Obituaries

John Myregard Anderson passed away March 19, 2023 at the age of 92 at Cedar Sinai Hospital, Marina Del Rey, CA. A funeral service will be held for him Saturday, July 15 at 11 a.m. at West Paint Creek Synod Church, rural Waukon. Pastor Ken Kimball will officiate. Family will greet friends one hour before services at the church. John will be laid to rest at West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery, rural Waukon near his family.

John Myregard Anderson was born May 15, 1930 to Rudolf S. and Gladys L. (Myregard) Anderson at home in Paint Creek Township, Waterville. He was baptized and confirmed in the Norwegian Synod faith at West Paint Creek Synod Church, rural Waukon. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1948.

John served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1954. He served in Korea and was also stationed in Japan. John received the Korean Service Medal, U.N. Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal.

Darryl W. Rud, 80, of Waukon passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 12 at 11 a.m. at Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in rural Dorchester with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at the church Wednesday. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Sharon K. Ryan, 77, of Tiffin, formerly of Waukon, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 1, 2023 at her home. Graveside services will be held Sunday, August 6 at 12 p.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Waukon, with Fr. John Moser officiating.

Sharon Ryan was born January 13, 1946 in Waukon, the daughter of Forrest James and Gladys Joann (Woolstrum) Ryan. She graduated from St. Patrick High School in Waukon in 1964. She married Bill Wright at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon in 1966. They had two children together and were later divorced.

Nancy E. Wonderlich, 72, of Waterville died June 28, 2023 with her family by her side after a courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 15 at 11 a.m. at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating. Friends may greet the family from 4-7 p.m. Friday, July 14 at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon.

Her family requests that those in attendance wear bright colors so the church and funeral home resemble her flower gardens. The family wishes to start a scholarship in Nancy’s name; memorials may be made to the Allamakee Scholarship Fund Inc., P.O. Box 144, Waukon, IA 52172.

Bernard “Junior/JR” Kolsrud, 93, of Waukon died Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Graveside services were held Saturday, July 1 at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating.

Bernard Hunstad Kolsrud was born November 28, 1929 in rural Waterville, the son of Ben and Hulda (Hunstad) Kolsrud. He was baptized and confirmed at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School. Bernard was born on a farm near Waterville before moving to the family farm in the Cherry Mound area when he was young. He farmed with his parents for several years before taking over the farm and running it on his own.

Aaron L. “Hollywood” Marsh, local Waukon business man, age 76, died peacefully Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at Dubuque Specialty Care Nursing Home. A Military Burial was held at the Jewish/Ansche Chesed Cemetery on Losey Boulevard in La Crosse, WI June 15.

Aaron L. “Hollywood” Marsh was born May 6, 1947 in Washington, DC, the son of Jesse Marsh and Etta Stern. Born into a circus family, “The House Of Mirth”, Aaron would spend most of his childhood, with his older brother Max, attending boarding schools and working the circus during the summers.

Aaron attended Castle Heights Military High School in Lebanon, TN. After finishing high school, Aaron joined the Air Force, from which he was honorably discharged. He then attended college in California. Aaron later moved to New Orleans, LA to be closer to his brother, Max, and went on to open “Aaron’s Antique Mall”, one of many stores  he would open over the years.

Barbara Ellen (DeWitt) Evans Ladner  passed away peacefully from cancer May 26, 2023. A Celebration of Life ceremony was held June 10 at the Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas, TX.

Barb was born August 13, 1936 and is preceded in death by her parents, Dwight (passed 1987) and Ellen (Finegan) (passed 1981). Her grandparents were Mable and Carl DeWitt and she is a niece of Marion DeWitt from Waukon.

Barb was the oldest of five children; Anthony passed in 1997, Carl currently lives in Texas, Karen currently lives in Illinois, and Sharon passed in 2012. She lived on a farm with her family in Postville until 1953 when she married Dean Gulsvig and moved to Illinois. They had six children: Connie (Texas), Stephen (Texas), Phil (Texas), Greg (Illinois), Cathy (Texas) and Mark (Texas).

Karen M. Keatley, 84, of Waukon died Thursday, June 22, 2023. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 24 at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Fr. John Moser officiating, and burial was at Oakland Cemetery, both in Waukon.

Karen Margaret Keatley was born March 10, 1939 in Waukon, the daughter of Cyril and Lucille (Mauss) Byrnes. She was baptized at St. Patrick Catholic Church and confirmed at St. Mary’s Hanover Catholic Church, both in Waukon, and graduated from Immaculate Conception Catholic High School in Lansing in 1958. September 12, 1959, she married Fred Keatley at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Linda A. Langland, 71, of Decorah died Friday, March 17, 2023 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 1 at 11:30 a.m. at Iowa River Cemetery in rural Dorchester with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.
 

Evelyn Beardmore, 102, of Ellsworth, KS, formerly of Waukon, died Thursday, June 8, 2023. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 10 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will be at the church cemetery, both in rural New Albin. Friends may greet the family from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, August 9 at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon.