obituaries


Keith Fahey

Keith Fahey

Feb 3, 2017

Keith W. Fahey, 82, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, February 3, 2017, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 8th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg and Fr. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may...

Lee Duane Gage

Lee Duane Gage

Jan 31, 2017

Lee D. Gage, 81, of Castalia, IA, formerly of La Porte, IN, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at his home in rural Castalia. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 4th, at 11:00 AM at Community Presbyterian Church in Postville, IA, with Pastor Gary Catterson officiating. Entombment will be at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens in Michigan City, IN, on...

Dorothy Broszeit

Dorothy Broszeit

Jan 30, 2017

Dorothy M. Broszeit, 85, of Frankville, IA, died Monday, January 30, 2017, at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 2nd, at 1:30 PM at Frankville Presbyterian Church in Frankville, IA. Burial will be at Frankville Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon,...

Alice Ruth Huffman

Alice Ruth Huffman

Jan 30, 2017

Alice R.  Huffman, 94, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 30, 2017, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 7th, 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 - 7:00 PM Monday at Martin...

Ruth Nolting

Ruth Nolting

Jan 30, 2017

Ruth A. Nolting of Waukon, IA, passed away peacefully just short of her 99 th birthday at 5:25 PM Monday afternoon, January 30, 2017, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 4th, at 1:00 PM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial will be at Oakland...

Arden Hanson

Arden Hanson

Jan 28, 2017

Arden I. Hanson, 88, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Clarksville Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center in Clarksville, IA. Memorial services will be held Thursday, February 2nd, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the church cemetery. Friends...

Helen Delores Evanson

Helen Delores Evanson

Jan 20, 2017

Helen Delores Evanson, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Friday afternoon, January 20, 2017, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 28th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM...

Robert Axmear

Robert Axmear

Jan 17, 2017

Robert J. Axmear, 65, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at his home. A visitation will be held from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Saturday, January 21st, at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Robert James Axmear was born February 23, 1951, in Sigourney, IA, the son of Kenneth and Joan (Herdliska) Axmear. He graduated from...

Sylvia Belle Marti

Sylvia Belle Marti

Jan 10, 2017

Sylvia B. Marti, 97, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 14th, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services Saturday at Martin Funeral Home. Sylvia...

Phyllis Martha Welch

Phyllis Martha Welch

Jan 9, 2017

Phyllis M. Welch, 84, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at her home in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 12th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Lycurgus Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM...

Richard Delphey

Richard Delphey

Jan 4, 2017

Richard Arthur Delphey, 72, of Lansing, IA, died Wednesday evening, January 4, 2017, surrounded by his family at Silverado Memory Care Community in Naperville, IL. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 14th, at 11:00 AM at St. Ann's – St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, IA, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Friends may call from 9:00 AM until...

Joseph Teff

Joseph Teff

Jan 1, 2017

Joseph "Joe" C. Teff, 81, of Dorchester, IA, died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Memorial services will be held Thursday, January 5th, at 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dorchester with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call one hour before services Thursday at the...

Ben Richardson

Ben Richardson

Dec 28, 2016

On December 28, 2016, Ben Richardson died unexpectedly in his home in Iowa City, Iowa. He was 31 years old and formerly of Harpers Ferry, Iowa. A visitation will be held Saturday, January 7th, 2017, from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at St. Ann's - St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry. A scripture service will follow at 2:00...

Norma Jean Dahlstrom

Norma Jean Dahlstrom

Dec 22, 2016

Norma J. Dahlstrom, 87, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at UnityPoint-Allen Hospital in Waterloo, IA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 28th, 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 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday...

Barbara Ann Homewood

Barbara Ann Homewood

Dec 14, 2016

Barbara A. Homewood, 58, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 28th , at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Samantha Houser  officiating. Friends may call one hour before the services Saturday at the church. Martin Funeral...

Bobby Forrest Ryan

Bobby Forrest Ryan

Dec 12, 2016

Robert (Bobby) Forrest Ryan, 54, of Waukon, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 peacefully in his sleep at his home in rural Waukon.  A celebration of his life for family and friends will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday, December 18th at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Bobby was born in...

Floyd William Waters

Floyd William Waters

Dec 10, 2016

Floyd W. Waters, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 21st, 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, rural Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services Wednesday...

Chad White

Chad White

Nov 29, 2016

Chad E. White, 46, of Waukon, IA, formerly of Milwaukee, WI, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, in Prairie du Chien, WI. A visitation will be held Sunday, December 4th, from 2:00 - 5:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, and a prayer service will follow at 5:00 PM with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Chad Eugene White was...

Betty Darlene Clark

Betty Darlene Clark

Nov 27, 2016

Betty D. Clark, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, November 27, 2016, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Private family graveside services were held in Oakhill Cemetery in Lansing, IA, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements. Betty Darlene Clark was born May 11, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Frederick...

Duane Barthell Bakkum

Duane Barthell Bakkum

Nov 25, 2016

Duane B. Bakkum, 66, of Monona, IA, died Friday, November 25, 2016, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 2nd, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating, and burial at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00...