Family

Andy Dundee and Michelle Nelson of Waukon announce the birth of their son, Gibson Rance Dundee, June 8, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 6 lbs., 11.4 ozs. and measured 20-1/4 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins two siblings, Caden (4) and Bentley (2).
Grandparents are Milo and Kate Dundee of Elkader and Patrick and Kathy Nelson of Waukon.

Paul and Danielle Bakewell of Waukon announce the birth of their daughter, Ella Jo Bakewell, June 9, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 8 lbs., 11.2 ozs. and measured 22 inches in length at the time of her birth.
Grandparents are Les and JoAnn Lang of Monona and Jim and Joyce Bakewell of Ossian. Great-grandparents are Joan Schissee of Ossian, Mercedes Lang of Wauzeka, WI and James Ciar of Cedar Rapids.

Juston Marti of Waukon and Liz Hanson of Rochester, MN are proud to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.  The happy couple will be married June 21, 2014.  
The groom-elect is the son of Debra Marti of Mound, MN. He is currently employed as a heavy equipment operator at Ellingson Companies in West Concord, MN.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Bruce and Deanna Hanson of Rochester, MN. She is currently employed as the Assistant Operations Manager at Centerstone Plaza Hotel Soldiers Field - Mayo Clinic Area in Rochester, MN.
Both families are very excited for the upcoming wedding and the couple will reside in Rochester, MN.

Peyton Wacker of Waukon and Joey Lapel of Lansing announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The couple plans to exchange vows June 28 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Waukon.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Ray and Kerry Wacker of Waukon. She is a 2008 graduate of Waukon Senior High and a 2011 graduate of Upper Iowa University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Education. She is currently employed as a 9-12 Business teacher for the Allamakee Community School District.
The groom-elect is the son of Todd Lapel of Lansing and Cynthia Opperman of Clarinda. He is a 2008 graduate of Kee High and a 2012 graduate of Upper Iowa University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education. He is currently employed as a Kindergarten teacher in the Allamakee Community School District.

Evelyn (Troendle) Manning will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house Sunday, June 29 from 12-2 p.m. at the Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank Community Center in Lansing. Everyone is invited to celebrate this milestone with Evelyn and her family.
Evelyn Manning was born June 29, 1924. She married Harold Manning (now deceased) October 21, 1941.
Evelyn is a retired farm wife and homemaker. She is the mother of George, Vince, Ray and Steve Manning, Mary Blake, Susie Blake, Jean Dotzler and Pat Manning (deceased), and has several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.  
Birthday cards and well wishes may be sent to Thornton Manor, P.O. Box 700, Lansing, IA 52151-0700.

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Miller will celebrate their  60th wedding anniversary Friday, June 20. Shirley Price and Duane Miller were married  June 20, 1954 at Forest Mills United Methodist Church.  
Those helping them celebrate with a family picnic over the weekend will be their five children, Debbie (Eddie) Kuster of Genoa, WI, Frank (Vicky) Miller of McGregor, Donna (Mick) Krambeer of Monona, Julie (Todd) Lammers of Guttenberg and Don (Judy) Miller of Postville. They have been blessed with eleven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren (and set of twins due in August) and six step-grandchildren.

The 35-year reunion of Waukon Senior High’s Class of 1979 will be held at the Waukon Golf and Country Club Saturday, August 16.
Reservations for tee times for the afternoon golf outing will be accepted beginning August 11. Assemble a foursome or join a group by calling the Country Club at 563-568-9939. For more information about the golf outing, contact David Wiedner at dbwiedner@earthlink.net.
Louise (Monserud) Wild will lead a tour of the new high school at 4 p.m.
Social hour at the Country Club will begin at 6 p.m., followed by food, music and socializing from 7 to 11 p.m.
For more information, visit www.facebook/WaukonClassofSeventyNine. For information or address corrections, contact Cheri (Busness) Turner at cturne@q.com.

Ryan and Brooke Schwartzhoff of New Albin announce the birth of their son, Landry Floyd Schwartzhoff, May 28, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 9 lbs., 8 ozs. and measured 22 inches in length at the time of his birth.
Grandparents are Kermit and Colleen Meyer of Caledonia, MN and Jim and the late Joann Schwartzhoff of Dorchester.

Brooke Grotegut and Nicholas Howe of Waukon announce the birth of their son, Zayne Thomas Rosendahl, June 4, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 7 lbs., 13.2 ozs. and measured 21 inches in length at the time of his birth.
Grandparents are James and Pam Rosendahl of Waukon, Melissa Dewalle and Justin Grotegut of Waukon and Cathy and Ed Stahl of Lansing. Great-grandparents are Maggie and Duane Dewalle, Greg and Sam Rosendahl and Deb and Gary Grotegut, all of Waukon, Bev and the late Robert Howe of Lansing and Diane Rosendahl and Rick Bullock of La Marque, TX.

Tom and Lisa Buege of Waverly and Randy and Sandy Good of Estes Park, CO announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Bethany Buege and Tim Good, both of Grand Lake, CO.  The couple plans to exchange vows June 21 in Estes Park, CO.
 The bride-elect is currently employed as a first grade teacher at Granby Elementary School in Granby, CO. The groom-elect is currently employed as a water operator at Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District in Grand Lake, CO.