Obituaries

Kenneth “Ken” W. Howe, 91, of Waukon died Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, November 4 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial with military rites was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Arthur N. Hagemeier, 76, of Kingston died at 2:53 a.m. Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 5 at Thielen Funeral Home in Burlington with Reverend Rick Biedermann officiating. Full military honors were rendered by the Burlington Area Veterans Honor Guard. Cremation was entrusted to Thielen Crematory following the funeral service.

Stanley L. Palmer, 87, of Lansing, formerly of Harpers Ferry, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 8 at 11 a.m. at Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery, Rossville. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, November 7 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

James (Jim) Emmet Krause of Waukon passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at the age of 73 after a short illness. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Jim was born October 26, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Alex and Sophie (Kraus) Krause. After attending Lane Tech High School, Jim served three years in the Army and then returned to Chicago to attend the Industrial Engineering College of Chicago. At that time he met and married Patricia Kluegel April 4, 1964. They were together for 49 years.

Marcella M. McCabe, 85, of Waukon died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 31 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Jim Dubert, Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg and Msgr. Joseph Slepicka officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.
Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, October 30 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 2:45 p.m. scripture service and a 4:45 p.m. VFW Auxiliary memorial service.

Margaret J. Kruger, 90, a resident of Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center in Cedar Rapids, died there Saturday, October 26, 2013. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, October 31 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids by Rev. William B. Harnish. The family will greet friends from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 30 at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Daniel “Duke” Schrandt, age 54, of Cresco, formerly of Spillville, died at his home in Cresco after a sudden illness. Funeral service was held Saturday, October 26 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding.

Devan Vincent Beltz, age five, unexpectedly joined the angels in heaven October 6, 2013.
Devan was born December 5, 2007 in Scottsdale, AZ. His passion for life, talking about dirt biking and camping, was so contagious. No one could resist his beautiful blue eyes, goofy smile or sweet dimple. Many were amazed at his ability to articulate so well at such a young age. He touched more lives in five years than we ever could imagine but we know he is now making things interesting in heaven.

Ruth Agnes Burke, 98, of Lansing passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, October 26 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with Rev. John Moser as celebrant. Interment will be held at Gethsemane Cemetery in Lansing.
Ruth Agnes, the daughter of Joseph and Nora (Pierce) Hammel, was born May 15, 1915 on a farm in Lansing Township, rural Lansing. She graduated from Immaculate Conception High School.

Ralph T. Lyons, 81, of Waukon, formerly of rural Lansing, died Monday, October 21, 2013 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, October 25 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial with military graveside rites was at St. Mary's Lycurgus Cemetery, rural Waukon.