obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Anita Ann Gilster
Dec 2, 2013
Anita A. Gilster, 75, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, December 2, 2013, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 7th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, IA. Friends may call one hour before services at the...
Kenneth Norvil Marti
Dec 2, 2013
Kenneth N. Marti, 87, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, December 2, 2013, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 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 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday at...
Earl Robert Steffenson
Nov 25, 2013
Earl R. Steffenson, 74, of Waukon, IA, died unexpectedly on November 25, 2013 at his apartment in Poynette, WI. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 30th, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday at Martin Funeral Home in...
Andrea "Toots" Ellis
Nov 23, 2013
Andrea "Toots" P. Ellis, 68, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, IA. A celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, December 1st, from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM at the Harbor House Restaurant in Harpers Ferry. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family with arrangements. Andrea Pearl Ellis...
Shirley Mae Rathbun
Nov 22, 2013
Shirley M. Rathbun, 63, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Friday, November 22, 2013, at her home in rural Harpers Ferry, IA. Shirley was cremated, and the family held private family services at her home. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon assisted the family with arrangements. Shirley Mae Rathbun was born August 30, 1950, in Beloit, WI, the daughter of Kenneth M....
William "Bill" John Mathis
Nov 22, 2013
William "Bill" J. Mathis, 83, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, November 22, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 26th, 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...