Obituaries

George C. Miller, 89, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Waukon, died Friday, October 23, 2026, at Corridor Crossing in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 31 at 12 p.m. at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 11 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home in Waukon.

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Clark Roger Folsom, age 67, of Waukon passed away October 25, 2026. A celebration of life will be held at a later time.

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Richard William Welch, age 86, of Edgewood passed away peacefully October 25, 2026, surrounded by his amazing, large family, whom he loved dearly. Per Richard’s wishes, a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Richard was born May 24, 1940, in Allamakee County.

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Carol L. Hinrichs, 72, of Waukon passed away peacefully at Thornton Manor in Lansing Wednesday, October 21, 2026, surrounded by family. A celebration of life and graveside services will be held at a later date. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Carol Lee Hinrichs was born November 12, 1953, in Waukon, the daughter of Gayhard James and Mary Elizabeth (Ferring) Reppe. She grew up on the family farm located in the Lycurgus area, rural Lansing. She attended Waukon High School. After earning her CNA (Certified Nurse Aide) certification, Carol moved to Waterloo, where she lived most of her adult life.

December 28, 1993, Carol married Donald Dean Hinrichs at St. John’s Catholic Church in Waterloo. While they did not have children of their own, Carol and Don were blessed with two great dogs, Luke and Mitsy.

Roger John Valley, 84, hit a grand slam over the gates of Heaven October 7, 2026, on his baseball sun porch in Lansing. The home run ball fell at the feet of Bob Hogan, one of Roger’s teammates and best friends. On the bases were the Harpers Ferry Hawks, Kenny Williams, Pim Williams, and Dick Delphey. Watching this sacred event were former baseball legends and stand-outs, Gus Rethwisch, John Rethwisch, Joe Hogan, Kevin Keenan, along with his bonus sons, Brian, Nathan, and Damian Imhoff, and Dustan and Jordan Duffy, and many other Lansing and Harpers Ferry area legendary players.

Darrell “Bud” D. Mitchell, 93, of Monona died Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at his home. Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 21 at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Laura Gentry officiating. Burial with military honors will be held at IOOF Cemetery in Rossville.

Darrell Dean Mitchell was born October 10, 1933, in rural Monona, the son of Dennis and Dorothy (Bleitz) Mitchell. He graduated from Waterville High School and served in the United States Army from 1953-1956, during the Korean War, and was stationed in Germany as a medical aid. He lived on Big Foot Road and in the Volney area his entire life. He was given the nickname of “Rosebud” by his aunt that later changed to “Bud” and it stayed with him his entire life. August 22, 1981, he married Mavis Irene Otteson and became a husband, father, and grandfather.

Donald Richard Brown, 84, of Ballwin, MO, formerly of Waukon, passed away at home Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Funeral services were held Monday, September 7 at St. John United Church of Christ (UCC), Manchester, MO, and a Celebration of Life was held at the VFW Post in Ballwin, MO that afternoon.

Donald Richard Brown was born February 17,1942, in Long Prairie, MN, the son of Donald S. Brown and Dorothy E. (Beneke) Brown. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1960. He was part of an early Army JROTC-type program during high school and immediately after graduation reported to active duty. He served stateside during the Vietnam War. He graduated from AIB Business School in Des Moines and began a career in accounting and computers, ending as Vice President of Delta Life.

Wilfred Cyril Ament of Waukon passed away Friday, August 14, 2026, after a lengthy illness. A celebration of life will be held at the Empty Nest Winery in Waukon Friday, October 16 from 4-7 p.m. A time of remembrance and sharing of memories will be held at 5 p.m.

It is with deeply saddened hearts we announce the passing of Patrick (Pat) Joseph Burke Saturday, October 3. Funeral Mass was held at Blessed Sacrament Church in Waterloo Monday, October 12.

Memorials may be made to the family and/or Hope Lodge at 750 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246-2505, or cancer.org/HopeLodgeIowaCitydonate.

Pat joined humanity August 13, 1951, one of seven children born to James and Rita (Hancock) Burke. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1969. He went on to earn an AA degree from NIACC in Mason City in 1974 and a Bachelor of Science degree from UNI in 1976.

Pat was a proud Veteran, joining the Army in August 1969 in Fort Polk, LA. He was discharged from Negarsulm, Germany as a Sergeant March 17, 1972.

For 31 years, Pat was employed as a Mail Handler for the United States Postal Service, retiring April 1, 2008.  He was the Administrative Vice President of Local 333 Mail Handlers for most of his time at the Post Office.

Rebecca Helen “Becky” (Westerfield) Wilke, 69, of Elkader, passed away Monday, October 6, 2026, at home. Funeral service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, October 16 at Norway Lutheran Church in St. Olaf, with Pastor Marshall Hahn officiating. Burial and a time of fellowship will follow the service. Interment will be at Norway Lutheran Cemetery, St. Olaf.

Visitation will take place from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, October 15 at Norway Lutheran Church in St. Olaf. Friends may also call from 2-3 p.m. Friday at the church, prior to the funeral service.

It was Becky’s wish that family and friends attending the visitation Thursday wear bright colors, or simply something they know she would have loved. She envisioned the visitation as a celebration of her life with the people she loved so dearly, while bringing smiles to the faces of her family.