obituaries

Sep 10, 2024

Sharon K. Goeke, 80, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, October 6th, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Freedom Bank basement hall. Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 19th, at 11:00 AM at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. Martin-Grau Funeral Home...

Sep 10, 2024

Bill died peacefully, surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 17th, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon with Rev. Grant VanderVelden officiating. Pallbearers will be Bill's grandsons. Lunch will follow the service. A private family burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon....

Sep 6, 2024

Wilma F. Verthein, 93, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, September 6, 2024, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family.

Wilma Frieda Verthein was born on June 2, 1931, the daughter of Julius and Sophie (Vieth) Rissman. She grew up on the Rissman farm and attended country school of Lycurgus...

Sep 5, 2024

Bernice LaVonne Thies, 94, of Waukon, Iowa, passed Thursday, September 5, 2024, at her home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 10, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be at Old West Paint Creek Cemetery, rural Waukon. Bernice will be laid to rest alongside her husband, Leonard,...

Sep 5, 2024

Jeremy D. Engrav, 37, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, September 5, 2024, at his home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 11th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Join the family for a celebration of life at the Uptown party room...

Sep 2, 2024

Cyril "Cy" Maurice Mohn, 76, of Lansing, IA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 2, 2024, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Monday, September 9th, at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial will be at Wexford Cemetery, rural Lansing....

Sep 1, 2024

Maurice O. Blome, 86, of Ferryville, WI, died Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Great River Care Center in McGregor, IA. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family.

Maurice Orville Blome was born November 4, 1937, to Harry and Vera (Sachs) Blome in Lakota, IA. He attended and graduated from Lakota High School in 1956. Maurice...

Aug 31, 2024

Carol F. Moe, 89 of Waukon, IA, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the Waukon Good Samaritan Society. A private memorial service and burial at Oakland Cemetery will be held at a later date. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial to Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon or the...

Aug 26, 2024

Ella Mae Dvorak, 100, of Waukon, IA, died peacefully Monday, August 26, 2024, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 31st, at 10:30 AM at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Abraham Faugstad officiating. Burial will be at Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, IA. Friends may greet the family from...

Aug 25, 2024

Darrell T. Stone, 77, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, August 25, 2024, at his home in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 29th, at 11:00 AM at Martin - Grau Funeral Home with Chaplain Patrick Malanaphy officiating and burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, both in Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 10:00 AM until the...

Aug 24, 2024

Dorothy "Dodie" M. Bartels, 98, of Lansing, IA, died Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Memorial services will be held Saturday, August 31st, at 11:00 AM at United Methodist Church in Lansing with Pastor James Buckhahn officiating. A private burial with family will follow. Friends may greet the family from 10:00 AM until the time of services...

Aug 19, 2024

Eileen F. Smith, a resident of Lansing, IA, for more than 20 years, passed away on August 19, 2024, with her husband Scott Smith by her side, at the age of 75. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 8, 2024, from at 4:00 -7:00 PM with testimonials and a prayer service from 6:00 PM at Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home...

Aug 18, 2024

Marian E. Bauercamper, 75, of Waukon, IA, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024, in the company of family at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. A celebration of life and burial at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Howard County, IA, will be held at a later date. Instead of flowers, please consider donating to the National Kidney Foundation (kidney.org)...

Aug 12, 2024

Evelyn A. Gray, 83, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, August 12, 2024, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 17th, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Rev. Cathy Jurgens officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 AM until the...

Aug 11, 2024

Suzanne K. Bresnahan, 76, of Dorchester, IA, died Sunday, August 11, 2024, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Memorial services will be held Monday, August 19, 2024, at 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Hanover Catholic Church in rural Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 AM until time of services on Monday...

Aug 1, 2024

Janette Jerrine Ryder Blong, 87, died Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 14th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser, Fr. Joseph Sevcik, and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet...

Jul 26, 2024

Sharon L. Gordon, 83, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, July 26, 2024, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Private family graveside services will be held in Rossville Cemetery. Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Sharon Lea Gordon was born August 9, 1940, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Leo Vernon and Pearl...

Jul 25, 2024

Jason M. Williams, 51, of Onalaska, WI, formerly of Lansing, IA, died Thursday, July 25, 2024, at his home in Onalaska. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Matin – Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Jason Mark Williams was born September 26, 1972, in Waukon, IA, the son of...

Jul 24, 2024

Arlene Campbell Rooney, 102, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, July 31st, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 9:00 AM until the...

Jul 19, 2024

Ralph L. Hicks, 91, of DeSoto, WI, died Friday, July 19, 2024, at his home in DeSoto. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 25th, at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, IA, with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. There will be a 9:00 AM rosary with the visitation following until time of the services at the...