Obituaries

Charlotte J. Mathis, 86, of Waukon died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 23 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, January 22 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, where there will be a 4 p.m. scripture service.

Michael J. Regan, 67, of Waukon died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at his home in rural Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, January 21 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial was at St. Mary’s Lycurgus Cemetery, Waukon.
Michael John Regan was born August 17, 1945 in Waukon to William Maurice and Angella Mary (Schulte) Regan. Mike was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Lycurgus Catholic Church, attended the Lycurgus rural school, and graduated from Waukon High School in 1963.

Benjamin “Ben” H. Kruger, 88, of Waukon died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 19 at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Kenneth L. “Gig” Hansen, 50, of Waterville died Monday, January 14, 2013 at the Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, WI. A Celebration of Life gathering was held Friday, January 18 at the Community Center, Harpers Ferry. There will be a private family inurnment at Rossville Cemetery, Rossville at a later date.
Kenneth was born December 31, 1962 in Prairie du Chien, WI to Earl “Pistol” and Hazel (Jones) Hansen. Kenneth married Tamara February 17, 1990, and they later divorced.

Keith E. Hamm, 75, of Dubuque was taken to his heavenly home by the angels Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Dubuque Nursing and Rehab Center, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Mass was held Saturday, January 19 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Dubuque, with Rev. Alan Dietzenbach officiating. Interment was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque.
Keith was born October 9, 1937 to Harmon and Pearl (Jones) Hamm. He married Patricia Asleson February 27, 1954 at St. Pius Catholic Church in Cherry Mound, rural Harpers Ferry.

Howard Joseph Fitzpatrick, 78, of New Albin passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, surrounded by his loving family at home. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, January 19 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in New Albin with Father John Moser and Father Gregory Leif officiating. Burial was at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Brownsville, MN.

Richard Edward “Dick” Taylor, 89, of Iowa City died peacefully at home Monday, January 14, 2013. Funeral Mass was celebrated Friday, January 18 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Iowa City, with Reverend Steve Witt officiating. Burial followed at St. Joseph Cemetery with military graveside rites.
Dick was born July 2, 1923 in Reinbeck, the second son of Rex Edward and Rose Bess (Dvorak) Taylor. He graduated from Reinbeck High School in 1941 and then attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette. He met and married Eleanor Marie Maier June 27, 1942.

Margaret (Schellsmidt) Anderson, age 71, died December 2, 2012. She was buried at the Gulf Prairie Cemetery in Jones Creek, TX.
Margaret was born September 5, 1941 in Lansing. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Anderson, and a son, Scott, both of Texas. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Clara Schellsmidt, and two brothers, Dayton and Richard, all of Lansing.

William Clifford “Bill” Livingood, 91, of New Hampton died Thursday, January 10, 2013. Funeral Services were held Sunday, January 13 at the Community Presbyterian Church, Postville.

Helge A. “Sam” Fredrickson, 67, of Lansing passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, January 9, 2013 surrounded by family and friends. Visitation was held Tuesday, January 15 at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home in De Soto, WI. Burial followed at the Readstown Cemetery.
He was born September 9, 1945 in De Soto, WI to Sven and Emma (Anderson) Fredrickson. He previously married Betty Olson and later divorced.  He served in the Vietnam War from 1966-1968. Sam enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and his old cars.