obituaries


Delores Marie Dehning

Delores Marie Dehning

Mar 1, 2014

Delores M. Dehning, 89, of Waukon, IA, formerly of Dorchester, IA, died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 5th, at 11:00 AM at St. Luke's United Church of Christ in Eitzen, MN, with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00...

Sue Hansmeier

Sue Hansmeier

Feb 17, 2014

Sue M. Hansmeier, 67, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, February 17, 2014, at her home in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, February 19th, at 7:00 PM at Echo Valley Banquet Center in West Union, IA. Friends may call from 3:00 PM until the time of service Wednesday at the Echo Valley Banquet Center. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon...

Donna Mae Sivesind

Donna Mae Sivesind

Feb 14, 2014

Donna Sivesind, 76, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, February 14, 2014, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 19th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn Groe officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday at Martin Funeral...

Lorraine Moericke

Lorraine Moericke

Feb 13, 2014

Lorraine Louise Moericke, age 89, of Glendive, Montana formerly of New Albin, Iowa passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in New Albin with Father John Moser officiating.  Rite of Committal with...

Lorraine Grace Shogren

Lorraine Grace Shogren

Feb 12, 2014

Lorraine G. Shogren, 87, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 18th, at 1:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Pastor Eddie Cabrera officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Monday at Martin...

John Charles Baumgartner

John Charles Baumgartner

Feb 9, 2014

John C. Baumgartner, 61, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare in LaCrosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 13th, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00...

Wesley Rood

Wesley Rood

Feb 7, 2014

Wesley K. Rood, 79, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, February 7, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 12th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM...

Mary Charlotte Schwartzhoff

Mary Charlotte Schwartzhoff

Feb 3, 2014

Mary Charlotte Schwartzhoff (nee Baxter), of West Allis, WI, formerly of Waukon, Iowa, entered Eternal Life on February 3, 2014, at the age of 92. Beloved mother of Gail (Bill) Rozga, Gregory (Michele) Schwartzhoff, Donald (Margaret) Schwartzhoff, and son-in-law, Joseph Kaiser. Dear grandmother of Dawn (Sherri), Daniel (Becky), David, Sara (Jonathan), Corrie, Anna, James (Amy), John (Rebecca), Heather (David), Matthew,...

Maxine Sander

Maxine Sander

Jan 20, 2014

Maxine Lenone (Smoak) Sander, 87, of Traverse City, Michigan, formerly of Waukon, IA, died peacefully with her children, and their spouses, by her side Monday, January 20, 2014, at The Grand Traverse Pavilions of Traverse City, Michigan, where she had been lovingly cared for the last six months of her life. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 10th...

Alice Marie O'Neill Tayek

Alice Marie O'Neill Tayek

Jan 18, 2014

Alice M. O'Neill Tayek, 97, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 23rd, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday...

Leona Amanda Duvel

Leona Amanda Duvel

Jan 17, 2014

Leona Amanda Duvel, 101, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 21st at 11:00 AM at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM...

Peggy Sue Berg

Peggy Sue Berg

Jan 15, 2014

Peggy S. Berg, 49, of Victoria, TX, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, surrounded by her loving husband and two children. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 22nd, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be at Salem...

Lauren Storla

Lauren Storla

Jan 7, 2014

Lauren E. Storla, 78, of Elgin, IA, formerly of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at his home in rural Elgin, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 11th, at 11:00 AM at Redeemer Lutheran Church in West Union, IA, with Pastor Rusty Phillips officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, IA. Friends may call from 4:00...

Edwin Leiran

Edwin Leiran

Jan 6, 2014

Edwin "Ed" T. Leiran, 87, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 6, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 10th, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...

Sally Jane Zimmerman

Sally Jane Zimmerman

Jan 1, 2014

Sally J. Zimmerman, 80, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 4th, 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 Friday at...

Kohbey Joseph Lawson

Kohbey Joseph Lawson

Dec 29, 2013

Kohbey J. Lawson, 20, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, at his home in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, January 7th, at 1:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Burial of ashes will be at a later date in Mt. Hope Cemetery, in rural Dorchester, IA. Friends may call one hour before the services on...

Charles Bulman

Charles Bulman

Dec 29, 2013

Charles J. Bulman, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, at his home in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 3rd, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday at Martin Funeral Home...

Vernon Gallagher

Vernon Gallagher

Dec 25, 2013

Vernon F. Gallagher, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 28th, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon,...

Audrey Groezinger

Audrey Groezinger

Dec 9, 2013

Audrey D. Groezinger, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, December 9, 2013, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services will be held at a later date in 2014. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting with arrangements. Audrey Dorothy Groezinger was born March 3, 1922, in Saukville, WI, the daughter of Anton and Ada (Snitker) DeBuhr. Her family moved...

John William Brazell

John William Brazell

Dec 8, 2013

John W. Brazell, 90, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Sunday, December 8, 2013, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, IA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 12th, at 11:30 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, in Harpers Ferry. Friends may...