Obituaries

Courtney Anne Kane, 27, of Brighton, CO passed away very unexpectedly September 2, 2018. Courtney was born with a congenital heart defect. Her untimely death is believed to be a catastrophic cardiac event due to complications of her condition.

A viewing was held Monday, September 10 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Northglenn, CO with services immediately following.  A celebration of her life followed.

Courtney is survived by her parents, Michael and Anastasia-Ann (Hancock); her sister, Ashleigh (Bryan) Parry; her brother, Brayden Kane; her fiancé, Marvin Miller III; two very special nieces, Ellaine and Lillian Parry, whom Courtney loved dearly; her grandparents, Lucy Kane and William and Carol Hancock; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Courtney was preceded in death by her grandfather, Ronald Robert Kane.

Patricia Anna Gage, 83, of Lansing passed peacefully at Thornton Manor in Lansing September 9, 2018. A celebration of life will be held September 29 from 1-5 p.m. at Milty’s in Lansing.

Patricia was born December 11, 1934 in Winona, MN to Lambert and Margaret (Johnson) Dzwonkowski.

She is survived by her children: Tom (Sue), Roxanne Smerud, John, Edward, Timothy and Greg Gage; her siblings: Shirley Ciseweski of Minnesota City, MN, Judith Frisch of Altura, MN, Janine (Jim) Stiles of Winona, MN and Richard (Kathy) Bell of Homer, MN; her grandchildren: Nicole, Mitchell, April, Leisha Jo, Gerad, Justin, Logan, Nick, Cody, Brenden, Brooke, Ellicha and Riley; and an ever-growing number of great- and great-great-grandchildren.

R. Neale Downing, 87, of Harpers Ferry died Monday, September 10, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. A celebration of life was held Saturday, September 15 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with military honors. Inurnment was in Smithfield Cemetery, rural Monona.

Roger Neale Downing was born April 10, 1931 in Waukon, the son of Vern and Bernice (Stafford) Downing. After graduating from Waukon High School, Neale entered the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1951-1954, and was stationed in Korea. He was honorably discharged and returned home. Neale received his bachelor’s degree from Luther College in Decorah and then his master’s degree from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Norbert “Butch” Schulte, 90, of New Albin died Monday, August 27, 2018 at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, WI. Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, August 31 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, New Albin with Rev. John Moser as the celebrant. Burial followed at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, New Albin.

Norbert was born May 2, 1928 in Dorchester, the son of John C. and Ella G. (Connor) Schulte. He attended rural country school in Dorchester. June 28, 1951 he was united in marriage with Rita Kelly. To this union six children were born.

Norbert worked for the Allamakee County Highway Department. In his free time, he enjoyed watching sports, news and his favorite weekly show, “Mollie B”. He also enjoyed feeding and watching the birds, along with the neighborhood animals. Norbert liked tinkering and doodling and was a “Jack of all trades”. He took great pride in his family and especially loved their trips to the lake in northern Minnesota.

Michael George Goyer, 64, of Reeseville, WI passed away August 25, 2018 of natural causes. Mike is survived by his brother, John; his sister, Pamela; and his children, Nicole, Andrew and Lindsay.

Mike loved his friends in Waukon and his family cats. Mike was preceded in death by his mother, Irene; his father, Clayton; his beloved sister, Pauline; his grandparents, Mike and Pauline; and his uncles, Alex and John.

Mike’s sense of humor, his hilarious stories and his love for life will be missed. May you rest in peace.
 

Virgil Charles LeRoy William Johanningmeier, age 89, of Waukon died Friday, August 24, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. A Celebration of Life is being planned for this Saturday, September 15 at the Monona Community Center in Monona from 12-6 p.m.
 

Thomas “Tom” J. Kilpatrick, 81, of rural Palo passed away peacefully Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his home after a six-month battle with cancer. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 12 from 4-6 p.m. at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Funeral mass will be conducted by Fr. Dustin Vu Thursday, September 13 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John XXIII Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the mass at the church. Burial will follow the ceremony at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Tom was born May 3, 1937 in Waukon to John and Mildred (Mellick) Kilpatrick. He attended rural schools and graduated from Waukon High School in 1955. May 11, 1957, he married Jeanette Magner at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in West Ridge. He was a member of St. John XXIII Catholic Church.

R. Neale Downing, 87, of Harpers Ferry died Monday, September 10, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Services are pending with Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.
 

Kendall “Jack” Robinson, 83, passed away in his home August 27, 2018 in Winter Haven, FL. Cremation will take place in Florida where a small private service is planned.

Jack Robinson was born May 3, 1935 in Hanover, IL to Charles and Florence Robinson. After high school graduation, he attended the University of Wisconsin at Platteville in pursuit of an engineering degree. He also played basketball on the freshman team. He would later say, “I was pretty good at basketball, but found out the country is full of guys pretty good at basketball.”

In 1957, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music and an English minor from Coe College, located in Cedar Rapids. Jack performed with the Coe College Symphony Orchestra. One of his fondest college memories was marching with the Coe College Band in President Eisenhower’s 1957 inauguration parade.

Loretta M. Snitker, 87, of Tomah, WI, formerly of Waukon, died Monday, August 27, 2018 in Tomah, WI at the home of her daughter, Diane Schmidt, who was her caretaker since July 2015. Funeral services were held Friday, August 31 at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating and burial at the church cemetery. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.

Loretta Mae Snitker was born June 6, 1931 on her parents’ farm in Round Prairie Township, Waukon; she was the only child of Melvin and Thelma (Kolsrud) Gjefle. Loretta was baptized and confirmed at West Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church in rural Waukon by Rev. Unseth. She grew up on her parents’ farm in Jefferson Township and attended Jefferson #1 School through eighth grade. In 1949, she graduated from Waukon High School.