Obituaries

Cletus Alan Rose, 65, Monona died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, WI, following a sudden illness. Funeral Services were held Monday, October 26 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, McGregor, with Rev. David Zimmer officiating. Burial followed in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, rural McGregor.
Clete was born February 10, 1944 on the family farm near Monona to C. Harold “Haley” and Dorothy (Carwick) Rose. Clete attended the Franklin #3 Country School through the eighth grade and graduated from Waukon High School.

Richard I. Gramlich, 66, of Prairie du Chien, WI died Sunday October 18, 2009 at his home. Funeral services were held Thursday, October 22 at Thornburg-Hanson Funeral Home in Prairie du Chien, WI with burial in Oakland Cemetery in Waukon, with military honors.
Richard was born July 14, 1943 in LaCrosse, WI to Frank and Mabel (Olsen) Gramlich. He was raised and attended school in Lansing. He served in the Navy for six years and married Sandra Mulholland May 20, 1967. He worked at 3M in Prairie du Chien, WI until his retirement after 34 years.

Allen Arthur “Bud” Leas, 82, of Monona, died Monday, October 19, 2009 at his home following a sudden illness. Funeral Services were held Friday, October 23 at Living Faith United Methodist Parish, Monona, with Rev. Dennis Gilbert officiating. Burial followed in the Monona City Cemetery, Monona, with military rites.
Bud was born April 28, 1927 on the family farm near Waterville to Arthur and H. Louise (Larsen) Leas. He attended Sixteen Country School through the eighth grade. Bud served his country honorably in the United States Army from 1945-1947.

Mark G. Mohwinkle, 48, of Marion died Thursday, October 22, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital from a heart attack. Funeral Mass was held Tuesday, October 27 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion with Fr. John Gossman officiating. Burial was in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
Mark was born September 10, 1961, the son of Dale and Mary (Martin) Mohwinkle in Cedar Rapids. May 3, 1986 he married Theresa Mercil at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. He was an employee of HyVee for 32 years.

Chelsea Elizabeth Sickles, age 25, of Waterloo died Monday, October 19, 2009 at Harmony House in Waterloo. A gathering of friends and family will be held at a later date to celebrate her life.
Chelsea was born November 18, 1983 to Kim Lundt and Trent Voss. She was later adopted by Mark Sickles after Kim and Mark were married.

Violet V. Schmieden, 94, of Waukon died Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 21 at 11 a.m. at East Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, with Vicar Josh Skogen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 20 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Ruth H. Miller, 89, of Waukon died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 20 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Douglas Mathison officiating. Burial was held in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.
Ruth Hazel Miller was born September 12, 1920 in rural Waukon, the daughter of Charles and Ethel (Turk) Hansmeier. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and attended Elk School in rural Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School in 1939.

Harold P. Halverson, 77, of Waukon died Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, October 16 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, WI.

Judy Ann Meindl, age 66, of Blaine, MN died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at her home after a short illness. Funeral services were held Friday, October 9 at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Anoka, MN.
Judy was born December 23, 1942 in Waukon to James and Rita (Hancock) Burke. She graduated from St. Patrick’s High School Waukon in 1961.
After graduation, Judy went to Minneapolis, MN and worked for General Mills, where she met Howard Meindl. They were married May 8, 1965 at St. Mary’s, Hanover.

Carma Joyce Myers, age 89, of Waukon passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon following a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday, October 12 at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church, rural Waterville, with burial in the church cemetery. Hanson Funeral Home in Waukon was in charge of arrangements.