Obituaries

Gary E. Soper, 76, of Harpers Ferry died Monday, November 19, 2018 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 24 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon. Burial with military honors will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Friday, November 23 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Gary Eldon Soper was born March 19, 1942 to Lawrence “Eddie” E. and Marjorie (Batchelder) Soper in Anamosa. He graduated from Olin High School in 1960 and married Karen Anderson June 11, 1966. They made their home on Forest Mills Road, six miles outside of Waukon. They raised Quarter and Paint horses for many years, traveling far and wide to buy and sell his beloved horses.

Cindy Sue Miller, 65, of Cedar Rapids died from a sudden illness Saturday, November 17, 2018 amidst loving family at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, November 25 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids, where there will be a visitation after 11 a.m. Rev. Leonard Ranson will officiate. Interment services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 26 at the Oakland Cemetery in Waukon.

Patricia Leonette Monroe, age 76, of Clermont, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 24 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Clermont at 11 a.m. with Father Dan Knipper officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, starting at 10 a.m., at the church. Burial will be at a later date at Gethsemane Cemetery located in Lansing.

Patricia “Pat” was born in Waukon March 18, 1942 to Leo and Winifred (Gander) Monroe. She attended school in Lansing and graduated from Eastern Allamakee Community High School. After graduation she attended cosmetology school in Waterloo.

Marsha L. Bieber, 69, of Waukon died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at her home in rural Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, November 19 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Interment was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Marsha Lynn Bieber was born August 11, 1949 in Waukon, the daughter of Rudolph Benhart and Viola Emma (Snitker) Moen. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and graduated as valedictorian of her class at Waukon High School in 1967. Following graduation she worked in Decorah as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.

Rosemary Knopf, 92, of Lansing died Friday, November 9, 2018 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, November 16 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lansing with Rev. John Moser as the celebrant. Burial followed at Gethsemane Cemetery, Lansing.

Rosemary was the daughter of Louis and Anna (Wendler) Knopf. She went to school at Faegre Prairie Road Country School near Churchtown and on to Immaculate Conception School in Lansing, and belonged to Immaculate Conception Parish her whole life.

She worked for Lansing Company from 1957 to 1993, advancing to being a buyer, traveling throughout the world, buying buttons. She owned RK’s Women’s Apparel Shop, and later turned the store into RK’s Nook restaurant. She worked as a McNess distributor, and helped her brother, Cyril Knopf, farm on Dry Ridge, rural Lansing.

Kirk R. Roggensack, age 59, of Minneapolis, MN died in the arms of his wife surrounded by family in his home November 13, 2018. Celebration of love continued will be held December 1 from 1-4 p.m. at Thomas-Dougherty, 2535 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN  55404.

In lieu of flowers, Kirk asked that you donate your time or money to an organization that helps people in need. If you choose to do that, please email pegzoll@hotmail.com with your name and the organization you helped. You and your charity will be acknowledged at the celebration.

Even in death Kirk continued giving. He donated his body to the University of Minnesota.

Ronald G. Benzing, 75, of Waterville died Saturday, November 10, 2018 at his home. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, November 14 at 1 p.m. at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Inurnment will be at the church cemetery.

Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday, November 13 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Ronald Gene Benzing was born March 8, 1943 at the hospital in Postville, the son of Robert Winston and Irene Marcel (Jones) Benzing. He was baptized and confirmed at the Giard United Methodist Church and graduated from Mar-Mac High School in McGregor.

Emmet H. O. Nolting, 88, of Waukon died Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, November 12 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Pastor Keith Selberg officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Emmet Herman Otto Nolting was born May 29, 1930 in Waukon, the son of Ruben and Esther (Keehn) Nolting. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Evangelical Reformed Church in Waukon. In 1948, he graduated from Waukon High School.

Eileen Haywood, a resident of Thornton Manor Nursing Home in Lansing, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018. She was 90 years old. There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date.

Eileen was born August 20, 1928 in Davenport. She graduated from Davenport Central High School in 1946. She married Richard “Dick” Schneden in 1948. They lived in Davenport, then moved to Lansing, where Dick owned and operated Schneden Ford. They later moved to Mesa, AZ.

They are the parents of Dean Schneden of Bettendorf and Mark Schneden of Lynxville, WI. Dick passed away in 1988 and Eileen later married J. Duane Haywood in Mesa, AZ, where they resided until moving to Lansing in 2005. Duane passed away in 2009.

Raymond L. Hildebrand, 98, of Waukon died Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 8 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Waukon with Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour before the services Thursday at the church.

Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Good Samaritan Center or Veterans Memorial Hospital, both in Waukon.