Obituaries

Mary A. Kaeser, 76, of Monona died Friday, April 19, 2013 at her home in rural Monona. Memorial services will be held Friday, April 26 at 11 a.m. at Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, with Larry Snitker officiating. Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery, rural Monona. Friends may call one hour before the services at the church Friday.

Gladys M. Larson, 86, of Waukon died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, April 19 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.
Gladys Marie Larson was born April 17, 1926 in Allamakee County, the daughter of Charles and Lydia (Sawaret) Johnson; she was the youngest of six sisters. She attended Lycurgus rural school. July 26, 1943, she married Lester Larson in Decorah. Gladys worked at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon as a nurse’s aide for many years.

Julia Harriet (Peterson) Hisel, 101, of Lansing, formerly of LaFarge, WI, passed away peacefully April 20, 2013 at Thornton Manor Nursing Home in Lansing. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the Seland-Huston Funeral Home, 203 North State Street in LaFarge, WI. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery in LaFarge, WI. Friends may call at the Seland-Huston Funeral Home from 12 p.m. until the time of service at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.

Evelyn G. Winters, 80, of Waukon died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 20 at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.
Evelyn Gayle Winters was born August 23, 1932 in Franklin Township of Allamakee County. Her parents were Harold James and Mildred Jane (Fish) Decker. She attended the Maple Dale country school in Franklin Township and then went to work as a waitress at the S&D Café and for Reva Steiber, both in Waukon.

Marian A. Jenkins, 88, of West Des Moines passed away at Clarke County Hospital in Osceola Monday afternoon, April 15, 2013. A memorial service was held Friday afternoon, April 19 at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone, with Reverend Don Elly officiating. Following the service, internment took place at Rose Hill Cemetery west of Boone.
Marian was born December 20, 1924 in Waukon, one of four children of Elmer and Mary Herman. Marian graduated from Waukon High School and graduated from the University of Iowa Nursing School with a Registered Nursing Degree.

Richard D. “Dick” Pierce, 82, of Waukon, formerly of Waterloo, went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Patty Elwood Center in Cresco. A celebration of his life was held Monday, April 22 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Pastor Steve Oden officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Margaret "Peggy" Elaine (McCormick) Dempsey died at home in Richmond, VA March 26, 2013 after a prolonged illness. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated April 1 at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Richmond, VA.
Peggy was born January 12, 1930 in Waukon to Bernice (Ryan) and Leslie McCormick. She graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1947 and worked as a secretary to attorney Martin Nolting before moving to Clinton, where she met Jim Dempsey, her husband of 57 years. Jim’s work for Dupont brought a transfer to Virginia in 1961.

Lee N. Feuerhelm, 73, of Lansing died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. A celebration of life was held Friday, April 19 at United Methodist Church in Lansing, with Pastor Kevin Smith officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Marguerite L. Donahue, 70, of Lake Geneva, WI died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at her home. A Celebration of Life for area family and friends to honor Marguerite is being planned for Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. at the Community Center in New Albin.

Milton Staggemeyer, 78, of Eitzen, MN passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, Spring Grove, MN. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 13 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Eitzen, MN. Rev. Kent A. Meyer, Ph.D., and Rev. Debra A. Meyer officiated. Burial was in St. Luke’s North Cemetery.