Obituaries

Maxine Lenone (Smoak) Sander of Traverse City, MI died peacefully with her children and their spouses by her side Monday, January 20, 2014 at The Grand Traverse Pavilions of Traverse City, MI, where she had been lovingly cared for the last six months of her life.
Celebration of life and funeral services will be held at a later date in Waukon. She will be buried next to her first husband, Dr. Robert Sander.

Alice M. O’Neill Tayek, 97, of Waukon died Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 23 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 24 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, where there will be a 3:45 p.m. scripture service.

Peggy S. Berg, 49, of Victoria, TX, formerly of Waukon, 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 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be at Salem Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, January 21 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, where there will be a 3:45 p.m. scripture service.

Evelyn R. McKee, 93, of Lansing passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, January 20 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with Rev. John Moser as the celebrant. Interment was held at the Gethsemane Cemetery in Lansing.

Leona Amanda Duvel, 101, of Waukon died Friday, January 17, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 21 at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating. Burial was held in the church cemetery.

Thomas J. Tepesch, Sr., 88, of Independence, MO passed away January 6, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, January 11 at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Independence, MO, with entombment at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum in Raytown, MO.
Tom was born March 20, 1925 in Waukon and graduated from St. Patrick's High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service for over 40 years and retired in 1988. He was a member of St. Mark's Parish.

Lauren E. Storla, 78, of Elgin, formerly of Decorah, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at his home in rural Elgin. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 11 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in West Union with Pastor Rusty Phillips officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Edwin “Ed” T. Leiran, 87, of Waukon, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, January 10 at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial with military honors was in the church cemetery.

Patricia O'Brien Rehder, 73, of Windsor Heights, died of complications from congestive heart failure Saturday, January 4, 2014.
Born and raised on a farm near Waukon, she was a graduate of Waukon High School. She earned degrees from Drake University and the University of Iowa.
Pat was a professional librarian in the Des Moines and West Des Moines systems. She was the first director of the Pleasant Hill Public Library. She was known particularly for her innovative children's programming.

Ivana Charles Smith was born October 31, 1941 to Leonard and Frances (Koons) Smith in rural Allamakee County. He died January 4, 2014 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Susan.
He is survived by five sisters, Irene (the late Marvin) Suckow of Postville, Evelyn (Roy) Highley of Cedar Rapids, Doris (Roger) Potts of Cedar Rapids, Jackie (John) Berndsen of Hot Springs, AR; Opal (Richard) Goeke of Masonville; two brothers, Sidney (Lila) Smith of Seffner, FL; John Smith of Waukon; and many nieces and nephews.