obituaries


Linda Sue Bjerke

Linda Sue Bjerke

Dec 27, 2007

Linda S. Bjerke, 58, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, December 27, 2007 at her home in Decorah. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 1st at 11:00 am at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon, IA, with Pastor Judy Scheer officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 to 6:00 pm Monday...

Robert Paul Schneider

Robert Paul Schneider

Dec 23, 2007

Robert P. Schneider, 61, of Knoxville, IA, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Knoxville. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 27th at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Burial with graveside military rites will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends...

Marian E. Wittenberger

Marian E. Wittenberger

Dec 17, 2007

Marian E. Wittenberger, 96, of Phoenix, AZ, died Monday, December 17, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, December 26th at 1:30 pm at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon, with Rev. Richard Eick officiating. Martin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Marian E. Wittenberger was born on November 17, 1911 in Savanna, IL, the daughter of John...

John William Shafer

John William Shafer

Dec 16, 2007

John W. Shafer, 77, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Lee Health Park Medical Center in Ft. Myers, FL. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 21st at 11:00 am at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Rev. Richard N. Eick officiating. Burial with graveside military rites will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may...

Albert Leslie Bublitz

Albert Leslie Bublitz

Dec 14, 2007

Albert L. Bublitz, 87, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, December 14, 2007 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 19th at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be held in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from...

Leonard Frederick Thies

Leonard Frederick Thies

Dec 13, 2007

Leonard F. Thies, 88, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, December 13, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 18th at 11:00 am at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn Groe officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be held in Old West Paint Creek Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may...

Ty Marcus Riehm

Ty Marcus Riehm

Dec 11, 2007

Ty Riehm, 14, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 after injuries suffered in an accident at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 17th at 11:00 am at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon, with Rev. Richard A. Iles officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 2:00 to 6:00 pm...

Kathryn Marie Roffman

Kathryn Marie Roffman

Dec 8, 2007

Kathryn M. Roffman, 80, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, December 8, 2007 at her home in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 11th at 1:30 pm at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, IA. Friends may call from 3:00 to 6:00 pm Monday at Martin Funeral Home...

Verna Lucille Jenkins

Verna Lucille Jenkins

Dec 6, 2007

Verna L. Jenkins, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, December 11th at 11:00 am at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon, with Rev. Richard Iles officiating. Inurnment will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 10:00 to 11:00 am Tuesday...

Kimberly Deane Wilhelm

Kimberly Deane Wilhelm

Nov 29, 2007

Kimberly D. (Lough) Wilhelm, 31, of Decorah, IA, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 4th 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 to...

Carroll Jerome Fransen

Carroll Jerome Fransen

Nov 28, 2007

Carroll J. Fransen, 84, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 1st at 10:30 am at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery, Whitehall, WI. Friends may call from 3:00 to 7:00 pm Friday...

Rosalie Marie Ehde

Rosalie Marie Ehde

Nov 17, 2007

Rosalie M. Ehde, 72, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held, Wednesday, November 21st at 11:00 am at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Rev. Richard N. Eick officiating. Burial will be held in Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 to...

Hope Adelaide Clark

Hope Adelaide Clark

Nov 14, 2007

Hope A. Clark, 97, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 17th at 11:00 am at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon, with Rev. Richard Iles officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 10:00 am until time of service at...

Leo George Washington Brink

Leo George Washington Brink

Nov 14, 2007

Leo G. Brink, 85, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at his home in rural Waukon, following a long battle with emphysema. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 17th at 2:00 pm at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon with Rev. Tom Buresh officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00...

Caroline Ann Koth

Caroline Ann Koth

Nov 14, 2007

Caroline Koth, 90, of Kansas City, Mo, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at Carondelet Manor in Kansas City. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, November 20th at 11:00am at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Inurnment will be in Postville Cemetery, Postville, IA. Friends may greet the family immediately following the...

Doris Ethel Wedo

Doris Ethel Wedo

Nov 12, 2007

Doris E. Wedo, 99, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, November 12, 2007 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 16th at 2:00 pm at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon with Rev. Richard A. Iles officiating. Burial will be held in Oakland Cemetery, in Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 pm...

Dana Kathleen Sass

Dana Kathleen Sass

Nov 11, 2007

Dana K. Sass, 60, of Waukon, IA, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 16th at 11:00 am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday at Martin...

Eugene Joseph Berns

Eugene Joseph Berns

Nov 8, 2007

Eugene "Gene" Joseph Berns, 65, of Postville, IA, died Thursday, November 8, 2007, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA, after a 14-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 13th at 11:00 am at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Postville, with Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg and Fr. Richard Gaul officiating. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery,...

Beulah Grace Bollman

Beulah Grace Bollman

Nov 7, 2007

Beulah G. Bollman, 92, of rural Harpers Ferry, IA, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at her home. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 12th at 11:30 am at Living Faith United Methodist Parish, Monona Center, in Monona, IA, with Pastor Dennis Gilbert officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery, Rossville, IA. Friends may call from 3:00 to 7:00...

Herman Joseph Willger

Herman Joseph Willger

Oct 25, 2007

Herman J. Willger, 70, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 29th at 11:00 am at West Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with Rev. J. Kincaid Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 to 7:00 pm...