Obituaries

Lyle C. Wedeking, 83, of Waukon died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services were held Saturday, December 5 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial of the ashes will be at a later date in Clarksville. Martin Funeral Home of Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.

Donald Russel Enyart, 77, Postville, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center, Postville, following a brief illness. Funeral Services were held Friday, November 27 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville. The Rev. Steve Brackett officiated. Burial followed in the Postville Cemetery, Postville.

Marlana (Otterbeck) Howes Lalli ended her long fight with cancer November 22, 2009. Marlana was born in Strawberry Point and raised in northeast Iowa. She worked for the Sheridan Law firm in Waukon after her graduation from MacGregor High School.

Marguerite Jean (MJ) Falk, 82, of Lansing died Friday, December 4, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 12 at Thornton Heights in Lansing. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to Thornton Heights Assisted Living, 1329 Main Street, Lansing, IA 52151, in Marguerite's name.
She was born to William and Anna (Weigel) Padot January 20, 1927 in Toledo, OH and graduated from Milan High School in Milan, MI. She married Leo Falk August 10, 1946 and they lived together in Milan, MI before relocating to Ypsilanti Township in 1961.

James Thomas Teff, age 67, of Lakeville, MN died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Season’s Hospice in Rochester, MN. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 2 at Church of the Risen Savior in Burnsville, MN.
James was born in Spring Grove, MN to Carlton and Bernadette (Klug) Teff. He went to country school, then Spring Grove and in 1960 he graduated from Waukon High School. He was in the Army Reserve. He received a degree in Auto Electric from Dunwoody Industrial Institute in 1964.

Dennis Winters, 55, of Lansing died of cancer Monday, November 16, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, LaCrosse, WI.  Funeral services were held Thursday, November 19 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Rev. Daniel Knipper, Mgsr. Edward Lechtenberg and Pastor Ken Kimball  officiating. Burial was held in Gethsemane Cemetery, Lansing. Hanson Funeral Home of Waukon was in charge of arrangements.

John Robert Schulze of Davison, MI passed away October 21, 2009 at the age of 84.
John was born in Lansing June 3, 1925, the youngest child of Gustave C. and Gertrude (Dee) Schulze. John attended Lansing Public Schools and was a Veteran of World War II. In 1943, his senior year at Lansing Public High School, John voluntarily enlisted in the United States Navy and joined the Naval Construction Battalion, the Seabees (CB). The Seabee Battalion was trained to fight as well as build, and could do either at the drop of a helmet.

Bruce A. Hinkel, 62, of Waukon died Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare in LaCrosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 2 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 1 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Emerald K. Grahlman, 88, of Waukon died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Waukon, with Pastor Garry Birth officiating. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.
Emerald Katherine Grahlman was born September 30, 1921 on her parent’s farm in rural Dorchester, the daughter of Roy and Lena (Hahn) Sires. She attended Elementary School in rural Dorchester and attended the Oak Park Academy in Nevada, IA.

JoAnn Fritz, 79, of Waukon died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 1 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing.