obituaries


Emma Esther Fiet

Emma Esther Fiet

Feb 15, 2009

Emma E. Fiet, 93, of Mabel, MN, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel, MN. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 26th at 2:00 PM at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial will held in Zalmona Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call from...

Rodney Deane Vlotho

Rodney Deane Vlotho

Feb 13, 2009

Rodney Deane Vlotho, 74, of rural Lansing, IA, and Harlingen, TX, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009, at his home in Harlingen. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 19th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, IA, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing. Friends may call from 4:30...

Eleanora Wilhelmina Berns

Eleanora Wilhelmina Berns

Feb 7, 2009

Eleanora W. Berns, 101, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 12th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be held in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00...

Esther Loraine Schultz

Esther Loraine Schultz

Jan 31, 2009

Esther L. Schultz, 77, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, January 31, 2009, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 5th, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be at Dorchester Methodist Cemetery, Dorchester, IA. Friends may call from 10:30 - 11:00 AM Thursday at...

Lorna Mae Rychecky

Lorna Mae Rychecky

Jan 26, 2009

Lorna M. Rychecky, 67, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 26, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 31st, at 11:00 AM at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be held in Old West Paint Creek Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may...

James Todd Weymiller

James Todd Weymiller

Jan 25, 2009

James T. Weymiller, 44, of Holmen, WI, formerly of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Sunday, January 25, 2009, near Holmen, WI. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 30th, at 11:00 AM at United Methodist Church in Lansing, IA, with Pastor Steve Hubbell officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. James Todd...

Florence Cooper

Florence Cooper

Jan 19, 2009

Florence Cooper, 92, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 19, 2009, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 22nd, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Marie Paterik officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Thursday at the...

Viola Hazel Ellingson

Viola Hazel Ellingson

Jan 19, 2009

Viola Hazel Ellingson, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 19, 2009, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24th, at 2:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be held in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services on Saturday...

Margaret Mary Sweeney

Margaret Mary Sweeney

Jan 16, 2009

Margaret M. Sweeney, 81, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 19th, at 11:00 am at St. Mary's Lycurgus Catholic Church in rural Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 2:00 to...

Debra Kay Green

Debra Kay Green

Jan 13, 2009

Debra K. Green, 51, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 19th, at 11:00 AM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, IA. Friends may call from 2:00 - 6:00 PM Sunday at Martin...

Leota Elizabeth Ellefson

Leota Elizabeth Ellefson

Jan 5, 2009

Leota E. Ellefson, 86, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 5, 2009, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 8th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be in Old East Paint Creek Cemetery, rural Waterville, IA. Friends may call from 4:00 -...

Daniel Francis Kruse

Daniel Francis Kruse

Jan 2, 2009

Daniel F. Kruse, 60, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Friday, January 2, 2009, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital in Prairie du Chien, WI, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 5th, at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Parish in Monona, IA, with Rev. Dennis Gilbert officiating. Burial will be at Sixteen...

Inez Volz-Bruce

Inez Volz-Bruce

Dec 30, 2008

Inez Bruce, 96, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Waterville and Postville, IA, died December 30, 2008 in Mesa, AZ. Memorial services will be held at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 16, 2009. She had in recent years been living with Alzheimer's disease. Inez was born on May 16, 1912 in...

Henry Charles Rissman

Henry Charles Rissman

Dec 28, 2008

Henry Rissman, 86, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 28, 2008, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, IA. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, December 31st, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Friends may greet the family for an hour before the service and again following the service at the church on Wednesday....

Elvin Frank Ranzenberger

Elvin Frank Ranzenberger

Dec 28, 2008

Elvin F. Ranzenberger, 87, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 2nd, at 11:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Eitzen, MN, with Pastor Todd Krueger and Vicar Christian Eisenbeis officiating. Burial will be held in Zion Cemetery, Eitzen. Friends may call from 2:00 - 5:00...

Jean Marie Johnson

Jean Marie Johnson

Dec 23, 2008

Jean Marie Johnson, 93, of Waukon, IA, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. She was a resident of Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 27th at 3:00 pm at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Pastor Andy Doll officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the...

Alphia Martina Kolsrud

Alphia Martina Kolsrud

Dec 20, 2008

Alphia M. Kolsrud, 98, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 23rd, at 11:00 AM at Waterville Lutheran Church in Waterville, IA, with Rev. Kris Snyder officiating. Burial will be at Waterville Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Monday at Martin...

Richard Alan Nolting

Richard Alan Nolting

Dec 18, 2008

Richard A. Nolting, 66, of Waukon, IA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at his home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Martin Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Richard Alan Nolting was born March 29, 1942 in Waukon, IA, the son...

Robert A. Collins

Robert A. Collins

Dec 15, 2008

Robert A. Collins, 93, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at his home in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 20th, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, IA, with Fr. Joseph Schneider, Fr. Robert Weighner and Fr. James Weighner officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from...

Norma June Johnson

Norma June Johnson

Dec 14, 2008

Norma J. Johnson, 83, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 18th, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Burial will be held in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Wednesday at Martin Funeral...