Obituaries

Obituaries are published in The Standard for a $45 fee and can be brought to the office at 15 First Street NW in Waukon, mailed to PO Box 286, Waukon IA 52172, or e-mailed to news@waukonstandard.com. Photos may be included for an additional charge of $15 (additonal photos are also $15). Obituaries of excessive length (longer than our single-column length of 15.5") will also incur an additional charge of $11/column inch for the content measuring longer than our 15.5-inch column length. Obituaries that include “Thank You” messages within them will also incur an additional charge for the “Thank You” portion of the submitted obituary. For further assistance, please call 563-568-3431.

Tue
11
Feb

Dave Duncklee

The Northeast Iowa community mourns the loss of Dave Duncklee, 84, who passed away peacefully in a Florida hospital following a significant brain bleed. His high school sweetheart, Cheryl, was by his side for 62 years. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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

Tue
11
Feb

Donald Slattery

Donald J. Slattery, 86, of Orlando, FL passed away January 25, 2025 at Cornerstone Hospice in Ocoee, FL. Memorial Mass was held Friday, February 7 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Orlando, FL. Donations in Donald’s name may be made to The American Legion online at www.legion.org or to the Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation online at www.palmerfoundation.org.

Don was born April 8, 1938 in La Crosse, WI, the son of Larry and Esther Slattery. He grew up in Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School in 1956. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University in 1960.

He joined the U.S. Navy shortly thereafter, completed flight training, and became a Naval Aviator. He flew the F8 Crusader as a member of the VF-32 Squadron and was assigned to the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier.

Fri
07
Feb

Robert Hager

Robert Allen Hager, 63, of Waukon passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 3:20 p.m. at his home in Waukon surrounded by his loving family and friends. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, February 11 at 3 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Friends may greet the family from 1 p.m. until the time of services at the church.

The family invites you to join them at Bob’s Celebration of Life following, at Green Valley Getaway in Waukon from 4:30-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the family will be used for causes close to Bob’s heart. For the full obituary please go to the Martin-Grau Funeral Home website: https://www.martinfunerals.com/.
 

Thu
06
Feb

Jean Lamb

Jean M. Lamb, 91, of Waukon died Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Graveside services were held Saturday, February 8 at St. Mary’s Lycurgus Cemetery in rural Waukon with Conrad Rosendahl officiating.

Geraldine “Jean” Marcella Lamb was born March 29, 1933, in Lansing, the daughter of Anton Peter and Lenora May (Spores) Nierling. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon and attended Waukon schools. April 16, 1968, she married Alfred Lamb at the Silver Bells Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, NV.

Jean worked for Keebler Cookies in Denver, CO, packing cookies, from where she retired. Over the years, she lived in Waterloo, Dade City, FL, and Thorton, CO, before moving back to Waukon in 1990.

Jean was an avid Denver Broncos fan. She enjoyed several elk hunting and fishing trips with her husband and children.

Mon
03
Feb

Lisa Kerndt

Lisa M. Kerndt, 58, of Dubuque, formerly of Waukon, died suddenly of natural causes Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at her home in Dubuque. Memorial services will be held Thursday, February 6 at 11 a.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Rev. Cathy Jurgens officiating. Inurnment will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church Thursday. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Lisa Marie Kerndt was born October 18, 1966, in Waukon, the daughter of Leslie Jr. and AdaMarie (Palas) Kerndt. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, graduated from Waukon High School in 1985, and graduated from Iowa State University in 1989.

Sun
02
Feb

Richard "Dick" Lonning

Richard L. “Dick” Lonning, 94, of Mason City passed away January 30, 2025, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City. He will be laid to rest beside his beloved wife, Roxann, at Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.

Richard was born April 3, 1930, in Thor to Lennie and Leone (Hansen) Lonning. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1948 and later worked as a bus driver for Jefferson Lines. October 6, 1965, he married Roxann Styve in Decorah and they shared many wonderful years together until her passing in 1996.

Dick was a devoted family man who enjoyed spending time with loved ones. He found joy in listening to KCMR, sitting outside on nice days, and watching basketball and football games. He also had a love for polka music and a cold Busch Light.

Thu
30
Jan

Suzanne (Hammel) Flatten

Suzanne Catherine Flatten, 78, of La Crescent, MN passed away January 24, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 8 at the Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent, MN with a family eulogy to be read beginning at 10:45 a.m. Rev. John L. Evans II will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery, rural La Crescent, MN. Visitation for Suzanne will be held at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass Saturday.

She was the first born of Ralph and Stella (Collins) Hammel January 6, 1947. She grew up on a large family farm outside of Dorchester, helping with her younger siblings and attending a rural one-room schoolhouse until her high school years.

Thu
30
Jan

Mary Ann Etteldorf

Mary Ann Etteldorf, 69, of Waukon passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 1 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Paulraj Sellam officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements.

Mary Ann Etteldorf was born October 17, 1955, in Ossian to Peter and Helen (McDonald) Etteldorf. Mary Ann had difficulty with school and spent many years living at home. She gained independence through living in group homes and finding employment in sheltered workshops in Cresco and Waukon. Mary Ann had been a resident of Northgate Care Center in Waukon since 2020.

Thu
30
Jan

Richard Troendle

Richard W. Troendle, 70, of Churchtown died Monday, January 27, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in Waterloo. Private graveside services will be held at St. Mary’s Lycurgus Cemetery in rural Waukon with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. His family will host a summer BBQ get-together in his memory at a later date. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Richard William Troendle was born July 9, 1954, in Waukon, the son of Raymond F. and Marjorie Catherine (Robert) Troendle. He was baptized at St. Mary’s Lycurgus Catholic Church in rural Waukon and attended Kee High School in Lansing.

April 3, 1976, Richard married the girl next door, Debra Kay Russell, in Homer, MN. They continued living in Churchtown and Richard worked as a security guard for many places including the Genoa, WI, power plant. He later was a delivery driver for Wheeler’s Autobody in Waterloo before retiring in 2016.

Tue
28
Jan

Janet Seibert

Janet M. Seibert, 67, of Harpers Ferry died Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 29 at Center Baptist Church, Lansing with Pastor Matthew Majewski officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements.

Janet Marie Seibert was born November 30, 1957, in La Mesa, CA, the daughter of Dexter and Barbie (Graham) Tuttle. She was baptized and confirmed in California. Janet graduated from Monte Vista High School in Whittier, CA, in 1975, and attended Cyprus College in Cyprus, CA. Janet met the love of her life, Kenny Seibert, and the two were married at Wayfarers Chapel in Palos Verdes, CA April 9, 1994. It was a beautiful ceremony overlooking the ocean.

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