obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Nov 25, 2016

Brenda Sue Turteltaub left us too early on Sunday, Nov 25, 2016, at Lake Almanor, CA. As per her wishes, she has been cremated. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon, IA, with a visitation one hour before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. ...

Nov 13, 2016

A joint memorial service and memory sharing time for Jim and Kelly Bristol of Waukon, IA, will be held Saturday, April 8, 2017, starting at 2:00 pm at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. A visitation will be held one hour before services. James D. Bristol, 97, who lived and practiced law in Waukon, Iowa, for more than 60 years,...

Nov 12, 2016

Mary "Kay" Kathleen Mettille, 96, of Waukon, IA, died surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 19th, at 11:00 AM at St. Pius Cherry Mound Catholic Church in rural Harpers Ferry, IA, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends...

Oct 31, 2016

Curtis D. "CD" Kruger, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, October 31, 2016, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 4th, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial with military rites will be in the church cemetery. Friends may greet...

Oct 28, 2016

Ida M. Duffy, 78, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, October 28, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 4th, 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 Thursday at Martin Funeral...

Oct 28, 2016

Donna J. Wiley, 85, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, October 28, 2016, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 31st, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sunday at Martin Funeral...

Oct 27, 2016

Virgil G. Christianson, 69, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 2nd, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM -...

Oct 23, 2016

Sylvia I. Macauley, 81, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 29th, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Friends may call from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday at the church before services. Martin Funeral Home of Waukon...

Oct 23, 2016

Hazel I. Schlitter, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 28th, at 11:00 AM at St. Pius Cherry Mound Catholic Church in rural Harpers Ferry, IA, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM...

Oct 22, 2016

Dona Marie Danaher passed away peacefully on October 22, 2016 in Ankeny, Iowa. Visitation will be held at Hamilton's near Highland Memory Gardens at 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., on Thursday, October 27th. Funeral services will be held at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, 510 E. 1st St., Ankeny, on October 28th at...

Oct 20, 2016

Evelyn V. Welper, 81, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Monday, October 24, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Friends may call from 9:30 AM until time of services on Monday at the...