes, 93, of Colorado Springs, CO, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Constant Care Assisted Living in Colorado Springs, CO. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 23rd, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one...

Joyce Knox

Joyce Knox

Jun 15, 2017

Joyce A. Knox, 74, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 20th, 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...

Peter Bieber

Peter Bieber

May 23, 2017

Peter William Bieber Jr. died Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, at age 81. Peter was born on July 29, 1935 in Waukon, Iowa, son of Peter Sr. and Luella (Leppert) Bieber. He was baptized and confirmed in his faith of our Lord and Savior. He graduated from Waukon High School with the class of...

Hedy Leas

Hedy Leas

May 20, 2017

Hedy R. Leas, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Guttenberg Care Center in Guttenberg, IA. Memorial services will be held Friday, May 26th, at 11:00 AM at Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, IA, with Pastor Tim Rupert officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Memorials...

Gerald Blong

Gerald Blong

May 18, 2017

Gerald R. Blong, 83, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 22nd, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Ft. Atkinson, IA. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday...

Delores Arlene Bachtell

Delores Arlene Bachtell

May 14, 2017

Delores "Dolly" A. Bachtell, 82, of West Union, IA, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 18th, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville with Pastors Lynn Noel and Adam Starrett officiating. Burial will be at Postville Cemetery, Postville. Friends may call from 4:00...

Donald Winters

Donald Winters

May 14, 2017

Donald A.Winters, 84, of Lansing, IA, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. A private family graveside service with military honors will be held at a later date at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon, IA. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Donald Arthur Winters was born February 6, 1933, on a farm in...