Obituaries

Ronald G. Halverson, 71, of Waukon died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon. Funeral Services were held Monday, May 6 at Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Clermont, with Rev. Ron Roberts as the officiant. Burial followed at the East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery, rural Clermont with Military Rites.
Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Clermont assisted the family with arrangements.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 18 for Charlotte May (Protsman) Clark, originally from Lansing. She passed away December 26, 2012 in Wisconsin.
Charlotte and her husband, Keith, who passed away in 1985, will have their ashes interned together at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing, in the Protsman family plot. A military service for Keith is to be held at 11 a.m. the same morning, May 18, at the grave site.
A social gathering will then be held that Saturday afternoon at Milty’s in Lansing from 12 Noon to 4 p.m. A light luncheon  will be served.

Dr. L.N. Heike, 85, of Waukon died Friday, May 3, 2013 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family with arrangements.
A full obituary will be published in next week’s edition of The Standard. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.

Lorine C. Halvorson, 94, of Waukon died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, May 3 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe and Fr. Rick Halvorson officiating. Burial was at Old West Paint Creek Cemetery, Waukon.

Clara Schmidt Heaton, 87, wife of Robert M. Heaton, died peacefully April 29, 2013 at her home. The memorial service was held Sunday, May 5 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Taylors, SC, where she was a member.
Clara was born in Waukon May 19, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Emma Schmidt. She was predeceased by her brother, Henry Schmidt; and four sisters, Caroline Koth, Norma Henning, Dorothy Thompson and Jean Hastings.

Joyce Ann Schleeter was born in the upper Mississippi River town of Lansing March 15, 1934, a daughter of the late Charles and Luanna Hartman. Surrounded with love from her three children, she went peacefully home April 25, 2013.
Services were held Saturday, April 27 at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Burial was in Lansing Monday, April 29 in Oak Hill Cemetery with a funeral service prior at Lansing Methodist Church.

Dorleen M. Thornton, 84, of Waukon died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 27 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Shirley M. Ohloff, 81, of Castalia died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center in Postville. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 27 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, with Rev. Steve Brackett as the officiant. Burial followed in the Postville Cemetery, Postville.

Pat J. Delaney, 81, of Waukon died Monday, April 22, 2013 at his home in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, April 26 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider officiating. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery at Milford Saturday, April 27.

Dale McCormick, 83, of Harpers Ferry died Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Winneshiek Medical Center, Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, April 30 at St. Mary Catholic Church, McGregor. Burial was at St. Pius Cherry Mound Cemetery, Harpers Ferry.
Dale was born August 14, 1929 to Neil and Catherine (Melvin) McCormick in McGregor. Dale was baptized, received his first communion and was confirmed at St. Pius Cherry Mound Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry. He graduated from Marquette High School in 1945.