Obituaries

Imojean Ingles, 86, of Waukon passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. A private inurnment will be held at Mays Prairie Cemetery in Lansing. Memorials may be sent to 16564 145th Street, Luana, IA 52156.

A full obituary will appear in the November 19 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

Michael “Mike” J. Foley, 72, of Harpers Ferry died Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the homestead farm in rural Harpers Ferry. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, November 12 at St. Ann’s - St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the funeral mass to follow at 11 a.m. Mike and Cindy will be laid to rest at St. Joseph’s Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry. Lunch will be provided after the services. Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Michael James Foley was born December 15, 1952, in Waukon, the son of Leo and Rose (Cota) Foley. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Paint Rock Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry. Mike graduated from St. George Catholic School in Lansing in 1970, and also attended Western Wisconsin Technical College as well as Loras College in Dubuque.

After a long and fulfilling life, Amber Ruth Magnusson, 102, of Lansing passed away November 3, 2025 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. According to Amber’s wishes, she will be cremated, and at a later date, her ashes buried at Utica Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Ferryville, WI, in a private graveside service.

Please join us at the Kerndt Brothers Community Center at 395 Main Street in Lansing Friday, November 14 for a memorial service. Pastor Laura Gentry will officiate the service at 1 p.m. with fellowship to follow until 3 p.m. Condolences and memorials can be sent to the Amber Magnusson Family at 1470 Westgate Drive, Lansing, IA 52151 with a memorial to be established later.

Kenneth Edward Schaller of Reno, MN passed away peacefully October 29, 2025, at Emplify Health by Gundersen with family by his side. Family and friends are invited to a celebration of life in Kenny’s honor Friday, November 7 from 3-7 p.m., held at the New Albin Community Center in New Albin.

Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Caledonia, MN is assisting the family with arrangements.

Ken was born August 12, 1954, in La Crosse, WI to Clarence and Esther (Hahn) Schaller. He often spoke fondly of his childhood in Reno, where he spent countless days riding bikes, fishing, and exploring the surrounding bluffs and backwaters with friends.

A 1972 graduate of La Crescent High School, Ken began his career at G. Heileman Brewing in La Crosse. He later went on to work for Interstate Power Company (later known as Alliant Energy) at the Lansing Power Plant - a career to which he dedicated nearly 40 years.

Don O. Bakke, 89, of Waukon died Friday, October 31, 2025, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 4 at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon with Pastor Marshall Hahn officiating. Burial with military honors was in the church cemetery.

Donald Ordell Bakke was born July 12, 1936, in La Crosse, WI, the son of Theodore and Gladys (Fossum) Bakke. He was baptized and confirmed at West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School in 1954. Don lived for farming and spent his whole life on the family dairy farm until moving into Waukon in the 1980s. After retiring, he’d still go out and find something to tinker with or fix. His last trip to the farm was a special one with granddaughter Breanna taking him out Labor Day, 2025. Don also worked at Northern Engraving after retiring from the farm.

Joyce M. Regan, 78, of Waukon died Friday, October 24, 2025, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial will be in Lycurgus Cemetery, rural Waukon.

Friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either St. Patrick Catholic School, Veterans Memorial Hospital, or St. Mary’s Lycurgus Cemetery Fund.

Joyce Marie (Troendle) Regan was born Sunday, December 8, 1946, in Waukon. She was the seventh of eight children born to George Francis Silas “Cy” and Loretta Ann Ellen (McLaughlin) Troendle. She received all her sacraments at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon.

Frank L. Sivesind, 83, of Waukon passed away peacefully at his lifelong home Friday, October 24, 2025. Funeral services were held Monday, October 27 at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon with burial following at the church cemetery. Memorials can be made to Veterans Memorial Hospital or Zalmona Presbyterian Church cemetery fund, both in Waukon. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled the arrangements.

Frank Leroy Sivesind was born November 2, 1941, in Waukon to John and Olive (Tolander) Sivesind. Frank grew up and worked on the family farm while attending area country school. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1959, and was actively involved in basketball, baseball, 4-H, and FFA.

Frank took pride in his work as a county Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) supervisor through which he made many lifelong friends and memories.

Dean J. Barber, 59, of Lansing died surrounded with love Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Graveside services will be held at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery in Anita. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon assisted the family.

Dean J. Barber was born March 16, 1966, in Atlantic, the son of Rex and Janell (Claussen) Barber. He grew up on a farm in Anita. While attending Anita High School, Dean was involved in FFA, Speech, school plays, and in his junior year, he joined the National Guard. When he was younger, Dean was a farm hand with his older brothers for the family farm and they took many camping trips to Colorado as a family.

Mary Ann Pladsen, 82, of Vinton passed away Friday, October 17, 2025. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 22 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Vinton, with Father Jim Brokman as Celebrant.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, October 21 at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home, with a Rosary at 3:30 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church Wednesday morning from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Vinton.
 

Audrey M. Ricker, age 93, passed away October 13, 2025. Services will be held in late summer of 2026 in Payson, AZ at Mt. Cross Lutheran Church. Contributions to the programs at Mt. Cross Lutheran Church are appreciated.

Audrey was born to Carl E. and Cora O. (Engrav) Christensen in Waukon March 24, 1932. She grew up on the family farm and met her husband, Clayton Ricker, in high school when the principal said, “Hey Clayton, Audrey is sick and you’ve got a car, you need to give her a ride home.” They were married July 27, 1952, and spent 71 years together.