Obituaries

Jeremy D. Engrav, 37, of Waukon died Thursday, September 5, 2024, at his home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, September 10 at the church. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials will go towards an account set up for his children.

Cyril “Cy” Maurice Mohn, 76, of Lansing passed away peacefully surrounded by his family September 2, 2024, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Monday, September 9 at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial will be at Wexford Cemetery, rural Lansing.
Friends may greet the family from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, September 8 at the New Albin Community Center, where there will be a 5:30 p.m. scripture service. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is handling arrangements.

A full obituary will appear in the September 11 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

Carol F. Moe, 89 of Waukon passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Waukon Good Samaritan Society. A private memorial service and burial at Oakland Cemetery will be held at a later date. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial to Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon or the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Carol Frances Moe was born in Waukon June 24, 1935, the daughter of William Gilbert and Anna Maria (Huffman) Roderick. During her childhood, she was raised on several area farms that her parents rented. She graduated from Waukon High School and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Waukon.

Ella Mae Dvorak, 100, of Waukon died peacefully Monday, August 26, 2024, at Waukon Good Samaritan Society. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 31 at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Abraham Faugstad officiating. Burial was at Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City. Memorials can be given to Alzheimer’s Society.

Ella Mae was born in Waukon November 12, 1923, the daughter of Harvey and Mabel (Larson) Stock. She was baptized January 30, 1924, and confirmed March 21, 1937, at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and attended grade school at Elk Country School before graduating from Waukon High School in 1940 and Waukon Junior College in 1942.

Following junior college, Ella Mae moved to Neillsville, WI, where she was employed as a secretary at the Winnebago Indian School which was largely sponsored by the Evangelical and Reformed Church at the time. Upon her return to Waukon, she was employed at Waukon State Bank.

Paul E. Ryan, 95, of Oelwein went to be with his Lord Monday, August 26, 2024, at Oelwein Health Care Center in Oelwein, surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, August 31 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein with Rev. Ray Atwood officiating. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, with military honors by the Ross Reid American Legion Post #9 Honor Guard of Oelwein.

Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation, and can be sent to Jane Carney, 16445 Hwy J29, Centerville, IA 52544. Online obituary can be viewed at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com.

Eileen F. Smith, 75, of Lansing died Monday, August 19, 2024, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Memorial services are pending with Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing.
 

Darrell T. Stone, 77, of Waukon died Sunday, August 25, 2024, at his home in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 29 at 11 a.m. at Martin-Grau Funeral Home with Chaplain Patrick Malanaphy officiating, and burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, both in Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home.

Darrell Thomas Stone was born June 24, 1947, in Waukon, the son of Thomas and Alice (Steffenson) Stone. When Darrell was born, Alice had to send his dad a telegram about the birth since Tom was stationed on the USS Nereus AS 17 Care Flo. Darrell was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School in 1966, where he was active in many sports.

Dorothy “Dodie” M. Bartels, 98, of Lansing died Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Memorial services will be held Saturday, August 31 at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Lansing with Pastor James Buckhahn officiating. A private burial with family will follow. Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the church. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is handling arrangements.

Dodie was born May 10, 1926, in Lansing. She attended school in Lansing and graduated in 1943, continuing her education at the University of Dubuque. After receiving her teaching certificate, she taught elementary school in both Maynard and LaPorte City.

David Leo Klocke passed to his heavenly home at age 77 August 17, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. A funeral service was held at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence, MO August 23.

David was born September 24, 1946 in Waukon, the son of Leo and Dorothy Klocke. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in rural Postville. David attended a country grade school, Ludlow #7, and then graduated from Waukon High School in 1964. He also attended and graduated from Luther College in Decorah.

David grew up on the family farm near Waukon. As kids he and his brother, Larry, were baseball fans and they enjoyed following their favorite team, the Milwaukee Braves (as they were called then) on the radio.

Richard “Dick” Eick, of Red Wing, MN, passed away suddenly Monday, August 19, 2024, at the age of 81. His wife, Carol Eick (née Huenemann), was with him to the last. There are no words to express how profoundly he will be missed by his family, his friends, and all whose lives he touched.

Dick’s family will be arranging a celebration of his life to be held at future date. Memorial contributions may be made to Church World Service (https://cwsglobal.org/donate/), United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (https://www.unitedseminary.edu/give/), or Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity (https://www.gchabitat.org/donate).