Obituaries

Clem J. Schulte of Harpers Ferry, age 78, died December 23, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Services were held Monday, December 28, 2009 at St. Ann's-St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry with Father Louis Trzil and Father Daniel Knipper officiating. Interment was at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Clem J. Schulte was born October 18, 1931 in Harpers Ferry, the son of John B. and Lucy G. (Waters) Schulte. He was married to Arlene M. Gavin February 5, 1951.

Raymond Edward Burke, 84, of rural New Albin, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Center in La Crosse, WI, surrounded by his family.
Funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. Monday, January at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Albin. Interment was at St. Joseph Cemetery, rural New Albin. Rev. Daniel J. Knipper officiated at the service.

John “Jack” Dennis Schatz, son of George and Marian (Dennis) Schatz, was born December 3, 1932 at Fayette, Iowa. He graduated from West Union High School in 1950 and attended Upper Iowa College.  He played football during both high school and college and was named “Prep of the Week” three times during his football career. Jack served his country with the United States Army from May of 1954 to March of 1956 during the Korean Conflict.

Marian L. Frick, 91, died  Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Cedar Health in Charles City.
Marian Lucille Frick was born June 27, 1918 in Dixon,  the daughter of Vivian and Hulda (Pahl) Vilmont.
She graduated from Muscatine High School and Brown’s Business College in Davenport. Marian was a bookkeeper at Bradford Clothing Company in Davenport until her marriage.
February 26, 1938, she married Edwin H. Frick in Davenport. They farmed in the Durant and Bennett area. He died July 23, 1986. Marian moved to Nashua in 1994.

Lydia L. Gruis of Waukon, age 90, died Sunday morning, December 13, 2009 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home.

Mary Ann Etscheidt, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died December 26, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. A funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pius X Catholic Church with Rev. Donald Klein officiating. Entombment was at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Janet I. Martin, 78, of Waukon, died Monday, December 21, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services were  held Thursday, December 24, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider officiating. Burial was held in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Hilda A. Beneke, 96, formerly of Eitzen, MN, died Monday, December 21, 2009, at Caledonia Care and Rehab.

Janet Martin, age 78, of Waukon passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Services are pending at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

John W. Rema, Jr., 84, of Waukon died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 23 at 11 a.m. at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at Old East Paint Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 22 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.